International group BOS has acquired automotive supplier etm (engineering technologie marketing GmbH). Subject to approval from the competition authorities, the Schönbrunn site and employees will become part of BOS, which currently has 17 facilities worldwide. Going forward, etm will continue to be managed and developed as an independent firm.
The States of Guernsey has responded to demands for limited liability partnership structures (LLPs) and has approved draft legislation which is expected to receive Royal Assent and come into force before July 2014. Carey Olsen corporate partners, advocate David Crosland and advocate Tom Carey, hosted a recent seminar outlining the
South African fund administrator IDS Fund Services has selected the eFront solution for its private equity and real estate fund administration operations. IDS is an independent fund administrator based in Cape Town, with operations in Malta and representation in Mauritius. Established in 2002, IDS employs more than 110 staff and
An affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested USD32m in Specialists On Call to fund future growth initiatives. Established in 2007, SOC is a provider of specialty physician services that provides on-call coverage to suburban and urban acute-care hospitals via videoconferencing, a USD3bn addressable market. The company
Hy-Bon Engineering Company, a portfolio company of Pfingsten Partners, has been acquired by Regal Beloit Corporation (RBC). Baird acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Hy-Bon on the transaction. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Baird’s deal team was led by Joe Packee, managing director, who says:
UK online contact lens retailer GetLenses.co.uk has acquired Dutch online retailers Vision Direct and Lensbase, which sell contact lenses and prescription glasses to consumers in the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. The acquisition was financed by a new funding round led by existing shareholder Octopus Investments and included Fidelity Worldwide
Kantox, an FX firm offering SMEs and mid-caps a foreign currency exchange solution via a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform, has secured EUR6.5m of new series A funding. The increase in capital will be used to further develop its technology and consolidate its presence across Europe, providing more clients with a
Albion Community Power (ACP) has invested GBP1.5m in partnership with Welsh developer Infinite Renewables to fund the development of a 500kw single wind turbine in Blaencilgoed, in South Wales. The wind turbine, which is the first investment made by ACP, will supply electricity to a local quarry. It is expected
The Central Bank of Ireland has confirmed that it will, with immediate effect, recognise the ability of authorised alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) to passport the services described in Article 6(4) of the alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). Under the AIFMD, Member States are permitted to authorise AIFMs to
Private equity and alternative asset manager Maven Capital Partners has led the GBP7.25m management buyout of SPS (EU) Limited from 4imprint Group. Blackpool-based SPS is a supplier in the promotional merchandise market, with over 20 years’ operating history. With current turnover of GBP17m the business has experienced growth over
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