Deals
Private equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital is to sell portfolio company ArrMaz to Arkema Group (Arkema) for approximately USD570 million.
Arkema is a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials used across a range of industries. ArrMaz’s management team, led by Chief Executive Officer Dave Keselica, will continue to lead ArrMaz after the transaction is completed.
ArrMaz is a trusted partner to the mining, crop nutrients, asphalt paving, and other growing industries worldwide, providing chemical process aids and additives formulated to improve their customers’ products and processes. For more than 50 years, ArrMaz has delivered customised chemical solutions,
ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of technology companies providing software, services and digital capabilities to the membership, events & bookings and sports & leisure sectors, has acquired instaGiv, a UK of mobile and digital fundraising solutions for UK-registered charities.
The deal represents an expansion of the fast-growing Partnership’s offering into fundraising and donations.
Established in 2010, instaGiv offers a range of mobile and digital fundraising solutions. With a core focus on SMS donations, instaGiv has developed a range of products and services for fundraising, donor engagement and recruitment, including SMS donation processing, interactive voicemail capabilities and competition hosting. It
A consortium comprising Andera Partners, via its fund WINCH Capital 4, and Omnes, via its fund Omnes Croissance 4, is taking a majority shareholding in the group SPHEREA, alongside management and its existing financial shareholders ACE Management, via Aerofund III, and IRDI-SORIDEC Gestion, via SCR fund IRD).
Since its spin-out from the Airbus group in 2014, SPHEREA has established itself as a specialist in technological test solutions for civil and military clients.
SPHEREA offers modular technology solutions for the entire lifecycle of electronic systems. A recognised market integrator, which has developed a wide range of products dedicated to electronic tests,
Capvis Equity V, a fund advised by the Swiss private equity firm Capvis AG, has acquired a majority stake in Swiss headquartered Xovis, a specialist in 3D sensors and software solutions for accurate counting and analysis of people flows.
Capvis has acquired Xovis from funds advised by financial investor Emeram Capital Partners.
The three founders and executive board members of Xovis, Christian Studer, David Studer and Markus Herrli will remain shareholders of the company.
“Together with Capvis, we will enhance Xovis’ technological leadership and continue on our growth path. Capvis’ international network will enable us to significantly expand growth markets
DIF Core Infrastructure Fund I (DIF) and SL Capital Infrastructure II SCSp (ASI) have acquired UNITANK from the family owners, with ASI and DIF each acquiring a 50 per cent stake.
The financial close follows on from the agreement signed on 27 February 2019 and upon receipt of the necessary merger clearance from the German competition authority.
UNITANK is a market leading independent and neutral infrastructure and services provider storing liquid oil products, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The company owns and operates five terminals in Germany and one terminal in Belgium, all in key strategic locations. The terminals handle
Grey, a global advertising and marketing organisations, has partnered with Meyler, a marketing/placement agency focused exclusively on the alternative investment sector.
“The alternative investment sector really is one of the few remaining industries that has not fully embraced marketing, which is remarkable when you consider the level of competition that exists. It’s a proven fact that powerful marketing can open doors and influence outcomes,” says Alex Morrison, President of Grey West.
“Fund managers have known for a long time that raising capital isn’t just about performance,” says Kyle Dunn, President & CEO of Meyler. “The industry has only recently looked
4Stop, a global KYB, KYC, compliance and fraud prevention provider, has completed a German-based USD2.5 million Series A investment found led by pan-European VC fund Ventech.
The syndication of the investment from Ventech and due-diligence process was performed by renowned leading international attorneys and audit companies based out of Germany. Following, 4Stop’s business, team, and current technology solutions received high standards of performance excellence.
Ingo Ernst, CEO of 4Stop, says: “This is another major milestone for 4Stop, one that we are all very proud of achieving and a true endorsement of our business and technology potential. We are very excited to take this
Paul Hastings has closed several significant transactions for corporate and private equity clients including Intel Corporation, Salt Mobile, and Oakley Capital, across multiple industries.
Partners Garrett Hayes and Matthew Poxon led a team advising Salt Mobile on the GBP700 million sale of 90 per cent of Salt TowerCo, which owns Salt’s mobile towers in Switzerland, to Spanish tower operator Cellnex Telecom. This follows previous transactions for NJJ, the investment vehicle of French businessman Xavier Niel, including Monaco Telecom’s acquisition of MTN Cyprus, and NJJ’s acquisition of eir, the Irish telecommunications and broadband business.
The firm completed several deals for
Mobeus has invested GBP5 million of growth capital in Arkk, a UK-based software-as-a-service provider that digitises regulatory reporting, which is increasingly required by authorities worldwide.
Founded in 2009, Arkk recently launched for:sight, a new software platform that simplifies burdensome processes, reduces the potential for non-compliance, and frees up the finance function to focus on value-adding tasks. Arkk has over 800 clients in 20 countries, including a quarter of the FTSE 350 and 10 of the top 20 UK accounting firms.
Mobeus’s capital will support Arkk’s plans to invest in sales, marketing and new product development to accelerate its strong position
Graycliff Partners has completed the acquisition of Sweeteners Plus (Sweeteners), a manufacturer and distributor of essential liquid and dry sweeteners for quick service restaurant, specialty beverage, bakery, confectionery, and pharmaceutical customers, among others.
Based in Lakeville NY, Sweeteners processes bulk sugar into a diverse range of products including bagged white and brown sugars, organic products, liquid sucrose, and corn syrups.
Direct access to long-haul rail lines and a company-owned fleet of trucks enable Sweeteners to provide quick and efficient delivery to its customers.
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