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Peregrine Ventures sells 30 per cent of Neovasc holdings to Fidelity for USD12m

Israeli venture capital fund Peregrine Ventures has sold around 30 per cent of its holdings in medical devices company Neovasc Inc to the investment firm Fidelity Select Portfolios: Medical Equipment & Systems Portfolio, for USD12 million. Peregrine sold two million of the 6.7 million Neovasc shares it held at USD6.00

Green Bay Packaging buys PE-backed MidCon

Baird has advised MidCon Holdings, a portfolio company of private equity firm Arbor Investments, on its sale to Green Bay Packaging. Terms of the transaction, which closed on 31 October, have not been disclosed.   Justin Albert, managing director, head of Baird’s packaging investment banking team and lead banker on

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Larsen MacColl sells portfolio company A&S Services Group

Larsen MacColl Partners has sold its portfolio company, A&S Services Group and affiliates, to Celadon Group. The purchase price of USD55 million sees LMP realise a 24x multiple of its invested capital from the sale.   LMP managing partner, Jeff Larsen, says: “Thanks to Ken Buck and his team, A&S

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easyProperty smashes funding target by 30 per cent

easyProperty, the online estate agent from easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and property entrepreneur Rob Ellice, has smashed its overall fundraising target by 30 per cent, raising GBP9.75m through a mix of crowdfunding and private investment.

White & Case advises GSO Capital Partners on XLN Telecom MBO

Global law firm White & Case has advised GSO Capital Partners on its GBP115 million debt-and-equity financing of the management buyout of XLN Telecom from ECI Partners. White & Case also represented the management-backed Newco on the acquisition.   GSO, a subsidiary of global investment and advisory firm The Blackstone

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Permira Funds to acquire Metalogix

A company owned by the private equity firm Permira is to acquire Metalogix, a provider of management tools for mission-critical collaboration platforms, including Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange and Office 365. Members of Metalogix’s senior management team, including chief executive officer Steven Murphy, will maintain a significant equity stake in the company

Zeus advises on USD130m deal for Brabant Pharma

Drug development firm Brabant Pharma has been sold to US-based pharmaceutical company Zogenix, in a deal where the main selling shareholders were advised by Zeus Capital. Consideration for the deal is expected to reach up to USD130m.   Brabant is a single purpose company developing its low-dose fenfluramine treatment to

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Piper sells exam revision business to MPW

Consumer brands specialist investor Piper has sold Justin Craig Education, a UK exam revision business, to independent college brand MPW. The sale was completed for an undisclosed sum.   Piper bought Justin Craig in 2008. Since then, it has doubled sales and become a leading brand in the group tuition market. In transforming the business, Piper

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Advent International completes acquisition of Corialis

Private equity firm Advent International has completed the acquisition of Corialis (Core Innovative Aluminium Integrated Solutions) from Sagard and Ergon, alongside the management team led by CEO Johan Verstrepen. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1984, and headquartered in Belgium, Corialis is a European aluminium

Blackstone acquires Philadelphia Financial Group from Tiptree Financial

Tiptree Financial is to sell its subsidiary Philadelphia Financial Group to funds managed by the tactical opportunities group of The Blackstone Group for approximately USD155 million in cash plus additional consideration of approximately USD10 million to be paid over two years. The transaction, which including both Tiptree’s third party administration

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