AXA Private Equity has acquired a stake of 82.4% in Novotema Group, one of Europe’s leading rubber component manufacturers, from 3i. Novotema’s management team also invested, acquiring the remaining 17.6% of the business. Novotema is headquartered in Villongo, situated 60 km northeast of Milan. The company designs and produces rubber
Apex Fund Services has opened its second US office in Miami, Florida. Apex has grown by 185% since 2009. Apex’s US operations are currently managed from its office in New Jersey which is run by Managing Director Vince Sarullo. He will also have overall responsibility for the growth of the
Private equity firm ClearLight Partners has acquired a significant ownership interest in Consumer Safety Technology, LLC, manufacturer of the state-of-the-art Intoxalock breath alcohol monitoring devices. Commonly used by DUI offenders in order to retain driving privileges, Consumer Safety Technology’s core ignition interlock products prevent an engine from starting when alcohol
Capvis is the new owner of Hess Natur-Textilien GmbH, effective 25 June 2012. Primondo Specialty Group and Capvis signed and notarised the contract on 31 May 2012, pending competition clearance. The relevant German and Austrian competition authorities have now approved the transaction. The contract has automatically come into force and
Arma Partners acted as exclusive financial adviser to Saffar Capital (Saffar) on the sale of Zawya Limited (Zawya) to Thomson Reuters, Inc (Thomson Reuters). Zawya is the leading independent subscription provider of online proprietary data, business intelligence and unique financial information in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Groupe SVP, a services company for businesses and local authorities, has acquired FYM Conseil, a vocational training company founded in 1976 and based in Lorient, western France. The acquisition is Groupe SVP’s fourth since 2005 and represents a new milestone in its build-up strategy. It was completed with the support
LumeJet, the Coventry-based technology developer, has just raised GBP1.87 million in a major funding round. The new investment will be used to develop and commercialise LumeJet’s ultra-high quality imaging technology and brings the total investment in the company to more than GBP4.5m. The funding round has been notable as one
Raptor Consumer Partners (RCP), a leading consumer-focused growth equity firm, has partnered with Boston-based food company Unreal Brands, Inc) to help launch a line of “unjunked” chocolate candies in over 30,000 US stores, beginning this summer. RCP is Unreal’s lead investor, along with Michael Bronner, the Company’s co-founder. The terms
European private equity firm Cinven has reached agreement to acquire a majority stake in Pronet Güvenlik (Pronet), a provider of security electronic alarm systems in Turkey. Pronet has been acquired from its institutional shareholders including Turkish Private Equity Fund I LP, advised by Turk Ventures Advisory Limited (Turkven), and
Bain Capital is to acquire a 50 per cent stake in Jupiter Shop Channel Co, Ltd, Japan’s leading TV shopping company, from Sumitomo Corporation. The agreement signals a significant partnership between a large Japanese company and private equity to realise the full potential of a leading company. Financial terms of
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