UK-based Informa Group, which runs around 200 exhibitions a year, is planning to acquire UBM in a cash and stock deal worth GBP3.8 billion (USD5.2 billion), creating an GBP8billion events and exhibitions group in the process. Under the terms of the Proposed Combination, UBM shareholders would receive 1.083 Informa Shares and
Founded in 2000, Equitis Gestion is one of France’s leading private equity management companies and sees big opportunities ahead as both non-PE groups and US PE groups look to invest in the European markets. Philippe Bertin (pictured), Managing Partner and one of the three founders of Equitis, tells Private Equity
heidelpay Investments, a German and Germanic-speaking countries (DACH) payment service provider (PSP) backed by AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), has acquired mPAY24, an Austrian PSP. Founded in 2001, mPAY24 is a Vienna-based PSP primarily focussed on e-commerce technical payment processing services. The e-commerce payments platform is used by over 2,000 merchants
Diversified metal component manufacturer JD Norman Industries has completed the acquisition of REGE Motorenteile. The acquisition agreement was announced in December 2017 pending applicable antitrust approvals, which have been satisfactorily received. Headquartered in Eisenach, Germany, REGE Motorenteile is a manufacturer of precision machined components and assemblies for automotive and industrial markets.
Kickstart Seed Fund has closed Fund IV (K4) at USD74 million, which represents a substantial growth in capital over all its predecessor funds. The large increase in the fund size compared to the previous fund (USD39m) was driven by the addition of several institutional investors, as well as notable Utah
Souter Investments, the family investment office of Sir Brian Souter, has sold its majority stake in Baywater Healthcare UK to Bastide Group, a specialist in the sale and rental of home medical equipment in France. Baywater delivers oxygen-therapy, sleep apnoea therapy and non-invasive ventilation therapy services to patients in the
Stage Capital (Stage), a private equity and real estate investor backed by funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Glendower Capital, has sold STI Group to a consortium of private equity firms Mérieux Développement and GIMV. STI Group is a fast-growing developer and manufacturer of plastic medical devices for
Tikehau Capital is backing Ring Capital, a venture capital firm founded by Geoffroy Bragadir and Nicolas Celier in 2017. Tikehau Capital has also acquired a 25 per cent stake in the company. Ring Capital, which has also secured investment from AG2R La Mondiale, BPI France, Bred and Danone, is launching with an initial investment
With US private equity managers contending with record high valuations in US markets, seeking out attractive yield opportunities has become a considerable challenge. Granted, last year saw a number of significant fund launches. The most notable were Apollo Global Management’s USD24.7 billion Apollo Investment Fund IX – the largest PE
Dutch investment firm Egeria is to acquire a majority interest in the textile wholesale company Nooteboom Textiles. The Nooteboom family will remain a significant shareholder in the company. Financial details of the transaction, which is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks, have not been disclosed. Founded in
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