Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe, has promoted Andrej Babache to partner. Robert Knorr and Matthew Strassberg, Mid Europa’s Co-Managing Partners, say: “We are delighted to welcome Andrej to the Partnership and to recognise his commitment and significant contribution to the success of
Mekong Capital’s Mekong Enterprise Fund II (MEF II) has completed the divestment of 100 per cent of its investment in Mobile World Investment Joint Stock Company (MobileWorld), the biggest mobile device and home appliance retailer in Vietnam. This was the culmination of an exit process that began with a pre-listing
NTR has closed three project debt facilities in recent weeks with AIB, Nord/LB and MUFG totalling a Euro equivalent of EUR66.5 million. Two of the debt facilities will be utilised to finance the construction of new wind farms, while the third is for the refinancing of a wind farm already
Duco, a data engineering technology company, has closed a USD28m investment round led by Insight Venture Partners, NEX Opportunities and Eight Roads Ventures. The round also includes an investment by lifetime entrepreneur and former CEO of SunGard, Cristóbal Conde. Duco provides technology that enables banks, brokers, asset managers and exchanges
COPE Private Equity (COPE) has fully exited Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad (Serba), capping a successful four-year investment in the integrated and specialised engineering services company. COPE invested in a subsidiary of Serba for MYR35 mil (USD9 mil) in June 2013 via two of its private equity funds – COPE-KPF Opportunities
Calculus Capital, an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trust (VCT) specialist, has reported a record year with GBP30 million invested and over 500 companies reviewed over the 12 months to 31 October 2017. Calculus believes this is evidence of the strong appetite for EIS and VCT investments and
Specialist engineering business, Northern Escalator Installations, has secured a GBP6.4 million investment from BGF to support its expansion in the UK and Europe. Founded by MD Kevin Johnson in 1999, the Halifax-headquartered company installs, refurbishes and repairs escalators. Employing a team of 85 precision engineers and technical staff, recent
Payvision, a global merchant acquirer and omnichannel payment provider, has sold 75 per cent of its business, announced today, in a strategic partnership with ING. Payvision says the deal will help it accelerate its ambitious growth plans, extend its global network and broaden its payment product portfolio. Payvision is valued at
The corporate finance team at accountancy and business advisory firm BDO UK has had a record year of deals, completing 300 transactions in 2017, with a combined value of more than GBP18.5 billion. Deal volumes for BDO have grown 23 per cent from 243 in 2016 to 300 in 2017,
Alternative investment manager Highland Capital Management has added two institutional business development professionals to its team – Laurie Whetstone as managing director, and Kieran Brennan as director. The appointments have been made in anticipation of increased opportunities in distressed credit. The firm currently operates stressed and distressed credit strategies
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