BlackRock Real Assets (NYSE:BLK) has completed the first close of its latest energy and power infrastructure fund, Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III (GEPIF III). GEPIF III focuses on equity investments in the mid-market energy and power infrastructure value chain primarily in developed countries. GEPIF III has secured
Clearly Drinks, a private equity-backed soft drinks manufacturing company, has completed the acquisition of the IP and distribution rights for the Powerful Water Company (POW). This follows a year of double-digit growth in which Clearly Drinks increased headcount to over 100 people and secured a contract with a major supermarket.
Health-focused restaurant brand True Food Kitchen, which is backed by private equity firm Centrebridge, has secured an equity investment from Oprah Winfrey, who also joins the board of directors. Founded in 2008, True Food Kitchen has received national recognition as a culinary leader, with a health-driven menu of seasonal dishes
O’Melveny has represented Highview Capital in its acquisition of specialised food service distributor Good Source Solutions. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The O’Melveny team was led by Corporate M&A partner David Smith, and included Corporate M&A partner Nicolai Schwarz-Gondek, Corporate Finance counsel Sarah Hoffner, and
Noerr has advised comdirect bank on the sale of its subsidiary European Bank for Financial Services (ebase) to FNZ, an international financial technology provider. The FNZ Group provides established financial institutions with platform solutions for the entire investment business value chain (Platform as a Service). ebase is a B2B direct
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has completed a GBP2 million investment in Lending Works, a UK peer-to-peer (P2P) lender. The total transaction value also includes GBP800,000 of funding from NVM Private Equity, Pollen Street Capital, and a small number of business angels. The investment will be used
Moore Stephens has advised Webcredible Limited, a London-based experience design agency, on its sale to digital consultancy and software design agency Inviqa. The acquisition helps Inviqa to expand its customer and user experience capabilities in response to client demand, while Inviqa adds an improved development capability for Webcredible’s clients.
Bambu, a provider of robo-advisory technology, today announced it has completed a USD3 million Series A funding led by Franklin Templeton Investments, with Singapore family office Octava and prominent Japanese Fintech investor Mamoru Taniya also joining the round. The year 2018 has already become a marquee year for the two-year-old
A Guernsey fund investing in songs and musical intellectual property rights, set up by Merck Mercuriadis, the former manager of Beyoncé, Elton John, Morrissey, Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses was admitted to the London Stock Exchange on 11 July 2018 after raising GBP202.2 million. Three Guernsey advisors collaborated in
Parisian operational marketing firm group Marquetis has restructured its capital and strengthened its development through an investment from Omnes. Headquartered in Boulogne Billancourt, and part of the French marketing and communications sector since 1996, Marquetis has been managed for more than 20 years by Virginie Massa and Evangelos Vatzias. Marquetis
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