BaltCap has increased its ownership in TREV-2, the Estonian infrastructure construction company, by acquiring an additional 38 per cent stake from East Capital Explorer for EUR5.7 million. BaltCap’s total ownership after the acquisition is 75 per cent. TREV-2 has been in BaltCap’s portfolio since December 2010. Kristjan Kalda,
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has supported the acquisition of SafeChem Europe by CBPE Capital, a London-based mid-market private equity investor. Investec provided EUR20 million of senior secured debt as well as a EUR2 million revolving credit facility to support the management team and the company’s growth. Founded in
OST Energy, an independent engineering consultancy, has worked with international solar energy provider Wirsol Energy Limited and German bank BayernLB to provide technical due diligence and independent engineering support for two UK solar PV portfolios with a combined capacity of 107MW. OST has been engaged by Wirsol since August 2016
Elm Capital has strengthened its management structure by creating a partnership that will sanction all strategic and commercial decisions regarding the business. The primary objective of this change is to create a strong foundation for the continued growth of Elm Capital’s business in the primary and secondary markets, as advisers
Catapult Ventures’ portfolio company Monica Healthcare, a specialist in foetal monitoring, has been acquired by GE Healthcare. The cash purchase will generate returns of 3.5x for the East Midlands Regional Venture Capital Fund, managed by Catapult Ventures. Founded in 2005 as a spin out from the University of Nottingham,
Cheshire-based Solutions Asset Finance (SAF), a specialist in asset finance solutions and commercial sales support, has passed the GBP300 million milestone of assets financed. The landmark has been achieved as Cheshire-based Solutions Asset Finance (SAF) celebrates its 10th anniversary. SAF supports major suppliers of assets across the UK, giving
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), a Russian sovereign wealth fund, is establishing the Russia-Armenia Investment Fund alongside the Armenian state-owned company SME Investments. Through the fund, the partners will jointly search for attractive investment opportunities that will strengthen trade, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. The
Concern about the impact of geopolitical risk in the investment profession has grown since the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in July 2016, according to a poll of almost 1,500 investment professionals from around the world by the CFA Institute. The survey reveals that changes to the geopolitical
Freetrade, an app-only stockbroker service designed to democratise access to the stock market by offering zero commission on global transactions, has raised GBP1.1 million within 12 days of its second Crowdcube crowd fundraising campaign. This is over 360 per cent of its GBP300,000 fundraising target. The funding raised will be
The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has launched its presence in the Isle of Man. More than 120 members of the local business community attended an event at Noa Bakehouse on 9 March. Jon Moulton (pictured), chairman of The International Stock Exchange Group (TISEG), says: “The event was a big
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