Unilever has received a binding offer from KKR to purchase its global Spreads business for EUR6.825 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, says: “In April of this year we set out our 2020 programme to accelerate sustainable value creation. After a long history in Unilever
Egeria has held the first and final closing of the Egeria Private Equity Fund V, having raised EUR800 million in capital commitments in a record time of just six weeks. The fund is the largest private equity fund in Egeria’s twenty-year history. The capital for Private Equity Fund V
Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has led a GBP1.8 million investment into Curo Compensation Limited (Curo) to support the continued growth of the business. Maven is providing GBP1.2 million of development capital alongside further investment from Curo’s existing investors Downing and Scottish
Independent investment bank Zeus Capital has acted as nominated adviser (NOMAD) and sole broker to Sumo Group, as the independent game developer announces its GBP145 million AIM IPO. The transaction saw strong support from institutional investors, including two successful share placings undertaken by Manchester-based Zeus, raising a combined total of
The UK’s third largest bakery chain, Coopland & Son, has received an investment of GBP8.5m from BGF to accelerate the rollout of its shops across the north of England. From its three bakeries in Scarborough, Durham and Hull, the company delivers traditionally-made, high-quality produce including breads, sandwiches, pies, pasties and
Agilitas-backed Relita, the Swedish division of Recover Nordic group, a provider of damage control, emergency response and environmental services, has agreed to acquire Betongborrargruppen i Mälardalen AB (BBG), a company specialising in specialist demolition and remediation of concrete for real estate projects in Sweden. Financial details of the deal have
Zenith American Solutions has been acquired in a transaction led by Chicago-based Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company (BPOC). BPOC acquired the company from Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLC, a strategic investor focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, which grew Zenith American into the nation’s largest independent third-party administrator of benefits
Dalmore Capital (Dalmore) and GLIL Infrastructure LLP (GLIL) are to acquire, on a 50/50 basis, a 15 per cent interest in Anglian Water Group (AWG) from 3i. AWG manages water and water recycling services in the East of England and Hartlepool, and is the largest water and sewerage company in
Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have completed the placement of EUR135 million of debt secured against a majority stake in Eolia Renovables de Inversiones SCR (Eolia) with Brookfield’s infrastructure debt business. The transaction was used to finance a dividend recapitalisation to Oaktree and cover transaction costs. The debt raised
GSV Asset Management has secured a strategic investment from a group led by HMC Capital (HMC), a Latin American advisory and investment firm. While terms of the deal have not been disclosed, the investment will result in a minority ownership interest for the HMC-led group in GSV Asset Management. Proceeds will
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