Ares Capital has acquired a diversified middle-market corporate loan portfolio managed by a global banking institution for approximately USD319m. The portfolio is primarily comprised of first lien senior loans, and to a lesser extent, second lien loans and small equity co-investments. The portfolio is comprised of 32 investments in
Oakley Capital Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of cloud services provider e-know.net to Nasstar to create a significant new quoted cloud hosting and applications business. Nasstar has announced the proposed acquisition of Denara, the holding company of e-know.net, for an equity consideration of GBP13m. Oakley is advising Denara
ICL, a global minerals based products producer, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vale Fertilizantes’s share in Fosbrasil, a joint venture producing purified phosphoric acid and raw materials for fertilisers located in Brazil. The proposed transaction is subject to the approval of Brazilian competition authorities (CADE) and other
HgCapital, the European sector-focused private equity investor, has acquired 91.85 per cent of Personal & Informatik (P&I), a payroll and transaction HR software provider, from The Carlyle Group. Headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, P&I provides payroll and HR-related software to mid-market companies and the public sector in Germany and the surrounding
The management board of Kabel Deutschland has signed a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement pursuant to section 291 of the German Stock Corporation Act between Kabel Deutschland as the controlled entity and Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs as the controlling entity. Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs currently owns 76.57 per cent of
Catella’s president and chief executive Johan Ericsson has been appointed as the new head of corporate finance, one of the two operating segments in the company. The role will be shared with a person who is to be recruited. The dual leadership structure will enable Catella to focus both on
CapVest, a European mid-market private equity firm, has acquired Scandza, a Nordic consumer food and beverage business. Jan Bodd and Stig Sunde, who established Scandza in 2007 and will continue to lead the business, have significantly increased their shareholding as part of the deal. Scandza, which recorded a turnover
With Guernsey’s new opt-in AIFMD equivalent regime effective from 2 January 2014, Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explores how the island offers optionality and substance to fund managers. There is no escaping from the fact that the EU’s AIFMD presents one of the biggest regulatory challenges the
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired Certara, a provider of model-based drug development and data analytics software and consulting services to the biopharmaceutical research and development market. Certara provides highly specialised and integrated solutions which consist of computer-based models supported by scientific consulting services and which span the
Middle market private equity firm Genstar Capital Management has acquired Tecomet, a precision contract manufacturer supporting the medical device and aerospace and defence industries. The acquisition is in partnership with the company's management. Tecomet was previously a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners. Founded in 1964 and based in
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