The attractiveness of the UK renewables market has decreased dramatically in the eyes of investors and developers, falling back to levels last seen in November 2012, according to EY's latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI). The quarterly report, which ranks the investment potential of 40 countries' renewables markets, has ranked
Private investment firm Palladium Equity Partners has acquired, through affiliates, Q'Max Solutions, an oilfield services company with operations in Latin America, North America and Asia. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1993, Q'Max is a large independent oilfield services company focused on providing drilling fluids
Private equity firm Genstar Capital has completed the acquisition of US-based Pretium Packaging from Castle Harlan. Pretium manufactures rigid plastic containers and closures that require significant technical expertise and proprietary tooling to manufacture. Pretium uses its national manufacturing footprint, design and engineering capabilities to provide customised solutions to its
Thomas Hirschberger, founder of Munich-based restaurant and bar chain Sausalitos, and EQT Expansion Capital II Limited have agreed to sell the Sausalitos Group to Ergon Capital Partners III. The transaction is currently awaiting approval from the German competition authorities and is expected to complete in July 2014. A team
European private equity firm Cinven is is to sell in-vitro diagnostics protein testing business Sebia to a consortium led by Montagu Private Equity and Astorg Partners for an undisclosed figure. The transaction will generate a 2.4x return on Cinven's original investment. During Cinven’s ownership and under chief executive Benoit
Venture capital firm Osprey Capital is making an investment into GovToday, the public sector media platform. Having raised over GBP700,000 last year, including an initial round of investment from Osprey and a grant from the North West Fund for Digital & Creative, the latest fundraising has seen a small group
Private equity firm NorthEdge Capital has committed to invest in Utiligroup, a Lancashire-based data management software and services company, pending approval from parent company Bglobal’s shareholders. Founded in 1997, the business, located in Chorley, provides data management software and services to the energy sector. Utiligroup has helped a total of
Mid-market private equity house LDC has agreed to back the GBP45 million management buyout (MBO) of Anite Travel Limited. Anite Travel specialises in providing reservation systems to tour operators such as TUI and Thomas Cook. Anite plc’s stated strategy is to focus on developing its leading position in wireless
Energy-focused private equity firm First Reserve’s Fund XIII has entered into a strategic cooperation with Hainan Zhenghe Industrial Group. The parties plan to pursue oil and gas investment opportunities in China and Central Asia. In addition, Zhenghe will act as a potential source of capital in support of First
HighWire Press, a technology service provider to scholarly publishers and an auxiliary unit of Stanford University Libraries, has received a significant equity investment from private equity firm Accel-KKR. The new partnership enables HighWire to further its investment in strategic initiatives and digital innovations in internet-based publishing. The investment from
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