ECP’s Fund III portfolio company, IHS Mauritius, has secured an additional USD1.035bn of equity and debt to fund new tower purchases and existing tower upgrades. Following the equity capital raising process, which was led and managed by ECP, IHS has secured a total USD555m of new investment from an
FS Investment Corporation (FSIC) and FS Investment Corporation II (FSIC II), together with private equity firm Altamont Capital Partners, have committed to a USD294m proprietary loan financing for Billabong International Limited. Billabong is an international manufacturer and distributor of surfwear and extreme sports apparel. The financing commitment provided by
Transom Capital Group has sold Baltic Latvian Universal Electronics (dba Blue Microphones) to The Riverside Company. Blue Microphones represents the first exit from Transom Capital Fund I. Founded in 1995, Blue is a rapidly growing developer and marketer of premium quality microphones for professionals and consumers. The
The fundamentals for strong merger and acquisition activity remain in place despite a slowdown in US M&A activity in the first half of 2013, according to PwC US. Buyers remain extremely active in identifying, evaluating and competing to acquire assets in the market. Dealmakers are placing a premium
A total of 312 Israeli high-tech companies attracted USD967m from local and foreign investors in H1 2013, slightly above the USD962m raised by 270 companies in H1/2012, but almost eight per cent down from USD1.05bn invested in 286 companies in H1/2011. One hundred and eighty-four VC-backed deals attracted USD763m or
JenaValve Technology, a venture capital-backed developer of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) systems for the treatment of aortic valve disease, has raised USD62.5m in a series C venture round. The financing was led by Belgium-based Gimv, a publicly traded investment company with more than 30 years of experience in
An affiliate of Atlanta-based private equity firm Roark Capital Group has acquired the 65 unit Miller’s Ale House, a growing casual dining restaurant chain with approximately USD300m in system-wide sales, from Jack Miller and SKM Equity Fund III. This investment is Roark’s 26th multi-unit company, 13th restaurant brand, and second
Private equity firm Beacon Equity Partners has completed the sale of Anaqua and SGA2 SAS to Insight Venture Partners. Beacon founded Anaqua, a provider of intellectual property software, in 2005. “Eight years ago, we recognised what Anaqua could one day become. Today, thanks to the hard work and
By the end of Q1 2013 total assets in the alternative UCITS space advanced by 29 per cent year-on-year to EUR155billion. But this is still a small share of total UCITS AuM of around EUR6.6trillion. With performance picking up, even as regulation tightens, the experts believe there is plenty of
Wynyard Group has secured the customer contracts and exclusive rights and intellectual property of the MHA Gateway service, an online anti-financial crime resource, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is in line with Wynyard’s strategy of growing its global customer base, and will further enhance Wynyard’s financial crime offering.
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