China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has acquired a 28.57 per cent stake in ENI East Africa, owner of a 70 per cent interest in an offshore gas block in Mozambique. With an investment of USD4.21bn, CNPC indirectly acquires a 20 per cent stake in Area 4 in Rovuma natural
German Equity Partners IV (GEP IV), a fund managed by the independent German private equity firm ECM Equity Capital Management, has acquired all of the shares in Bergmann Automotive, headquartered in Barsinghausen, in partnership with the company’s management in an ownership succession situation. The Bergmann family, who since acquisition
Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company, TrustHouse Services Group, to Elior SCA , a provider of contract and concessions catering headquartered in Paris, France. Elior is partnering with its two main shareholders and TrustHouse’s management for
In a review of 1,700 deals done between 2007-2012, CMS’ fifth annual M&A Study shows that there are key differences in the risk allocation between the US and Europe – reflecting interesting cultural and regulatory variations in the markets. "Now in its fifth year, the M&A study is fascinating
VendAsta Technologies, a provider of white label digital brand management solutions, is raising USD8.25m in funding from Vanedge Capital and BDC Venture Capital. The new round of funding will help VendAsta accelerate platform development to meet partner demand for new features and tools, and provide additional support. “For any
UK home builder CALA Group is to be acquired by private equity firm Patron Capital and Legal & General Group, the insurance, savings and investment management company. The investment by both Patron and Legal & General will provide CALA with greater balance sheet capacity and the funds to add
AXA Private Equity has raised EUR1.75bn for infrastructure investment, comprising EUR1.45bn in fund commitments in AXA Infrastructure Fund III and more than EUR300m in co-investments. AXA Private Equity now has USD31bn managed or advised in Europe, North America and Asia. The amount represents AXA Private Equity’s largest infrastructure
JH Partners, a private equity firm specialising in investing growth capital in consumer-focused companies, has agreed to sell its portfolio company CHEFS Catalog to Target Corp. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close within 30 days, have not been disclosed. CHEFS Catalog is a direct-to-consumer specialty retailer of cookware, bake ware, cutlery,
NVM Private Equity has sold one of its long-standing investments, Interlube Systems, to a subsidiary of US based The Timken Company. The sale represents a money multiple of 3.0x on NVM’s original investment. Interlube is based in Plymouth, UK, and manufactures and markets automated lubrication products for use in commercial
Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital (Chrysalix EVC), a cleantech venture capital firm and a member of the Chrysalix Global Network (CGN), has made an investment in MineSense Technologies, a provider of sensor-based sorting systems to pre-concentrate low-grade ores in the metal mining industry. The series A round was done exclusively by
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