Cross-border M&A remains high on the agenda for companies around the world according to a survey of 350 senior executives across high-growth and developed markets. Nearly half of those surveyed, including more than 275 M&A strategists based in high growth or emerging markets, expect their company’s appetite for cross-border
Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in financial services, has completed the acquisition of Equity Insurance Group, a motor insurer based in the UK. It was purchased from Insurance Australia Group (IAG). Equity Insurance Group includes motor insurer Equity Red Star and Equity Syndicate Management
Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity firm, is backing the GBP30m management buy-out and expansion financing of Drake & Morgan, a London-based bar-restaurant group. Drake & Morgan was founded in 2008 by the Imbiba Partnership, the specialist bar and restaurant investment partnership, and managing director Jillian MacLean, a leisure
Leeds-based Help-Link, the only central heating specialist apart from British Gas to work throughout the whole of the UK, has completed a deal with NorthEdge Capital, a private equity firm. The business, which started 15 years ago as four men in vans, has built its growth on making it
JTC Group, a provider of private wealth, corporate, employee benefit and fund administration services, has acquired Ardel Fund Services Limited (AFSL), a Guernsey-based third party fund administration provider. The move significantly boosts JTC’s numbers in this jurisdiction adding specialist fund expertise both locally and for the group. AFSL, formerly
The Carlyle Group has made a significant investment in Addison Lee, a well-known brand in the transportation and private hire services in London and the South East of England. Capital for this investment will come from Carlyle Europe Partners III, a EUR5.4bn fund that makes mid and large cap
Gruner + Jahr, advised by CMS Hasche Sigle, has sold its stakes in various Polish companies that handle G+J’s magazine business in Poland to Burda International. Bertelsmann and Constanze (Jahr Group) were also included on the vendor side. The Polish G+J companies publish well-known titles such as Gala,
Lyceum Capital-backed Access Group, a developer of business management software, has acquired SaaS-based staff planner and team management solution TeamSeer, increasing the number of subscribers to its cloud-based platform aCloud. The transaction represents Access’ ninth add-on since Lyceum Capital invested in the company in March 2011. Access is
European Capital and its affiliates have received proceeds of EUR7.2m from exiting their investments in Scaff’holding. European Capital realised a circa 1.8x money multiple on its initial investment, representing a circa 13 per cent IRR. In April 2007, European Capital invested EUR7.5m in the mezzanine facility, along with
Fits.me has secured total series A investment of close to GBP5m led by existing investor SmartCap, with new participation from Conor Venture Partners, Fostergate Holdings and The Entrepreneur’s Fund. Previously, in May 2009 and August 2010, the company received total seed and early-stage investment of just under GBP1.75m from Smartcap
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