Brokers are optimistic about merger and acquisition activity in 2014 with 87 per cent projecting an increase in completed deals and the majority of advisors anticipating that overall deal volume will increase. That is according to the Fourth Quarter 2013 Market Pulse Quarterly Survey Report published by the Pepperdine Private
Following a disappointing year in 2013 there are increasing signs that the German private equity market could see a significant upturn in the months ahead. Relevant indicators include good business prospects, moderate company valuations and a significant improvement in the options for using capital leverage. Those are the key
National private equity firm Lariat Partners has formed Ecoserv, an integrated environmental cleaning and waste disposal provider, by merging Newpark Environmental Services with Offshore Cleaning Systems (OCS). Kenny DesOrmeaux, founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based OCS, will become CEO of Ecoserv, which will be headquartered in Lafayette, LA and operate
International group BOS has acquired automotive supplier etm (engineering technologie marketing GmbH). Subject to approval from the competition authorities, the Schönbrunn site and employees will become part of BOS, which currently has 17 facilities worldwide. Going forward, etm will continue to be managed and developed as an independent firm.
An affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested USD32m in Specialists On Call to fund future growth initiatives. Established in 2007, SOC is a provider of specialty physician services that provides on-call coverage to suburban and urban acute-care hospitals via videoconferencing, a USD3bn addressable market. The company
Hy-Bon Engineering Company, a portfolio company of Pfingsten Partners, has been acquired by Regal Beloit Corporation (RBC). Baird acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Hy-Bon on the transaction. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Baird’s deal team was led by Joe Packee, managing director, who says:
UK online contact lens retailer GetLenses.co.uk has acquired Dutch online retailers Vision Direct and Lensbase, which sell contact lenses and prescription glasses to consumers in the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. The acquisition was financed by a new funding round led by existing shareholder Octopus Investments and included Fidelity Worldwide
Kantox, an FX firm offering SMEs and mid-caps a foreign currency exchange solution via a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform, has secured EUR6.5m of new series A funding. The increase in capital will be used to further develop its technology and consolidate its presence across Europe, providing more clients with a
Private equity and alternative asset manager Maven Capital Partners has led the GBP7.25m management buyout of SPS (EU) Limited from 4imprint Group. Blackpool-based SPS is a supplier in the promotional merchandise market, with over 20 years’ operating history. With current turnover of GBP17m the business has experienced growth over
White & Case has advised Falcon Group, a consortium of investors 75 per cent controlled by funds managed by Mid Europa Partners, on the sale of its EUR828m stake in T-Mobile Czech Republic to Deutsche Telekom. The deal is expected to close by the end of February. Budapest-based White
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