European Capital and its consolidated subsidiaries have received proceeds of EUR28.8m from exiting their two investments in Alliance Industrie and Financiere Alliance Industrie (Alliance Automotive Group). European Capital's exit comes as Alliance Automotive Group's shareholders have decided to refinance its indebtedness with a EUR185m high-yield private bond. European Capital
Ardian, the independent private investment company, is to acquire an additional five per cent equity stake in the CLH Group, the Spanish oil products and storage company, from Compañía Española de Petróleos (CEPSA). With this investment, Ardian will become the largest shareholder in the company, increasing its shareholding to 15
Friedkin Capital Partners, owned and operated by Houston businessman Dan Friedkin, has teamed with the Harmon family, owners of Auberge Resorts, by investing in the boutique luxury resorts owner and operator. Friedkin will serve as chairman of the board and Mark Harmon, the CEO and founder, will continue to serve
SHIFT has raised USD6m in Series B funding led by venture capital firm DN Capital. The new funding will be used for international expansion of SHIFT’s Open Marketing Cloud. SHIFT’s Open Marketing Cloud provides marketers access to an ecosystem of best-in-class marketing apps, allowing users to access their choice
Activa Capital has become the reference financial shareholder in Gaz Européen, an independent alternative gas distributor supplying the collective residential B2B market in France. Gaz Européen's parent company has 60 years' experience in providing energy solutions to the collective residential B2B market – property managers, heating ventilation and air conditioning
Private equity house WestBridge Capital has exited its investment in Mobile Computing Systems (MCS), securing a 3x return. MCS, which provides software for construction companies, was the last of the assets WestBridge Capital inherited when it acquired Wales Fund Management in 2008. Valerie Kendall, a partner at WestBridge Capital,
PNC Riverarch Capital has led an equity recapitalisation of Custom Molded Products (CMP), a manufacturer and distributor of injection moulded plastic components used in spas, pools, and whirlpool baths. The investment was completed with a co-investment from Florida Capital Partners. The transaction also included a significant re-investment by the
US executives are confident about 2014 deal activity, but increased volumes will rely on clear signs of an improving economy and political stability, according to EY Americas transaction advisory services. US M&A activity declined 9.2 per cent in 2013, with 7,656 deals this year compared to 8,428 last year.
Quercus Asset Selection, a company which specialises in infrastructure investments with a focus on renewable energy, has acquired a 27.7MW solar photovoltaic project from Good Energy. The project is already under construction and will be connected by March 2014. The project, one of the largest in UK, will be
ObserveIT, a provider of user activity recording and auditing software, has raised USD20m from Bain Capital Ventures. Growing over 3,500 per cent in the past five years, ObserveIT’s solution is used at more than 800 corporations in 70+ countries. ObserveIT will use the funding to expand US headquarters and
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