Baker Botts, an international business law firm, advised clients on over 35 major M&A transactions (including spin-offs and split-offs) valued at nearly USD200 billion in the second half of 2014. When combined with M&A deal volume and value from the first half of the year (38 deals for a total
CutisPharma has closed an equity financing with Ampersand Capital Partners. As a part of the transaction, Silicon Valley Bank has provided a senior credit facility to further support the Company's growth requirements. In conjunction with the financing, two Ampersand partners, Eric Lev and David Parker, have joined the CutisPharma Board
Nigeria’s first institutional private equity fund African Capital Alliance (ACA) has automated and streamlined its operations via FrontInvest, eFront’s flagship solution, which includes an investee portal. ACA currently manages three active funds and has raised cumulative capital commitments of more than USD700 million. Founded in 1997, ACA focuses on regional
VentureFounders has helped four growing British businesses raise a total of GBP3.95m across their investor base since its launch last September. The new equity crowdfunding platform was created to make angel style investing in startups more accessible to all. Each investment opportunity has been subject to a detailed process of
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has completed the sale of Tripwire, a specialist in advanced threat, security and compliance solutions, to Belden Inc for USD710 million in cash. Since being acquired by Thoma Bravo in May 2011, Tripwire has grown revenues 70%, improved profitability by 400%, increased market share, and
The latest entrant to the AIM market has become the first company in the UK to float after securing investment from both crowdfunding and institutional investors. The Mill Residential REIT – which has floated on AIM, the LSE’s international market for smaller companies – is Britain’s first mainstream residential REIT.
Mooreland Partners has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to AdKarma LLC on its sale to blinkx. The acquisition of AdKarma, a rapidly growing video supply side platform located in Columbia, Missouri, marks the 19th transaction advised by Mooreland Partners this year. The transaction further solidifies Mooreland Partners' position among
IK Investment Partners’ IK 2007 Fund is to sell part of the Agros Nova Group, a manufacturer of branded fruit and vegetable food products, to Maspex-GMW. The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial terms of the transaction. Headquartered in Warsaw, Agros Nova is a leader in all three
By Chris Humphries, Managing Director, Stuarts Walker Hersant, Attorneys-at-Law – The Cayman Islands continues to be the leading offshore jurisdiction for mutual funds and hedge funds. Its position as the premier jurisdiction is as a result of innovative legislation and the absence of taxation together with the presence of sophisticated
In 2011, ahead of the introduction of the AIFMD in Europe, an article entitled “A foot in both camps”, was written by Derek Delaney, Managing Director of DMS Offshore Investment Services (Europe) Limited. In it, Delaney (pictured) wrote: “There is an enduring perception that the established European domiciles such as
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