Deals
Luxembourg special fund FP Lux Investments is expanding its wind power portfolio with the purchase of the Ratiperä wind farm in southwestern Finland.
The portfolio of the Wind Infrastructure I sub-fund now totals 19 wind farms with 94 turbines and an installed capacity of 269 megawatts. Of this, a volume of 194 megawatts was acquired in Germany, 31 megawatts in France and 44 megawatts in Finland.
The deal was advised by the internationally active M&A advisors and asset manager re:cap global investors ag, which manages the entire evaluation and acquisition process of the special fund.
Thomas Seibel, CEO
Tessian, a UK-based machine intelligence start-up, has raised USD13 million (GBP9 million) in a Series A round led by Balderton Capital and existing investor, Accel.
Amadeus Capital Partners, Crane, LocalGlobe, Winton Ventures and Walking Ventures also participated in the round.
Against a backdrop where enterprises are creating a growing share of the world’s data – in 2015 businesses created 30 per cent of all data globally, but this is expected to soar to almost 60 per cent by 2025 – Tessian’s mission is to automatically protect individuals and enterprises from cybersecurity threats in order to keep the world’s most
Cyber security software company Panaseer has secured USD10 million in a Series A funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from existing investors including Notion Capital, Albion Capital, Winton Ventures and Paladin Capital Group, as well as new investor Cisco Investments.
The Panaseer platform uses proprietary algorithms to perform ‘entity resolution’ to create an accurate view of an organisation’s assets, such as devices, applications and people. The platform continuously measures the security of these assets by automatically analysing data from the myriad of security technologies deployed. This gives key stakeholders a live view of risk to those assets, described
IRIDEOS, a new Italian ICT provider for Businesses and Public Administration, has acquired Enter, a specialist in network and cloud services based in Italy.
“With this new acquisition, our growth path continues, focused on strengthening our assets and skills in the Italian ICT space,” says Mauro Maia, CEO of IRIDEOS. “A wider portfolio of services is now available for our customers, with new cloud solutions and international connectivity.”
As a leading ISP focused on providing global network connectivity, Enter’s IP backbone spans 35+ Points of Presence (PoPs) worldwide, providing a wide range of network services, including Ethernet, VPN and cloud
NEP Group, an outsourced technical production partner supporting content producers of live sports and entertainment, has completed its acquisition of Telerecord, an Italy-based provider of outside broadcast solutions.
Telerecord, a local industry leader with strong client relationships, covers popular sporting events in Italy and throughout Southern Europe including football, ice hockey and bobsleigh. The deal further diversifies NEP’s business and expands its reach in Europe by adding additional local resources and talent.
As part of the deal, all Telerecord staff members will join NEP. Telerecord will be rebranded as NEP and will be part of NEP Italy, which is
Middle market investment bank Harris Williams & Co is advising Hg on its pending acquisition of IT Relation, a Danish supplier of managed IT services to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
The transaction is being led by Thierry Monjauze and Sylvain Noblet of Harris Williams & Co.’s Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Group and Danielius Uznys of the firm’s London office.
“It was a pleasure to act for Hg on another IT services transaction,” says Thierry Monjauze, a managing director at Harris Williams & Co. “The team at IT Relation has built an exceptional business that has firmly
Law firm Paul Hastings has advised CDH Genetech (CDH), part of the CDH Investments group, on its agreement to acquire Australian-based medical device company Sirtex Medical (Sirtex) for AUD33.60 per share in cash through a Scheme of Arrangement.
CDH is transacting the deal in conjunction with Hong Kong-listed China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings Limited (CGP). On a fully diluted basis, the CDH-CGP Scheme represents a total equity purchase price for Sirtex of approximately USD1.4 billion. Lazard is acting as sole financial advisor to CDH.
CDH is a dedicated alternative asset fund manager with approximately USD20 billion of assets
Oak Hill Capital Partners (Oak Hill) has led a transaction to recapitalise VetCor Group Holdings Corp (VetCor) alongside significant new investment from existing shareholders Harvest Partners, Cressey & Company and the VetCor management team. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
VetCor is one of the largest operators of veterinary hospitals in the US, managing 272 locations across 28 states and employing approximately 900 veterinarians. VetCor hospitals provide a full range of general medical and surgical services for pets, as well as pharmacy needs and ancillary services such as boarding, grooming, and pet products. The management team of VetCor,
Telemos Capital (Telemos) has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Lovehoney, a leading online retailer of sexual happiness products.
The transaction is Telemos’ first investment in the UK. Financial details have not been disclosed.
Established in Bath in 2002 by Richard Longhurst and Neal Slateford, Lovehoney is a market-leading pure e-commerce retailer, focusing on women and couples.
Selling a mix of own label and third-party products Lovehoney has grown into an international success, delivering record sales in the region of GBP100 million for the year ended 31 March, 2018.
Some 60 per cent of sales
Private equity firm Rcapital has completed a hat-trick of deals across its investment portfolio, including the sale of Cluttons’ Middle East business based in Dubai to Savills.
Rcapital bought the property consultancy in May 2017 and the sale concludes a key step in the growth strategy for Cluttons in the UK which will continue to focus on both the commercial and residential markets.
Rcapital has also sold Coaching Academy which has been in the portfolio since November 2007 and is the longest established coach training organisation in Europe. It offers a range of externally accredited professional qualifications in Life
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