Mattel is to acquire HIT Entertainment for USD680 million in cash from a consortium led by Apax Partners funds. HIT Entertainment owns a global portfolio of popular preschool brands, including Thomas & Friends®, Barney, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and Angelina Ballerina. With more than USD180 million of revenues, HIT
CDC Group plc (CDC), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI), has announced a new USD50 million investment in the first-ever equity investment fund to focus on the very poorest parts of India. CDC is an anchor investor in the Pragati Venture and Incubator Fund (‘Pragati’) and has played a significant
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Andrew J Bowden has been appointed an Associate Director to lead the National Investment Adviser/Investment Company Examination Program in the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). He starts on 1 November. Bowden comes to the SEC from Legg Mason, where
Aura Capital, a Finnish venture capital firm, has divested its share in Fromdistance, a device management software company, to the American-based Numara Software. Aura Capital invested in Fromdistance in 2008. Fromdistance, founded in 2004, is a software company specialised in device management and sophisticated mobile applications for business use.
Sarona Asset Management, the manager of a number of private equity, impact investing funds, has officially established a presence in Europe and appointed Vivina Berla as a Senior Partner and European Managing Director. Sarona Asset Management is based in Waterloo-ON, Canada, and is a co-founder and/or manager of a number of
Private equity investment firm ClearLight Partners is to sell 100% of Switchcraft Holdco, Inc to HEICO Corporation. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1946, Switchcraft is a premier designer and manufacturer of high-performance electronic connectors, cable assemblies, and other value-added products and systems used in
OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of the OMERS Worldwide group of companies, has partnered with existing management to purchase GEDC Super Holdings Inc. (together with its affiliates, "Great Expressions" or the "Company") from affiliates of private equity firm Audax Group. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Bloomfield Hills,
Atlantic Street Capital, a private equity firm investing in the lower middle market, has acquired Z Wireless, a retailer of Verizon Wireless voice and data communications services operating throughout the Great Plains. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD, Z Wireless markets and sells a full suite of Verizon Wireless products and
Munib Ali, director at PwC, on the European Commission’s (EC) release of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II proposals… The EC’s release of the MiFID II proposals broadly mirrors the content of the December 2010 consultation paper. Despite the further clarity, firms will remain concerned about the substantial
Mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in QualitySolicitors, a leading UK brand of high-street solicitors for individuals and SMEs. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed. QualitySolicitors was founded in 2009 with the aim of building a national legal brand focused on providing
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