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Rockabox completes GBP3m series A investment

Video engagement specialist Rockabox has completed a series A funding round led by Notion Capital and supported by existing investors Frog Capital and fourteen17. Video is the fastest growing part of the USD100bn digital advertising market and is expected to reach a 14.5 per cent share by 20161. Rockabox plans

Water Street sells AAIPharma to Cambridge Major Laboratories

Water Street Healthcare Partners has sold its outsourced pharmaceutical services company AAIPharma Services to Cambridge Major Laboratories. AAIPharma and CML have merged to form a provider of integrated chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) services. The transaction marks Water Street’s fourth strategic transaction in the past three weeks.   Water Street

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Lonsdale Capital Partners acquires majority stake in Oteac

UK-based private equity firm Lonsdale Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in Oteac Limited, the firm’s third deal in the last 12 months. Oteac is a provider of integrated fire and safety services, both offshore in the oil and gas sector and onshore in the UK.    The tougher

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More mergers and acquisitions expected in Europe

Almost half of M&A executives in Europe expect a rise in transactions over the coming year, with the German-speaking countries remaining the driver of the market. That is the conclusion of the M&A Outlook study, for which international commercial law firm CMS surveyed 225 representatives of companies, private equity houses

CD&R to acquire John Deere Landscapes

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is to acquire John Deere Landscapes (JDL), a unit of Deere & Company's agriculture and turf segment.  Deere will initially retain a 40 per cent ownership stake in the new standalone company.  The carve-out transaction is valued at approximately USD465m.   With over USD1bn in

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KKR invests in wireless telecom infrastructure businesses

KKR has invested in wireless infrastructure businesses managed by Associated Partners. Under the agreements, KKR has made minority investments in PEG Bandwidth, AP Wireless and AP Towers.   PEG Bandwidth designs, builds and operates Ethernet backhaul networks connecting wireless communications towers to the data fibre backbone, principally in rural geographies.

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Mid-market PE activity improved in Q3, says BMO Harris

Mid-market private equity activity in the US improved in the third quarter, according to a report issued by BMO Harris Bank. Deal activity picked up, particularly in healthcare and software sectors, buoyed by debt markets that are clearly open for business.   "It was a good quarter, punctuated by a

Host Europe Group acquires domainfactory

Cinven portfolio comapany Host Europe Group has acquired domainfactory for an undisclosed consideration. domainfactory currently manages 1.1 million domains and serves approximately 173,000 customers – mostly in the small and medium enterprises and private professional market segments.   This transaction follows the recent acquisition by Host Europe Group of Telefónica

European VC fundraising down in Q3

European venture capital fundraising declined from 2Q 2013 and 3Q 2012 both in the number of funds and amount raised, according to DJX VentureSource’s latest Europe venture capital report. Venture capital investment into European companies experienced a quarter over quarter decline.   Business and financial services and energy and utilities

Cash, confidence and consolidation to fuel M&A recovery

Record levels of cash on balance sheets and increasing boardroom confidence will fuel M&A growth, according to a report from law firm Hogan Lovells. Hogan Lovell’s latest Evolution Report examines the conditions required to reignite the global economy, through a survey of 240 board level members at leading global companies.

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