Octopus Group (Octopus) has increased its total institutional assets under management (AUM) by over GBP500 million in 2017, the business announced today. Octopus’ institutional AUM is GBP1.7 billion and its total overall AUM is over GBP7 billion. As investors increasingly turn their attention to the long-term benefits of real asset
An affiliate of Sun European Partners has entered into exclusive negotiations to sell Albéa, a specialist in the BPC packaging industry, to Funds advised by PAI Partners (PAI). The proposed transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Albéa provides a wide range of solutions for the make-up, fragrance, skincare, personal
SoftBank Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of Fortress Investment Group (Fortress) for USD3.3 billion in cash. Following the close of the transaction, SBG and its wholly-owned subsidiaries own all outstanding Fortress shares. The completion follows the satisfaction of all conditions to the closing of the transaction, including approval
KKR is to acquire PetVet Care Centers from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, L Catterton, and other existing shareholders. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. PetVet provides a full spectrum of veterinary services ranging from preventative and primary care to emergency critical care and surgeries. PetVet works in
An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners is to sell Aclara Technologies (Aclara), a provider of smart infrastructure solutions for utilities, to Hubbell Power Systems in a deal worth USF1.1 billion. Headquartered in St Louis, Aclara is a worldwide supplier of smart meters and other field devices, advanced metering infrastructure and
GSO Diamond Portfolio Fund, a newly formed USD950 million investment fund sponsored by GSO Capital Partners (GSO), has closed on the previously announced acquisition of approximately USD2.4 billion in corporate loans and other credit investments from NewStar Financial (NewStar). Immediately following the sale of these assets to the fund, NewStar
Crédit Agricole has finalised its acquisition of Natixis’ 15 per cent stake in CACEIS. As a result, it now controls 100 per cent of the share capital of the business. With approximately EUR2.6 trillion in assets under custody, EUR1.7 trillion euros in assets under administration and a presence in nine
Activist hedge fund Cevian Capital has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in AB Volvo (Volvo) to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition comprises 88.47 million A-shares and 78.77 million B-shares, corresponding to 8.2 per cent of the capital and 15.6 per cent of the
ENGIE, France’s market leader in on-shore wind and solar power plants with 2.6 GW installed at the end of 2017, and Crédit Agricole Assurances, France’s leading insurance company, have just signed a new agreement allowing their joint venture, FEIH (Futures Energies Investissements Holding), to acquire nearly 500 MW of on-shore
Drake Star Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Gambit Financial Solutions in its sale of a majority stake in the business to BNP Paribas Asset Management. Gambit’s solutions work with a scientific approach to bring intuitive and user-friendly tools to investment advisory, delivered either through an advisory-guided or
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