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Leon Kraig joins IGNIA as General Partner and Managing Director

Leon Kraig will join venture capital firm IGNIA as General Partner and Managing Director. Kraig leaves behind a career of 25 years at Mars, a USD30 billion private company, where he started as R&D Manager and ended up as Regional President for Petcare for Latin America. "In the wake of

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EILAÑ launches to fund renewable energy projects in Brittany

SEMAEB, CDC, Safidi (subsidiary of EDF), Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and Crédit Coopératif have teamed up to form EILAÑ, a company dedicated to investment projects in Brittany, France, with a focus on projects of renewable energy equipment manufacturing or infrastucture production, particularly wind and biomass. EILAÑ focuses on technically matured middle-sized

Cathay Capital invests in Minafin

Franco-Chinese private equity investor Cathay Capital has made an equity investment in fine chemicals manufacturer Minafin. Born out of the take-over, in 2005, of SEAC assets in Beuvry-la-Forêt by Frédéric Gauchet, Minafin group has grown rapidly through acquisitions and now boasts four manufacturing sites (Beuvry la Forêt and Dunkerque in

Aligned Asset Managers invests in Townsend Group

Aligned Asset Managers, a portfolio company of private equity firm GTCR, has completed its investment in The Townsend Group. Townsend, established in 1983, is the largest global specialty real estate advisory and investment firm, with over USD100 billion of total advised assets. Townsend allocates real estate capital on a discretionary

Kohlberg portfolio co Niagra LaSalle to be acquired by Optima Speciality Steel

Niagara LaSalle Corporation (Niagara LaSalle) has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by strategic buyer Optima Specialty Steel, Inc.  Pursuant to the merger agreement, Optima Specialty Steel will acquire 100% of Niagara LaSalle, a portfolio company of US private equity firm Kohlberg & Company. Harris Williams & Co is

Baird Capital Partners buys Digi-Star Holdings

Baird Capital Partners (BCP), the US-based buyout fund of Baird Private Equity, has acquired Digi-Star Holdings, Inc, an international manufacturer of agriculture scales and weighing equipment. Senior financing for the transaction is being provided by The PrivateBank and US Bank National Association with Fifth Street Finance Corp providing the mezzanine.

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European private equity investors show growing interest in China, says study

Private equity investors are taking a growing interest in entering China, but competition for the most promising target companies is increasing too, according to a joint study by Deutsche Börse and CMS Hasche Sigle to be presented today as part of the German Equity Forum in Frankfurt. “The private equity

BeavEx secures growth equity investment

BeavEx Incorporated has secured a growth equity investment from Eos Partners and its affiliates, a New York based private investment partnership with approximately USD1.6 billion of capital under management. The equity investment will enable BeavEx to significantly accelerate its business expansion activities. The company’s management team will continue to own

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