Private equity funds managed by Blackstone and KIRKBI are to acquire Armacell,a manufacturer of flexible foam products for equipment insulation and technical applications, from Charterhouse. The company operates within two main businesses, Advanced Insulation and Engineered Foams. The Advanced Insulation business develops flexible foam products for the insulation of mechanical
On 28 August 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management PLC launched a USD500 million liquid alternatives fund – the Aberdeen Alternative Strategies Fund – designed to give investors access to a portfolio of alternative strategies. At the time, Morningstar quoted Andrew McCaffery, global head of alternatives at Aberdeen as saying: "Alternative investment
Noerr has advised the SDAX company SAF-HOLLAND SA on taking up a promissory note loan for EUR200 million. The Noerr team was led by the Noerr partners Dr Martin Kleinschmitt and Dr Nikolai Warneke. The promissory note loan was placed with institutional investors in Germany and abroad. It was arranged
Investment company Kinetix, a specialist in disruptive technologies, is teaming up with Formula E to launch Roborace, a new motor racing championship for dirverless electric powered cars. This new championshiwill provide a competitive platform for the autonomous driving solutions that are now being developed by many large industrial automotive and
Private equity funds managed by Blackstone and KIRKBI A/S are to acquire Armacell, a manufacturer of flexible foam products for equipment insulation and technical applications, from Charterhouse. The company operates within two main businesses, Advanced Insulation and Engineered Foams. The Advanced Insulation business develops flexible foam products for the insulation
Barcelona-based pharmaceuticals company Almirall is to acquire one hundred per cent of the share capital of Poli Group Holding, the holding company of Poli Group, which comprises three operating companies – Taurus Pharma, Polichem SA and Polichem Srl. Poli Group has a diversified and growing portfolio of proprietary and well-established
BaltCap portfolio company Impuls LTU, the operator of Lithuania’s biggest fitness chain Impuls, is to acquire Estonia’s Arctic Sport Clubs creating the first pan-Baltic fitness centre operator in the region. The company signed a share purchase agreement with the Estonian chain operator on Wednesday. Sales of Arctic Sport Clubs are
The number of Europe-focused private equity funds of funds to close so far in 2015 is at its lowest ever level, with just seven vehicles having held a final close. Despite slow fundraising, 2012 vintage funds have seen the highest median IRR historically and a substantial number of European investors
This article, taken from the newly released Preqin Special Report: Natural Resources, looks at the make-up of institutional investors in natural resources, preferred strategies and regions, sources of allocations and future investment plans. The increasing amount of capital raised by natural resources funds in recent years indicates healthy investor appetite
Affiliates of global investment firms Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic are to acquire a 49 per cent stake in the Network Internationa from The Abraaj Group. Emirates NBD will continue to own a 51 per cent stake in the Company. 
 
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