Deals
Go Plant Fleet Services, an portfolio company of private equity form Endless, has acquired a large proportion of the business and assets of Gulliver’s Truck Hire in a deal worth more than GBP13 million.
The company’s latest major deal is expected to boost overall revenue to more than GBP85 million.
Mathew Jubb, Investment Director at Endless, says: “We’re delighted to support Go Plant Fleet Services on this deal which adds to a series of other outstanding achievements in the business over the last 12 months.”
“The team worked hard to deliver a seamless transition for customers to ensure
Silverfleet Capital, the leading Pan-European private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in STAXS Contamination Control Experts (STAXS), a Benelux specialist in value-added distribution of consumable products for cleanrooms in the Life Sciences and other industries.
The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The acquisition of STAXS was executed by Silverfleet’s dedicated lower mid-market investment team and was financed in part by the European Investment Fund.
Founded in 1995 and based in Heerenveen, The Netherlands, STAXS also operates from two Belgian locations in Niel and Aartselaar. The Company is a leading value-added distributor of cleanroom
According to initial estimates obtained by the Spanish Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (ASCRI) through the European EDC Platform, investment volume in Spain last year totalled EUR5,843.5m in 670 investments, reaching record levels for the second year in a row.
Miguel Zurita, ASCRI Chairman, says: “We have had two consecutive years of record investment volume, which is great news not only for the Venture Capital & Private Equity sector, but for the Spanish economy as a whole. Even so, the dependency of international investors is still very high; therefore, it is important to move forward in the development of
Tech start-up Divvy has secured a USD250 million facility from Waterfall Asset Management. The new funding will help Divvy keep up with expected customer growth in 2019, facilitate easier access to the capital businesses need, and ensure an overall better customer experience.
Blake Murray, CEO of Divvy, says: “Waterfall Asset Management has seen our growth, and the facility will support our company’s vision and platform. It will also help us to continue providing businesses with the flexible capital they need, while both helping to streamline and improve financial management. We believe this investment supports our goal of actively expanding our
Takeaway.com, an online food delivery marketplace in Continental Europe, has successfully placed 8.35 million new ordinary shares of the Company, representing approximately 19 per cent of its outstanding share capital.
The company raised approximately EUR430 million through an accelerated bookbuild offering at an issue price of EUR51.50 per New Share, as well as a concurrent offering of convertible bonds in the aggregate principal amount of EUR250 million due January 2024. After launching the Capital Increase of approximately 6.5 million ordinary shares, investor demand enabled the Company to upsize the Capital Increase to 8.35 million ordinary shares.
The gross proceeds
AT Kearney, a leading global management consulting firm, has acquired Cervello, an elite business analytics and data management consultancy.
Operating as ‘Cervello, an AT Kearney company’, Cervello’s team of renowned data engineers, data scientists, and developers will work closely with AT Kearney client service teams worldwide to power client performance improvement and transformation programs with expert technology consulting, agile analytics, and data-driven insights.
“Winning with data, that is what it’s all about. Cervello’s deep, hands-on knowledge of big data, cloud, and data platforms will help us jointly develop more robust tools and customised solutions for our clients’ most difficult
BBF, a UK manufacturer of own-label, licensed and branded ambient cakes and desserts, has secured a new GBP40 million financing facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance (WFCF) to support future growth plans.
BBF serves all the UK’s most recognisable food retailers such as Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, M&S, Aldi and Lidl. With manufacturing facilities in Blackburn, Bradford and Poland, BBF last year complemented the Group’s facilities with the acquisition of Greencore PLC’s ambient cake and chilled desserts division headquartered from a large, modern bakery in Hull.
As a result of the acquisition, annual Group revenues have risen to over GBP150
UK moulded foam products manufacturer Moulded Foams is focusing on further expansion after securing investment from BGF.
Moulded Foams produces a range of 98 per cent air products which protect food, goods and insulate buildings. With properties including temperature resistance, shock absorption, acoustics and light weight load bearing, the foams supplied by the business help preserve energy and protect the longevity of goods for both export and domestic markets.
The company operates from bases at Cumbernauld near Glasgow, Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Blackwood in South Wales, and Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire.
Managing director John Thornberry led a management buyout of the
Guernsey-based Pula Aviation Ltd, parent company of Centreline AV Ltd, has acquired ASG Ltd, a Guernsey-based operation which specialises in business and general aviation maintenance and executive ground handling, and the sale and acquisition of business aircraft.
Together with Centreline AV, ASG Ltd will form part of a new group holding company, Pula Aviation Services Ltd, offering aircraft management and charter, maintenance, aircraft sales and executive ground handling, supported by a 100-strong workforce.
Announcing the latest acquisition today, Colin Pickard, Director of Pula Aviation Ltd, says: “This is an important strategic step for us, and we are delighted to
Scout Clean Energy (Scout), a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (Quinbrook) has closed construction financing and tax equity commitments on the 300MW Ranchero Wind Farm (Ranchero) located in Crockett County, Texas.
The Ranchero project is expected to be operational by year-end 2019 and has been developed from inception by the Scout team. Ranchero will utilise 120 of the latest generation GE 2.5MW wind turbines with 127m rotors and has secured a 10-year Proxy Revenue Swap with Allianz Global & Specialty, Inc.’s Alternative Risk Transfer unit (Allianz), in partnership with Nephila Climate. REsurety provided the risk analytics supporting the PRS
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