Japanese companies are making large, transformational acquisitions into Europe in order to gain a significant competitive advantage locally, according to pan-European corporate finance house DC Advisory Partners (DC). DC’s analysis reveals that the volume of outbound Japanese transactions has been increasing yearly by 20 per cent and the trend shows
With the support of majority shareholder Perceva Capital, SHARK, the leading French supplier of motorcycle helmets, has acquired Holding Trophy, owner of motorcycle clothing and accessories brands Bagster, Bering and Ségura. Present in over 30 countries, Holding Trophy is the French leader with over 25% market share and a
European private equity firm Cinven has completed its acquisition of Guardian Financial Services, the UK closed book of life and pensions business. Cinven reached agreement to acquire Guardian from AEGON in August 2011 for an enterprise value of GBP275 million. The transaction was originated by Cinven’s Financial Services team as
The Isle of Man Fund Management Association (FMA) has appointed Ian Morley as the Isle of Man’s London representative for funds in a bid to further strengthen its commitment to attracting new UK and international business towards the Island. Morley will work with the Isle of Man Department of Economic
Fund administration firm Ipes Guernsey has appointed Tim Andrews (pictured) to its Board with a corresponding promotion to Director of Development. A qualified accountant, Tim joined Ipes in 2007 with a mandate to differentiate the firm through the use of technology. Michel Davy, Managing Director for Ipes Guernsey, says: “Systems
Ogier has selected SunGard’s Investran to support the its private equity administration needs. Investran’s integrated solution suite will help Ogier to meet reporting demands for the entire investment lifecycle by automating front-, middle- and back-office processes. Ogier Fund Services selected Investran to help manage and process high-volume accounting and reporting
In a move reflecting increasing investor confidence in Sabien Technology and its patented M2G boiler control, specialist investment manager Amati Global Investors has doubled its shareholding in the company to 17.4%. The share purchase coincides with a recent Sabien ‘case study’ for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC
Stirling Square Capital Partners, a pan-European private equity firm focused on transformational cross-border transactions, has made a EUR40m growth capital investment into Portugal-based Omni Helicopters International. Based in Lisbon, Omni is the helicopter services specialist that was recently de-merged from the broader aviation group Omni Aviação SGPS S.A.; it owns
Geneva headquartered investment management firm Index Ventures SA has appointed Jersey-based alternative asset fund administrator EFG Securities Services as Administrator to Index Ventures Growth II (IVGII), a Jersey domiciled Venture Capital Fund which has raised EUR 500m in commitments from investors and will be making late stage investments in technology
Arma Partners acted as exclusive financial adviser to intergenia AG on the sale of a 51% stake in the firm to Oakley Capital Private Equity LP. Oakley Capital Private Equity LP is an unlisted UK and European mid-market private equity fund with the aim of providing investors with significant long
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