Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners’ portfolio company Duran Group, a global glass manufacturer for laboratory and industrial applications, has acquired Kimble Chase Life Science & Research Products. The acquisition of US-based Kimble Chase, which has a strong position in disposable products, is a further step in building
Clearwater International acted as sole financial adviser to Palero Capital on the sale of 100 per cent of the share capital of Lausitzer Analytik (LAG) to SYNLAB, a portfolio company of Cinven. LAG, established in 1993 and headquartered in Spremberg, Germany, is a laboratory testing specialist in fuel, oil and
Vulturis Financial Data Services has launched a venture-capital initial public offering yield index. Based on historical data pertaining to returns of IPOs, the index weighs the average returns and exhibits the feasibility and viability of offering public stock for a start-up. The VC IPO Yield Index shows the return
Australian oncology-focused biotechnology company Novogen has acquired Glioblast, a privately-held, neuro-oncology focused Australian biotechnology company. The transaction includes an upfront payment of AUD2.1 million, comprising AUD600,000 in cash and ordinary fully-paid shares valued at AUD1.5 million. The shareholders of Glioblast will be eligible for further payments in cash or
Kuang-Chi Group has launched its second Global Community of Innovation (GCI) fund, which will invest up to USD250 million in companies developing technology in industries including robotics, internet-of-things, telecommunications, and digital health. The fund has a focus on global start-ups and follows a previous investment of USD50 million in similar
TorQuest Partners has completed the sale of Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) to Gilbarco. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. GTT provides priority traffic control for public transit and emergency vehicles, with a growing presence in the broader public transit market for solutions that improve public transportation efficiency,
Meilleurtaux.com, a French provider of mortgage solutions advice backed by Equistone Partners Europe, has acquired the insurance comparison website MerciHenri.com through its holding company Finizy. MerciHenri.com (formerly LeComparateurAssurance.com) specialises in the comparison of health, housing, car and motorcycle insurance. Christophe Triquet, founder of MerciHenri.com, will join the management of
Law firm Paul Hastings has advised Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank as lead arrangers and bookrunners on the USD815 million term loan B refinancing of Suddenlink’s existing term loan facilities. Suddenlink is the seventh largest US cable operator with approximately 1.5 million subscribers. In June 2015, Paul Hastings advised JP Morgan
Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to sell SLV Group, a German-headquartered provider of residential and technical lighting, to Ardian for an undisclosed amount. This represents the second successful realisation of an industrials business within the last month, following Cinven’s agreement to sell Italian-headquartered Avio Spazio to Space2 and Leonardo-Finmeccanica
Maples and Calder has advised Western Digital on the Cayman Islands corporate and financing aspects of the acquisition of SanDisk by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Western Digital Technologies. The deal completed on 12 May 2016 and valued SanDisk at a total equity value of approximately USD19 billion. Under the terms
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