Baker & McKenzie has released its 2013 Insights report, an in-depth look at some of the key trends and developments in the global private equity industry. With contributions from EQT, Platinum Equity, A Capital, AXA Private Equity, Carlyle, CVCI and many other industry commentators from around the world, Insights profiles
Activa Capital has sold its portfolio company Logitrade to a group of regional financial investors – Soridec, Sofilaro, Sofipac, Multicroissance and Sopromec – in partnership with Logitrade’s management team. Activa Capital became the majority shareholder of Logitrade in 2006. Logitrade is an outsourcing company focused on non-strategic industrial purchasing in
The offshore markets experienced their largest quarter-to-quarter rise in M&A transactions in the last three years in quarter four 2012, according to a report by Appleby. The latest edition of Offshore-i, the firm’s quarterly report which provides data and insight on merger and acquisition activity in major offshore financial centres,
Pan-emerging makers private equity firm Actis has appointed Sergio Brandao as a director focusing on energy opportunities in Latin America. Brandao (pictured) will be based in Actis’s São Paulo office, where the firm now has a team of 12 investment professionals focusing on the consumer, financial services and energy sectors.
The Employee Stock Option Fund (ESO Fund), a specialist in stock option financing for employees of venture-backed companies, has appointed Michael Banks as a venture partner. Banks (pictured) is the founding partner of Windy Hill Capital, a seed capital fund, and has spent the last 16 years with leading venture
LINC Scotland members invested GBP13.76m into Scottish early-stage companies in 2012 – a 13 per cent increase in investment on the previous year. Figures published by LINC Scotland, the national association for business angels in Scotland, show that the amount invested in new companies increased by 54 per cent last
HYCOR Biomedical, Inc (HYCOR), a leading manufacturer and marketer of in vitro diagnostic products for the global allergy and autoimmune markets, has sold its urinalysis business to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, Laurel Crown Partners, and StoneCreek Capital. The sale includes the KOVA® system of urinalysis products. HYCOR is
Osprey Capital, the venture capital firm, has exited its first investment following the sale of Allium Capital, with a return of 11.9x capital for investors. The investment in Allium Capital, a specialist advisory firm which creates and distributes retail financial services products, was made four years ago. During this time the
NBGI Private Equity, investor in Aberdeen-based ATR Group, has acquired the Aberdeen and Norway operations of Cosalt Offshore. This will bring together Cosalt’s technical leadership in offshore lifting, combined with its offshore inspection, testing and safety service with ATR’s global equipment rental service offering to the offshore maintenance sector. The
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) has welcomed the Australian government’s innovation statement, which it says is the result of a thorough collaborative engagement process with industry and focuses on developing the jobs of the future for Australia. “We are particularly pleased to see the recognition of
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