Union Oil and Gas Group (UOGG), a subsidiary of private equity firm Union Group, and state corporation Empresa Nicaraguense del Petróleo (‘PETRONIC), are to sign an agreement for future operations in four oil and gas blocks in the Sandino Basin offshore of Nicaragua. The agreement, which is currently being finalised
Larry Hatheway (pictured), Group Chief Economist and Head of Multi Asset Portfolio Solutions at GAM, looks at what happens next following the UK’s vote to leave the EU… The UK’s historic referendum has, predictably, sent powerful shockwaves through global capital markets. Intra-day volatility in sterling, European equities and selected other
ECM Equity Capital Management’s (ECM) German Equity Partners IV (GEP IV) has acquired a majority stake in Wieners+Wieners, a Germany-based provider of language services for business, advertising and financial texts. Previous owner Caldec Holding, a corporate group that specialises in corporate succession situations and accompanying growth companies with its own
Investcorp portfolio company SecureLink Group NV (SecureLink) is to acquire acquire Coresec Systems, one of Scandinavia’s largest managed cyber security service providers. Established in 2003, Coresec offers integrated cyber security solutions and managed services to corporates and institutions. With more than 250 employees across seven offices and multiple 24/7 manned
Private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington) has acquired EOIR Technologies (EOIR), a provider of technology solutions to the Department of Defence and Intelligence Community. EOIR has 35 years of experience providing advanced solutions in cloud computing, big data analytics, advanced visualisation, C4ISR, spectrum-related information dominance, smart sensing, training and
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has completed the acquisition of Bomgar, a leader in secure access solutions, from TA Associates. Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. “Bomgar has established itself as a leader and innovator in secure access software, driven by its suite of remote access and
Law firm Howard Kennedy is advising Lebanese restaurant chain Comptoir Group on its AIM listing, raising some GBP16 million. Comptoir Group currently operates 11 Comptoir Libanais restaurants, together with further franchise outlets. It also operates two smaller Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean outlets under the Shawa brand, and a further two
Financial service firms and technology providers around the world will spend more than USD1 billion in 2016 in the race to bring blockchain to capital markets, according to a new report from Greenwich Associates. Financial service firms believe that blockchain (also referred to as distributed ledger technology (DLT)) has the
Alignable, the network for local business owners, has added an additional USD1.5 million in a strategic investment from Recruit Strategic Partners, the Silicon Valley based venture capital firm. This brings Alignable’s total raise to USD13.5 million with the most recent prior round being USD8 million in September 2015 led by
Brexit will have an effect on both the European and UK private equity and real estate landscapes, but it is only a number of issues facing managers, says David Bailey, Director of Marketing and Communications at private equity fund administrator Augentius. Bailey points out that the European industry is in
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