White & Case has advised Falcon Group, a consortium of investors 75 per cent controlled by funds managed by Mid Europa Partners, on the sale of its EUR828m stake in T-Mobile Czech Republic to Deutsche Telekom. The deal is expected to close by the end of February. Budapest-based White
Ventus VCT plc and Ventus 2 VCT plc have issued a joint offer for subscription for D shares to raise up to GBP20m. Proceeds raised will be split equally between the two venture capital trusts and invested in an existing pipeline of wind and hydro projects by investment manager Temporis
US retail and consumer (R&C) total transaction value for 2013 surpassed USD100bn for the first time since 2008, according to PwC's US retail and consumer deals insights 2013 Year in Review and 2014 Outlook report. Deals in the food and beverage sector and private equity (PE) investment in the apparel,
HIG Capital has closed HIG Middle Market LBO Fund II at its USD1.75bn cap. The fund will continue HIG Capital’s investment strategy of focusing on private equity, buyout and equity-related investments in middle-market companies primarily in the US. Sami Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer, co-founders and managing partners of HIG
RatedPeople.com, the UK online marketplace connecting homeowners with recommended local tradesmen, has closed a GBP6.5m pre-IPO investment round, advised by N+1 Singer. Since its inception in 2005, UK homeowners have posted 2.4 million jobs on RatedPeople.com, spanning 30 home improvement categories from building and roofing, to plumbing, electrical, and gardening
SunGard has launched Asset Arena Data Connect, a fully automated order processing and control solution for hedge fund managers, private equity firms and fund administrators. Asset Arena Data Connect helps firms manage incoming and outgoing alternative investment data as well as scheduling and monitoring of data processing – increasing straight-through-processing
Debu Purkayastha has joined Octopus Investments’ ventures team as entrepreneur-in-residence. Purkayastha joins Octopus following six years at Google, where he held senior roles globally in its M&A, investments and new business development teams. In his role as entrepreneur-in-residence, Purkayastha will be working with the team at Octopus to identify
ARX Equity Partners and Darby Private Equity, together with food industry executive Gerard Lenihan, have completed the buyout of Gramex 2000 Kft. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Gramex is a Hungarian manufacturer and bottler of non-alcoholic beverages, providing products under its own brands, as well
Huron Capital Partners has formed a partnership with industry executive Phil Bomrad to build a platform company in the energy services industry. Through a holding company, Albireo Energy, Huron will invest in and partner with regional and niche energy service providers to build a business in energy efficiency and grid
High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of New York-based General Tools & Instruments, marking High Road Capital Partners Fund II’s third platform acquisition. Founded in 1922, General Tools & Instruments is a designer and developer of precision specialty hand tools and handheld test instruments for consumers and professionals.
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