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Gilde Buy-Out Fund V closes at its hard cap of EUR1.1 billion

• Strong support for Gilde Buy Out Partners’ proven mid-market strategy • Investor demand significantly exceeded the hard cap Utrecht, 23 November 2015: Gilde Buy Out Partners announces a single closing of Gilde Buy-Out Fund V (“the Fund”) at the hard cap of EUR1.1 billion.   The Fund will build

Aurelius acquires German building materials manufacturer

Aurelius Group is acquiring the Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl Group a European manufacturer of plastic, steel, and concrete spacers; construction films; and other consumables for the concrete construction industry. With a combined workforce of more than 300 skilled employees, Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl generated revenues of around EUR60 million last year. Financial

Channel Islands Stock Exchange gives SPACs the green light

New rules have been introduced which allow Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to be listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE). A SPAC is a cash shell which is used to raise money for a very specific investment objective. The SPAC is growing again in popularity as international markets

Stephen Lansdown backs Edge Investments as investor and partner

Stephen Lansdown, co-founder of FTSE100 financial services group Hargreaves Lansdown, is becoming a partner and shareholder in creative investment group Edge Investments through the private equity arm of his family office. Lansdown, who has in the past invested in a number of Edge’s funds, is taking a 10 per cent

Synerlab acquires Alcala Farma in Spain

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Synerlab has acquired Alcala Farma, a Spanish contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO). Alcala Farma specialises in the development of proprietary formulation, which represents nearly 40 per cent of its total EUR25 million sales. Alcala Farma’s current portfolio of pharmaceutical drugs comes in multiple dosage forms includes sterile

Ares EIF Group completes acquisition of Van Hook Gathering System

A fund managed by its Ares EIF Group has completed its acquisition of the Van Hook Gathering System in North Dakota from WPX Energy (NYSE: WPX) in a transaction valued at USD185 million. The transaction was originally announced on 31 August, 2015. The acquisition consists of pipeline systems that currently

Apollo Tyres acquires reifrncom

Tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres, headquartered in the Indian city of Gurgaon, has acquired the Bielefeld-based reifencom Group. The purchase price was around EUR 45.6 million. The acquisition of reifencom is part of Apollo Tyres’ strategy to expand its European business. The transaction is currently awaiting approval from the competition authorities.

Lynx Equity closes CAD15m financing with The Labourers’ Pension Fund

Private equity firm Lynx Equity Limited has received CAD15 million in financing from The Labourers’ Pension Fund. “This financing represents the culmination of many significant years of growth and surpassing many of our goals,” says Lynx President Brad Nathan. “This investment will allow us to continue achieving our strategic goals

Howard Kennedy advises new VCT entrant Hazel Targa

Law firm Howard Kennedy and its regulated London Stock Exchange sponsor, Howard Kennedy Corporate Services, have advised a new entrant to the VCT market – Hazel Targa VCT. Hazel Targa VCT PLC brings together Hazel Capital, an established investment adviser in the VCT market, and investment advisers Welbeck Capital Partners

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