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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust downgrades Japan growth to 17.8%

Masashi Oda, Chief Investment Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group on the latest activity in Japanese equity markets… Despite downward revisions to consensus forecasts, the Japanese equity market still offers an attractive forward PER of 12.1x: a historic low.  The market is also at a historical low relative to the US:

Arma Partners advises Spectrum Interactive on its recommended acquisition by Arqiva

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Spectrum Interactive on its recommended acquisition by Arqiva Broadcast Holdings. Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has agreed terms with the board of Spectrum Interactive, a UK based Wi-Fi operator, for an offer to acquire 100 per cent of

Wheelock Street Capital holds final closing of first USD525m commingled fund

Wheelock Street Capital has closed on USD525m in commitments for its first fund, Wheelock Street Real Estate Fund.  Wheelock will invest in a broad range of real estate assets throughout the US.  The fund may invest directly or with joint venture partners through a variety of capital structures and transaction

UCG Investments launches Latin American private equity fund

UCG Investments, an investment management firm operating from London, Montevideo and Lima which manages over USD750m of real assets in Latin America, has held the first close of its latest private equity fund, Cypanga Latin American Opportunities. UCGI raised USD25m over a six-week fund raising period from a number of

Swiss investment company acquires the Ondal Group

Swiss investment company Capvis has acquired the Ondal Group in Hünfeld near Fulda. With more than 500 employees, Ondal produces pendant systems for medical applications. In 2011-2012, it had a turnover of approximately EUR73m. Ondal manufactures its medical systems primarily in Germany, with final assembly plants in the US and

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ECM Equity Capital Management closes GEP IV at EUR230m

ECM Equity Capital Management, an independent German private equity firm, has held a final closing of its new fund German Equity Partners IV. GEP IV reached its hard cap of EUR230m, exceeding the EUR200m target. The fund, which will be managed by ECM, has a typical limited partnership structure with

Investec provides GBP27.5m debt structure for Gresham-backed MBO of IESA

Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a blended GBP27.5m asset-based and cashflow debt structure as part of the recent MBO of Integrated Engineering Stores Associates. The MBO was backed by Gresham LLP.   IESA specialises in the management of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) goods expenditure, through integrated supply

M*Modal to be acquired for USD1.1bn by One Equity Partners

M*Modal, a provider of clinical documentation services and speech understanding solutions, is being acquired by One Equity Partners, the private investment arm of JP Morgan Chase, for USD14.00 per share in an all-cash transaction. The transaction is valued at approximately USD1.1bn. Under the terms of the agreement, which was unanimously

Roark Capital acquires QualaWash Holdings

Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm that invests in environmental services companies, has announced that its affiliate has acquired QualaWash Holdings. QualaWash is the largest independent provider of truck tank and container washing services through its network of 52 locations.  Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, QualaWash provides cleaning and

GenNx360 Capital Partners acquires Schramm

GenNx360 Capital Partners has partnered with company management to acquire Schramm. Schramm is a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of mobile land based drilling rigs used in a variety of applications, including oil and gas drilling, mineral exploration, water and geothermal well drilling, and other drilling activities to depths of 15,000 feet. The

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