Ogier in Jersey assisted Kentz Corporation, the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, in its acquisition by SNC-Lavalin Group for an overall purchase price of approximately GBP1.2 billion. Kentz Corporation is a global engineering specialist solutions provider, with 15,500 employees operating in 36 countries worldwide. It has
Swander Pace Capital (SPC) has sold over-the-counter (OTC) products portfolio company Insight Pharmaceuticals to Prestige Brands Holdings for USD750 million. The sale of Insight represents the firm’s second platform investment in the OTC industry. “Today’s sale is the culmination of a successful five-year partnership to build a world-class OTC
Enterprise Finance has acquired bridging lender West One Loans in a transaction funded by a combination of cash and equity. Enterprise Finance is a specialist distributor focused on secured loans, bridging finance and commercial mortgages. It is backed by ISIS Equity Partners, which currently has GBP1.2bn of funds under management.
ECI Partners has held the final closing for its 10th buyout fund, ECI 10, at the hard cap of GBP500m. ECI launched its latest fundraising in early April 2014 with a target fund size of GBP400m. The fund was raised predominantly from its existing institutional investors, who have contributed
European Capital Debt Management (ECDM) has closed its new GBP100 million fund, European Capital UK SME Debt LP, a fund to provide debt finance in small and medium sized enterprises in the UK. The fund will invest in businesses with a turnover of up to GBP100 million. The British
Private equity firm BV Investment Partners has completed the final closing for BV Investment Partners Fund VIII with USD487 million of committed capital, well above the fund's USD400 million target. Vikrant Raina, managing partner of BV, says: "We would like to thank our limited partners for their support and endorsement
Private equity firm Keensight Capital is in negotiations with Reed Elsevier for the sale of FircoSoft, a specialist in watch list filtering solutions. The proposed transaction is expected to be concluded in the coming weeks, pending the completion of a consultation with the works council of FircoSoft. Created in
The Chiesi Group has launched a venture capital fund, Chiesi Ventures, via a collaboration with A M Pappas & Associates. Chiesi Ventures will complement the strategic interest of the Chiesi Group in the area of rare diseases by investing in early stage opportunities and expanding the Chiesi network in the
DN Capital has raised USD200 million (EUR144 million) for its third venture capital fund, GVC III, a three time increase on its previous fund. The fund is dedicated to investing in early and growth stage companies in northern Europe, particularly the UK, Germany, and the Nordics with an allocation for US
Glennmont Partners has closed its second fund, Clean Energy Fund II, having raised EUR500 million, the maximum amount permitted, exceeding its target of EUR450 million. The life of the fund is ten years and the fundraising has been supported both by existing and new investors, including the European Investment Bank
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