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Trios acquired by European M&E services company SPIE

SPIE, a European company specialising in electrical and mechanical engineering, HVAC services and energy and communication systems, has acquired Trios Group, a UK-based provider of compliance, facility and property-related services based in Birmingham.  Trios Group will enhance SPIE UK’s technical facility management division.   Trios Group, first established in 1919, has expanded steadily to become a national provider of technical

Howard Kennedy advises Impressario on sale of festivals

Law firm Howard Kennedy has advised Impressario Festivals on the sale of its four festivals – Rewind, Boardmasters, Field Day and SouthWestFour – to media and entertainment group Global. The sale of the four festivals was completed in early October 2016 and will effectively double shareholder value for the original

Brexit to hit European PE investment harder than UK

Widespread delays to fund launches across Europe immediately followed the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, yet the outlook for the private equity (PE) industry remains optimistic, according to research by offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes. The research, which targeted over 260 limited and general partners across the world,

Limerston Capital acquires AdviserPlus

Limerston Capital’s debut fund has made its second investment with the acquisition of AdviserPlus, a UK-based provider of HR advisory solutions employing 300 employees.  Working with large organisations and FTSE 100 companies, AdviserPlus enables its clients to optimise people performance and business results.   AdviserPlus delivers a range of managed

SEP closes technology-focused fund

Venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has raised GBP260 million for its fund SEP V. SEP V, which is one of the largest venture capital funds raised in Europe this year, was over-subscribed and closed above target.    It will be invested in high growth technology and technology-enabled companies

Nicolas Palate, CACEIS

Equity Bridge Financing solution helps improve IRR

CACEIS offers private equity fund managers bridge financing solutions that allow them to delay the process of collecting capital commitments from investors, thereby enhancing the internal rate of return of the fund.  In such an arrangement, CACEIS provides Equity Bridge Financing to the manager – essentially a guaranteed line of credit

Capital Springboard launches alt finance fund in Singapore

Capital Springboard, a peer-to-peer invoice financing platform, has launched the Pentad Capital Springboard Class for accredited investors in Singapore, through its partnership with Centurion Portfolio Managers. The fund provides exposure to Capital Springboard’s platform, which has transacted over SGD110 million on its platform since its pilot testing phase, via a

Noerr advises on acquisition of Betten Duscher by Odewald

Noerr has advised the financing bank consortium on the acquisition of a majority stake in Betten Duscher by the investment company Odewald KMU. DZ Bank, Bremer Kreditbank and BHF-Bank belong to the consortium.   Odenwald has acquired the company within the scope of a succession arrangement regarding the new fund

LGC-backed Pemberton closes EUR1.2bn inaugural fund

Pemberton, which is 40 per cent owned by Legal & General Capital (LGC), has completed the final close of its inaugural European Mid-Market Debt Fund with EUR1.2 billion of commitments. Paul Stanworth (pictured), managing director of Legal & General Capital, says: “Reaching well over EUR1 billion of commitments from institutions

Alpina Partners acquires CrossLink

CF Holding (CFH), a portfolio company of Alpina Partners, has acquired the operations of CrossLink Faserverbundtechnik as part of an asset deal. CrossLink is an engineering and manufacturing business based in Cadolzburg near Nuremberg, Germany.   The company engages in the design, development and production of lightweight composite components.  

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