transcosmos is to make an additional investment in UNQ (Shanghai) Co, a China-based e-commerce distributor. transcosmos is the second largest shareholder in the company after Wang Yong, President & Founder of UNQ. With this additional investment, transcosmos’s ownership ratio in the company increases from 26.3 per cent to 39.9 per
Quilvest Private Equity sold its cornerstone shareholding in Acrotec Group to funds advised by Castik Capital alongside the Management team. The acquisition, with an enterprise value of circa CHF280 million (EUR255 million), is the culmination of a common intiative by Management and Quilvest Private Equity to find a suitable long-term
eQ Asset Management held a record final closing of 160 million euros for the Northern Europe focused eQ PE VIII North Fund. In a very fast fund raising cycle, the fund held first closing in February 2016. eQ PE VIII North is a private equity fund of funds investing equity
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has made an investment in Geropharm, a Russian pharmaceutical company, specialising in restoring brain function and the treatment of diabetes. This investment utilises the mechanism designed to promote the development of companies with significant export potential. The proceeds will be used by Geropharm
Beacon Rail Leasing, a Pan-European rolling stock lessor, has closed on the acquisition of Ascendos Rail Leasing, a European locomotive and rolling stock leasing company, having received clearance from the German competition authorities. The combined Beacon and Ascendos portfolio includes 225 locomotives and over 1,000 freight wagons on lease in
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) held it’s Annual General Meeting in Malta on 16 and 17 June, with regulatory and market activity taking centre stage. Hosted by the Maltese Funds Industry Association (MFIA), the AGM provided an opportunity for EFAMA members to discuss the investment and regulatory
Revlon is to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Elizabeth Arden for USD14.00 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value for Elizabeth Arden of approximately USD870 million. By bringing together two highly complementary, iconic brand portfolios, Revlon says it will benefit from greater scale, an expanded global footprint,
LogicMonitor, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivered end-to-end IT infrastructure monitoring platform, has secures a USD130 million investment from Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the growth equity affiliate of private equity firm Providence Equity Partners. The investment will be used to continue LogicMonitor’s global market expansion as the leading modern IT infrastructure performance
Energy Access Ventures (EAV) has announced a USD2 million investment as part of a USD7.5 million round in PEG – an off-grid solar pay-as-you-go (PAYG) company operating in Ghana. The partnership with PEG is EAV’s second investment and represents the start of its investment activity in West Africa. After a
Product development firm Cambridge Consultants, part of the Altran group, is to acquire Synapse. The acquisition will allow for the combined firms to create one of the world’s largest product development companies with significant presence on both coasts of the US. This acquisition, combined with Cambridge Consultants, will grow the
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