European financial services private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners is to acquire Barclays’s French retail banking operations. These include Barclays’ branch network, life insurance business, wealth and investment management and brokerage operations, subject to regulatory approval. It follows the completion of a consultation with employee representative bodies that began
Private equity firm Adveq has held the final closing of Adveq Europe VI at EUR462 million, well above its initial target fund size of EUR350 million. The fund closing was held on 2 December 2016, attracting interest and support from investors around the world, including pension funds, insurance companies and
ForeVest Capital Partners has launched as an independent alternative investment firm, having completed a spinout from PineBridge Investments by mutual agreement. Established by the four senior managers of PineBridge New Europe Partners (NEP) – Pierre Mellinger, Artur Haze, John Leone, and Doina Popescu – ForeVest will continue to focus on
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared VTech’s acquisition of LeapFrog Enterprises. The CMA found that the merger may not be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition in the supply of learning toys for 0-5 year-olds, children tablets and content or future innovation in
The alternative asset management arm of Global Investment House, Global Capital Management (GCM), has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Yum Yum Tree Food Court, one of the largest quick service restaurants (QSR) managers in the Gulf region. Established in 1995 with five restaurants in Bahrain and one in
The joint owners of Switzerland-based Unilabs, private equity funds Apax Europe VI, Nordic Capital Fund VI and Apax France VII, have accepted an offer from Apax IX, advised by Apax Partners, for the acquisition of their respective stakes in Unilabs. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed its exit from Skyscanner, following the formal completion of the company’s GBP1.4 billion sale to Ctrip, a Chinese online travel services provider. SEP, which was Skyscanner’s largest shareholder, owned approximately one third of the Edinburgh-headquartered travel search company and made its initial investment back
Noerr has advised long term client Foodpanda on the sale of Russian food delivery company Delivery Club to Mail.Ru Group, one of Russia’s largest Internet companies. Mail.Ru Group will acquire 100 per cent of Delivery Club in an all cash transaction. The total deal value is USD100 million. The deal
November was Assetz Capital's best month ever with GBP26 million worth of capital flowing through the peer-to-peer (P2P) platform. Assetz Capital, launched to the public in early 2013, aims to help British small and medium sized businesses and property developers with their funding requirements. To date over GBP185 million
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has entered into final exclusive negotiations with Advent International to acquire Corialis (Core Innovative Aluminium Integrated Solutions). Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Belgium, Corialis is a European supplier of aluminium profile systems for windows, doors, sliding elements, roof systems and conservatories. The
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