Telecom related merger and acquisition activity is increasing significantly across Central and Eastern Europe and a number of deals are expected to change the sector over the next 12 months. Regional telecom and media leaders, private equity investors, investment bankers and advisers meet to assess the key strategic and investment
ICG, the specialist asset manager, has supported KIRKBI Invest A/S, the Groos Family and the management team in the acquisition of Minimax Viking Group. The investment shifts ownership of the company from IK Investment Partners to the consortium. ICG led the arranging of the transaction. Minimax Viking Group
Actis, a pan-emerging market private equity investor, has acquired the majority interest in three power assets in Cameroon from The AES Corporation. Actis will pay USD202 million net of closing price adjustments for a 56 per cent stake in Cameroon’s national integrated utility, Société Nationale d’Electricité (SONEL), and in two
RLJ Equity Partners, an affiliate of The RLJ Companies, has acquired EnviroVac Holdings, a provider of industrial cleaning, environmental services, and on-site maintenance support. EnviroVac uses state-of-the-art equipment to provide industrial vacuuming, hydroblasting, watercutting and inspection services for customers who participate in the pulp and paper, chemical, steel, oil and
Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) and Caisse des Dépôts International Capital (CDCIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish an investment vehicle seeking to develop Saudi projects and ventures. The KHC-CDCIC platform will help advance bilateral economic co-operation and trade and to facilitate access to long‐term capital in both countries
Pamlico Capital and the management team of Clarity Telecom have entered into a definitive agreement to purchase broadband assets in Rapid City and Sioux Falls, South Dakota from WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone. Post-close, the Clarity team will continue to provide high-speed broadband, video and voice services to more than
Egyptian investment bank CI Capital Holding (CICH) and alternative asset manager Duet Group have launched the Duet-CIC Egypt Opportunities Fund to invest in the Egyptian economy. The partners believe that Egypt will position itself as the region’s leading investment destination in the medium-to-long term and have agreed to launch a
Funds advised by IK Investment Partners are to sell Minimax Viking to Kirkbi A/S, a Danish investment company, and Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), a specialist asset manager. Financial details have not been disclosed. IK acquired Minimax together with the company’s management in June 2006, at a time when the
SpotHero, a mobile app helping drivers reserve parking on demand, has secured a Series A investment of USD4.5 million. The funding round included participation from Chicago Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Battery Ventures, OCA Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Lightbank, G2T3V, e.ventures, Draper Associates and 500 Startups. Mike Gamson of LinkedIn
Insurance provider Apsley Specialty has joined forces with Lloyd’s Pembroke Syndicate 4000 to provide capacity for its insurance offering to the alternative asset management sector. Pembroke, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ironshore Inc, operates as a syndicate within the Lloyd’s of London insurance market and is a provider of specialty
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