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Takeaway.com acquires Benelux businesses of Just Eat

Takeaway.com has acquired the Benelux businesses of Just Eat is a cash deal worth EUR22.5 million, of which 80 per cent was paid on completion and 20 per cent will be paid six months after completion, subject to the satisfaction of certain obligations.  Jitse Groen, CEO and founder of Takeaway.com,

Emerald Technology Ventures launches fourth venture fund

Guernsey firms Carey Olsen and Northern Trust have assisted Emerald Technology Ventures, a specialist in industrial technology investments, on the launch of its fourth venture fund, Emerald Industrial Innovation Fund LP (EIIF). EIIF will invest in parallel with Emerald's other active fund, Emerald Cleantech Fund III, in early and expansion

Anthemis Group holds first close of Anthemis Venture Fund I

Anthemis Group has held the first close of the Anthemis Venture Fund I, which will focus on early stage venture investments, providing pre-seed, seed and series A financing to digitally native financial services startups across North America and Europe.  The fund is anchored by the European Investment Fund (“EIF”), as

TPG Capital to acquire majority stake in cloud-based logistics platform Transporeon

Private equity platform TPG Capital is to acquire a majority interest in Transporeon from The Riverside Company and other shareholders. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. Transporeon offers various connectivity-focused applications for the different stages of freight execution,

RightCapital secures USD1m seed investment

RightCapital, a financial planning platform for registered investment advisors and independent broker-dealers, has secured USD1 million in a seed capital fund raise led by Camellia Venture Capital with other individual strategic investors also participating. Camellia Venture Capital is a New Jersey based venture capital firm that focus on early-stage, high-growth

HIG Capital completes acquisition of Symplicity Corporation

An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired 100 per cent of Symplicity Corporation. Headquartered in Arlington, Vitgina, Symplicity sells SaaS-based solutions to over 1,200 colleges and graduate school programs that help manage all aspects of a student’s life on campus, including career services, academics, behavioural

Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance supports NFT’s acquisition of NR Evans

Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has supported NFT Group’s GBP20 million-plus acquisition of owner-managed logistics company NR Evans with a debt package of GBP13 million.  Founded by Neil Evans, NR Evans is a leading UK temperature controlled distribution business, delivering over GBP1 billion of chilled and ambient product annually via

BMO Financial Group completes acquisition of M&A advisory firm Greene Holcomb Fisher

BMO Financial Group has completed the acquisition of the business of M&A advisory firm Greene Holcomb Fisher (GHF). The transaction complements BMO Capital Markets' existing M&A practice by significantly increasing BMO's number of global M&A professionals. In the United States, the transaction expands and deepens BMO's footprint, raising deal flow

JZCP sells Fidor Bank

JZ Capital Partners Ltd (JZCP), the London listed fund that invests in US and European micro-cap companies and US real estate, is to sell its equity interest in Fidor Bank AG (Fidor) to Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France. JZCP first invested in Fidor in August 2013

Crowdfunding deals fall for the first time

The latest issue of Beauhurst’s The Deal shows that deal numbers in Britain’s start-ups and high growth companies in the first half of 2016 have fallen over 20 per cent compared to the second half of 2015.  The firm writes that it appears that the EU referendum and its impact

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