Cheshire mobile application software developer Kirona Group has secured a significant investment from mid-market private equity firm LDC. The business, which is based in Alderley Edge, was established in 2003 by former Oracle executives David Murray and Neil Harvey, and develops FFA solutions for a wide range of industries
Specialist finance and advisory firm Trafalgar Capital Advisors (TCA) has closed a USD5m equity line to US-listed Omni Ventures Inc, a manufacturer of high-end fashion products. The loan facility has been provided through the TCA Global Credit Master Fund LP, TCA’s master feeder fund that seeks to finance small, growing,
Advent International, the global private equity firm and the François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Group, have completed the acquisition of the Card Systems and Identity divisions of Oberthur, following workers’ council consultation and the approval of the transaction by relevant market authorities. Advent International, along with the company’s management, now controls 90%
Brynwood Partners VI’s newly-formed portfolio company, Sun Country Foods, Inc, has acquired the Kretschmer wheat germ brand and manufacturing facility from The Quaker Oats Company. Sun Country Foods purchased the rights to the Kretschmer brand in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Additionally, Sun Country Foods acquired the Sun Country
arGEN-X, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of human monoclonal antibodies from its proprietary SIMPLE Antibody platform, has closed a EUR27.5 million (USD37 million) Series B fundraising round, which was oversubscribed. The fundraising was co-led by OrbiMed Advisors (USA) and Seventure Partners (France), with the existing shareholders
StepStone Group is to acquire the funds management business of Parish Capital Advisors, LLP (Parish Capital), a private equity investment manager with USD2 billion in assets under management. The acquisition is expected to close in January, 2012 and is subject to customary closing conditions. Terms of the transaction were not
ABS Group of Companies, Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire Safetec Nordic AS (Safetec), a provider of integrated risk and asset management services. The programs and services of Safetec will strengthen and expand those of ABS Consulting (a subsidiary of ABS Group). ABS believes that combining the talent
Global financial crises and continued market volatility have transformed attitudes toward investing. As managers respond to the evolving needs of investors and their advisors, previously segregated products and segments are converging, according to a new paper from SEI. Regulated Alternative Funds: The New Conventional, which evaluates the opportunities and challenges
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented O3b Networks in their USD137 million financing for a series of four additional satellites to support super-fast broadband connections to Africa and other emerging markets. The project has been described by the BBC as “one of the most ambitious commercial
Unifrax Holdings I Corporation (Unifrax), a portfolio company of private equity firm AEA Investors (AEA), has been acquired by American Securities. The transaction closed on 28 November, 2011. Harris Williams & Co acted as the lead advisor to Unifrax. The transaction was led by Chris Williams, John Neuner, John Arendale,
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