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YO! acquires Bento Sushi in CAD100m deal

YO! Sushi (YO!) has acquired Bento Sushi (Bento), North America’s second largest sushi brand, creating a global multi-channel and multi-brand sushi platform. The acquisition values Bento at CAD100 million and has been facilitated by Mayfair Equity Partners, who partnered with the YO! management team as part of a management buyout

Quinbrook acquires 84 MW gas-fired power project portfolio in England and Wales

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (Quinbrook), a global investment manager specialising in lower carbon and renewable energy infrastructure, has acquired an 84 Megawatt (MW) gas-fired power project portfolio located across 4 sites in England and Wales. Quinbrook plans to invest over USD60 million to acquire and construct the projects, which will become

PraxisIFM acquires PES

Following its acquisition by PraxisIFM Group last month, Kompas International has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of the issued share capital of Private Equity Services (PES), subject to normal completion conditions and regulatory approvals. The acquisition is in line with the Group’s plans to grow its corporate and private

Gide act as counsel to Erytech on USD144m Nasdaq IPO

Gide has advised Erytech Pharma, a company listed on Euronext Paris, on its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, through a reserved capital increase to American and European specialist investors for a total aggregate amount of USD144 million, after full exercise of the over-allotment option. Erytech is

Arcaplanet to join forces with Fortesan

Arcaplanet Group, a portfolio company of the Permira Funds, is to acquire Mondial Pet Distribution, a company owned by the Pautassi family and by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, which controls Fortesan, a specialised retail chain operating in the same sector. Arcaplanet Group, founded in 1995 by CEO Michele Foppiani,

Grovepoint and Rubicon back John Lawrie MBO

Metal reprocessing, tubular supply and decommissioning company John Lawrie Group has been acquired by its management in partnership with Rubicon Partners and Grovepoint as it gears up for an expansion of its business in the UK and USA. The Group, which was founded in 1930 by metal merchant John Lawrie

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Encore Consumer Capital sells Atlantic Aqua Farms to Ontario Teachers

Encore Consumer Capital, a private equity firm that invests exclusively in leading consumer products companies, has completed the sale of Atlantic Aqua Farms (AAF) and its affiliated entities to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’). AAF is the largest grower and processor of the renowned Prince Edward Island blue mussel,

L&G completes first UK offshore wind investment

Legal & General has provided close to GBP300 million of long-term acquisition debt in support of Danish pension funds, PKA and PFA consortium’s approx GBP2 billion purchase of 50 per cent of Walney Extension from Ørsted (the former Dong Energy). Walney Extension, which is currently under construction, will be the

Equistone acquires BFT Mastclimbing

Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe Limited (Equistone) has acquired BFT Mastclimbing (BFT), a specialist for the specification, rental, and installation of Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWPs). Equistone has acquired a majority stake in the company, investing alongside current CEO and founder Robin Head. Financial terms of the deal have

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