The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has reported a sustained strong uptake in the Jersey Private Fund (JPF), with 100 structures being formed since its launch less than one year ago. The 100th JPF was registered by the JFSC last week (2 March), underlining the interest in the product since
Hercules Capital has entered the commercial finance space through a strategic acquisition of Gibraltar Business Capital (Gibraltar), a provider of working capital to small and mid-market businesses via asset-based loan and factoring solutions. Gibraltar will be held as a portfolio company of Hercules. Gibraltar will continue to operate as an
Tricida has entered into a USD100 million venture debt facility with Hercules Capital, a specialist in customising debt financing for companies in the life sciences and technology-related markets. “This financing provides Tricida with significant financial flexibility as we continue the development of TRC101 for the treatment of metabolic acidosis in
NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge) has completed the sale of Jigsaw24, a leading provider of IT solutions to the corporate, creative and education sectors, to private equity firm Alcuin Capital Partners. Based in Nottingham, Jigsaw24 is a B2B reseller, integrator and managed service provider of Apple technology, Adobe and Avid software.
Mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is to acquire a majority stake in Karavel-Promovacances Group and FRAM Group from LBO France. This investment will be made alongside Alain de Mendonça and Folco Aloisi (founders of the Karavel-Promovacances Group), Cyrille Fradin (the Group’s Financial and Risk Director), as well
Timothy Graf, head of macro strategy for EMEA at State Street Global Markets; Antoine Lesné, head of EMEA strategy and research for SPDR ETFs; and Elliot Hentov, head of policy and research – official institutions for EMEA at State Street Global Advisors, offer their views on the Italian general election
Kuwait-based Global Investment House (Global) has entered into an asset management agreement with a regional group to manage a portfolio worth USD90 million by its Special Situations Asset Management team. Global is mandated to manage the diversified portfolio for wind-down while promoting value enhancement initiatives to attain the ultimate objective
Private equity house Endless has sold two of the remaining four divisions of its Brabant Alucast International (BAI) investment to NASDAQ-listed business, Shiloh Indistries Inc for EUR52.9 million. This follows the earlier sale by Endless of the BAI business in the Czech Republic in late 2016 to an MBO team. BAI
Sotralu Group, supported by its majority shareholder Bridgepoint Development Capital, has acquired GNS Group in Portugal. Its aim is to consolidate its position in Europe and continue to develop its export market further afield (China, India, the Middle East). With sales of more than EUR8 million and strong growth over
Carpet & Flooring (Trading) Limited, one of the UK’s leading distributors of floor covering products, has secured a GBP15 million asset-based lending (ABL) facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance to support strategic acquisitions. The business has its headquarters in Redditch in the Midlands with 11 branches nationwide, including Manchester,
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