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VC activity in Québec in 2012 hits 10-year peak

Activity in venture capital fundraising in Québec reached a 10-year peak in 2012 at CAD924m, representing to 52 per cent of the activity in the entire Canadian market. Activity in venture capital fundraising in Québec reached a 10-year peak in 2012 at CAD924m, representing to 52 per cent of the

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HIG’s Community Intervention Services acquires Family Behavioral Resources

HIG Growth Partners’ portfolio company, Community Intervention Services, has completed the acquisition of Family Behavioral Resources (FBR). CIS was established by HIG in partnership with veteran behavioural healthcare executive Kevin Sheehan to acquire, develop and operate a national network of community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment programmes. FBR marks

Baker & McKenzie releases annual global private equity report

Baker & McKenzie has released its 2013 Insights report, an in-depth look at some of the key trends and developments in the global private equity industry. With contributions from EQT, Platinum Equity, A Capital, AXA Private Equity, Carlyle, CVCI and many other industry commentators from around the world, Insights profiles

Activa Capital sells Logitrade to a group of regional investors

Activa Capital has sold its portfolio company Logitrade to a group of regional financial investors – Soridec, Sofilaro, Sofipac, Multicroissance and Sopromec – in partnership with Logitrade’s management team. Activa Capital became the majority shareholder of Logitrade in 2006. Logitrade is an outsourcing company focused on non-strategic industrial purchasing in

Frances Woo, Appleby

Appleby sees healthy uptick in offshore M&A activity in Q4 2102

The offshore markets experienced their largest quarter-to-quarter rise in M&A transactions in the last three years in quarter four 2012, according to a report by Appleby. The latest edition of Offshore-i, the firm’s quarterly report which provides data and insight on merger and acquisition activity in major offshore financial centres,

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LINC Scotland members increase investment in early stage companies

LINC Scotland members invested GBP13.76m into Scottish early-stage companies in 2012 – a 13 per cent increase in investment on the previous year. Figures published by LINC Scotland, the national association for business angels in Scotland, show that the amount invested in new companies increased by 54 per cent last

HYCOR Divests Urinalysis Business to Increase Focus on Allergy and Autoimmune Markets

HYCOR Biomedical, Inc (HYCOR), a leading manufacturer and marketer of in vitro diagnostic products for the global allergy and autoimmune markets, has sold its urinalysis business to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, Laurel Crown Partners, and StoneCreek Capital. The sale includes the KOVA® system of urinalysis products. HYCOR is

Osprey Capital delivers near 12-fold return with first sale

Osprey Capital, the venture capital firm, has exited its first investment following the sale of Allium Capital, with a return of 11.9x capital for investors. The investment in Allium Capital, a specialist advisory firm which creates and distributes retail financial services products, was made four years ago. During this time the

NBGI Private Equity acquires Cosalt Offshore

NBGI Private Equity, investor in Aberdeen-based ATR Group, has acquired the Aberdeen and Norway operations of Cosalt Offshore. This will bring together Cosalt’s technical leadership in offshore lifting, combined with its offshore inspection, testing and safety service with ATR’s global equipment rental service offering to the offshore maintenance sector. The

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Investcorp acquires oil field services provider Hydrasun

The Investcorp Gulf Opportunity Fund is to acquire a controlling stake in Hydrasun, an international provider of fluid control equipment and solutions for the global offshore oil and gas sector, from Equistone Partners Europe. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.   Founded in 1976 in Aberdeen, Scotland,

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