BGF has successfully exited its minority stake in North-East chemicals manufacturer Chemoxy International Ltd. The company has been acquired by a French based trade buyer, Novacap SAS, as it seeks to expand its Performance Chemicals division and geographical presence. BGF invested GBP10 million into Chemoxy in February 2015 and, as a
Foresight Group’s Foresght VCT (F1) has completed the successful sale of Simulity Labs Limited (Simulity) to ARM, a specialist semiconductor IP company. F1 received circa GBP11.4m at completion and will receive up to GBP 0.3 million of deferred consideration after 12 months subject to certain conditions, implying a cash on
With the successful closing of the acquisitions of the global Darex Packaging Technologies business and the Sonderhoff Group, Henkel has strengthened its Adhesive Technologies business and technology portfolio with the successful closing of the acquisitions of Darex Packaging Technologies and the Sonderhoff Group. Darex is based in Cambridge, MA, USA
Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in The Creative Engagement Group (TCEG) in a strategic trade sale to Huntsworth plc, an international healthcare and public relations communications group. The deal is at an enterprise value of GBP25 million. TCEG is a group of three creative agencies
Ogier has advised Emperor International Holdings Limited (Emperor) in Luxembourg on the acquisition of Soho’s Ampersand Building. Emperor, a Hong-Kong based investment holding company, which is principally engaged in property investments, property development and self-run hotel, purchased the building for GBP260 million. Partners Fabien Debroise and Bertrand Geradin led
LDC-backed contact centre technology and services group Connect Managed Services (Connect) has today completed the acquisition of PC-1 for an undisclosed sum. Connect provides round-the-clock availability and pain-free transformation of business-critical contact centre and UC (unified communications) environments for global clients from financial services firms such as Barclays to household
The Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF) has invested GBP440,000 in School Lettings Solutions (SLS), an outsourced lettings management service that hires out school and college facilities to local community clubs and organisations. The funding package will support SLS’s continued expansion into new schools across the UK, enable the business to
Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital is backing the merger of Aston Scott with Lark Group to create one of the UK’s top 20 independent commercial insurance brokers and employee benefits practices. The transaction is subject to approval by the Financial Conduct Authority. On a combined basis, the merged
KKR is to acquire a majority stake in Australian hospitality and leisure group Dixon Hospitality Limited. Dixon Hospitality is one of the largest and fastest-growing food and beverage-focused operators in the Australian hospitality industry. The Company has a strategy of acquiring well-run venues and function spaces with a focus on
Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in The Creative Engagement Group (TCEG) in a strategic trade sale to Huntsworth, an international healthcare and public relations communications group. The deal is at an enterprise value of GBP25 million. TCEG is a group of three creative agencies –
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