Deals
Wynnchurch Capital has completed an investment in Anderson Metals Corporation, a manufacturer of brass fittings, valves, pipe nipples and related products to the plumbing, hardware and general industrial end-markets.
The Company is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri and was founded in 1947.
Chris O’Brien, Managing Partner at Wynnchurch, says: “Anderson has built an outstanding reputation and strong leadership position in its industry during the past 70 years. We feel very fortunate to partner with Keith and Kent Anderson going forward. In addition, we believe this is an ideal opportunity for Paul Ciolino, a Wynnchurch Operating Partner and former CEO
UK-based Informa Group, which runs around 200 exhibitions a year, is planning to acquire UBM in a cash and stock deal worth GBP3.8 billion (USD5.2 billion), creating an GBP8billion events and exhibitions group in the process.
Under the terms of the Proposed Combination, UBM shareholders would receive 1.083 Informa Shares and 163 pence in cash for each UBM share.
On these terms, based on the 30-day volume-weighted average share prices as of 15 January 2018 of Informa and UBM and the closing share prices on 15 January 2018 of Informa and UBM, this represents in both cases a premium of
heidelpay Investments, a German and Germanic-speaking countries (DACH) payment service provider (PSP) backed by AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), has acquired mPAY24, an Austrian PSP.
Founded in 2001, mPAY24 is a Vienna-based PSP primarily focussed on e-commerce technical payment processing services. The e-commerce payments platform is used by over 2,000 merchants today and enjoys a reputation as the “go-to” specialist for solutions in online payment transactions in Austria.
mPAY24 is the second bolt-on to the heidelpay group in less than three months, since AnaCap’s initial investment in September 2017. It follows on rapidly from the acquisition of StarTec, a Hamburg-based
Diversified metal component manufacturer JD Norman Industries has completed the acquisition of REGE Motorenteile. The acquisition agreement was announced in December 2017 pending applicable antitrust approvals, which have been satisfactorily received.
Headquartered in Eisenach, Germany, REGE Motorenteile is a manufacturer of precision machined components and assemblies for automotive and industrial markets. REGE Motorenteile has manufacturing operations in Germany and Romania and supplies customers throughout Europe and North America.
“We are pleased to conclude the successful acquisition of REGE Motorenteile,” says Justin D Norman, president and chief executive officer, JD Norman Industries, Inc. “This transformational acquisition allows us to offer customers
Souter Investments, the family investment office of Sir Brian Souter, has sold its majority stake in Baywater Healthcare UK to Bastide Group, a specialist in the sale and rental of home medical equipment in France.
Baywater delivers oxygen-therapy, sleep apnoea therapy and non-invasive ventilation therapy services to patients in the home. It is the only independent company serving the UK market, alongside three major gas group subsidiaries.
Souter Investments backed the acquisition of Baywater, a Buy-In Management Buy-Out carve out of Air Products’ Homecare operations in the UK and Ireland, in November 2013. The deal was originated by Duke
Stage Capital (Stage), a private equity and real estate investor backed by funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Glendower Capital, has sold STI Group to a consortium of private equity firms Mérieux Développement and GIMV.
STI Group is a fast-growing developer and manufacturer of plastic medical devices for the healthcare industry. Stage has sold its 92.5 per cent stake in the business, having transformed a diversified moulding company acquired in 2013 into a pure-play medical devices business which stage says is very well positioned to become a key player in the connected devices market.
This transformation, together
Tikehau Capital is backing Ring Capital, a venture capital firm founded by Geoffroy Bragadir and Nicolas Celier in 2017. Tikehau Capital has also acquired a 25 per cent stake in the company.
Ring Capital, which has also secured investment from AG2R La Mondiale, BPI France, Bred and Danone, is launching with an initial investment capacity of over EUR140 million. The fund will be investing in growth stage companies with the potential to become European tech leaders, working closely with entrepreneurs.
Ring Capital plans to acquire minority interests by investing between EUR1 million and EUR15 million either on its own or with co-investors and
Dutch investment firm Egeria is to acquire a majority interest in the textile wholesale company Nooteboom Textiles. The Nooteboom family will remain a significant shareholder in the company.
Financial details of the transaction, which is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks, have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1852, Nooteboom Textiles is a specialised wholesaler of women’s and children’s clothing fabrics and is the market leader in Europe.
Sander Nooteboom, head of the family business since 1994, says: “We have grown rapidly in recent years, both within the Netherlands and internationally. Thanks to Egeria’s participation, we can
Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has delivered a GBP250k factoring facility to Gabriels Care & Nursing Agency, a provider of care for the elderly, people with learning and physical disabilities, patients with dementia and those in need of palliative care.
In September 2016, Gabriels Care & Nursing Agency was appointed as a first-tier NHS care provider, which allowed the business to win new contracts and expand into providing residential care. As a result, cashflow at Gabriels Care & Nursing Agency was affected due to higher associated wage bills and increased agency hours. The business therefore sought a flexible financier to support
Blue Point Capital Partners has sold its interest in LineStar Services, to LineStar Integrity Services, a portfolio company of energy focused private equity firm, First Reserve.
LineStar was a portfolio company in Blue Point II, which is the Firm’s 2006 vintage middle-market buyout fund with commitments of USD400 million. Sale terms have not been disclosed.
LineStar, headquartered in Houston, Texas, provides a full suite of integrity, maintenance and construction services to owners and operators of oil and gas midstream infrastructure through its operating subsidiaries Tucker Construction and Tucker Midstream. The Company operates out of eight locations in Oklahoma and Texas, providing
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