Noerr has advised Fosun and its joint venture Nanjing Nangang Iron & Steel United Co Ltd on a strategic acquisition in Germany of automotive supplier Koller. The Koller Group, headquartered in the Bavarian town of Dietfurt an der Altmühl, is a leading manufacturer of lightweight automotive parts in international markets and
Private equity firm Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired DOCU Nordic Group Holdings AB, a provider of business intelligence and data analytics services; essential in the generation of sales leads within the construction, real estate and healthcare markets across the Nordic region. Headquartered in Ljusdal, Sweden, the company is active
TOM Vehicle Rental (TOM), a business-to-business flexible vehicle hire provider backed by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), has acquired Transflex Vehicle Rental (Transflex) for an undisclosed sum. The deal sees Transflex’s 3,500 cars and light commercial vehicles, four depots, and 80 employees join the larger TOM business, with Peter Abdale (Managing
A Canadian producer of healthy, gluten free and organic pasta, Chickapea Pasta, has secured an investment from District Ventures Capital, the Venture Capital fund established by Canadian Dragon’s Den star Arlene Dickinson. Chickapea Pasta has revolutionised the pasta industry by developing a healthy and tasty alternative to the dinner-time-classic. Made from just two ingredients,
IGF, the leading commercial finance provider for SMEs, has delivered a total of GBP16.27 million to SMEs within the UK’s manufacturing sector over the past year. Since its management buy in/buy out in 2016, IGF has financed a total of 12 manufacturing businesses nationwide across a variety of trades including
Suir Valley Ventures, the entrepreneur-led venture capital fund, which was launched in partnership with Shard Capital Partners in February 2017, has invested EUR750,000 into Wia, an Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platform. In addition to Suir’s investment, Enterprise Ireland will be investing further funds into Wia, which is looking to
Ufenau Capital Partners, a privately owned Swiss Investor Group, has, in close collaboration with a highly experienced buy-in management team, invested in Desperado, a Mexican fast casual dining and bar operator in Switzerland. With 200 employees, Desperado offers high quality Mexican food and drinks in an entertaining atmosphere. The
Cloudreach, a company majority owned by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, has acquired a majority stake in Philadelphia-based cloud computing analytics and migration automation leader Cloudamize. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The deal brings together two highly complementary and accomplished businesses that were both born in the cloud and
Viscolube, a portfolio company of Stirling Square Capital Partners’ Third Fund, has acquired Bitolea Holding from Clessidra Capital Partners II (Clessidra). Viscolube is the Italian leader in the used motor oil recycling sector, and a growing player in the hazardous waste collection and treatment sector in Italy. It operates two
Alfatherm has sold its self-adhesive tape substrate business to Tekni-Plex. The self-adhesive tape substrate business will be integrated into Tekni-Films Gallazzi, Tekni-Plex’s operation located in Gallarate (VA), Italy. Marino Uberti, CEO of Alfatherm, says: “The divestiture of the adhesive tape substrate business is part of a broader strategic review.
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