EMEA mid-market M&A activity was valued at USD12.2bn in October, down 12 per cent from September’s USD13.9bn and down 34.9 per cent from October 2008’s USD18.7bn, according to research by Thomson Reuters. The year on year average rank value to Ebitda has decreased by 16 per cent on average with
Arendt & Medernach, the largest law firm in Luxembourg, has opened a new office in Hong Kong following similar expansions in Brussels, New York, London and Dubai. The opening of the office will enable the firm to better serve its clients and law firms with which it works closely in
IMS Health, a provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds managed by TPG Capital and the CPP Investment Board. The transaction has a total value of USD5.2bn, including the assumption of debt. The agreement was
Albion Ventures, a UK venture capital investor, predicts that the venture capital trust market could double in size this tax year to GBP250m-GBP300m from GBP150m in the tax year 2008/2009. Albion believes that VCTs have become more attractive due to a combination of factors. VCTs, with 30 per cent income
Lime Rock, a private equity firm focusing on the global energy sector, has closed Lime Rock Resources II with USD410m in total capital commitments. Like the first Lime Rock Resources fund, Lime Rock Resources II will seek to acquire, directly operate, and improve lower-risk oil and gas properties in the
Argo Capital Management’s Shamillia Sivathambu (pictured) examines the implications of the formation of a credit bubble in the emerging markets. The MSCI Global Emerging Markets Index is up more than 60%, eclipsing the 30+% highs of its developed market counterparts while credit spreads have just had their best six month
A team of global commercial fraud lawyers and investment professionals is launching a USD150m investment fund, named Echemus, to underwrite the investigation, seizure and recovery of worldwide assets for victims of fraud. The team is led by Martin Kenney, a renowned commercial fraud lawyer and asset recovery specialist currently engaged
Growth equity firm WestView Capital Management has closed WestView Capital Partners II, a USD325m private equity fund that will invest in middle-market growth companies in partnership with management teams. WestView Capital Partners II will be managed by a group of private equity investors who have worked together for many years
International law firm Watson, Farley & Williams has advised Coal of Africa, listed on AIM, ASX and JSE, on a placing to raise GBP56.9m. A total of 59,867,731 new ordinary shares of no par value in Coal of Africa have been placed by J.P. Morgan Cazenove as sole global co-ordinator
MMC Ventures has made a GBP1.2m equity investment in e-trader group. e-trader specialises in the clearance and overstock sector by offering retailers and manufacturers access to both the trade and consumer markets via one single online platform. MMC’s investment enabled e-trader to complete its acquisition of koodos.com which adds a
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