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Winston & Strawn advises Mid Gym on GBP145m AIM IPO

The London office of international law firm Winston & Strawn represented Mind Gym PLC on its GBP145 million listing on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The transaction involved a GBP50 million vendor placing by founders and employees and on admission to trading, Mind Gym had a market

Gide advises Chalco on strategic mining investments in the Republic of Guinea

Gide has advised Chalco Hong Kong Limited (Chalco HK) on the negotiation and signing of a mining convention with the Republic of Guinea for the development of the Boffa Nord and Boffa Sud bauxite mining blocks. The project has an initial investment valued at approximately USD706 million.   Chalco HK,

Rock Hill Capital makes investment in LQC Holdings

Rock Hill Capital Group (Rock Hill) has completed a majority recapitalisation of LQC Pipe and Supply, (LQC), a Houston-based wholesale distribution business providing pipes, valves and fittings to midstream and downstream end-users. LQC was founded in 2008 by Frank “Skip” Spinale. In 2012, his business partner, Tim Rodabough, joined the

Martin Lennon, Infracapital

Greenfield and brownfield investing

These are propitious times for European infrastructure managers. The European Commission has estimated that around EUR200 billion is needed to upgrade Europe’s infrastructure during the current decade for transmission grids and gas pipelines.   “Clearly the opportunity set in infrastructure is vast and continuing,” comments Martin Lennon, Co Founder and

Frederic Palanque, Conquest Asset Management

The ongoing industrial transformation

Traditional European infrastructure is going through a period of transition. Digital communication technology and a push towards sustainable energy production is leading to a move away from a centralised, regulated and vertical model to more of a distributed, connected model that scales laterally. This is giving rise to a slew of

James Williams, Hedgeweek

Infrastructure trends shaping tomorrow’s world

European infrastructure is an exciting space today for investors. Mega trends, such as digitalisation, decarbonisation, and changing city demographics (in terms of transportation and mobility) are pushing countries to re-think their infrastructure systems and re-engineer them to cope with 21st century living. Within the energy space alone, this means reducing reliance

Monomoy Capital Partners acquires Edsal

Monomoy Capital Partners III (Monomoy) has acquired Edsal Manufacturing Co (Edsal), a provider of residential steel storage racks sold at retail. Edsal, started in 1957 by Edwin Saltzberg, manufactures, sources and distributes branded and private label storage products for garages, tool sheds and basements. The company is a specialist in residential

Mimecast acquires Ataata

Mimecast Limited, an email and data security company, has acquired Ataata, a cybersecurity training and awareness platform. Mimecast says the acquisition will allow customers to measure cyber risk training effectiveness by converting behaviour observations into actionable risk metrics for security professionals. The addition of security awareness training and risk scoring and

Liberis processes first small business funding application via Open Banking

Alternative finance provider Liberis has used Open Banking technology to increase funding access for UK small businesses, using it to process a full funding application for the first time.  Working with leaders in Open Banking technology Openwrks, Liberis was granted access by the customer to see its bank account transaction

High Bluff Capital Partners acquires Taco del Mar

Expanding its investment platform in the mid-market restaurant franchise segment, High Bluff Capital Partners (HBCP) has acquired Taco Del Mar, a fast-casual chain featuring coastal Mexican cuisine, from Franchise Brands. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The deal comes on the heels of HBCP’s acquisition last month of

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