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Curetis obtains EIB debt financing of EUR25m

Diagnostic solutions specialist Curetis has secured a EUR25 million unsecured loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The financing is the first growth capital loan under the European Growth Finance Facility (EGFF), launched in November 2016 and is backed by a guarantee from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI).

NTR acquires 29 MW Twin Rivers wind farm

NTR has added a further 29 MW to its onshore NTR Wind 1 fund portfolio with the acquisition of Twin Rivers, a 28.7 MW wind project located in Yorkshire, from joint vendors InfraRed Environmental Infrastructure Fund and the Co-operative Group.  Capital costs for the project amount to just over GBP80 million

AnaCap to acquire Barclays’ French retail banking operations

European financial services private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners is to acquire Barclays’s French retail banking operations. These include Barclays’ branch network, life insurance business, wealth and investment management and brokerage operations, subject to regulatory approval.   It follows the completion of a consultation with employee representative bodies that began

Adveq closes Adveq Europe VI above target

Private equity firm Adveq has held the final closing of Adveq Europe VI at EUR462 million, well above its initial target fund size of EUR350 million. The fund closing was held on 2 December 2016, attracting interest and support from investors around the world, including pension funds, insurance companies and

ForeVest launches as independent alternative investment firm

ForeVest Capital Partners has launched as an independent alternative investment firm, having completed a spinout from PineBridge Investments by mutual agreement.  Established by the four senior managers of PineBridge New Europe Partners (NEP) – Pierre Mellinger, Artur Haze, John Leone, and Doina Popescu – ForeVest will continue to focus on

UK CMA provisionally clears merger of VTech and LeapFrog

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared VTech’s acquisition of LeapFrog Enterprises. The CMA found that the merger may not be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition in the supply of learning toys for 0-5 year-olds, children tablets and content or future innovation in

Global acquires full stake in Yum Yum Tree restaurants chain

The alternative asset management arm of Global Investment House, Global Capital Management (GCM), has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Yum Yum Tree Food Court, one of the largest quick service restaurants (QSR) managers in the Gulf region. Established in 1995 with five restaurants in Bahrain and one in

Apax fund acquires remaining stake in Unilabs

The joint owners of Switzerland-based Unilabs, private equity funds Apax Europe VI, Nordic Capital Fund VI and Apax France VII, have accepted an offer from Apax IX, advised by Apax Partners, for the acquisition of their respective stakes in Unilabs. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.  

SEP completes exit from Skyscanner

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed its exit from Skyscanner, following the formal completion of the company’s GBP1.4 billion sale to Ctrip, a Chinese online travel services provider. SEP, which was Skyscanner’s largest shareholder, owned approximately one third of the Edinburgh-headquartered travel search company and made its initial investment back

Noerr advises Foodpanda on USD100m sale of Delivery Club

Noerr has advised long term client Foodpanda on the sale of Russian food delivery company Delivery Club to Mail.Ru Group, one of Russia’s largest Internet companies. Mail.Ru Group will acquire 100 per cent of Delivery Club in an all cash transaction. The total deal value is USD100 million. The deal

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