Noerr has advised Passauer Neue Presse (PNP) on its purchase of the Donaukurier publishing group, effective 1 January 2017. Passauer Neue Presse is continuing its expansion course with this takeover. In the past few years, PNP has already taken over newspapers in southern Bavaria. The present transaction is still
Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central and South Eastern Europe, is to acquire 100 per cent of shares in Profi Rom Food, the largest supermarket chain in Romania, from Polish Enterprise Fund VI. This is the largest deal ever completed by a private equity firm in
BDC Capital is planning to launch a USD135 million venture capital fund to support Canadian energy and cleantech start-up businesses with global potential. BDC Capital’s Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund II will invest in 15 to 20 high-impact Canadian start-up firms that demonstrate efficiency and strong scalability.
Craig Cordle, a specialist in investment funds, has joined Ogier as a group partner based in the Guernsey investment funds team. Cordle (pictured), who comes to Ogier from a major international London firm, is the third new member of the firm's partnership since August, and brings the size of the
Law firm Howard Kennedy has advised Tasty plc on a share placing that has raised GBP9 million. The proceeds from the fundraising, which completed on 9 November, will be used to support the continued expansion of its restaurant brands. Tasty operates in the casual dining market under the dim-t
LeapFrog Investments has acquired a USD22 million majority stake in Kenya’s Goodlife Pharmacy, the largest direct investment in the East African retail pharmacy sector to date. The acquisition, from private equity firm Catalyst Principal Partners, is part of LeapFrog’s plan to diversify its private equity investments into a closely linked
BGF (Business Growth Fund) has expanded its Manchester-based team with two appointments. Paul Dolyniuk joins as an investor after 10 years at KPMG while Daniel Beckett, who joins from Bureau van Dijk, will focus on business development across the North West, Yorkshire and North East. Most recently, Dolyniuk worked
Clearwater International has advised the shareholders of the UK’s MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) Limited on its cross-border sale to L-3 Communications, a New York headquartered provider of communications and electronic systems products used on military and commercial platforms. MacDonald Humfrey specialises in the deployment of checkpoint security and wider aviation solutions,
L Catterton, a consumer-focused private equity firm, has closed its eighth buyout fund, L Catterton Partners VIII, at USD2.75 billion, including commitments from limited partners and the general partner of L Catterton. The oversubscribed fund received strong support from existing investors as well as select new investors around the globe.
Satuit Technologies, a provider of software solutions for the professional investment market, has appointed Michael Kendall as vice president – strategic relationships, responsible for buy-side vendor channel partnership and key client initiatives. Kendall has worked most of his career with client reporting technologies where he has engaged with key buy
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