Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the island’s finance industry, has welcomed the launch of the new multi-million pound Guernsey Investment Fund. Guernsey’s government, The States of Guernsey, is the major seed investor in the fund, providing GBP25 million backing, and further investment is being sought from the private sector.
Private equity firm Agilitas has backed the management buyout of Hydro International Limited (Hydro), a provider of products, services and technology for the treatment of wastewater and the control of stormwater, for municipal, industrial and construction customers. Hydro is headquartered in the UK, with significant US operations, and has operated
Yield Lab Europe, an AgTech accelerator programme has opened for applications from start-up companies for its 2018 programme. Yield Lab will support up to eight companies with an investment of EUR100,000 and an intensive mentoring and training programme to help them turn their ideas into successful internationally scalable businesses.
Affiliates of private investment firm Rhône Capital are to acquire Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo de Chão in an all cash transaction valued at USD560 million. The Company’s stockholders will receive USD15.75 per share, representing a 25.5 per cent premium to the closing share price of the Company’s shares on 16
Gen Cap America, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market buyouts, has sold Myco Trailers (Myco) to Propst Development. Terms of the transaction have not disclosed. Myco was founded in 1974 and is a leading provider of custom designed boat trailers marketed exclusively to the high
Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has advised SoftBank Group Corporation and its Vision Fund on the USD865 million investment into Katerra, a construction technology startup. SoftBank Vision Fund LP, which made headlines when it became the world’s largest ever investment fund after raising USD93 billion in committed capital last year,
The second Basalt Fund (Basalt II) has reached its final close with total commitments of USD1.285 billion. Basalt II is an infrastructure equity investment fund focused primarily on investments in utilities, energy and transport infrastructure, in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. Basalt II represents a continuation of the
DA Davidson & Co, a US full-service investment bank, and MCF Corporate Finance, a European independent M&A advisory firm, are teaming up in a bid to strengthen their capacity and relationships for origination and execution of transatlantic mergers and acquisitions. The companies say the co-operation will be beneficial to all
Global private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG) has closed the sale of Pet Food Holdings, the parent company of Pro-Pet LLC, to Cargill, Inc. Formed in 1996 and headquartered in Kansas City, KS, Pro-Pet specialises in the manufacturing of premium and super-premium, private label dry dog and cat food for
East Kilbride-based SHE Software has secured a GBP3 million growth capital investment from NVM Private Equity (NVM) as it prepares to enter international markets with its health and safety software and create over 50 new jobs by the end of 2018. SHE Software will use the funding to open up
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