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Henkel to acquire hair professional business in Mexico and the US

Henkel signed an agreement to acquire Nattura Laboratorios, headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico, and associated companies in the US, Colombia and Spain. Through the acquisition Henkel will further strengthen its hair professional business and expand its footprint in both the emerging and mature markets.   The transaction includes a portfolio of

Permira closes flagship buyout fund at EUR7.5bn

Fried Frank has advised longstanding client Permira on the raising of its latest flagship buyout fund, Permira VI. The fund reached its final close in December 2016 at EUR7.5 billion.   Permira VI will invest in mid to large cap buyouts with exposure to faster-growing international markets and sub-sectors. The

Dyal Capital Partners closes third fund at USD5.3bn

Fried Frank has advised Dyal Capital Partners, a division of Neuberger Berman, on the formation of Dyal Capital Partners III, a fund formed primarily to acquire interests in third-party private equity managers. The fund exceeded its original fundraising target by more than USD2 billion, closing at USD5.3 billion in December

Maverick Real Estate Partners closes fourth distressed debt fund at USD75m

Distressed debt private equity fund manager Maverick Real Estate Partners has reached its hard fundraising cap for Maverick Lien Fund IV LP with USD75 million in commitments from endowments, foundations, family offices and wealth managers.  The fund is now closed to new investors.   "Maverick is grateful for the support of our

Fave acquires Groupon Singapore

Southeast Asian online-to-offline (O2O) e-commerce specialist Fave has acquired Groupon Singapore. The acquisition is set to solidify the company's efforts in helping consumers save, while driving growth for local businesses across SEA.     The acquisition of the Groupon Singapore's business follows similar acquisitions of Groupon Indonesia and Malaysia in

Ardian, Keensight Capital and Parquest Capital acquire Unither

Ardian, Keensight Capital and Parquest Capital have completed their acquisition of Unither, a pharmaceutical contract development manufacturing organisation (CDMO), alongside the company’s existing management team. Unither was acquired from a consortium led by Equistone Partners Europe.   Unither is a specialist in blow-fill-seal (BFS) technology, which uses sterile unit doses

VC firm Lemnos launches third fund

Venture capital firm Lemnos has launched its third fund, a USD50 million fund focused on hardware and the growing ecosystem of software surrounding the hardware renaissance. Now in its sixth year Lemnos provides an advisory role to its portfolio companies to guide entrepreneurs along the complex path of hardware creation.

CMI launches film and TV investment fund

Creative Media Investments (CMI) has launched an EIS production fund, branded as the Silver Lining Screen Fund, designed to help support mid-range budget film and TV productions. Working with Portunus Investment Solutions, the fund aims to raise GBP10 million over the next year, and provides a high level of capital

GCA Altium advises on sale of Wex Photographic

GCA Altium has acted as exclusive financial adviser to the shareholders of Wex Photographic on its sale to Aurelius. Following the deal, Wex will be merged with Calumet to create an omni-channel retailer serving the enthusiast and professional photographer.   The transaction represents GCA Altium’s 16th e-commerce transaction in the

Joyme Capital and Kee Ever Bright launch video game investment fund

Joyme Capital has teamed up with Kee Ever Bright Technology to establish an investment fund with an initial target fund size of USD140 million (RMB1 billion) which will focus on investment opportunities in game development, game distribution, e-sports and other businesses related to the creation and publishing of mobile and

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