In the first half of 2013, 17 Israeli private equity deals attracted USD939m, a decrease of 48 per cent from USD1.8bn attracted in 26 deals in H1/2012, according to the latest quarterly survey by IVC and GKH. The largest transaction was the USD500m buyout of tire manufacturer Alliance Tire
BV Investment Partners has completed a recapitalisation of The Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing Company (ECRM), an integrated marketing services, software and data provider serving consumer product manufacturers and retailers. The investment in ECRM will make BV the majority shareholder and is being done in partnership with ECRM’s founding family
After an explosion in internet-related investment activity in Europe in 2012, activity in the first half of 2013 fell temporarily by one third versus the same period last year as investors temporarily paused for breath, according to analysis by Magister Advisors, an M&A advisory firm to the technology industry.
The US wireless industry promises to get more interesting – and much more competitive – with the expected closing on 10 July of SoftBank’s USD21.6bn acquisition of Sprint Nextel, and Sprint’s purchase of spectrum-rich Clearwire. Law firm Morrison & Foerster has been advising SoftBank in both the Sprint and
August Equity has completed an investment in Minerva Education, the first investment through its new fund, August Equity Partners III. Minerva consists of Eaton Square School Group (ESS) and Ravenstone School. ESS, founded in 1981, is a highly sought after London-based schools group with sites in Chelsea, Pimlico,
Rising valuations and an improving house building industry followed by a recovery in construction will see the number of deals in the building products sector increase in the coming years, according to accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. In its report, Rebuilding for the future, which analysed 375 transactions
US venture capital firms raised USD2.9bn from 44 funds during the second quarter of 2013, a decrease of 33 per cent compared to the level of dollar commitments raised during the first quarter of 2013 but equal to the number of funds, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture
Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has acquired, along with Vulcan Capital and other investors, Water Pik, a marketer and supplier of branded health and wellness products. Water Pik has become the market leader in both its oral health and replacement showerhead business segments. Water Pik’s oral health business offers
UK targeted mergers and acquisitions saw 485 deals valued at GBP40.6bn in the first half of 2013, down 16.5 per cent and 10.9 per cent by volume and value, respectively, from H1 2012 when they were 581 deals valued at GBP45.6bn, according to data released by MergerMarket. A decline
MPM Capital, a life science-dedicated venture investment firm, has acquired a minority stake in InformedDNA, the largest independent US provider of genetic counselling and genetic benefits management services. The investment from MPM’s SunStates Fund will be used to expand InformedDNA’s current genetic benefits utilisation management offerings while also funding
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