International law firm Simmons & Simmons has advised Funding Circle SME Income Fund Limited on its placing and offer for subscription of GBP150 million ordinary shares in the Company, the establishment of a GBP350 million share issuance programme, and the Company’s admission to the premium segment of the official list

Noerr has advised the SDAX company SAF-HOLLAND SA on taking up a promissory note loan for EUR200 million. The Noerr team was led by the Noerr partners Dr Martin Kleinschmitt and Dr Nikolai Warneke. The promissory note loan was placed with institutional investors in Germany and abroad. It was arranged

OneRoof Energy, a residential solar services provider, has signed a USD20 million loan agreement with North Sky Capital's Alliance Fund II. The loan agreement was arranged by GoldenSet Capital, a sub-advisor to Alliance Fund II. "GoldenSet Capital and North Sky Capital are great partners," says David Field, president and chief

After working with their M&A Team on a substantial number of cross-border deals US-based Equity Risk Partners Global have asked Vista Insurance Brokers Ltd to lead their network for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. With more and more mid-market businesses establishing a local presence in jurisdictions outside their

Stephen Lansdown, co-founder of FTSE100 financial services group Hargreaves Lansdown, is becoming a partner and shareholder in creative investment group Edge Investments through the private equity arm of his family office. Lansdown, who has in the past invested in a number of Edge’s funds, is taking a 10 per cent

Law firm Howard Kennedy and its regulated London Stock Exchange sponsor, Howard Kennedy Corporate Services, have advised a new entrant to the VCT market – Hazel Targa VCT. Hazel Targa VCT PLC brings together Hazel Capital, an established investment adviser in the VCT market, and investment advisers Welbeck Capital Partners

The InfraDeals Latin America Analysis for YTD 2015 points to a sharp decline in infrastructure deal count this year after 2014’s boom. However new greenfield projects are on the rise as governments seek countercyclical investments, and foreign investors are attracted into the region because of the lack of profitable alternatives

AECOM is to lead its the Energy Technologies Institute’s (ETI) Heat Infrastructure Development project, a GBP500k programme lasting approximately 12 months that will seek to identify the innovative solutions needed to deliver major reductions in the capital cost of heat network infrastructure and accelerate its deployment. It will examine the

Morgenthaler Private Equity (MPE) has recapitalised B&E Group which is comprised of two distinct business units, an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) group, which manufactures complex, machined components used in commercial aerospace, military and space applications, and a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) group, which repairs commercial aerospace engine components. The

Ultroid Technologies has retained Armor Capital Management to provide M&A advisory services on all aspects of acquisitions, sales/divestitures, private equity transactions and finance raising, as Ultroid looks to expand its operations in the US and global markets. The company’s flagship product is the Ultroid Hemorrhoid Management System, a non-invasive, low cost