Yellow&Blue Investment Management, ABB Technology Ventures and b-to-v Partners have invested EUR4.8m in ROMO Wind along with the founders of the wind farm optimisation company. Yellow&Blue, a specialised clean-energy venture capital investor backed by Nuon/Vattenfall and headquartered in the Netherlands, led the investment. It invested alongside ABB Technology Ventures, the
Private equity firm HIG Capital has acquired Pegasus Financial Services (PFS), the world’s largest processor of commissions paid by hotels to travel agencies, from Pegasus Solutions. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, PFS’s global payment network and technology solutions serve a large and diverse customer base of
The North West Fund for Digital & Creative, managed by AXM Venture Capital, has supported the launch of new software venture Sitedesk which will this Summer launch a on-site Building Information Modelling collaboration tool, Sitedesk Dabit. The initial development work on Sitedesk Dabit was commissioned by construction entrepreneurs
Euro Car Parts, the UK’s largest car and van parts distributor, has agreed to merge with Netherlands based Sator Holding to create one of Europe’s largest car parts distributors. The merger has been financed by LKQ Corporation, the largest provider of aftermarket and recycled collision replacement parts and refurbished
Small transactions (under GBP10m) dominated the UK equity capital markets and M&A market in Q1 2013, increasing by 6.3 per cent from 319 in Q1 2012 to 357 deals in Q1 2013, according to Experian. The increase can largely be attributed to a substantial upturn in the volume of
The venture capital trust (VCT) sector raised GBP402.5m in the 2012/13 tax year (value of new shares issued), according to figures published by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). This is up 22 per cent on the previous tax year (GBP330.9m). Excluding enhanced share buy backs, the VCT sector
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK fell by 18 per cent to 580 deals from 2011 to 2012, new research from S&P Capital IQ reveals. While none of Europe’s three major economies – the UK, France and Germany – have seen
The management team of Euro Cater, a Nordic Foodservice wholesaler, and Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), the specialist asset manager, have formed a partnership to acquire the business from Euro ManaCo (the current investment vehicle of Euro Cater management), Altor and inco Amba. The transaction marks the conclusion of a
The US restaurant industry is beginning to sizzle, according to the 23rd edition of the Chain Restaurant Industry Review, which was released at the Restaurant Leadership Conference by GE Capital, Franchise Finance (GEFF). Merger and acquisition activity increased to USD3.9bn from USD3.7bn, and the total volume of syndicated leveraged
A consortium comprising The Carlyle Group, Stone Point Capital and Pictet & Cie – on behalf of certain of its clients – and funds managed by Edmond de Rothschild Group, has completed its acquisition of Duff & Phelps in all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD665.5m. The transaction was approved
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