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Point Blank Enterprises acquires United Shield International

Point Blank Enterprises (PBE), a specialist in the production of soft body armour and related protective solutions, has successfully completed its acquisition of United Shield International Limited (USIL), a ballistic armour manufacturer located in Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Daniel Gaston, Chief Executive Officer of Point Blank says: “The acquisition of

Dentons advises Deutsche Post DHL on sale of Williams Lea Tag to Advent International

Dentons has advised mail and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group on the sale of Williams Lea Tag, a UK-headquartered provider of marketing and communications solutions, to global private equity investor Advent International (Advent). Headquartered in London, Williams Lea Tag has a presence in 195 cities across 40 countries and

CCMP Capital to acquire Eating Recovery Center from Lee Equity Partners

CCMP Capital Advisors (CCMP) is to acquire a controlling interest in Eating Recovery Center (ECR), a provider of specialised treatment for individuals with eating disorders, from Lee Equity Partners and other investors. ERC’s Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ken Weiner, the management team and the clinical team will

LGC invests in Oxford Sciences Innovation

Legal & General Capital (LGC), the principal investment arm of Legal & General Group, has completed its seventh venture capital platform deal with its investment in Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), a commercialisation platform, dedicated to breakthrough science and technology.  Formed out of Oxford University, OSI has successfully raised GBP580 million

Borealis Infrastructure changes name to OMERS Infrastructure

Borealis Infrastructure, the infrastructure investment advisory and management arm of OMERS, the Canadian-based pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees, will now operate as OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc (OMERS Infrastructure). “The name OMERS Infrastructure helps the global marketplace recognize our direct connection to the more than 470,000 members of OMERS, on

LDC backs Pelsis MBO

UK private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of Pelsis, a European manufacturer of branded pest control products, in a multi-million-pound deal that will enable Pelsis to accelerate its global growth strategy. Pelsis manufactures, supplies and distributes a wide range of pest control products to both the professional

Nasdaq successfully lists 90 SPAC IPOs raising a total of USD15.3bn

Nasdaq has successfully completed 90 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) initial public offerings (IPOs) raising USD15.3 billion in total. Since the adoption of new listing rules in 2011, Nasdaq has consistently been the exchange of choice for SPACs, attracting 96 per cent of all SPAC IPOs listing on a national

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China drives record VC dealmaking in Asia, says Preqin

The boom in venture capital activity in Asia reached new heights in Q2 2017: with a record USD47 billion in deals announced during the quarter, including the USD5.5 billion financing of Didi Chuxing, which became the largest venture capital deal ever. In 2017 so far, Asia represents almost half of

Appier secures USD33m in Series C investment round

Artificial intelligence company Appier has secured Series C investment of USD33 million from SoftBank Group Corp, LINE Corporation, NAVER Corporation, Singapore-based EDBI and Hong Kong-based AMTD Group. This fundraising round brings the total amount of investment in the company so far to over USD82 million.   Appier believes AI can

May River Capital acquires BJM Pumps

Private equity firm May River Capital has completed its acquisition of BJM Pumps. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. BJM Pumps represents the first acquisition that will form a new Industrial Pump Platform build out by May River. Brad Sterner, a member of May River’s Executive Resource Group,

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