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Permira Funds to acquire maker of PopCorners

Private equity firm Permira is to simultaneously acquire Medora Snacks (Medora) and Ideal Snacks Holding Corporation (Ideal). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.  Medora manufactures branded better-for-you snacks, including PopCorners, PopCorners Whole Grain, Pop Crinkles, and popped bean chips. Ideal a contract manufacturer of better-for-you diversified popped snacks.

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SIX launches AIFMD service

Under AIFMD, alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) looking to market their funds within the EU, Switzerland, and EFTA countries need to obtain and maintain an “EU Passport”.  As such, the AIFMs are required to register themselves and their managed funds and submit ongoing reports in order to comply with the

Actis increases focus on Latin America with office opening in Mexico City

Actis has opened an office in Mexico City, its 12th office globally. This opening reinforces the Firm’s leading position in the energy sector in Latin America and allows Actis to capitalise on the many other opportunities in the region.  As the second largest economy in Latin America and currently undergoing

The urge to merge – an update on M&A conditions

Following the recent headlines on Mergers and Acquisitions, Julia Scheufler (pictured) of Cerno Capital comments on the current market conditions and what this means for future mergers and acquisitions… Merger and Acquisitions (M&A) continue to be a regular feature in news headlines. In the first quarter of 2015, global M&A have reached

Lena Ng, Intralinks

Cybersecurity: A global legal perspective

On Wednesday 22 April, the House of Representatives passed a new cybersecurity bill – the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (PCNA) – to allow file sharing between government intelligence agencies and private companies and raise the overall awareness of hacking.  This is just the latest chapter in what is fast becoming

Woodbridge International opens Warsaw office

Middle-market mergers and acquisitions firm Woodbridge International, has opened a new office in Warsaw, Poland. The firm’s first Eastern Europe branch will be headed up by Martin Balawajder, Senior M&A Advisor. An accomplished corporate finance professional, Balawajder has held a number of senior positions at major financial services companies such

AbilTo closes USD12m in Series C funding led by HLM Venture Partners

AbilTo, a provider of behavioural change programs proven to improve medical health and lower cost for high-cost medical populations, today announced that it has closed a USD12million Series C round of financing.  The new funding will allow the Company to accelerate the deployment of engagement, care delivery and infrastructure capabilities.

Euros

Adents raises EUR8.5m in additional funding

Adents, a product unit identification and traceability software provider, has secured EUR8.5 million in additional funding.  This round of financing will allow the fast-growing company to expand its international presence and ensure the rapid deployment of its software solution on pharmaceutical product packaging lines in Europe and North America.  

Quercus launches investment fund focused on Italian wind farms

Quercus Assets Selection is launching its third fund in the renewable energy sector, an Italian wind fund aimed at institutional investors both in Italy and internationally. Investors will be required to invest a minimum of EUR10 million to gain access to the fund, which will build a geographically diverse portfolio

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