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U-Boat Worx forms partnership with Exa Limited

U-Boat Worx has partnered with Exa Limited, a company owned by entrepreneur Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay who spearheads the Asian conglomerate Genting Group. The partnership is aimed at advancing U-Boat Worx’ growth path in the coming years, which includes increased production capacity, reduction of delivery times, and improvement of

CMS Hasche Sigle advises investors on acquisition of KGAL

Private investors Francis Louvard and Gregory Ingram have acquired just under 90 per cent of the shares in KGAL. The firm is a specialist in fund and asset management and is headquartered in Grünwald, near Munich.   The current owners, Commerzbank, Bayerische Landesbank, Haspa Finanzholding and Sal. Oppenheim, retain a

RDIF and Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund V invest in Tigers Realm Coal

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund V (BVPEF V) have made a joint investment of USD48m into newly issued shares of Tigers Realm Coal (TIG). TIG has coking coal assets in the Chukotka province in Russia’s Far East.   RDIF will invest a total

Syntaxis builds ESG profile with hire of Rupert Coull

Syntaxis Capital, a provider of mezzanine finance in Central Europe, has boosted its responsible investment credentials with the appointment of Rupert Coull, an expert in environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. Coull will take on central responsibility for all elements of the firm’s ESG policy, as Syntaxis furthers its commitment

Positive M&A momentum in second half of 2013 to carry into 2014, says PwC

Strong momentum in the merger and acquisition (M&A) market during the second half of 2013 is expected to continue into 2014, according to PwC US.  Improved stability and early signs of growth in other key global markets have contributed to an increasing level of business confidence and sharpening focus on

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CG represents buyers group in Trunkbow going-private transaction

Cleary Gottlieb is representing the buyer group, consisting of Dr Wanchun Hou, chairman of the board of directors, and Qiang Li, chief executive officer, in the going-private transaction of Trunkbow International Holdings Limited.  The merger agreement was executed and announced on 10 December 2013.    The merger will be financed

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SunTrust to sell RidgeWorth Capital Management

SunTrust Banks is to sell the company's asset management subsidiary, RidgeWorth Capital Management, to RidgeWorth employees and an investor group led by a private equity fund managed by Lightyear Capital. "Lightyear Capital is an experienced partner that will help RidgeWorth build on its success in growing third-party assets, and we

Italy

Ardian acquires sponsor position in F2i’s share capital

Ardian has acquired Bank of America Merrill Lynch's interest as financial sponsor of F2i, a specialist in strategic infrastructure investments in Italy. The deal, which bolsters Ardian’s collaboration with F2i, was closed yesterday in Milan.   Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity), through its secondary fund expertise, has acquired units in

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Actis exits Sterling Hospital

Actis, the pan-emerging markets investor, is to sell its majority shareholding investment in Sterling Hospital, a healthcare provider in Gujarat. Actis invested in the Indian healthcare chain in 2006. Its goal was to build a high quality regional business providing sophisticated medical services including oncology, neurosurgery and transplant surgery to

CVC completes sale of 39.3 million shares in bpost

CVC Capital Partners, through certain of its funds as shareholders of Post Invest Europe, has sold 39,328,287 shares in the Belgian postal group bpost. The sale represents approximately 19.7 per cent of bpost’s outstanding share capital and substantially all of the holding of the Post Invest Europe in bpost.  

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