Herbert Smith Freehills' London private equity team has advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of BG Group's majority stake in the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) gas pipeline in the North Sea. The deal is the first for Antin’s recently closed Fund II. Under the terms of the acquisition
The market for initial public offerings (IPOs) finished on a strong note late in the second quarter of 2014, recording the highest quarterly deal volume since the fourth quarter of 2007. Interest in new equity issues is expected to remain healthy heading into the third quarter, driven by continued investor
Investcorp is to acquire SPGPrints Group from funds managed by Bencis Capital Partners for an enterprise value of EUR240 million. The deal is subject to clearance from the relevant competition authorities. Established in 1947, SPGPrints is a provider of integrated solutions for rotary screen and digital printing for textiles
Audax Group has acquired Wheel Pros, a designer, marketer and distributor of branded aftermarket wheels, from Platinum Equity. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company also distributes performance tyres and accessories. Geoffrey Rehnert, co-CEO of Audax Group, says: “Wheel Pros is a market leader in the automotive aftermarket industry. We
M&A activity targeting the UK stood at GBP37.5bn in the first half of 2014, representing the lowest half-year value since H1 2010 (GBP37bn) and a 12.5 per cent drop from H1 2013 (GBP42.9bn), according to MergerMarket. Only one mega-deal (valued above USD5bn) has been announced in the region so far
Perfect Channel, a cloud-based enterprise auction platform, has secured growth funding of GBP2 million from Beringea, which manages the ProVen Venture Capital Trusts. The investment will be used to build the senior management team, to launch in the US and to expand the development team. Perfect Channel provides an
Cloud contact centre vendor NewVoiceMedia has secured USD50m in a Series E round of funding, taking the total raised by the company over the last 18 months to USD105m. The new investment will accelerate the company’s international expansion, develop its portfolio of cloud solutions and strengthen its infrastructure, sales, marketing
Mobile healthcare provider Vanguard Healthcare Solutions has raised GBP16.5m in a debt refinancing deal with high street bank AIB. Vanguard Healthcare provides additional capacity through the provision of mobile surgical facilities – including operating theatres, endoscopy suites, mobile wards and clinics – to the NHS and private healthcare providers
KKR has acquired a majority interest in OEG Offshore Group, a provider of specialist equipment to the offshore oil and gas industry. OEG’s executive management retain a significant holding in the company. OEG is headquartered in Aberdeen, UK with regional hubs in the main offshore oil and gas regions
Private equity firm GTCR’s management partnership Opus Global, led by former VeriFone chief executive Douglas Bergeron, has acquired Hiperos, a specialist in third party management. Hiperos’ SaaS-based solutions serve the third party-related information management, risk, compliance and performance needs of Global 2000 companies such as Aetna, AXA, Bank of Montreal,
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