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Deals & Transactions

Apollo Global Management to acquire management services business from Pitney Bowes

Funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management have signed a definitive agreement under which Apollo will acquire Pitney Bowes Management Services (PBMS) for approximately USD400m in cash.   The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013. Until then, Pitney Bowes

Design e-Commerce site L´ArcoBaleno secures seven-figure funding

L’ArcoBaleno has secured a seven-figure financing round from a group of international investors.   L’ArcoBaleno is positioned to lead the luxury design industry by bringing a curated marketplace of intriguing and valuable furniture, lighting, crafts and decorative arts direct to consumers.   Since its launch in June, consumers around the

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Activa Capital to acquire control of Nexeya

Activa Capital and Bpifrance have signed agreements with the managers of Nexeya and several financial shareholders relating to the acquisition of a majority block representing 57.9 per cent of total capital and 58.7 per cent of voting rights for EUR12.00 per share.   Nexeya is an industrial group which operates mainly

RoundTable acquires Santa Cruz Nutritionals from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

RoundTable Healthcare Partners, an operating-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, has completed the acquisition of Santa Cruz Nutritionals (SCN) from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. SCN, founded in 1968, is a manufacturer of gummy vitamin, mineral, supplement (VMS) and other nutraceutical products in the US. Financial terms

SigmaCare secures funding from Marlin Equity Partners

SigmaCare has secured new equity funding from healthcare investment firm Marlin Equity Partners and existing investors.   SigmaCare provides clinical software to the long-term and post-acute care market enabling providers to improve quality of care and financial results by driving down costs, increasing revenue and reducing risk and re-hospitalisations.  

Green Hygienics enters into USD2.6m equity transaction with Ironridge Consumer Co

Green Innovations has settled over USD2.6m in trade payables, removing these obligations from its balance sheet, in exchange for the issuance of shares of its common stock to Ironridge Consumer Co, an institutional investor specialising in direct equity investments in consumer product companies.   As a result of the transaction,

Biotechnology

Oxford Genetics secures funding for DNA cloning system

Venture capital fund manager Mercia Fund Management (MFM) has invested GBP150,000 in Oxford Genetics Ltd.   The new biotechnology company is behind SnapFast – a system that simplifies the purchase of synthetic DNA molecules (plasmids).   Dr Ryan Cawood, chief executive of Oxford Genetics, invented the SnapFast system and likens

Euros

European venture capital fundraising makes gains on Q1 2013

Venture capital investment into European companies experienced a quarter over quarter increase, while exits for European venture-backed companies improved on Q1 2013.   However, during the first half of 2013, initial public offering (IPO) and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity declined in contrast to the same period in 2012.    

Darwin Private Equity acquires Esendex for GBP11m

Darwin Private Equity has completed the management buyout of Esendex, a provider of mission-critical application-to-person SMS services to businesses, in a deal worth GBP11m.   Esendex’s services are used by more than 6,500 businesses around the world to improve customer service, communicate with employees, increase operational efficiency and generate sales.

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