Quilvest Private Equity has sold YO! Sushi, the Japanese conveyor-belt fast-casual restaurant chain, to Mayfair Equity Partners in a GBP82 million. Quilvest acquired a controlling stake in YO! Sushi in March 2008, backing the Company’s management team led by Robin Rowland, then Chief Executive and now Executive Chairman of the
Atlas Copco AB, a provider of sustainable productivity solutions, is to acquire the vacuum business of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG for a total enterprise value of EUR 486m. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals. Partner Dr Christian Haellmigk at CMS Hasche Sigle is leading the competition team which advises
Warburg Pincus has raised over USD12 billion in third party commitments for its latest global fund, Warburg Pincus Private Equity XII. Warburg Pincus XII’s Limited Partners include leading public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and wealthy individuals. In addition to the strong overall demand,
• Strong support for Gilde Buy Out Partners’ proven mid-market strategy • Investor demand significantly exceeded the hard cap Utrecht, 23 November 2015: Gilde Buy Out Partners announces a single closing of Gilde Buy-Out Fund V (“the Fund”) at the hard cap of EUR1.1 billion. The Fund will build
Exponent Private Equity is to sell Fintrax Group to Eurazeo, a listed European investment company, for EUR585m, of which EUR35m is payable as deferred consideration). This results in a 4.0x money multiple for Exponent’s GBP805 million second fund. Fintrax is a leading global provider of tax free shopping and dynamic
Demica, a provider of working capital solutions and financing partner to multinational companies, has appointed François Terrade as Head of Structuring, effective immediately. Terrade will be responsible for creating innovative financing solutions to secure optimum advance rates and the lowest cost of funds for Demica’s corporate clients by combining the
Aurelius Group is acquiring the Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl Group a European manufacturer of plastic, steel, and concrete spacers; construction films; and other consumables for the concrete construction industry. With a combined workforce of more than 300 skilled employees, Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl generated revenues of around EUR60 million last year. Financial
New rules have been introduced which allow Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to be listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE). A SPAC is a cash shell which is used to raise money for a very specific investment objective. The SPAC is growing again in popularity as international markets
Stephen Lansdown, co-founder of FTSE100 financial services group Hargreaves Lansdown, is becoming a partner and shareholder in creative investment group Edge Investments through the private equity arm of his family office. Lansdown, who has in the past invested in a number of Edge’s funds, is taking a 10 per cent
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Synerlab has acquired Alcala Farma, a Spanish contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO). Alcala Farma specialises in the development of proprietary formulation, which represents nearly 40 per cent of its total EUR25 million sales. Alcala Farma’s current portfolio of pharmaceutical drugs comes in multiple dosage forms includes sterile
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