CSM Bakery Solutions, a specialist in bakery ingredients, products and services, is selling its BakeMark business to Pamplona Capital Management. The sale is part of CSM’s strategy to focus on its core business in Europe and North America, according to President and CEO Marianne Kirkegaard. “We have always had
Synerlab has raised an additional EUR160 million in debt from its current partner ICG and Goldman Sachs. 21 Centrale Partners took over Synerlab in December 2013, with the support of Ardian, to create a pan-European CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation). Over the past four years, Synerlab Group’s sales
Sadis & Goldberg has appointed Richard L Shamos (pictured), as a member of the firm’s Financial Services Group. Shamos has extensive experience advising financial services companies on the structuring, regulation and distribution of investment funds and brings a depth of experience in investment products and European fund structures, having designed
Altitude Partners has launched Altitude Two, a capital growth focused private equity fund designed to benefit investors with investments qualifying for two significant HMRC reliefs: Business Property Relief and Investor Relief. The fund is rapidly approaching its first close target. Overall, the fund is looking to deliver a final close
Barings has acted as mandated lead arranger of senior secured credit facilities to support the acquisition of UK insurance brokerage Lark Group by Bowmark Capital-backed Aston Scott. The combination of Aston Scott, a leading provider of commercial insurance products to small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK market, and Lark’s
Private equity firm MidOcean Partners is to sell Water Pik, a producer of branded oral health products and replacement showerheads, to Church & Dwight Co, a specialist in personal care, household and specialty products under the Arm & Hammer brand name and other well-known trademarks, for approximately USD1billion in cash.
Peer-to-peer (P2P) finance platform Assetz Capital has appointed Ian Craig as a Regional Relationship Director in Scotland. He will be responsible for helping local Scottish businesses acquire finance through the peer-to-peer platform and ensure borrowing with Assetz Capital runs seamlessly. Craig brings with him a wealth of experience from working in
3i Group (3i) has sold Mémora, an Iberian funeral services company, to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’) in a deal worth GBP117 million. This compares to a valuation of GBP86 million at 31 March 2017. Mémora was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Barcelona. It is a leading
Three Hills Capital Partners has added three new hires to its team – Joe Jefferies, Arjan Blok and Ravi Savjani, who come from Montagu, Vitruvian and Apax respectively. Jefferies joins THCP as an Investment Manager, having spent four years at Montagu Private Equity focused on the UK market. Prior to
Private equity fund manager YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has invested GBP3 million in Friska Limited (Friska), a Bristol based chain of food-to-go restaurants offering ‘feel good food’ throughout the day. The funding will be used to support the roll out of the brand into new cities across the UK.
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