HIG Bayside Capital, a credit affiliate of HIG Capital, has held the first close of IDeA CCR (Corporate Credit Recovery) I Fund, an investment platform managed by IDeA Capital Funds SGR (IDeA), at EUR260 million. The fund, which comprises two sub-funds – a Credit Fund and a New Money Fund
Italian fund 21 Investimenti III is to acquire Philippe Model, a high-end fashionable leisure shoe brand based in the heart of the Riviera del Brenta Italian footwear district and distributed worldwide by top luxury wholesalers. Founded in 2008 by the Italian designer Paolo Gambato, the company reached sales of over
Sofiprotéol and Tikehau Investment Management have launched a private debt fund called Sofiprotéol Dette Privée, which will finance the development of agro-food and agro-industrial companies of all sizes through bullet loans or leveraged acquisition financing. This financing vehicle will be an addition to those already initiated by Sofiprotéol. As
The publication of this Guide comes as shockwaves from the UK's decision to withdraw from EU membership continue to reverberate across the world, raising several challenges for UK-based asset managers distributing across the EU. As Bobby Johal, Managing Consultant, Cordium, notes: "UCITS funds will still be distributed across Europe, but
Global law firm White & Case has advised Avast Software on its agreement to acquire New York Stock Exchange-listed AVG Technologies, a developer of business, mobile and PC device security software applications, for a total consideration of USD1.3 billion. “White & Case has forged a close relationship with Avast in
France-based SME lending marketplace Lendix has received its formal CNMV accreditation to operate as a P2P lending platform in Spain. In April 2016, Lendix completed a Series B financing round of EUR12 million led by major institutional investors including CNP Assurances, with the objective to become a leading Continental Europe
Black Swan Data has closed its Series B funding, raising a total of GBP6.2 million. The round sees Albion Ventures join initial institutional investors Blackstone and Mitsui, to help further accelerate Black Swan’s international growth and expansion of its product platform, ‘The Nest’. Founded in 2011 by Steve King (CEO)
Less than a year after the creation of its buy-and-build platform, Alliance Etiquettes has acquired Imprimerie D3, its fourth build-up acquisition. Founded in 1987, Imprimerie D3 is located in Cépie, in the Languedoc-Roussillon Midi-Pyrénées region, in the department of Aude. Led by Anthony Gleize, the company has 16 professionals.
HIG Bayside Capital, the distressed debt and special situation affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG), has closed the HIG Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund IV with aggregate capital commitments of USD1.1 billion, exceeding its USD1.0 billion target. The fund will continue HIG’s investment strategy of focusing on investments in
Legal & General Capital, through LGV Capital, has agreed terms to sell its majority interest in The Liberation Group to Caledonia Investments in a transaction valuing the company at GBP118 million. Liberation is held principally on behalf of the with-profits fund for customers. Completion is expected over the course
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