International law firm Proskauer represented Acorn OakNorth Holdings Limited in its latest investment round in which it secured a GBP154 million investment from affiliates of The Clermont Group, Toscafund and Coltrane Asset Management. Launched in September 2015, OakNorth is a UK bank providing fast, flexible and accessible debt finance (GBP500,000
InflaRx, a biopharmaceutical company developing new therapeutics in the terminal complement space, has closed a USD55 million Series D financing and investment round. The round was co-led by Bain Capital Life Sciences LP, Cormorant Asset Management LLC and RA Capital Management LLC, and complemented by certain investment funds managed by
Turenne Capital has acquired a 20 per cent interest in Innovacom, a longstanding European venture capital player focused on innovation, with an eye to developing a partnership. Amid the dynamic of consolidation in the private equity market, Turenne Capital, with EUR730 million in assets under management, aims to become a
HGGC and Court Square Capital (Court Square) are to merge Court Square-owned Research Now, a specialist in market research data, with Survey Sampling International (SSI), an HGGC-owned provider of data solutions and technology for consumer and business-to-business research. The combined company will continue to be owned by HGGC and Court
Shell, one of the world’s largest energy providers, has signed an agreement to buy NewMotion in a deal that will enable both companies to accelerate the transition to low-carbon transport. Drake Star Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to NewMotion’s shareholders in this transaction. Under the terms of
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has advised Bridgepoint Development Capital – another new client for the firm – on its sale of Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), a UK-headquartered technology-led provider of outsourced marketing services, to Equistone Partners Europe. ITG helps global brands and retailers, such as Heineken, Audi and
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, a growth-focused private investment platform within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has closed on over USD275 million of capital commitments for North Haven Expansion Credit LP and its related funds, exceeding its fundraising target. Expansion Credit intends to capitalise on Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital’s (Expansion Capital) long-standing
Noerr has advised UniCredit Bank AG and National-Bank Aktiengesellschaft on financing the acquisition of shares in the outdoor advertising specialist IT Works. The shares were acquired by the Munich mid-market investor Afinum Management, which is acquiring a significant interest in IT Works via one of its funds. IT Works
CVC Capital Partners Strategic Opportunities (CVC) and Téthys Invest have entered into final exclusive negotiations to acquire Astorg and Montagu Private Equity’s remaining majority stake in Sebia. CVC and Téthys Invest would therefore join Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Sebia management as shareholders of Sebia.
Mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe Limited (Equistone) has acquired Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), a Birmingham-headquartered technology-led provider of outsourced marketing services. Equistone has acquired a majority stake in the company from Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) alongside management, for an undisclosed sum. With a pan-European network of offices, Equistone
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