Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP) is to sell its stake and its debt position in Dedalus Holding, owner of Dedalus Spa. Dedalus is a provider of healthcare software systems in Italy and has recently announced the acquisition of Noemalife to create the largest software operator in the Italian healthcare sector,
OpenGate Capital has reached the final closing for its first institutional private equity vehicle, exceeding its target of USD300 million. OpenGate Capital Partners I and affiliated partnerships, closed on USD305 million in total commitments. The firm has already completed four investments in the first half of 2016. It has
Pelican Energy Partners has closed its latest private equity fund, Pelican Energy Partners II, with total committed capital of USD210 million targeting investments in control buyout and growth investments in energy services and equipment companies. According to founder and managing partner Mike Scott, Fund II continues Pelican’s successful strategy of
An affiliate of middle market private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partner is to acquire Polyconcept from Investcorp. Equity for the transaction will be provided by Charlesbank and management, Partners Group and certain other investors. Additional terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. Polyconcept is a value-added supplier
Exiger, a regulatory and financial crime, risk and compliance firm, has acquired The Poseidon Group, a Hong Kong and Singapore-based due diligence and business intelligence firm. With the addition of Poseidon into its growing portfolio of specialised due diligence and business intelligence solutions for global and regional banks, private equity
Japan’s SoftBank Group has reached agreement with UK-based ARM Holdings on the terms of a recommended all cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the Cambridge-based microchip designer. ARM products are used in most smartphones, including those from industry giants Apple and Samsung.
Noerr has advised the Danish private equity investment company Axcel on several pan-European acquisitions of high tech suppliers to the meat-processing industry and the formation of a global industry market leader. Axcel is investing in the companies SFK LEBLANC, Attec, ITEC and Carometec via the Axcel IV fund. The
John Haynes (pictured), Head of Research at Investec Wealth & Investment, comments on Softbank’s proposed acquisition of ARM… The announcement of an agreed bid for ARM Holdings by Softbank of Japan is the clearest illustration possible of the consequences of the current global currency volatility. Assuming the bid price, Softbank
Noerr is advising SAF-Holland on its takeover bid for the listed Swedish Haldex Group. The Noerr team is led by the Frankfurt partners Dr Holger Alfes and Dr Stephan Schulz. Haldex is a provider of brake systems and air suspension modules for commercial vehicles. The cash bid values the
Clearwater International has advised MCH Private Equity, one of Spain’s largest independent private equity houses, on the acquisition of a shareholding in Grupo Brasmar, a Portuguese frozen seafood company. Brasmar is a fast-growing company based in Portugal, with a significant presence in Italy, Brazil and Spain. The business expects to
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