Rockaway Capital is to acquire 100 per cent of Central European online retail business Netretail Holding and Heureka, the No1 online price comparison website in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, from Naspers and other minority shareholders. The EUR200 million-plus acquisition puts revenue from Rockaway Capital's e-commerce holdingson track to exceed
MUFG Fund Services has selected Markit’s private equity services to provide valuations for illiquid debt and unlisted equity positions. MUFG Fund Services is part of MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and provides administration services for more than 1,100 alternative funds worldwide.
Baring Private Equity has secured regulatory approvals to complete its previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in Vistra Group from IK Investment Partners. Vistra Group’s management team continue to hold a significant shareholding in the company. Martin Crawford, CEO of Vistra Group, says: “Our partnership with Baring Asia
Audax Private Equity has formed a platform in the specialty coatings and adhesives markets through the acquisition of California Products Corporation (CPC), together with its existing investment in Nicoat, a formulator of specialty packaging and printing coatings. CPC expands the platform into the architectural, sports surfaces, and specialty construction coatings
A new qualification, the Certificate in Finance and Technology (CFT), has launched as the first and only global qualification designed specifically for technologists in financial institutions. The CFT is unique in giving technology professionals in financial services organisations a genuine understanding of the business context in which they operate. By
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is to acquire Interactive Data Corporation (IDC), a provider of financial market data, analytics and related trading solutions, from Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus. The acquisition is valued at approximately USD5.2 billion, including USD3.65 billion in cash and USD1.55 billion in ICE common stock, and adds technology
Browne Jacobson’s corporate finance team has advised the management of Gala Coral on the GBP241m acquisition of Gala Bingo Holdings Limited (Gala Bingo) by Caledonia Investments plc (‘Caledonia). With its Headquarters situated in Nottingham, Gala Bingo manages 130 clubs throughout the UK and holds an impressive 38% market share with
Specialist private equity investor Calculus Capital Ltd is seeking to raise up to GBP8 million through a new D share class offer for the Calculus VCT. Proceeds from the fundraising will be used to follow Calculus Capital’s proven strategy of investing in well-established smaller companies with capable and experienced management
The Georgian Co-Investment Fund (GCF), a USD6 billion private equity fund based in Georgia, and Georgian construction company AXIS are to build Axis Towers, twin skyscrapers which, when complete, will be the tallest buildings in Tiblisi. GCF will own 50 per cent of the completed development, while the other 50
minicabit, a UK-based online mini-cab price comparison and booking service, has secured GBP1.4 million in funding from some of the UK’s best known investors and business leaders. The funding was heavily oversubscribed, led by Hambro Perks alongside the team at Oakley Capital. Hambro Perks recently backed Laundrapp, the on-demand app
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