Asset manager 1Sharpe Capital has completed an initial capital raise of USD500 million. The income generating strategy attracted strong support from global pension plans and foundations and will focus its investments on real estate related loans that can deliver superior risk-adjusted returns. “We are very pleased by the strong backing
Noerr has advised IDI Gazeley on the acquisition of its European division Gazeley by the Singaporean warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties (GLP). GLP acquired Gazeley for USD 2.4 billion from the portfolio of the Canadian real estate investor Brookfield Asset Management. Gazeley, the European division of global logistics company
Onex Corporation (Onex) has raised USD7.15 billion for Onex Partners V, surpassing its USD6.5 billion target. The fundraising was supported by both existing and new investors, including large public pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors globally. “This is a terrific outcome,” says Emma Thompson, Onex’s Managing Director
Ametros Financial Corporation, a specialist in post-settlement medical administration, has secured a growth capital investment from Long Ridge Equity Partners. Founded as an independent company in 2010, Ametros provides settlement recipients and self-pay individuals (its “members”) with a broad set of financial and medical management tools, including integrated medical administration
Private equity firm IK Investment Partners (IK) has appointed Sander van Vreumingen as a Partner responsible for IK’s Benelux Small Cap team. IK has been present in the Benelux region since 1995 and has invested over EUR1 billion into thirteen successful investments during this time. Within the mid cap space,
Gide’s Casablanca and Brussels offices assisted Renault Trucks (Volvo group) on the divestment of its Moroccan subsidiary, Renault Trucks Maroc, to longstanding distribution partner Groupe Bernard Hayot (GBH). The closing took place on 1 November 2017, following the approval of the transaction by the Moroccan competition authorities. A long-standing
Danish environmental services group Reconor, a portfolio company of private equity firm Agilitas, has completed its third acquisition of 2017. Financial terms of the deal have not been announced. Reconor, based in Farum, Denmark, is further strengthening its activities in Southern Jutland with the acquisition of the business of 7-9-13
LDC, a mid-market private equity investor, has strengthened its London team with the appointment of private equity specialist, Philip Weston, as an investment director. The expansion is part of LDC’s nationwide pledge to invest GBP1.2 billion of equity in UK small and mid-sized companies over the next three years, with
Noerr had advised Bridgepoint and its portfolio company WiggleCRC on the acquisition of Bike24 from the private equity fund Riverside. Bike24 is an e-commerce platform for bicycles, sports equipment and clothing active in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The company, which is based in Dresden, was taken over in 2011 by
A new fund that aims to invest in EIS-qualifying companies in the media and entertainment industries has been launched by Atlantic Screen Media Limited. Atlantic is seeking to raise GBP15m in the current tax year for identified projects. Demand for content in film and television worldwide is growing exponentially as
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