Orliman, owned by The Riverside Company, has acquired the French orthopedic company Soft Medical Europe (SM Europe). SM Europe designs and distributes non-invasive braces and supports in France. The company’s broad portfolio of 120 high quality and value-oriented products are sold under its own brands Ortheis, KidOrtho and FeetPad, and
PetSmart is to be acquired by a consortium led by BC Partners, Inc at a price of USD83.00 per share in cash, representing a premium of approximately 39% over PetSmart’s unaffected closing share price on 2 July, 2014. The consortium includes Funds advised by BC Partners (BC Funds), alongside several
Kuwait Pipe Industries and Oil Services Company (Kuwait Pipes) has signed a settlement term sheet for the commercial debt of around KWD130mn with its participating commercial lenders to bring a comprehensive and permanent solution to the Company’s capital structure. The settlement term sheet was signed by Abdulkareem Abdullah Al-Mutawa, Board
German Equity Partners IV (GEP IV), a fund managed by the German private equity firm ECM Equity Capital Management (ECM), has acquired 100% of the equity of travel operator Leitner. The shares, previously wholly owned by the Blankenburg family, have been transferred to GEP IV with effect from 8 December.
Circle Squared Alternative Investments (CSQ) has partnered with USD1.5bn money management and investment consulting firm Strategic Capital Alternatives (SCA). SCA provides customised investment portfolio models and operational platforms to independent registered investment advisors (RIAs). The partnership is aiming to empower advisors who work with SCA to capitalise on an investment
Global assets under management* of the private real estate industry have reached USD742bn, an all-time high for the industry, and up from USD697bn as of the end of 2013. Preqin’s Andrew Moylan takes a look at the latest stats on the industry. Preqin’s latest research shows the private equity real
French private equity firm Idinvest Partners is now managing assets on behalf of French and international investors of in excess of EUR5 billion. The firm has backed 3,500 companies since its launch in 1997 and spin-off from the Allianz Group in 2010. Since Idinvest Partners became independent 4 years ago,
DigitalOcean has secured a USD50 million credit facility from funds managed by global investment firm Fortress Investment Group LLC. This announcement comes on the heels of Netcraft’s report detailing DigitalOcean’s meteoric rise to the third largest hosting company in the world. "This financing illustrates Fortress’s continuing interest in the data
Growthgate Capital’s portfolio company Gama Aviation has proposed a GBP82 million (USD127 million) reverse takeover with Hangar 8, an international operator listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Subject to completion in early January 2015, the new business, Gama Aviation Plc (AIM: GMAA) will be listed with
The Standard Life European Private Equity Trust’s (SLEPET) net asset value per ordinary share (NAV) rose by 5.8% to 257.4p during the year ended 30 September 2014. The NAV total return to shareholders was 7.7%. The Company’s portfolio, including net realised gains and income, generated a return of 9.7% during
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