Deals and Transactions

Raptor Consumer Partners leads first-found investment in Unreal Brands

Mon, 25/06/2012 - 16:00

Raptor Consumer Partners (RCP), a leading consumer-focused growth equity firm, has partnered with Boston-based food company Unreal Brands, Inc) to help launch a line of “unjunked” chocolate candies in over 30,000 US stores, beginning this summer. »

Cinven invests in Pronet

Mon, 25/06/2012 - 12:10

European private equity firm Cinven has reached agreement to acquire a majority stake in Pronet Güvenlik (Pronet), a provider of security electronic alarm systems in Turkey. »

David Gross-Loh, a Managing Director at Bain Capital

Bain Capital to acquire 50% stake in Jupiter Shop Channel from Sumitomo Corporation

Mon, 25/06/2012 - 10:00

Bain Capital is to acquire a 50 per cent stake in Jupiter Shop Channel Co, Ltd, Japan’s leading TV shopping company, from Sumitomo Corporation. »

Gerard Lopez, a founding partner of The Genii Group and Mangrove Capital Partners

Early backer of Skype and leading venture capitalist, Gerard Lopez, predicts ‘The Next Big Thing’

Fri, 22/06/2012 - 16:00

Gerard Lopez, a founding partner of The Genii Group and Mangrove Capital Partners, which was an early investor in Skype, delivered a talk at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012 this week where he presented possible technological advancements that will change the world in the next decade and offered his expertise on how to successfully invest in ‘The Next Big Thing’. »

Klöckner Pentaplast completes successful recapitalisation

Fri, 22/06/2012 - 11:58

Klöckner Pentaplast has completed a successful recapitalisation and strengthening of its capital structure with the support of its lenders. »

Raman Chitkara, global technology industry leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

India Q1 PE investing increases in value, declines in number of deals, says PwC report

Thu, 21/06/2012 - 14:00

Private Equity (PE) firms in India invested USD1.8 billion in 91 deals in the first quarter of 2012, according to the first-ever MoneyTree India Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt Ltd (PwC), based on data provided by Venture Intelligence. »

Symington’s acquires family baking business Victoria Foods

Thu, 21/06/2012 - 11:49

Symington’s Ltd, the convenience food manufacturer, it has completed the acquisition of family owned baking business Victoria Foods. »

SFS and British Gas invest in Power Plus Communications

Wed, 20/06/2012 - 15:26

Power Plus Communications AG (PPC), a leading provider of broadband powerline communication systems for smart metering and smart grids, has raised EUR12 million growth capital in a round of funding by Siemens Financial Services’ (SFS) Venture Capital unit and British Gas with participation from existing investor Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE). »

Valence Health secures USD30m from North Bridge

Wed, 20/06/2012 - 13:06

Valence Health has secured a USD30 million minority investment from North Bridge Growth Equity, a venture capital growth equity firm focused on investing in mid-stage, emerging and high-growth technology companies. »

BGF makes four investments so far in June

Wed, 20/06/2012 - 06:00

Business Growth Fund (BGF), which was established to help the UK’s fast growing smaller and medium sized businesses, today announced two investments totalling GBP4.4m into Springfield Healthcare Group, the largest independent provider of domiciliary care in Yorkshire and Humberside. »