Deals
Dow Schofield Watts’ technology advised on a GBP5.5 million fundraising by Manchester-based Hello Soda, a global text and big data analytics service.
NVM Private Equity has invested GBP4 million in the business alongside an additional GBP1.5 million venture debt facility from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank’s Growth Finance team.
David Smith, Peter Barkley and Keith Benson from the Dow Schofield Watts tech team worked closely with Hello Soda on its fundraising plans and created an innovative deal structure to secure the investment.
David Smith, who leads the tech team, said it was another significant deal for the North’s tech
Valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps is to be acquired by a company backed by private equity firm Permira in a USD1.75 billion deal.
Selling equity holders include The Carlyle Group, Neuberger Berman, the University of California’s Office of the Chief Investment Officer of the Regents and Pictet & Cie.
As part of the transaction, the Duff & Phelps management team will maintain a significant equity stake in the firm and will continue to lead the company in their current roles. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected to close in the first quarter
Future Renewables Eco PLC (FRE plc) has opened its latest funding phase as the firm looks to increase the number of wind turbines it operates across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
The company’s Phase 4 Bond aims to raise GBP30million to finance the acquisition of wind turbine sites for construction at more than 20 sites across mainland UK and Northern Ireland leading to further opportunities opening up in the Republic of Ireland.
FRE plc was established in 2015 with the aim of delivering a substantial source of income whilst encouraging an ethical and eco-friendly way of generating
McCarthy Denning has acted for Tyréns AB and its UK subsidiaries on its acquisition of a stake in Hilson Moran Holdings Limited and its subsidiary, Hilson Moran Partnership Limited, which was previously backed by private equity investor Albion Capital.
Hilson Moran’s management team will remain as shareholders and the company will continue to operate under its existing brand name.
Established in Sweden in 1942, Tyréns AB is a global urban and rural planning company which specialises in urban development and infrastructure. The company’s acquisition of a stake in Hilson Moran – best known for its work in the UK
Platina Energy Partners (Platina) has sold a 34.5MWp portfolio of eight operating solar plants located in Italy to a European financial investor for a total deal value of EUR131.9 million. The completion is subject to change-of-control approvals by the portfolio’s debt providers.
Five of the plants are located in the Puglia region and three in Campania. The plants were built and connected to grid between 2010 and 2011 and benefit from the Italian feed-in-tariff (FIT) regime. Five long-term non-recourse project finance with outstanding capital of EUR77M by Italian and European banks will remain in place.
Riccardo Cirillo, Managing Partner
Shore Capital Partners has completed the recapitalisation of Advanced Animal Hospital Group and Progressive Pet Animal Hospitals and merger of the businesses to form Midwest Veterinary Partners (MVP).
The Company has 22 general practice veterinary clinics in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois, and provides services to companion animals including vaccinations, surgery, wellness exams, oncology, ophthalmology, allergy treatment and dermatology. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Shore has partnered with Dr Vic Dhillon, owner of Advanced Animal Hospital Group, and Dr Jeff Rothstein, owner of Progressive Pet Animal Hospitals, to pursue a consolidation of animal hospitals throughout the Midwest.
Recorded Future, the leader in threat intelligence (TI), has raised USD25 million in a Series E round of funding to build on growing momentum and expand its innovative software product and services to solve a wider spectrum of cybersecurity challenges.
Led by Insight Venture Partners, the funding will support the company’s meteoric growth, geographical expansion, and its continued commitment to machine learning-based threat intelligence and cutting-edge research.
In addition to financial investment, Insight Venture Partners, investors in leading security companies like Cylance, DarkTrace, and Firemon, brings rich industry expertise to Recorded Future.
“Recorded Future’s commitment to customer success
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has completed the sale of Mini-Cam, a manufacturer and distributor of pipeline inspection systems, to Halma in a deal that values the business at up to GBP85 million.
Headquartered in Warrington, Mini-Cam designs and builds intuitive and robust modular pipeline inspection systems that are used across the water and wastewater industry, as well as by public authorities and companies in the oil and gas, petrochemical, nuclear, security, construction and engineering sectors.
LDC backed the management buyout of Mini-Cam in July 2015, providing additional funding to accelerate the firm’s international growth strategy. Since then, LDC
SouChe has closed its Series E funding round led by Alibaba with participation from Warburg Pincus, Primavera Capital and CMB International.
This round is less than 12 months from the USD100 million Series C round in November 2016 led by Ant Financial, and less than six months from the USD180 million Series D round in April 2017 led by Warburg Pincus. Cygnus Equity was the sole financial advisor to SouChe for this round.
After this round of financing, Alibaba will become the biggest institutional investor for SouChe. The two companies will deepen their existing cooperation by sharing more resources and
Roynat Equity Partners and Tepper Holdings Inc (THI) have sold their majority equity ownership interest in Comtrad Strategic Sourcing (Comtrad) to Ardenton Capital Corporation and Comtrad President, Jim Long.
Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Comtrad is a leading importer and distributor of hardware and component products to furniture, kitchen and bath cabinet manufacturers and distributors throughout North America. With over 45 years of experience, Comtrad provides a “one-stop” solution for OEMs to outsource all facets of their supply chain with top quality products from Asia.
Under the ownership of Roynat Equity Partners and THI, Comtrad has expanded its operations and
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