Schneider Electric in partnership with, CDC Group, FISEA, PROPARCO, OFID, and FFEM, has launched the Energy Access Fund to improve access to sustainable energy in sub-Saharan Africa. The new fund’s aim is tol transform lives and stimulate economic development across Africa by providing access to electricity for a million people
GE Antares, a unit of GE Capital, is serving as administrative agent on a USD60 million senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Tidel Engineering by an affiliate of Graham Partners. GE Capital Markets served as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner on this facility. Founded in 1978,
Five Arrows Principal Investments (FAPI) has completed the first closing of Five Arrows Principal Investments II, its second European lower mid-market private equity fund, with total commitments exceeding EUR493 million. Including subscriptions from Rothschild employees which are currently in progress, FAPI II's capital commitments stand at EUR508 million. This
Ares Management and GE Capital’s European Senior Secured Loan Programme (ESSLP) has provided a GBP75m financing package for CVC Growth Partners’ acquisition of Wireless Logic. The acquisition was funded by a GBP65m ESSLP Unitranche facility, which provides flexible and deliverable financing solutions of scale. In addition, a GBP10M working capital
Funds managed by the private equity business of Neuberger Berman have acquired a minority interest in CSC ServiceWorks (CSC). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. CSC is the largest North American route-based service provider of multi-family housing and commercial laundry services, as well as the global leader in
Acuity Trading, the UK news analytics company, has secured SEIS financing to accelerate the company’s growth in to the retail financial market and fund development of its sentiment-based products. The funding initiative, led by The Jenson Seed EIS Fund, will be also be used to expand its reach in key
Private equity firm Agilitas’ portfolio company Recover Nordic has acquired Relita Industri och Skadeservice (Relita), one of the largest providers of damage control services in Sweden. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Relita was founded by its CEO Torbjorn Borgstrom and Per Johnsson in 1996. As a result
Patina Rail, a consortium comprising Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Hermes Infrastructure, is to acquire a 40% shareholding in Eurostar International Limited from the UK Government. CDPQ and Hermes Infrastructure intend to own 30% and 10% of Eurostar respectively. Eurostar’s other shareholders will comprise Société Nationale
Private equity backed senior executive recruitment firm, Rowan Group has exceeded its GBP1m turnover target to year-ending December 31 2014. The company is planning to appoint up to 10 new staff in 2015 to support further growth. In the last year the company, which operates through its Rowan Finance and
The German financial regulator (BaFin) has recently adopted a reciprocal private placement policy whereby German funds not within scope of AIFMD are allowed to be privately placed into other EU member states, with corresponding funds from EU member states allowed to be privately placed into Germany on an expedited basis.
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