Law firm Dechert has appointed Joachim Kayser as a financial services/alternative investment partner in Frankfurt. Kayser (pictured) was most recently head of alternative investments as well as asset management regulatory with accounting and tax firm PwC Germany. “We are delighted that Joachim and his team will be joining
Smithfield Foods has completed its acquisition of Pini Group’s packaged meats companies in Poland. These companies will be operated by Animex Foods, one of the largest food producers in Poland and part of Smithfield Poland, which is owned by Smithfield Foods. The acquisition includes Pini Polska, a meat
Private investment firm SK Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of DB Western, Inc – Texas, a technology-driven producer of formaldehyde and derivatives. The company’s La Porte, Texas, plant is the largest merchant market plant in North America serving a variety of applications including oilfield, refineries and petrochemicals.
It’s June, which means hurricane season is upon us, and it’s time to shore up business contingency plans. As we all remember, many firms in New York and New Jersey were impacted by Hurricane Sandy back in 2012, and since then, focus on business resiliency and continuity has increased dramatically.
Henkel has placed a USD600 million bond in the Eurodollar market. The bond has a term of three years and matures on 12 June 2020. The bond pays a coupon of 2.0 per cent. The settlement is expected to take place on 12 June 2017. The placement
Eurazeo has launched Eurazeo Brands, a new division to invest in US and European consumer brands with global growth potential. Jill Granoff, an executive with over 25 years’ experience building brands in the fashion, beauty and retail industries, joins the firm as CEO of Eurazeo Brands effective immediately. She will
CVC Capital Partners has held the closing of CVC Capital Partners VII (Fund VII), its latest flagship fund for private equity investments in Europe and North America, at its hard cap of EUR15.5 billion. Together with the commitments of CVC and its employees, Fund VII will have over EUR16
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is to acquire a minority stake in Russian gold producer PJSC Polyus. The purchase will be carried out alongside an investment by Chinese investment company Fosun Group, which is acquiring of 10 per cent stake in the company. The price per share
Mourant Ozannes has advised on three of the most significant private equity transactions in Europe during the first quarter of 2017, according to the league tables published by global deal research agency Pitchbook. Pitchbook’s latest report, entitled 1Q 2017 European PE Breakdown, includes the largest PE exit and the
Concurrent, a specialist in storage, protection, transformation and delivery of visual assets, has sold the European operations portion of its real-time business segment to technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures. The completion of the sale followed approval of the transaction by the French Ministry of the Economy. Concurrent received
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