Gide has advised BioMérieux, a specialist in the field of in-vitro diagnostics, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Suzhou Hybiome Biomedical Engineering Co, Ltd. As part of the deal, the French listed company (Euronext Paris: BIM) acquired 54 per cent of the shares in Hybiome for a valuation
East Capital has promoted Tim Umberger, the firm’s Deputy Head of Eastern Europe, to Partner. Umberger joins current partners, Albin Rosengren (Dubai), Jacob Grapengiesser (Moscow), Karine Hirn (Hong Kong) and Peter Elam Håkansson (Stockholm). Umberger is based in Moscow and advises on the Balkan strategy and Eastern European
Mobile home holiday operator, European Campaign Group, has started exclusive negotiations to acquire Palmiers Ocean, a French tour operator specialising in mobile home holidays, based in La-Roche-Sur-Yon (Vendee). With over 20 years’ experience, Palmiers Ocean offers over 20,000 trips across 56 destinations, including 48 in France, six in Spain and
Cairngorm Capital Partners has acquired timber merchant Arnold Laver & Co Limited, which, with Cairngorm Capital’s other timber brands; Thornbridge, North Yorkshire Timber and Rembrand will create the largest independent timber business in the UK. Revenues are close to GBP250 million for the combined business, which will now be known
Schulte Roth & Zabel International (SRZ) has appointed Emily Brown as a partner in the Investment Management Group, resident in the firm’s London office. Brown joins the firm from Macfarlanes. Brown advises private equity and venture capital sponsors on fundraising, managed accounts and the capital-raising process, as well as on
The Private Equity Women Investment Network (PEWIN), a membership organisation for senior women leaders in private equity, dedicated to advancing diversity and forming business relationships among women investors in the industry, held the inaugural event for its new Boston Chapter on 1 November. The more than 40 guests included senior
French venture capital firm Serena has chosen IHS Markit’s iLEVEL platform to collect, monitor, and report on portfolio data for the company’s EUR300 million portfolio. Serena, which was founded in 2008 and focuses on early growth start-ups that bring disruption through digital innovations, will also use iLEVEL to automate reporting
DWS Group has appointed Kumber Husain as Head of Private Equity, Americas. Based in New York, Husain will report to Mark McDonald, Global Head of Private Equity, who joined DWS in November 2017. In this newly created role, Husain will focus on the sourcing and execution of direct co-investment and
BlaBlaCar, a long-distance carpooling platform, has made an offer to acquire Ouibus, a subsidiary of SNCF and French bus operator. This will allow BlaBlaCar to broaden, for the first time, its mobility offer beyond carpooling. BlaBlaCar has also announced a EUR101 million investment involving SNCF and existing BlaBlaCar investors.
Avaloq, a global provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) and Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) solutions to banks and wealth managers, has launched Avaloq Ventures AG, which will provide access to venture capital funding and growth support for start-ups and fast-growing fintech businesses. Avaloq Ventures will enable funding
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