Law firm Paul Hastings has advised HSBC, Lloyds and ING in relation to a new revolving credit facility which will replace Brammer’s existing financing upon Advent International acquiring the company. The proposed acquisition of the company by Advent International will proceed via a scheme of arrangement. Brammer is a
Noerr has advised Passauer Neue Presse (PNP) on its purchase of the Donaukurier publishing group, effective 1 January 2017. Passauer Neue Presse is continuing its expansion course with this takeover. In the past few years, PNP has already taken over newspapers in southern Bavaria. The present transaction is still
Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central and South Eastern Europe, is to acquire 100 per cent of shares in Profi Rom Food, the largest supermarket chain in Romania, from Polish Enterprise Fund VI. This is the largest deal ever completed by a private equity firm in
BDC Capital is planning to launch a USD135 million venture capital fund to support Canadian energy and cleantech start-up businesses with global potential. BDC Capital’s Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund II will invest in 15 to 20 high-impact Canadian start-up firms that demonstrate efficiency and strong scalability.
Law firm Howard Kennedy has advised Tasty plc on a share placing that has raised GBP9 million. The proceeds from the fundraising, which completed on 9 November, will be used to support the continued expansion of its restaurant brands. Tasty operates in the casual dining market under the dim-t
LeapFrog Investments has acquired a USD22 million majority stake in Kenya’s Goodlife Pharmacy, the largest direct investment in the East African retail pharmacy sector to date. The acquisition, from private equity firm Catalyst Principal Partners, is part of LeapFrog’s plan to diversify its private equity investments into a closely linked
Clearwater International has advised the shareholders of the UK’s MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) Limited on its cross-border sale to L-3 Communications, a New York headquartered provider of communications and electronic systems products used on military and commercial platforms. MacDonald Humfrey specialises in the deployment of checkpoint security and wider aviation solutions,
L Catterton, a consumer-focused private equity firm, has closed its eighth buyout fund, L Catterton Partners VIII, at USD2.75 billion, including commitments from limited partners and the general partner of L Catterton. The oversubscribed fund received strong support from existing investors as well as select new investors around the globe.
Sunoco Logistics Partners (SXL) is to acquire Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) in a unit-for-unit transaction. The transaction was approved by the boards of directors and conflicts committees of both partnerships and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017, subject to receipt of ETP unitholder approval and other
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has acquired a portfolio of UK onshore wind farms from RES (Renewable Energy Systems) in one of the largest single acquisitions made by its infrastructure platform to date. The portfolio includes three operational assets: Jacks Lane Wind Farm (six turbines,
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