Deals
Clyde Blowers Capital (CBC) has completed the sale of hydraulic technologies provider, Hydreco, from CBC to Duplomatic Motion Solutions, sponsored by Alcedo.
Since acquiring Hydreco in 2008 from US industrial conglomerate, Textron, CBC has developed and broadened Hydreco’s range of products and expanded their market presence. Following the establishment of a presence in China and an increase of operational footprint within India in 2010, CBC supported the successful acquisition of HHW, based in Australia (2013). The business now has a significant global reach, with a focus on the Transport (APAC), Defence (UK) and Construction (Europe) sectors.
In preparation for
Private investment house Ardian has acquired the rights to a EUR300 million investment to build a wind farm in Åndberg/Härjedalen, Sweden from OX2, a Nordic renewable energy developer.
Ardian has also engaged OX2 to lead the construction and technical management of the facility. The wind farm will be operational in 2021 and is expected to produce in excess of 800GWh per year.
Augusta & Co, a specialist financial advisory to the European renewable energy sector, acted on behalf of developer OX2, managing the sale of the project to Ardian.
Simon Clement-Davies, Managing Director, Augusta & Co, says: “The
Rigby Group (RG) plc, the parent company for a portfolio of family-owned and highly successful businesses operating across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, has sold leading data connectivity aggregator FluidOne to Livingbridge for an undisclosed sum.
Rigby Group initially invested in Fluidata in 2015 to drive the next phase of growth for the leading data connectivity business, which had been founded in 2006 by Piers Daniell. Following the investment, Fluidata acquired OnePoint, a voice and mobile specialist, creating FluidOne in 2016, at which point Rigby Group became the sole owner of the enlarged business.
FluidOne’s growth has been
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided an GBP8 million asset based lending facility to Antler, as the luggage manufacturer looks to invest in its online platform.
Antler has been trusted by travellers since 1914, with a reputation for innovative, lightweight and durable suitcases and bags. Designing all of its products in the UK, Antler is one of the well-known luggage brands in the local market as well as Australia, and is sold through its own stores, online at Antler.co.uk and through various wholesale partners.
Private Equity investor Endless LLP acquired Antler from LDC in July 2017 and has
Funds advised by specialist debt investor Permira Debt managers (PDM) are acting as sole senior secured lender to GHO in the acquisition of Sterling Pharma Solutions (Sterling).
Sterling is a provider of small molecule API development and manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry, including some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms.
The deal will see GHO capital take a majority stake alongside the existing management. The Permira Credit Solutions Funds’ financing will support the transaction and include provisions for future growth strategies including organic and inorganic expansion.
The deal continues PDM’s strategy of building strong relationships with
Reed Smith has advised private equity fund ASC Investment on the 100 per cent acquisition of Canon Business Services Deutschland and Canon Deutschland University Services GmbH from Canon Deutschland.
ASC Investment is a financial investor with offices in Luxembourg and Munich, which specialises in the acquisition of medium-sized companies.
Canon Business Services Deutschland and Canon Deutschland University Services employ over 300 people at nearly 40 locations. The business focus is on professional document management and archiving services, document outsourcing services and document logistics solutions.
The new companies will continue to operate under the names CBS GmbH/CBS Universität GmbH.
Aptean, a provider of industry-specific enterprise software solutions, has secured a joint investment from TA Associates (TA) and Vista Equity Partners (Vista).
Together with Aptean’s executive management team, TA and Vista plan to accelerate Aptean’s growth as the company aims to continue providing best-in-class manufacturing ERP, supply chain and compliance solutions to its customers globally.
TA and Vista will be equal partners, each investing new equity to acquire Aptean from the separate Vista fund that initially invested in the company in 2012. Moving forward, the partnership between TA and Vista will provide Aptean with the benefits of two experienced
There will have to be a stronger, sharper and more sustained correction in global equity markets to put the brakes on further capital allocations in to private markets this year. That was the overall consensus on a fundraising panel at the recent International Private Equity Markets (IPEM) event in Cannes.
One could conceivably argue that the brakes have already been applied. Last year, the total amount raised fell 25 per cent from USD566 billion in 2017 to USD426 billion according to Preqin. But equally, one can’t expect record fund raising volumes year after year. 2018’s figure was still
Two niche property law firms, Equilaw and Thomas Legal, have secured a multi-million pound investment from BGF.
Set up in 2007, Equilaw is the UK’s only dedicated equity release legal adviser, working with homeowners and financial advisers to provide independent legal advice on the process of releasing home equity for a range of purposes including retirement planning, house improvements and care provision.
Over the last few years, Equilaw has built a team of over 70 members of staff based in its Gloucester offices and has completed tens of thousands of cases since its inception. Equilaw has also developed a highly-automated
Botify, a specialist in organic search marketing, has closed USD20 million in Series B funding and is opening its second US headquarters in Seattle, Washington.
Botify’s Series B financing was led by Idinvest Partners, with participation from Ventech, bringing the company’s total funding to USD27 million. The investment will be used to fuel product innovation, customer adoption and success, and global expansion.
“With today’s financing and the tremendous support of our investors, we will further cement Botify as the go-to partner for enterprise search professionals,” says Adrien Menard, CEO and Co-Founder of Botify. “Since we founded Botify in 2012
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