Becker & Poliakoff represented APR Energy, a provider of major turnkey temporary power generation services, and its management, in a USD250 million strategic investment transaction with private investment funds separately managed by Soros Fund Management LLC and Albright Capital Management LLC. The transaction provides substantial new growth capital, which APR

Yorkville Advisors, LLC (Yorkville), the US-based alternative investment manager, is pleased to announce it has entered into a GBP15 million Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (SEDA) on behalf of one of its funds with Jubilee Platinum plc (AIM:JLP / JSE:JLB), a mining exploration and development company with a focus on platinum

AXA Private Equity, the leading European diversified private equity firm, has signed an agreement for the sale of the fine chemicals company CABB to the private equity firm Bridgepoint. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.   AXA Private Equity acquired the company headquartered in Sulzbach, Germany in

Private equity firm GI Partners (GI) and investment advisory firm Principal Company have acquired EUR214 million (face value) of first lien, non-conforming residential mortgages whose underlying collateral assets are in the Netherlands. Following an improvement in the Dutch unemployment rate, which is a key driver of borrower defaults, and other

Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) has acquired a significant majority stake in The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd, a developer of visual effects (VFX) software, from Advent Venture Partners (Advent) and other stakeholders.   Falcon Investment Advisors, LLC (Falcon) has converted its current ownership in The Foundry into mezzanine notes

Middle market private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has held a final closing on commitments totalling USD225 million for its small business investment company fund, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners SBIC Fund, LP. Investors in the fund include a diverse group of domestic and international limited partners. Since its founding

Cordiant Capital Inc (Cordiant), the Montreal based fund manager that specialises in loans to emerging markets, has committed USD50 million to fund the expansion of Iraq’s mobile phone network. Mobile penetration in Iraq is estimated at just 77%, lagging far behind most of its neighbouring countries where penetration rates are

NBGI Private Equity, has been advised by Olswang LLP on the GBP9m management buyout of Facilities Services Group Ltd (FSG) from Spice Ltd. FSG is the UK market leader in the provision of integrated facilities management services to large, multi-site operators in the retail, leisure and property sectors. FSG appointed

BaltCap, a private equity and venture capital investor in the Baltics, has acquired a shareholding in SIA Runway, one of the leading business process outsourcing service providers in the Baltic States. BaltCap Private Equity Fund advised by BaltCap has acquired 40.82% of Runway’s shares from the company’s largest shareholder, Norwegian