Deals
Private equity firm Mid Europa Partners has completed the acquisition of Hortex, a consumer goods player in Poland, operating in juice and frozen food sectors.
Hortex is the largest manufacturer of branded frozen food and second largest juice producer in Poland. The Company has one of the most iconic and recognisable FMCG brands in Poland and CEE, state-of-the-art production facilities, and nationwide distribution capabilities. Mid Europa will support Hortex in executing strategic initiatives, including new product development, expansion into adjacent categories and selective add- on acquisitions.
The transaction was executed by Berke Biricik, Marek Rodak, Bartosz Malecki, and Elzbieta
UK multi-site crêperie brand Crêpeaffaire has secured investment from BGF to accelerate its new site rollout. The firm, which operates 10 company owned sites and has a growing franchise in the Middle East, will use the funding to expand across the UK and internationally.
BGF, which has become a long-term, minority investor in the business, has provided over GBP2 million to support the expansion.
Set up in 2008 by chief executive Daniel Spinath, Crêpeaffaire provides an all-day offering, serving sweet and savoury crêpes, waffles, coffees and smoothies for food-to-go and sit in customers.
Starting from a single London
Aliter Capital 1, a the specialist investor focused on small to mid-size UK support services businesses, has completed an investment in Boston Networks, through the formation of a topco.
Boston Networks is an integrated technologies specialist, working across IT network infrastructure, with a focus on fire, security and smart building systems. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.
This investment establishes a third platform and is the sixth transaction that Aliter has made since launching its specialist fund dedicated to investing in the support services sector just twelve months ago, including two other platform investments and three bolt-on
Capzanine has made its first investment in Spain providing MBA, a Spanish orthopaedic prostheses and trauma products distributor, with a EUR25 million unitranche facility.
Founded in 1988 in Asturias, Spain, MBA differentiates itself from competitors through its offering of a wide range of products, a qualified and specialised sales team, and a surgeon-focused strategy.
Capzanine’s main investment fundamentals in MBA are the company’s well-established leadership position and its confidence in Alantra (majority shareholder) and in the management team of the company, led by Carlos Marina. This EUR25m unitranche facility will allow MBA to reorganise its capital structure and to
Motive Partners, an investment firm focused on technology enabled companies that power the financial services industry, has launched Motive Labs, a membership-only innovation and investment organisation that will support the firm’s mission to back and build the next generation of financial technology.
Motive Partners also announced the founding strategic partners for Motive Labs, including Allied Irish Bank, Bradesco, Emirates NBD, Mastercard & Royal Bank of Scotland. These global banking and payments leaders are joining Motive Labs to identify new innovation and investment opportunities; to solve common areas of challenge; to collaborate with financial technology start-ups on new products and services;
Middle market private equity firm MidOcean Partners (MidOcean) has made a significant investment in The Planet Group (Planet), a provider of outsourced human capital and consulting services.
MidOcean’s investment will be used to accelerate the Company’s strategic initiatives and drive continued growth. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2009, Planet is a leading provider of specialised outsourced human capital and niche consulting primarily to the life sciences and diversified energy & engineering markets. In recent years, the Company has expanded into the healthcare and digital marketing industries. Planet focuses on providing outsourced human capital for
Europe’s digital technology sector is currently offering a number of compelling opportunities for venture capitalists, with cities such as Berlin and London fast becoming hot beds of entrepreneurial activity.
One private equity group paying close attention to this is Paris-based Idinvest Partners, which manages more than EUR8 billion and specialises in investing in European SMEs at various stages of growth. Benoist Grossmann, Managing Partner, oversees Idinvest’s Venture and Growth Capital business, which currently manages EUR2.1 billion.
Idinvest, who will be featuring on a European VC panel at the forthcoming IPEM event (https://www.ipem-market.com) in Cannes, 24th to 26th January,
Lombard Odier and the Global Fund have formed a strategic partnership to rethink traditional approaches to investment and philanthropy and make it easier for more people to contribute to the fight against some of the world’s most pressing health challenges.
Together they say they will create innovative solutions that allow investors to meet both their goals of doing well financially and doing good socially.
“Investors face two significant and simultaneous challenges: they need their capital to work hard to meet their financial goals, but they also have a part to play in shaping the kind of future we all
Stronghold Energy II Holdings, a newly formed oil and gas exploration and production company, has received a line of equity financing of up to USD150 million from funds affiliated with Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.
Formed in December 2017 and headquartered in Midland, Texas, Stronghold Energy II is focused on the Central Basin Platform of the Permian Basin and intends to acquire meaningful acreage positions for oil and gas development. The team expects to capitalize on its recent success in the region and apply its highly technical geological approach to exploiting areas across the
Rand Capital Corporation’s portfolio company GiveGab has acquired substantially all of the assets of Kimbia.
Best known for its nation-wide giving day events, Kimbia has supported the fundraising efforts of thousands of nonprofits across the country through their everyday giving products and Giving Days.
“Kimbia is a pioneer and has been the leader in the giving day space, with more than USD1 billion raised online for tens of thousands of nonprofits around the world,” says GiveGab’s Chief Executive Officer, Charlie Mulligan. “We’re thrilled to add their legacy and experience to our modern, secure, and user-friendly platform, and to continue
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