CitySprint has completed the acquisition of Dartford-based Bexley Couriers, bringing the number of acquisitions made by CitySprint to twenty-one, since it received investment from UK mid-market private equity firm Dunedin in 2010. It follows the acquisition of two Milton Keynes based logistics operations, CJ’s Logistics and Worldwide Logistics and
Fund performance and industry dry powder is analysed in this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Debt, Q3 2015. Fig 1 displays the median proportions of committed capital called up by the end of the first and second investment years, among all private debt funds for vintage years 2006-2014.
Preqin’s Real Estate Online currently tracks 62 South Korea-based institutions that are actively investing in the real estate asset class, collectively representing USD2.5 trillion in total assets. A large proportion of South Korea-based real estate investors are insurance companies (31 per cent) and banks or investment banks (27 per cent),
Investors in AppBox Media, a UK based developer of mobile applications and video games, will have received Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) rebates of almost GBP1million. To date, GBP720,000 of EIS claims have been made, with a further 200,000 to be submitted before Christmas. AppBox Media launched as a qualified EIS
KKR & Co is purchasing approximately 343,000 square feet, the top ten office floors, at 30 Hudson Yards and will relocate its corporate offices to the new office tower in 2020. 30 Hudson Yards is being developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group. Henry Kravis, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of
SignalSense a developer of advanced network security intelligence has closed a seed funding round of USD4.5 million. Trilogy Equity Partners (www.trilogyequity.com) led this funding round, continuing its support after SignalSense’s angel funding, which also included Ignition Partners (www.ignitionpartners.com) and Tola Capital (www.tolacapital.com). The latest capital infusion will be used by
Harbottle & Lewis has advised social intelligence company Brandwatch on its USD33 million Series C financing led by new investor Partech Ventures, with participation from existing investors Highland Europe and Nauta Capital. Partech’s investment follows previous Series A and B rounds of USD6m and USD22m led respectively by Nauta and
Bryan, Garnier & Co acted as exclusive financial advisor to My Media Group on its capital reorganisation financed by Euromezzanine through bonds issuance, which allowed management to take back full control of the company. After three years alongside Dzeta Conseil, My Media Group has achieved a 42 per cent gross
Constellation has acquired a majority stake in faircheck Schadenservice Deutschland, a provider of claims management and handling services for property insurance. Susanna Martin and Hubertus Marx founded faircheck in 2006 in Korschenbroich, Germany, with the firm’s main focus being property damage claims. It also handles claims related to breakage of
A “seller’s market” and an appetite for growth has seen merger and acquisition (M&A) activity return to its highest level this quarter since the pre-recession boom times (Q2 2008), according to the latest PCPI/PEPI analysis from BDO. The third quarter of 2015 saw a total of 631 deals completed, which
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