Israel Cleantech Ventures (ICV) has held the final closing of its second fund with just above USD74m in commitments. Having raised its debut fund in 2007, ICV now has approximately USD150m under management. ICV’s second fund has attracted new limited partners, including institutional investors, multi-national corporations and family offices. Many
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity), via the LCL Régions Développement and CAPE Région Expansion funds, and Odyssée Venture are investing in a management buy-out deal for Nomios, alongside the founding director Sébastien Kher and key employees. Based in Boulogne Billancourt, Nomios is a specialist integrator in the fields
P&P Water Holdings (Greece), an affiliate of Paine & Partners Capital Fund III, has completed the acquisition of majority ownership of Eurodrip, a manufacturer and supplier of drip irrigation solutions. As part of the investment, which was previously announced in October 2012, Water Holdings purchased all of the shares of
Panoramic Growth Equity’s renewable energy distribution specialist business, Solfex Energy Systems, has been sold to Travis Perkins. The sale represents the first exit from the Panoramic Enterprise Capital Fund I, which held its final close in September 2010 and was oversubscribed at GBP34m. The sale has generated an IRR
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the US oil and gas industry hit a 10-year high during the fourth quarter of 2012 with 75 deals, according to PwC US. A number of factors drove this activity, including private equity (PE) interest, foreign buyers, shale plays, and companies looking to get
SB Israel Telecom, an affiliate of Saban Capital Group, has closed its purchase of the controlling interest in Partner Communications Company from Scailex Corporation. Partner, a provider of communications services in Israel, including cellular, internet and fixed telephony, operates the orange and 012 Smile brands in Israel. The transaction includes
Oceans Healthcare, Louisiana’s largest provider of psychiatric facilities for geriatric patients, has closed a USD17m round of strategic growth equity financing from General Catalyst Partners. The financing will be used to capitalise the organisation as a foundation for its geographic expansion. As part of the transformation, Charlie Baker, former chief
Unilever Ventures has sold its stake in BAC to Nasdaq-listed Life Technologies, which had revenues of USD3.7bn in 2011, in a deal advised on by mid-market advisory firm Clearwater Corporate Finance. Netherlands-based BAC specialises in the discovery, development and manufacture of protein purification products. The company has been acquired by
Hamilton Portfolio, a private equity firm founded by entrepreneur John Boyle, has concluded the sale of UK expense management firm Global Expense for GBP14m to the American technology company Concur. Global Expense manages the expenses process for leading companies in the UK, including British Airways, Sainsbury’s, Fujitsu and Asda. The
Impetus Trust and The Private Equity Foundation (PEF) are to merge into one organisation, Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation. The proposed new entity will bring together 16 years’ experience of supporting charity scale up and sustainability through venture philanthropy. It will have a special focus on enabling best-in-class charities
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