Wool Overs, the online and mail order knitwear retailer, has been acquired by private equity firm Langholm Capital. Clearwater International advised the founders of Wool Overs, Mark and Clare Shenton, on the sale. Founded by Mark and Clare in 1989, Wool Overs has developed from a business selling cable-knit sweaters
Private equity firm Permira has successfully completed the acquisition of Medora Snacks (Medora) and Ideal Snacks Holding Corporation (Ideal). As of the closing, the Permira funds combined Medora and Ideal under a holding company called BFY Holdings I. With the backing of the Permira funds, BFY Holdings will be
JTC has added significantly to its global fund servicing capabilities with the major acquisition of Kleinwort Benson’s Fund Administration business in the Channel Islands and South Africa. The transaction, which relates to the whole of Kleinwort Benson’s Fund Administration business in Guernsey, Jersey and South Africa, will give JTC its
Franklin Square Capital Partners has provided a USD150 million first lien secured term loan to Latham Pool Products, a manufacturer of in-ground residential swimming pools and components. Latham is a portfolio company of Littlejohn & Company (Littlejohn), a Greenwich, CT based private equity investment firm focused on the middle market.
Lawyers at Baker Botts advised clients on 35 major merger & acquisition transactions valued at a total of USD65.6 billion during the first half of 2015. The firm’s activity is up approximately 16 per cent (USD9 billion) compared to the first half of 2014 when the firm worked on transactions
Euronext subsidiary EnterNext, is to launch TechShare, an educational programme designed especially for fast-growing tech companies, in September 2015. EnterNext has created this pan-European course to familiarise innovative businesses with capital markets and give them the information they need to take their companies to market. EnterNext is aware of
Taliance, an analytics software provider in the alternative investment marketplace, has selected Hipercept, to serve as its channel partner for North and South America. Taliance’s software solution, GlobalAsset, complements the technology infrastructure of alternative asset investment firms through real-time, dynamic forecasting, scenario modelling, and consolidated analytics capability for the front
Livingstone’s Debt Advisory has advised Ding on its acquisition of US based iSend. Livingstone arranged debt facilities to support the acquisition and fund other projects. Ding is a provider of international top-up services for mobile phones and is headquartered in Dublin, with offices across the globe. Ding is a service
LBO France has completed the acquisition, from Roger Zannier, of IKKS, a French ready-to-wear clothing brands focused on the “casual chic” segment. LBO France became the majority shareholder and Roger Zannier retained about 30 per cent of the company's capital. Furthermore, Silverfern, a fund specialised in co-investment, entered the capital
For any hedge fund manager, winning a mandate from a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is the Holy Grail. These are the biggest institutional investors on the planet and also offer, potentially, the stickiest capital given their multi-year investment horizons. One should therefore take encouragement from the fact that SWF allocations
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