BGF has exited its minority investment in Brownhills Glass, an independent UK’s glass merchant and processor. BGF invested GBP2.9 million in the Walsall-headquartered company in 2015 to support the acquisition of Durham-based Peterlee Glass, helping extend its presence into the North East. The funding has also supported investment in a
Crocus Technology, a supplier of disruptive Tunnel Magneto-Resistance (TMR) sensors, has secured USD35 million in funding through a combination of debt and equity from internal investors and external sources. The funding will enable Crocus Technology to accelerate its revenue growth by expanding its operations and go-to-market resources and by
PGGM Private Real Estate, an investment division of the second largest Dutch pension fund service provider, has established a joint venture with Redevco, one of Europe’s leading retail real estate investment managers. The EUR550 million Urban Retail Ventures will invest in the most desirable and favourable shopping and leisure complexes
Geospatial Insight, a specialist in visual intelligence derived from geospatial big-data, has secured a GBP3.5 million growth equity investment from Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund and VenturesOne Investments. The financing will be used to expand Geospatial Insight’s machine learning capabilities as well as fast-tracking additional product streams and visual intelligence
UK bookseller Waterstones has been acquired by funds managed by activist hedge fund manager Paul Singer’s (pictured), Elliott Advisors. Waterstones operates a chain of 283 bookshops located across the UK and Ireland, and in The Netherlands and Belgium, and had sales of over GBP400 in the year to end April
Tikehau Capital, an alternative asset management and investment group, is in exclusive negotiations, to acquire a minority stake in Nexteam Group, a supplier in the machining of complex parts and hard metals for the aerospace industry. The acquisition of this minority stake alongside the management team aims at supporting the
Vistra, a provider of international incorporations, trust, fiduciary, private office and fund administration services, is to acquire Radius, a specialist US-based provider of international expansion services, from private equity firm Hg. The transaction doubles Vistra’s International Expansion Services (IES) business, making it a market leader in IES services, including the
ClauseMatch, a RegTech startup that aims to automate the entire regulatory lifecycle to help companies ensure compliance, has announced a Series A investment of USD5 million led by Index Ventures joined by Talis Capital and with participation from previous investors, including SpeedInvest. The round also involves investment from high-profile angels
Paladone, a designer and supplier of gifting products, has secured a GBP13 million minority investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC, to accelerate its international growth. Headquartered in Brighton, Paladone specialises in the design, development and wholesale supply of licensed and own brand gifting products. Paladone has established strategic license
Noerr has advised Mutares AG as Corporate Counsel with regard to the stock exchange and capital markets law on the planned IPO of its subsidiary STS Group AG and is also supporting the preparatory corporate actions at the level of STS Group AG. Mutares was advised by a team led
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