The attractiveness of the UK renewables market has decreased dramatically in the eyes of investors and developers, falling back to levels last seen in November 2012, according to EY's latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI). The quarterly report, which ranks the investment potential of 40 countries' renewables markets, has ranked
Private investment firm Palladium Equity Partners has acquired, through affiliates, Q'Max Solutions, an oilfield services company with operations in Latin America, North America and Asia. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1993, Q'Max is a large independent oilfield services company focused on providing drilling fluids
Harald Quandt Capital (HQ Capital), a private investment group owned by the Harald Quandt Family of Germany, has appointed David Pierce as a managing director and head of Asia. “David Pierce is an exceptionally experienced private markets investor,” says Axel May, a member of the HQ Capital board. “We are
Private equity firm Genstar Capital has completed the acquisition of US-based Pretium Packaging from Castle Harlan. Pretium manufactures rigid plastic containers and closures that require significant technical expertise and proprietary tooling to manufacture. Pretium uses its national manufacturing footprint, design and engineering capabilities to provide customised solutions to its
Thomas Hirschberger, founder of Munich-based restaurant and bar chain Sausalitos, and EQT Expansion Capital II Limited have agreed to sell the Sausalitos Group to Ergon Capital Partners III. The transaction is currently awaiting approval from the German competition authorities and is expected to complete in July 2014. A team
European private equity firm Cinven is is to sell in-vitro diagnostics protein testing business Sebia to a consortium led by Montagu Private Equity and Astorg Partners for an undisclosed figure. The transaction will generate a 2.4x return on Cinven's original investment. During Cinven’s ownership and under chief executive Benoit
SL Capital Partners is bolstering its operational team with the promotion to partner of chief operating officer Ian Harris and the appointment of David Thompson as legal director. As a partner, Harris will continue to lead SL Capital’s finance, operations and fund administration teams and the oversight of third party
Venture capital firm Osprey Capital is making an investment into GovToday, the public sector media platform. Having raised over GBP700,000 last year, including an initial round of investment from Osprey and a grant from the North West Fund for Digital & Creative, the latest fundraising has seen a small group
UK budget gym operator The Gym Group has appointed Jim Graham as chief operating officer (COO). Graham joined the business on 1 May 2014 after leaving Phoenix Equity Partners, the group’s majority shareholder, where he has advised the management teams of a diverse range of Phoenix investments, including The Gym,
Private equity firm NorthEdge Capital has committed to invest in Utiligroup, a Lancashire-based data management software and services company, pending approval from parent company Bglobal’s shareholders. Founded in 1997, the business, located in Chorley, provides data management software and services to the energy sector. Utiligroup has helped a total of
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