Vistra, a provider of international incorporations, trust, fiduciary, private office and fund administration services, has acquired optegra, a Germany-based specialist in auditing, tax consultancy, legal advisory, and management consultancy services. With offices in Cologne, Hamburg and Munich, optegra has a staff of 120 professionals serving clients from a range of
Private equity firm SFW Capital Partners has sold Essen BioScience, a specialist in the field of cell-based assays and instrumentation used for life sciences research, to Sartorius Group for USD320 million. SFW acquired a controlling interest in Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Essen in May 2014. SFW recruited Brett Williams to
Italian corporate and financial law firm Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners has advised the arrangers Banca Popolare di Milano and UBI Banca in the financing of Italian high-performance bicycles manufacturer Pinarello’s acquisition by the Franco-American private equity firm L Catterton. Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners assisted the two lenders with
Private equity firm Keensight Capital and digital growth capital specialist TIME for Growth are to sell their stakes in Oodrive, a provider of sensitive data management SaaS solutions, to a pool of investors led by Tikehau Capital. TIME for Growth acquired an interest in Oodrive in 2011 and Keensight Capital
State Street is to work with Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) to distribute its GX Private Equity Index (PEI), a benchmark for comparative analysis of private equity performance, to nearly 300 global asset management clients, including private equity managers, investors and third-party administrators. The PEI will be integrated into FIS’s
LongueVue Capital (LVC), a New Orleans-based private equity firm, has held the final closing of LongueVue Capital Partners III (LVC III). Building on LVC's predecessor funds, LVC III will focus on private equity investments in lower middle market companies across a variety of industries. LongueVue Capital welcomed new institutional
Panasonic Corporation is to establish a new company, Panasonic Ventures, in April 2017, which will be based in California and invest in start-up companies mainly in the US, with initial investments of around USD100 million. Panasonic has invested in Silicon Valley start-ups with cutting-edge technologies for nearly 20 years since
Omnes Capital, with the support of co-investors Capital Transmission (Banque Cantonale de Genève) and Bpifrance, has acquired a stake in Groupe RGF alongside buyer Pascal Daviet as part of a management buy-in (MBI). Joël Béraldin, director and 100 per cent shareholder in the company, has sold all of his shares
CVC Capital Partners Fund VI has completed the acquisition of Corialis (Core Innovative Aluminium Integrated Solutions), a European manufacturer of aluminium profiles and systems, supplying door, window and conservatory manufacturers in both the new construction and refurbishment markets, from Advent International. The transaction values Corialis at an enterprise value of
Proveca, a European paediatric speciality pharmaceutical company, has raised GBP4 million to fund the commercial launch of Sialanar and the development and commercialisation of its paediatric product portfolio. Sialanar is a treatment for chronic pathological drooling in children, launched in the UK by Proveca, to be followed by the rest
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