As part of a recent mandate to acquire EUR500m worth of assets, B Capital Partners has guided its client through the purchase of two wind portfolios made up of over 80 MW of operational wind park assets from across Europe’s expanding green energy sector. The initial portfolio (57MW) was
Mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe has exited its Fund II investment in AFI-Uplift, the powered access equipment company, in a transaction that involves the simultaneous acquisition of two smaller businesses at a total deal value of GBP85m. The transaction sees Rutland Partners acquire a majority stake in AFI-Uplift.
HgCapital has sold ATC to Intertrust for an enterprise value of EUR303m. This realisation represents an investment multiple of approximately 2.2x original cost and a gross IRR of 37 per cent over the two year investment period for HgCapital’s clients. HgCapital completed its investment into Amsterdam-based ATC in
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners’ Winch Capital 2 fund has taken a minority stake in MCI, joining existing investor Iris Capital, which invested in MCI in 2010, in backing the professional congress and conference organiser (PCO). MCI has a strong presence in the pharmaceutical sector. Almost 100 senior executives
Kölleda-based Funkwerk AG has sold its UK subsidiary, Funkwerk Information Technologies York, to the Trapeze Group of Canada. Funkwerk Information Technologies York has until now been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Funkwerk Information Technologies, Kiel, which is in turn wholly owned by Funkwerk AG, headquartered in Kölleda. An international
Rutland Partners has completed the simultaneous acquisitions of AFI-Uplift in the UK, Access Rental Gulf in the Middle East and Hi-Reach in the UK, for a combined enterprise value of circa GBP85m. AFI-Uplift (AFI), owned by its management team and Equistone, is a provider of powered access equipment rental
SVG Capital has completed the sale of 50.1 per cent of SVG Advisers to Aberdeen Asset Management. The combined business will be branded Aberdeen SVG and will be led by SVG Capital’s chief executive Lynn Fordham (pictured). Aberdeen SVG brings together SVG Advisers’ and Aberdeen’s private equity teams’
SoftBank Capital, a venture group affiliated with Japan’s SoftBank Corp, has raised an additional USD51.02m to invest in early-stage New York State technology startups. The additional capital extends SoftBank Capital’s position as a complete early-to-late stage investment partner with an ongoing commitment to New York’s emerging technology scene. SoftBank
Funky Chunky, a Consolidated Investment Group (CIG) company, has acquired the assets of Gracious Gifts, the creators of FunkyChunky and its line of customised gifts and artisanal gourmet snack items. “Funky Chunky will use the knowledge, vision, resources, and management expertise of Consolidated Investment Group to grow FunkyChunky into
TuneIn, a service for listening to the world’s radio, has completed a USD25m round of funding led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Google Ventures and General Catalyst Partners. TuneIn has also surpassed one billion listening hours in the first four months of
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