Deals
Mobeus has made a GBP14 million investment in Geotech backing the roll-out of the company’s patented soil stabilisation system, which delivers compelling cost savings and environmental benefits to infrastructure projects.
Geotech is a specialist in ground stabilisation services for construction and infrastructure projects. Its unique and patent-protected “Geobind” system strengthens ground for temporary and permanent works in a fraction of the time of traditional methods.
As a result, Geobind delivers significant environmental, cost and programme benefits to main contractors which are rapidly adopting it as a preferred solution for the construction of access roads, highways, car parks and commercial
Kirkland & Ellis International has been ranked first for European M&A by deal value and first for European Buyouts by deal count in Q1 2018, according to the latest legal advisor league tables released by Bloomberg and Mergermarket, respectively.
Kirkland advised on 18 announced European deals with a value of USD37.5 billion to top the Bloomberg table, whilst Mergermarket listed the Firm as advising on eight European buyouts in a busy first quarter.
These rankings follow on from Kirkland’s first position for UK M&A by deal value in the Mergermarket full year 2017 tables, advising on 60 deals with a
Barings has served as mandated lead arranger of a multi-currency financing package to support Bertram Capital’s investment in a merger between UK-based Mardix (Holdings) Limited and Anord Control Systems of Dundalk, Ireland, an existing Bertram Capital portfolio company.
The combined businesses will form the Anord-Mardix Group, a global provider of mission-critical power distribution and infrastructure equipment for use in data centres, as well as other applications, including renewable energy, building services, infrastructure and others.
“Bertram Capital is pleased to collaborate with Barings on our investment in Mardix,” says Kevin Yamashita, Partner at Bertram Capital. “Barings’ US and European lending
Middle-market private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP) has completed its acquisition of ePak Resources, a designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered packaging for semiconductor, integrated circuits (ICs) and electronic components.
While financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed, management will continue to own a significant stake in the Company.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, ePak makes high quality wafer and IC handling and packaging products such as boxes, canisters, containers, trays and related products for storage and transport of highly sensitive electronic products used by many of the world’s leading technology and consumer electronics businesses. Founded in 1999,
The Finance Durham fund, established by Durham County Council and managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has invested GBP250,000 in pioneering automotive styling centre, Muss Media Ltd (Muss Styling).
Funds raised will enable the company to invest in its design, sales and marketing functions, roll out a national car dealership engagement strategy and employ additional wrap technicians to fulfil growing demand. As a result of the investment, the firm will establish its design, sales and marketing functions in County Durham.
Founded in June 2015, Muss Styling provides professional automotive wrapping services, which involves applying large sheets of high quality
Palatine Private Equity has completed the successful sale of Westleigh to Countryside Properties, achieving over a three-times return and 90 per cent IRR within less than two years of making the original investment.
Westleigh is the largest independent housebuilder in the Midlands focusing on the delivery of affordable homes to Registered Providers (RPs). Palatine originally invested in Westleigh in July 2016in what was the private equity firm’s first investment from its Midlands office.
Founded in 1985, by husband and wife Chris and Judy Beighton, Westleigh has experienced significant growth since Palatine invested, increasing EBITDA from GBP9 million in the
Ultimus Fund Solutions has acquired Woodfield Fund Administration, a privately-owned private fund administration firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Ultimus says that the combination will allow each firm to better leverage technology investments, resources and assets, providing current and prospective clients the opportunity to access a larger range of services from one combined firm with a hallmark of exceptional client service. After the acquisition, the firm will serve over 140 clients with nearly 200 employees, and Ultimus’ assets under administration will grow to more than USD75 billion. Ultimus, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, will also maintain offices in Chicago, Illinois and Denver,
GP Global (Formerly Gulf Petrochem Group) has completed its acquisition of MAG Lube in the United Arab Emirates. MAG Lube is a manufacturer of lubricants in the Middle East, distributing its full range of lubricants in more than 40 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
GP Global has acquired a majority stake of MAG Lube LLC, a company valued at close to USD75m, in a global lubricants market said to reach USD166.23 billion by 2025 according to Grand View Research, expanding at a 3.8 per cent CAGR during the forecast period.
The current CEO, Mahmoud Al Theraawi,
WILsquare Capital, a St. Louis-based private equity firm has completed the acquisition of Quest Solutions (Quest). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“WILsquare Capital is extremely pleased to partner with the management team of Quest to continue investing in providing specialised solutions to the insurance industry,” says Bill Willhite, Managing Partner at WILsquare Capital. “Quest’s leadership team has built a tremendous reputation based on a customer centric service model and strong cultural values, which permeate throughout the organisation.”
As an industry leader in partnering with large insurance companies and fleet companies, Quest provides Emergency Roadside Services (ERS),
Birmingham-based Redbeard, a firm that develops code for Apple (iOS) apps has secured investment from the British Robotics Seed Fund (BRSF).
The BRSF has provided GBP80,000 funding alongside GBP50,000 from private investors. Monies will be used to expand the company’s global development community and Code Store.
The investment sees Redbeard join the BRSF’s portfolio of UK firms in robotics and machine learning related fields, from Zoa Robotics to Botskill and Tethered Drone Systems.
The Redbeard Code Store provides source code of complete end-to-end apps and trusted template code developed fully by its in-house team saving users time and
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