Deals
A renewable energy infrastructure fund managed by Impax Asset Management (AIFM), has completed the sale of the 36MW Dromadda More wind farm in County Kerry, Ireland to Greencoat Renewables PLC for an undisclosed amount.
The fund acquired the project to develop 11 turbines on the site in 2015 from a local developer. The project was constructed using 3.3MW Vestas V112 turbines, some of the largest to be installed in the country to date.
Funding for construction comprised Fund equity and third party non-recourse project finance. A sale agreement was signed following a competitive auction process late last year. The
Noerr has assisted Bayer AG with the sale of further crop science businesses worth up to EUR1.7 billion to BASF. Teams from Noerr’s Digital Business and Corporate/M&A practice groups advised the group on the sale of its global digital farming division.
The overall package also includes the worldwide vegetable seed business and certain seed treatment agents. In return for selling its digital farming division, Bayer will receive a grant-back licence for certain digital farming applications. The overall turnover of the divisions in 2017 was EUR745 million.
With this transaction, which also includes the transfer of around 2,500 employees, approximately
StorageOS has closed a USD8 million Series A funding round, led by existing investor Bain Capital Ventures with participation from new investors: MMC Ventures in the UK, where StorageOS R&D is located, and 645 Ventures in New York, StorageOS’ new US headquarters.
StorageOS will use the investment to expand product development and drive global sales.
Unlike other solutions on the market that lack portability and flexibility, StorageOS delivers storage directly to the application and not to the infrastructure. This gives developers a unique and efficient way to operate that improves performance and decreases time to market for applications.
Vine Acquisitions Limited, backed by Patron Capital and May Capital, has acquired The Laine Pub Company (Laine), in partnership with the Laine management team.
Laine will continue to be run by its existing management team, led by co-founder Gavin George. Gavin led a management buyout of Laine backed by Graphite Enterprise Trust (now ICG Enterprise Trust) and Risk Capital Partners in 2014, and this transaction sees both these investors exit completely.
Laine is one of the leading independent, vertically integrated managed pub companies in the South East of England. With origins dating back to the opening of the iconic Mash
TresVista, a provider of high-end outsourced support for asset managers, investment banks, research firms, and corporates, has opened a new 45,000 square foot delivery centre in Pune, India; its largest yet.
The new delivery centre adds a custom built state-of-the-art training facility where professional development and technical training for all employees will be conducted. Along with the launch of its Data Analytics service as well as Book Keeping and Fund Administration support, TresVista’s core service to financial firms continues to gain traction globally. The company plans to grow its employee base by 200 per cent within the next three years.
A wholly owned subsidiary of CVC Capital Partners (CVC) Asia Fund IV is to acquire all of the outstanding equity of online retail trading platform OANDA. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Founded in 1995, OANDA’s technology and institutional-grade execution across a wide range of asset classes enables clients to trade currencies, equity indices, commodities, treasuries and precious metals.
Under the new ownership of CVC Asia Fund IV, OANDA will continue to be led by Chief Executive Officer, Vatsa Narasimha, who was pivotal in the investment from CVC Asia Fund IV and instrumental in growing the business
Altendorf Group, a portfolio company of Avedon Capital Partners, has closed the acquisition of Maschinenbau Hebrock and ebm Maschinenbau (together Hebrock), providing a succession solution to its founding family.
Hebrock is a leading provider of high-quality edgebanding machines for craft processing of wood panels based in Bünde and Hüllhorst (Germany).
Avedon invested in Altendorf in October 2017 with the goal of forming the global market leader in high-quality machinery for crafts secondary woodworking, by joining tradition-rich niche market leaders in complementary product categories. With the acquisition of Hebrock, Avedon takes a second major step in executing this buy &
High Road Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company All Integrated Solutions (AIS) to MSC Industrial Supply Co, marking the sixth exit for the firm’s debut fund, High Road Capital Partners Fund I.
The transaction closed on 30 April, 2018. Purchase price was approximately USD86 million.
Wisconsin-based AIS is a leading independent distributor of industrial OEM fasteners, Class C components and MRO products in the Upper Midwest. High Road acquired AIS, formerly known as Accurate Components and Fasteners, in 2012. Under High Road’s ownership, AIS’s revenue tripled and the company made three acquisitions: All Tool Sales, in 2013; Williams
Gresham House is to acquire the entire issued share capital of FIM Services Limited (FIM), an alternative investment fund manager specialising in UK real assets, specifically sustainable forestry and renewable energy investments, by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gresham House Holdings Limited (GHH), for a total consideration of up to GBP25.0 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis – subject to certain adjustments.
The acquisition combines two leading firms in UK commercial forestry management and renewables, adding both assets under management (AUM) and in-house investment expertise to Gresham House Forestry and Gresham House New Energy. Upon completion, Gresham House’s AUM will be over
EXL, an operations management and analytics company, is to acquire SCIOInspireHoldings, a West Hartford Connecticut-based healthcare analytics solution and services company (doing business as SCIO Health Analytics).
Rohit Kapoor, EXL Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, says: “The acquisition will strengthen EXL’s capability in the high growth cost optimisation and care optimisation markets. SCIO’s analytical tools and expertise in healthcare claims payment and care optimisation expands EXL’s market-leading advanced analytics and healthcare capabilities. Combining the talented team at SCIO to our team of 2,000+ clinicians and 3,000+ data scientists worldwide significantly increases our ability to scale to meet the needs
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