Italmatch Chemicals is to acquire Afton Chemical’s metalworking fluid business (formerly Polartech). The deal includes the acquisition of the entire business and assets relating to metalworking fluid carried out in Bedford Park (Illinois, USA) and Manchester (UK, Europe) sites, the know-how, technology and business in India and China, with production
KPS Capital Partners (KPS) has signed a definitive agreement, through an affiliate, to sell Electrical Components International (ECI) to an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. ECI is the world’s leading manufacturer of wire harnesses, control boxes and value-added assembly services for
Omnes has made a partial exit from the French telecoms construction group Circet, through a sale to Advent International. Omnes initially invested in Circet in February 2017 and continues to support the number one French firm specialising in the construction and maintenance of telecommunications infrastructure. Omnes generated an IRR
The Montreux Healthcare Fund’s Operating Company (Fund), Active Assistance (Active), has secured a GBP95 million debt package from BlackRock, one of the largest institutions in the financial sector. The transaction augments Active’s ability to finance its pipeline acquisitions for the foreseeable future, which it will seek to purchase with a
International private equity firm, Cinven, is to acquire Partner in Pet Food (PPF), a European pet food manufacturer, from Pamplona Capital Management for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Hungary, PPF has nine manufacturing operations across Europe. PPF supplies pet food to more than 250 customers in Europe, including traditional retailers,
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
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