Deals
Affiliates of private investment firm Rhône Capital are to acquire Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo de Chão in an all cash transaction valued at USD560 million.
The Company’s stockholders will receive USD15.75 per share, representing a 25.5 per cent premium to the closing share price of the Company’s shares on 16 February, 2018.
“After a thorough evaluation of the options available, the Board of Directors is confident that this transaction will provide Fogo a significant opportunity to realize the highest value for our stockholders while providing the best path forward for the Fogo de Chão brand, employees, and loyal customers,”
Gen Cap America, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market buyouts, has sold Myco Trailers (Myco) to Propst Development.
Terms of the transaction have not disclosed.
Myco was founded in 1974 and is a leading provider of custom designed boat trailers marketed exclusively to the high performance boating industry (offshore racing, fishing and poker run recreation) and to various governments for military use. The company distributes to both a national and international client base. Gen Cap America acquired Myco in March of 2007 partnering with management to buyout the previous owner.
Chris Godwin, Managing Director at Gen
Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has advised SoftBank Group Corporation and its Vision Fund on the USD865 million investment into Katerra, a construction technology startup.
SoftBank Vision Fund LP, which made headlines when it became the world’s largest ever investment fund after raising USD93 billion in committed capital last year, has made several technology-focused investments since it launched.
Michael Marks, chairman and co-founder of Katerra, said the Vision Fund investment now put Katerra’s valuation at more than USD3 billion, while the company also had about USD1.3 billion in bookings for new construction projects. Katerra, a three-year-old Silicon Valley startup,
DA Davidson & Co, a US full-service investment bank, and MCF Corporate Finance, a European independent M&A advisory firm, are teaming up in a bid to strengthen their capacity and relationships for origination and execution of transatlantic mergers and acquisitions.
The companies say the co-operation will be beneficial to all clients of DA Davidson and MCF, particularly Private Equity sell-side investors and their portfolio companies looking for strong transatlantic deals, expertise and coverage.
The collaboration between the two entities is exclusive and will operate under the common brand of DA Davidson MCF International. DA Davidson and MCF Corporate Finance
Global private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG) has closed the sale of Pet Food Holdings, the parent company of Pro-Pet LLC, to Cargill, Inc.
Formed in 1996 and headquartered in Kansas City, KS, Pro-Pet specialises in the manufacturing of premium and super-premium, private label dry dog and cat food for distribution domestically and around the world. The Company maintains relationships with several leading retailers that are interested in a high quality, secure source for private label pet food, most often sold under brand names owned by the retailers.
“During the course of our involvement, Pro-Pet has invested significant capital
East Kilbride-based SHE Software has secured a GBP3 million growth capital investment from NVM Private Equity (NVM) as it prepares to enter international markets with its health and safety software and create over 50 new jobs by the end of 2018.
SHE Software will use the funding to open up 15 highly skilled jobs in a new office in the US and has ambitious plans to double the size of its development and support teams at its Scotland HQ, where it currently employs 60 staff.
Led by CEO Matthew Elson, SHE Software is the creator of Assure, a software
Private equity firm Apposite Capital’s domiciliary care and complex provider, MC Care Holdings (owners of MiHomecare and Complete Care), has acquired certain strategic assets from Ark Home Healthcare Limited.
The acquisition will accelerate the growth of MC Care Holdings, expanding its complex home care services to adjacent geographies and further adding to its existing domiciliary care services. Financial details are not disclosed.
MC Care Holdings was created in March 2017 following the acquisition of the healthcare divisions from Mitie Group by Apposite Capital.
Narinder Singh, CEO of MC Care Holdings, said: “We are delighted to have acquired some
Copenhagen based Nordic media intelligence company, Infomedia, has acquired Norwegian Opoint Technology from M-brain.
The transfer includes Opoint’s leading global web-crawling technology for online media, the business of web-crawling services for +70 international media monitors and key personnel in Oslo and Chennai.
Over the last couple of years, Infomedia had begun a journey towards becoming a Nordic player. The company invested heavily in new technology, data science, insight products and services and new partnerships.
“We transformed Infomedia from a ‘traditional’ media monitor to becoming a full-scale media intelligence company with strong insights capabilities and leading solutions
COSIMO Ventures, an investment firm with offices in Boston and Dublin, has committed USD3 million for a seed investment in Oneiro Ltd, a new developer of technology innovations in blockchain and cryptocurrency.
The investment is one of the largest for a cryptocurrency company established in the United Kingdom. Oneiro will have part of its core technology development team based in Dublin, and is establishing its operating headquarters in Boston. This trans-Atlantic strategy reflects COSIMO Ventures’ unique expertise in supporting collaboration and new-company growth between the UK/Ireland and the United States. COSIMO is committed to partnering with promising early stage deep
A cross-jurisdictional Carey Olsen team has advised Butterfield on its acquisition of Deutsche Bank’s banking and custody business in Guernsey, Jersey and the Cayman Islands.
Butterfield is a provider of offshore banking and wealth management services in six international locations, including Guernsey and the Cayman Islands. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval, would further expand Butterfield’s presence in the Channel Islands by providing a Jersey presence for the group.
Working alongside Sullivan & Cromwell LLP who were lead counsel, Carey Olsen advised on all aspects of the transaction including corporate, regulatory, employment and property matters.
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