Klöckner Pentaplast has completed a successful recapitalisation and strengthening of its capital structure with the support of its lenders. Following a cash equity injection of EUR190 million by a group of new investors led by Strategic Value Partners LLC and new debt facilities underwritten and funded by Jefferies & Company,
Sophie Rouland has joined mid-market private equity firm Activa Capital as an Investment Director. Rouland, 39, previously worked for 10 years at Barclays Private Equity France, now Equistone Partners Europe. Prior to Barclays Private Equity, Rouland worked for three years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Paris in the audit and
Private Equity (PE) firms in India invested USD1.8 billion in 91 deals in the first quarter of 2012, according to the first-ever MoneyTree India Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt Ltd (PwC), based on data provided by Venture Intelligence. The report is a quarterly study of private equity and venture capital investment
Symington’s Ltd, the convenience food manufacturer, it has completed the acquisition of family owned baking business Victoria Foods. The deal brings together two major suppliers in the UK home baking sector and is a major boost for driving value and investment into a category estimated to be worth GBP576 million.
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group today announced that Neeraj Bharadwaj has joined the Carlyle Asia Partners (CAP) team as a Managing Director based in Mumbai. Prior to joining Carlyle, Bharadwaj was a Managing Director with Accel Partners’ growth investing operation in India. Preceding that he was with Apax Partners
Gresham, the mid-market Private Equity firm, has appointed Michaela Ellison as its new marketing manager. Ellison will be based in the London office but will oversee marketing activity across Gresham’s four offices including Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol. Eliison joins from mid-market accounting firm Grant Thornton where she spent three
Power Plus Communications AG (PPC), a leading provider of broadband powerline communication systems for smart metering and smart grids, has raised EUR12 million growth capital in a round of funding by Siemens Financial Services’ (SFS) Venture Capital unit and British Gas with participation from existing investor Climate Change Capital Private
Valence Health has secured a USD30 million minority investment from North Bridge Growth Equity, a venture capital growth equity firm focused on investing in mid-stage, emerging and high-growth technology companies. North Bridge Growth Equity is affiliated with North Bridge Venture Partners. The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s
Future Capital Partners (FCP), the GBP6 billion alternative investment boutique, has appointed Anthony Rogers as Business Development Manager. Rogers will be responsible for raising awareness of and presenting FCP’s range of innovative investment products to financial advisers, accountants and tax planners in the South East region. Initially, Rogers will focus
E Eric Rytter has joined the Corporate group in international law firm Dorsey & Whitney’s New York office as a Partner and Head of the Office’s Private Equity practice group. Rytter’s practice focuses on advising private equity funds, other financial sponsors, their portfolio companies, and international corporate entities on a
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