Peak Ventures has closed on a USD23 million venture capital fund aimed at seed-stage start-ups in Utah and the Mountain West. The fund will invest initial amounts into early stage companies ranging from USD100,000 to USD1 million. The fund was raised from accredited international and domestic investors. Local entrepreneurs
FMC Corporation is to acquire Cheminova A/S, a wholly owned subsidiary of Auriga Industries. Cheminova is a multinational crop protection company based in Denmark. FMC will fund the all-cash acquisition through a mixture of debt and existing cash reserves. The transaction is expected to close in early 2015 and
European law firm Noerr has advised on the formation of a fashion e-commerce group GFG. Investment AB Kinnevik, Rocket Internet and a large circle of other investors have agreed to combine five fashion e-commerce businesses, namely Dafiti (Latin America), Jabong (India), Lamoda (Russia & CIS), Namshi (Middle East) and Zalora
Nordic Capital Fund VI is to sell its majority shareholding in Nefab Packaging to the Nordgren/Pihl family, the original founders and currently co-owners of Nefab. Since 2007, the company has grown its revenue and expanded its international presence. The strategy will remain the same under new ownership. The Nordgren/Pihl
CMS Hasche Sigle has advised the Canadian power producer Northland Power on the acquisition of an 85 per cent majority in the offshore wind parks Nordsee One, Nordsee Two and "Nordsee Three" from the German utility RWE's daughter company RWEI Innogy. The offshore wind farm "Nordsee One" is located approximately
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
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