Patron Capital Partners’ UK forecourt business, Motor Fuel Group (MFG), which is owned in partnership with Alasdaie Locke, has acquired 90 petrol filling stations from Shell for an undisclosed fee. Of the 90 sites, 53 per cent are located in the South East of England, including 21 sites in London.
Ogier has advised Friends Life Group Limited, a London-listed Guernsey company, on its acquisition by Aviva, a deal which has created the UK's largest insurance, savings and asset management firm. The combined group will have some 16 million UK customers – equivalent to about one in four households – and
Newly formed investment group, DW3 Products Group (DW3), which is backed by private equity firm NorthEdge Capital, has acquired Window Widgets, and Eclectic Systems. Window Widgets was founded in 2004 and has become the first port of call for key components for the window, door and conservatory sectors. Eclectic Systems
HIG Europe (HIG) has acquired Fågelviksgruppen (FVG), a Nordic taxi services provider, which through its well-known and trusted brands and technology serves taxi firms in all the major cities in Sweden and Norway. FVG has over 30 years built up a market leading position in all market segments – consumer,
Mooreland Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Collection Localisation Satellites (CLS) on its acquisition of Horizon Marine, a provider of metocean forecasting services to the Gulf of Mexico offshore energy industry. Based in Toulouse, France, CLS is a leading global operator of satellite systems for positioning, data collection,
LBO France has entered exclusive negotiations with Roger Zannier to acquire IKKS, one of the leading French ready-to-wear brands with a unique position in the “casual chic” segment. The IKKS Group has a portfolio of three complementary brands – IKKS, One Step and I.Code – offering creative, contemporary and wearable
Pascal Menges (pictured), Manager of the Lombard Odier Global Energy Fund comments on Royal Dutch Shell’s offer for BG Group… This shows that Big Oil’s growth strategy over the last ten years is bust. Having bet enormous sums on eye-wateringly expensive oil production from oil sands, ultra-deep water and arctic fields
Lion Capital is to acquire Spence Diamonds, a direct seller of custom-made engagement rings in Canada. Lion Capital is partnering with IVEST Consumer Partners, a Vancouver-based retail investor and operator, who will bring seasoned operating executives George Jones and Jim Schneider to lead the business. IVEST will make a minority
ALPS, a DST Company that provides products and services to the financial services industry, is to acquire asset manager Red Rocks Capital, a leader in listed private equity and other private asset investments. The purchase price of up to USD65 million will consist of a combination of up-front cash consideration
Private equity firm Mansa Capital Management has completed an acquisition of Accreon, a Boston-based healthcare technology and services company that integrates and manages health information. Mansa Capital invested USD5.5 million in Accreon along with the company’s new management team and original founders to finance the acquisition. The deal also facilitates
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