A total of USD59bn has been invested in 5,272 venture capital deals globally in 2014 so far, compared to USD37bn invested in 5,940 deals over the same period in 2013, an increase of 60 per cent, according to Preqin. While activity for the third quarter is below that of Q2
Law firm White & Case has advised private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe on the EUR820 million sale of Dutch-based full service payment service provider GlobalCollect to Ingenico. GlobalCollect employs around 500 people and helps clients accept payments from more than 170 countries in more than 150 currencies,
Zolfo Cooper has overseen the sale of 43 Strada restaurants to Strada Trading Limited, a subsidiary of SCP Sugar Limited, an entity within Sun Capital Partners, co-founded by industry expert Hugh Osmond. The sale forms a major part of the restructuring of the Tragus Group, which previously owned Strada.
Delta Partners Corporate Finance has acted as sole strategic and financial advisor on transactions worth more than USD1 billion during the course of 2014, helping telecom operators on the execution of their digital strategy. These transactions resulted in collaborations between the telecom operators and Rocket Internet, one of the largest
Mid-market advisory firm Clearwater International completed 13 deals in two months over the summer, worth a combined value of GBP410m. Five of the transactions have been led out of the UK. The deals include advising on the sale of Burnt Tree, one of the UK's largest providers of commercial
The combined value of offshore deals in the second quarter of 2014 jumped 23 per cent over the previous one, making it one of the highest value quarters of the past decade, according to a report by Appleby. Given that the first half of the year is frequently quieter than the
European law firm Noerr has advised on the formation of a fashion e-commerce group GFG. Investment AB Kinnevik, Rocket Internet and a large circle of other investors have agreed to combine five fashion e-commerce businesses, namely Dafiti (Latin America), Jabong (India), Lamoda (Russia & CIS), Namshi (Middle East) and Zalora
Harris Williams & Co has advised Mister Car Wash, a portfolio company of private equity platform ONCAP, on its sale to private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners. Harris Williams acted as lead financial advisor to Mister Car Wash. The transaction, which closed on 21 August, was led by
Buttonwood Group Advisors is to list on the FNEX online alternative investment platform via its placement agent, affiliated broker-dealer Joseph Gunnar & Co. FNEX.com provides accredited investors, investment advisors, family offices and institutions access to private investment opportunities offered by investment banks and funds across the US. The distribution
As investors gain more confidence in the global economy, the wheels of the Chinese inbound and outbound M&A industry are expected to turn continuously for the rest of 2014. Vivian Lam, partner, corporate department at Paul Hastings, says: “The slowdown of the Chinese economy will not have a negative impact
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