Almost five years after ABN AMRO Participaties took over Kiwa from the Dutch water companies through the ACTA investment company, it is about to step down as major shareholder in favour of a secondary management buyout supported by NPM Capital. The documents for the intended transaction will be signed
Firelake Capital, a California-based private equity firm, has selected Navatar Private Equity Cloud to manage its fundraising, deal flow, portfolio and capital calls/distributions. Navatar Private Equity provides out-of-the-box functionality and workflows essential for private equity firms. It runs entirely in salesforce.com’s cloud and is available for a low monthly fee.
Richard Walsh (pictured), Head of Emerging Markets at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, on emerging market exposure to the Eurozone’s periphery… The likelihood of a full-blown debt crisis in Greece has recently declined, but we expect tensions to persist in the euro zone periphery. Greece has now to implement its just-adopted
Global Resource Solutions, Inc (GRS), a leading provider of mission and operational support solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community, has received a minority investment from FedCap Partners, LLC. Founded in 2006, GRS has achieved significant growth over the last five years, winning key contracts within the
The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX), is to make an investment of approximately USD33 million in FINO Limited (FINO) for a significant minority stake in the firm. FINO is a pioneer in providing integrated technology solutions and physical network to enable financial inclusion in India. FINO is a channel with enabling
Cognetas LLP, an independent mid-market European private equity firm, has agreed to sell KSM Castings Group (KSM) to China’s CITIC Dicastal Wheel Manufacturing Co, Ltd (CITIC Dicastal), one of the world’s largest suppliers of cast aluminum wheels for the automotive industry. In 2005, Cognetas led the management buy-out of KSM
Private Equity firms invested about USD2,916 million across 112 deals in India during the quarter ended June 2011, according to a study by Venture Intelligence (http://www.ventureintelligence.in), a research service focused on Private Equity and M&A transaction activity in the country. The amount invested during the quarter was over 45% more
PGL, the privately-owned financial services development capital group, has signed a definitive agreement to dispose of its majority stake in Origin Asset Management, LLP, (Origin) to Principal Global Investors, LLC, a leading global asset manager and a member of the Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG). Total consideration, including proceeds to other
eBay Inc has agreed to acquire Zong, a leading provider of payments through mobile carrier billing, for total consideration of approximately USD240 million in cash. Zong leverages connections with more than 250 mobile network operators around the world, offering localised, secure and easy-to-use payments capabilities for digital goods and services
Better Capital Limited’s BECAP Fund LP (the fund) has entered into an agreement to acquire the UK and Irish business of Spicers, a pan-European supplier of stationery and office products, which is currently a subsidiary of DS Smith Plc, from Unipapel SA. The agreement is conditional upon the proposed disposal
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