Clessidra is to sell Acetum, a manufacturer and distributor of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, a PGI-certified specialty vinegar, to Associated British Foods (ABF). Clessidra acquired an 80 per cent stake in Acetum in 2015 with the remaining 20 per cent retained by the founding shareholders, Cesare Mazzetti and Marco Bombarda.
Luxembourg special fund FP Lux Investments is expanding its wind power portfolio with the acquisition of two wind farms, in Dahlem, North Rhine-Westphalia, and in Zagelsdorf, Brandenburg. The new additions brings the firm’s Wind Infrastructure I sub-fund portfolio to 17 wind farms in total located in Germany, France and Finland,
Hobs Group has secured a further GBP4 million investment from BGF to continue the expansion of its 3D printing, reprographics, facilities management and legal support services businesses in the UK. This brings BGF’s total investment in Hobs to more than GBP11 million. The Liverpool-headquartered group has experienced growth across each
Funds managed by Inflexion Private Equity have completed the buyout of Virgin Experience Days, the UK’s leading experiences business. Virgin Experience Days offers curated experiences to consumers and corporates, from flying Spitfires to short luxury breaks, selling over 750,000 experiences annually. A high-growth business, revenue has doubled to GBP50 million
Data analytics company Peak has secured GBP2.5 million in Series A funding in a round led by London-based Venture Capital firm, MMC Ventures. Peak’s data analytics-as-a-service model helps companies of all sizes use data, machine learning and AI technologies to drive growth. This latest funding round comes just over a
Sn-ap, an on-demand intercity coach travel service has raised GBP2m in equity funding led by early stage VC fund Kindred Capital. The investment, which is supported by a number of private investors from the travel and finance sectors, will be used to expand its current service into new parts of
Petsky Prunier has advised Allconnect, a technology-enabled sales and marketing solutions company that partners with utility and energy companies to help customers in more than 50 million households compare and purchase home services, on its sale to Red Ventures, a digital consumer choice platform. Allconnect was a portfolio company of
Counsel On Call, a leading alternative legal solutions provider of technology-enabled managed legal and secondment services and portfolio company of Gridiron Capital, has acquired DSicovery, LLC (DSi), a renowned eDiscovery, digital forensics and data management company. The combination of Counsel On Call’s expert attorneys with enhanced technology based legal solutions
Genstar Capital has partnered with existing management to acquire Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), from Vestar Capital Partners for USD720 million. The transaction is expected to close by early fourth quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. ISS will continue to operate independently once the transaction is completed and the current ISS
Noerr has advised the US group HB Fuller, a manufacturer of industrial adhesives, on the strategic acquisition of competitor Royal Adhesives & Sealants in a USD1.58 billion deal. The seller is the private equity company American Securities LLC. The acquisition promotes HB Fuller’s continued focus on technical adhesives and
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