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Cairngorm Capital portfolio company Stevenswood acquires Sameday Holdings Limited

20 June 2017

Cairngorm Capital Partners’s (Cairngorm Capital) portfolio company Stevenswood Trade Centres Limited (Stevenswood) has acquired Sameday Holdings Limited (Sameday). This transaction, which is highly geographically complementary, accelerates Stevenswood’s strategy to develop a national network of trade counters. The new combined group will continue to be headquarted in Livingston and will have

BGF invests in Milk Visual Effects

19 June 2017

BGF (Business Growth Fund) has invested an initial GBP2 million in Milk Visual Effects, an Oscar winning independent visual effects (VFX) company which creates innovative and complex visual effects for high-end television and feature films. Milk will use the funding to expand its studios; invest in new technical equipment and

Celanese and Blackstone to form acetate tow JV

19 June 2017

Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, and funds managed by Blackstone (NYSE:BX), one of the world’s leading investment firms, are to form a joint venture (JV) that will create a global acetate tow supplier. Celanese and Blackstone will own 70 per cent and 30 per cent

Elbrus Capital closes two important transactions

19 June 2017

Russia and CIS-focused private equity business Elbrus Capital closed two important transactions at the end of May 2017, with both expected to be value accretive, improve investment returns and exit prospects for the firm’s investors. The firm advised on the successfully completed merger of SPSR Express and DPD Russia, the

Eurazeo and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division complete acquisition of Dominion Web Solutions

19 June 2017

Eurazeo, in partnership with West Street Capital Partners VII, a fund managed by the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division (GS MBD), has completed the acquisition of Dominion Web Solutions (DWS), an integrated platform of branded marketplaces and digital marketing solutions for the powersport, RV, commercial truck and equipment industries. Eurazeo

The UK ranks No1 in edtech venture capital funding in Europe

19 June 2017

The UK ranks No1 in educational technology venture capital and angel funding in Europe, contributing 34 per cent (GBP178 million) of the total, according to Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet, co-founder of London EdTech Week and EdtechXGlobal, and partner in IBIS Capital, a leading edtech investment firm. The educational technology sector is one

Scopely raises USD60m round led by Revolution Growth

19 June 2017

Scopely, a free-to-play interactive entertainment network, has raised USD60 million in a Series C financing led by Revolution Growth, which is helmed by former AOL executives, Steve Case, Donn Davis, and Ted Leonsis. Revolution Growth Managing Partner Donn Davis will join Scopely’s Board; additional investors in the round include Greenspring

Wecast to form JV with He Ying Private Equity Fund

19 June 2017

Wecast Network has formed a Joint Venture (JV) called Seven Stars He Ying Smart Cloud (SSHY), with Beijing HE YING Fund Management Limited (He Ying). The JV, which will be 51 per cent owned by Wecast and be added to the Product Sales Cloud, will focus on several strategic areas

Mobike raises over USD600m in Series E financing led by Tencent

19 June 2017

Smart bike-sharing company Mobike has raised over USD600 million in a new round of financing led by existing investor Tencent, plus Sequoia, TPG, and Hillhouse Capital, among others. New investors in this round included leading banks BOCOM International, ICBC International, and global institutional asset management firm Farallon Capital. China Renaissance

eQ’s second US PE fund raises over USD100m

19 June 2017

eQ Asset Management (eQ) has raised over USD100 million for eQ PE IX US, the firm’s second private equity offering focused investing in North America. The final closing was held on 14 June 2017. eQ’s dirst PE fund – Q PE VII US – was founded in 2015 with USD80

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Managers

Cairngorm Capital portfolio company Stevenswood acquires Sameday Holdings Limited

BGF invests in Milk Visual Effects

Celanese and Blackstone to form acetate tow JV

Elbrus Capital closes two important transactions

Eurazeo and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division complete acquisition of Dominion Web Solutions

The UK ranks No1 in edtech venture capital funding in Europe

Scopely raises USD60m round led by Revolution Growth

Wecast to form JV with He Ying Private Equity Fund

Mobike raises over USD600m in Series E financing led by Tencent

eQ’s second US PE fund raises over USD100m

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