The international finance centre of Guernsey has launched two of its new Private Investment Funds (PIFs), four months after the new structure was developed and released to the global investment community. GMT Communications Partners, with the assistance of the Guernsey offices of Northern Trust and law firm Carey Olsen, has
Vitol Africa has acquired Shell’s 20 per cent shareholding in Vivo Energy, meaning that the firm, in conjunction with funds advised by Helios Investment Partners, now owns 100 per cent of Vivo Energy. Vivo Energy, the company behind the Shell brand in Africa, was created by Helios, Vitol and Shell
In the first quarter of 2017, Israeli high-tech companies raised a total of USD1.03 billion in 155 transactions, a 4 per cent decrease from the USD1.07 billion raised in 165 deals in the previous quarter and 8 per cent lower than the USD1.11 billion raised in 174 deals in Q1
Global fintech and payment solutions provider Tuxedo Money Solutions has been acquired by Erik Fällström and Andreas H Tuczka, of Aldridge EDC Specialty Finance Partners (AEDC). The deal completed on 20 April, following the approval of the FCA. Former co-founder of HOIST Finance, Erik Fällström, and former partner at Lone
Funds managed by Cornerstone Partners and Oaktree Capital Management are to acquire IT Kontrakt, a vendor of IT services outsourcing in Poland, from Work Service (WS Group). The preliminary share purchase agreement was concluded on 31 March 2017. The transaction requires approvals from relevant third parties, including the consent
KL Outdoor, maker of Sun Dolphin kayaks, and GSC Technologies, maker of Future Beach kayaks, are to combine to form a single company. “The merger will create the largest kayak company in the world,” says Mark Becker, partner at Boca Raton-based private equity firm New Water Capital. Affiliates of
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) have signed an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Nord Anglia Education. Funds affiliated with BPEA are the majority shareholders of Nord Anglia and BPEA controls 67 per cent of Nord Anglia's issued and
International law firm Ropes & Gray has advised TPG Capital on the acquisition by one of its portfolio companies, Beaver-Visitec International, of Malosa Medical, a manufacturer and supplier of single-use surgical instruments, primarily for use in the field of ophthalmology, based in the UK and China. With a portfolio of
Investec has provided a GBP75 million debt package to support Allied Glass Containers’ growth plans. The Yorkshire-based specialist manufacturer and distributor of glass bottles and containers to the premium spirits and food & beverage sector produces 600 million bottles per annum across 450 product lines. Investec invested time with
Indigo Holdings, a Middle East-focused investment company that provides investors with exposure to early stage businesses, has invested approximately GBP200,000 in FMCG, a recently established online retail delivery business of Iranian convenience store chain Yaran Daryan. Indigo has acquired a 15 per cent equity stake in FMCG at a post-money
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