Taiyo Pacific Partners has accumulated in excess of 5 per cent in Hitachi Maxell to become the second largest shareholder in the provider of micro batteries, camera lens and LED headlamp lenses for cars. Taiyo Pacific Partners is a pioneer of friendly engagement investing in Japan and has been proactively
NorthEdge-backed Accrol Group Holdings has revealed plans to to float on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Dealings are expected to commence on AIM on 10 June 2016. Established in 1993 by the Hussain family, Accrol has grown to become a leading supplier of tissue products, supplying both
ClickDimensions, a provider of marketing automation and email marketing technology, has received a growth equity investment from Accel-KKR, a leading technology-focused private equity firm. The new partnership will allow ClickDimensions to continue its significant growth while making additional investments in existing products and driving further product innovation in the marketing
Investec Bank has arranged the long term refinancing of a portfolio of four UK projects totalling 40MW solar portfolio owned by Canadian Solar Inc (CSIQ). The long term debt was provided by Bayern LB after Investec ran competitive process for Canadian Solar. Investec originally provided a short term bridging facility
Ergomed is acquiring Haemostatix from a group of UK-based VC investors including Albion Ventures, Catapult Ventures, Esperante, as well as Nesta and the Wellcome Trust for an initial consideration of GBP8.0 million, with a contingent consideration of GBP20.0 million. Nottingham based Haemostatix, a spin-out of the University of Nottingham, is
RINA is to acquire the entire share capital of Edif Group Limited (Edif), a portfolio company of Phoenix Equity Partners (Phoenix), for GBP118.5 million (around EUR151 million). The acquisition represents a further step towards the fulfilment of RINA’s broader growth strategy, which will increase its geographical coverage, and deliver a
Aquila Capital is providing institutional investors with access to its latest diversified renewable energy portfolio – the Aquila Capital Renewables Fund III – via a bond solution. The securitisation, which already has been given an indicative investment grade rating by an ESMA-recognised rating agency, is targeting an A- rating thanks
Malta has addressed one of the biggest issues in European fund management – the speed to market – with its new Notified Alternative Investment Funds (NAIF) framework, according to Jeremy Leach, Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Partners Group (MPG). Malta, together with Luxembourg, is one of the first two
Swedish company reconstruction firm FrontOffice Nordic AB, which raised almost EUR600,000 from crowdfunding investors on FundedByMe in February 2016, has been listed on the Nordic Growth Market (NGM) stock exchange. This makes FrontOffice the first successfully crowdfunded company in Scandinavia, and one of the first in Europe, to be listed
American International Group (AIG) has launched a new insurance product developed specifically to protect investors on equity crowdfunding platforms against issuer fraud. Crowdfunding platforms enable innovators to bring their ideas to life and also give retail investors the opportunity to provide capital for start-ups and growth stage companies around the
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