Darden Restaurants has agreed to sell its Red Lobster business and certain other related assets and assumed liabilities to Golden Gate Capital for USD2.1 billion in cash. Darden expects to receive net cash proceeds, after tax and transaction costs, of approximately USD1.6 billion, of which approximately USD1.0 billion will
An extremely active IPO market has impacted on UK private company mergers and acquisitions (M&A) resulting in a slow start for 2014 deals. This has been further compounded by the ongoing political stand-off in Ukraine, which has led some investors to defer decisions in the short term, according to the
Funds advised by Oaktree Capital Management have acquired all the shares in Railpool and Railpool Holding from HSH Nordbank and KfW IPEX-Bank. The purchase price has not been disclosed. A team from CMS Hasche Sigle led by Hamburg-based partners Dr Ludwig Linder and Dr Henrik Drinkuth advised HSH Nordbank
e-Go aeroplanes, the UK’s first manufacturer of lightweight carbon fibre aeroplanes, has raised GBP950,000 in a second round of finance, surpassing its target of between GBP650,000 and GBP800,000. This latest funding round follows the e-Go prototype’s first successful flight on 17 October 2013. All existing investors are contributing again.
Sunrun has raised USD150 million in equity financing, the largest private equity raise for a private residential solar company in the US. A public institutional investor led the round with a USD100 million investment. Existing and new investors provided the remaining USD50 million. Sunrun will use the funds
An affiliate of Equicapita Income Trust, a private equity fund, has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of Levy's Machine Works. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Levy's is a custom design and speciality manufacturing company. Founded in 1980, Levy's has been servicing a diverse customer base in the energy,
Private equity fund GCF has acquired 100 per cent ownership of Mktvari HPP project, a Georgian hydro power plant project, from JSC Caucasus Energy and Infrastructure (CEI). The project’s total investment value is USD98m and its objective is to develop a hydro power plant with 53.3MW of total installed capacity.
Private investment firm Water Street Healthcare Partners has invested in Orgentec Diagnostika, a specialty diagnostics company headquartered in Mainz, Germany. The investment expands Water Street's global presence in the growing specialty diagnostics sector, particularly in Europe and emerging markets. Scott Garrett, former chairman and CEO of Beckman Coulter and
Middle-market private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP) has completed the acquisition of SG Holdings I (SERVA) from Wexford Capital, an SEC registered investment advisor with over USD4 billion of assets under management. Founded in 1991, SERVA is a designer and manufacturer of fracking equipment, coiled tubing equipment, and well
Private equity firm SFW Capital Partners has made a strategic investment in Essen BioScience. SFW is partnering in this investment with Essen’s co-founders, Kirk Schroeder and Brad Neagle, who serve as the current president and vice-president of operations and engineering respectively, and its management team. With SFW’s support and
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