Deals
Franz B & Cie (Haniel) is to acquire 50.1 per cent of Emma – The Sleep Company (Bettzeit). Its two founders, Manuel Müller und Dr. Dennis Schmoltzi, will each retain a 24.95 per cent stake in the company and will continue to drive Emma’s international expansion as active CEOs.“With Emma, we are very pleased to have won a young, innovative and at the same time fast-growing company with many unique selling propositions for the further transformation of our portfolio,” says Haniel CEO Thomas Schmidt.
The founders also see a benefit for their company in the cooperation with Haniel, as Co-CEO Dr Dennis
Ironwood Capital has exited from its subordinated debt investment in Performance Team.
The company was purchased by AP Moller – Maersk and will integrate its services with Maersk Warehousing & Distribution’s regional network of 20-plus facilities in the United States and Canada.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Performance Team is an end-to-end third-party logistics and distribution provider, offering consolidation, warehousing, distribution and transportation services across the United States.
“Company management, led by CEO Craig Kaplan, has done an outstanding job building a national distribution and transportation powerhouse. Performance Team manages over 7 million square feet of warehouse space
Abris Capital Partners-owned Green Group, the largest integrated recycling group in South-Eastern Europe, has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Romanian industrial waste management player Eltex Recycling.
The two companies will join forces to expand Eltex Recycling’s position as a provider of waste management solutions in Romania, by “delivering high quality, cost efficient and sustainable services to its clients,” according to the company.
“This acquisition is a part of our business strategy to consolidate the market position of Green Group as a leading integrated recycling business in Europe,” said Adrian Stanculescu, partner at Abris Capital Partners and head of
Kirkland & Ellis has advised Oakley Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in Globe-Trotter Group, the British luxury luggage brand, from entrepreneur Toshiyasu Takubo.Founded in 1897, Globe-Trotter is a British luxury luggage brand. Its world-renowned suitcases are known for their distinguished design and construction, with products that are handcrafted in the UK by skilled artisans using original manufacturing methods and machinery. Globe-Trotter luggage has built a loyal customer base that includes a number of prominent and influential individuals, while the business has also collaborated with numerous premium brands including Hermès, Tiffany, Gucci, Berluti and Aston Martin.
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London-based Hoxton Ventures has led a USD10 million funding round in online learning platform Preply, with participation from European investors Point Nine Capital, All Iron Ventures, The Family, EduCapital, and Diligent Capital.
The capital raised in this round, which doubled the total raised previously, will be used to grow the Preply network of 10,000 verified tutors teaching 50 languages to tens of thousands of students in 190 countries worldwide, according to the company.
Using the new funding, the company plans to scale the marketplace, mainly in North America, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK.
In addition, the company aims
Aksia has completed the acquisition of TorreyCove Capital Partners. In January, the firms announced that they had entered into an agreement and expected the transaction to close in the first half of 2020. Financial terms have not been disclosed.With the integration, the combined firm now advises on over USD160 billion in alternative assets with more than 250 professionals globally, including over 160 professionals focused on investment research, operational due diligence, risk management and client operations. As a specialist alternatives research and investment advisory firm serving the needs of institutional investors, Aksia’s expertise now covers private equity, private credit, hedge funds
Harbert European Growth Capital Fund II (HEGC) has funded UKCloud Limited (UKCloud) with debt capital. UKCloud’s platform supports hundreds of public services across government, healthcare and the wider public sector, many of which underpin critical services used by citizens, businesses and public sector workers (such as health professionals) nationwide. The debt will be used to help UKCloud continue on its expansion of its multi-cloud platforms and provide cash runway for organic growth.
UKCloud is an early pioneer of digital transformation within UK public sector where the market opportunity in this segment alone is north of £2 billion. UKCloud specialises in the
Aurelius Equity Opportunities has finalised its acquisition of Armstrong Ceiling Solutions, the Armstrong ceiling tiles and grids businesses, from Knauf International.
The Blackfinch Spring VCT has raised over GBP3.3 million to invest in a portfolio of technology and tech-enabled companies, since its launch in December.
SoftIron Ltd, a London-based developer of energy-efficient Ceph storage hardware and software for data centres, has secured USD34 million in new capital. The funding, led by company chairman Norman Fraser, supported by Earth Capital, the global investment firm, and various existing investors, will be deployed to expand its presence across North America, Europe and the APAC region. SoftIron will also use the injection of new capital to strengthen engineering initiatives to further build out its portfolio of data centre appliances based on open-source software.
Using open-source Ceph software, SoftIron makes task-specific appliances for scale-out data centre solutions, delivering industry-leading performance
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