Deals
VisionsConnected and Viju have been acquired by Avedon Capital Partners and are being merged to create a global visual collaboration company specializing in designing, installing, servicing and supporting physical and virtual meeting room environments for global customers with strategic need for videoconferencing, collaboration and audiovisual solutions.
The combined company today already serves corporate and public customers in over 120 countries. It will have its official headquarter in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and will continue to serve their customers from multiple locations throughout EMEA, USA &APAC. A new brand, that reflects the evolution of these two reputable businesses into an integrated global
New Heritage Capital’s (Heritage) portfolio company Continental Services (Continental) has acquired Satellite Vending Company (Satellite), a provider of vending, micro-market and office coffee services in the Detroit market.
Satellite represents the first add-on acquisition for Continental, further strengthening its position as Michigan’s largest food services company.
Continental provides a wide range of custom dining, refreshment, and event services for more than 700 small and medium-sized businesses, blue-chip corporations, colleges, universities, business and industrial sites, and hospitals and medical centres. The Company’s custom-tailored services range from on-site corporate cafés, grab-and-go markets and traditional vending, to off-premise catering and event services.
Omnes Capital has acquired a minority stake in the ANI group through a EUR11.7 million investment from its Omnes Croissance 4 mid cap fund.
The transaction enables the transmission of ANI from its founder, Claude Patin, to his step-daughter Nathalie Bianchini and her husband, Patrick Bianchini, ANI’s current chief executive.
Based in Béziers (Occitanie region in France) and created in 1993, the ANI group is a fasteners distributor dedicated to the aerospace industry. Its main customers are aircraft manufacturers (eg Airbus, Dassault) and their main suppliers (eg Zodiac, Safran). The group, which employs 25 staff, generated annual revenue of
BDA Partners, a leader in cross-border investment banking focused on Asia, has formed a strategic partnership with Development Bank of Japan (DBJ). As part of the agreement, DBJ has made a growth capital investment into BDA, resulting in DBJ owning 5 per cent of BDA’s enlarged equity.
The two firms will jointly pursue M&A advisory and capital raising mandates connecting Japan with the rest of Asia, Europe and the US. Through this partnership, BDA will enhance its ability to serve clients in selling companies to Japanese buyers. DBJ’s clients will also gain access to top quality acquisition targets worldwide, with
Investoo Group has acquired the social trading comparison site SocialTradingGuru.com for an undisclosed fee.
Launched in 2012, SocialTradingGuru.com is one of the biggest social trading comparison sites and works a number of partners including eToro, Ayondo and Tradeo. The deal includes all existing revenue share accounts.
Investoo Group CEO Adam Grunwerg, says: “Social and copy trading represents an excellent market for us to expand our products and services into. It is also a strong platform to build our own SEO and revenue share business. We plan to capitalise on the acquisition of SocialTradingGuru.com by launching in a number of
Mojix, a provider of RFID systems and IoT platform solutions, has merged with Europe-based CXignited, a specialist in delivering retailers real-time product and consumer data for unique customer experiences.
The united company will create a worldwide footprint with expanded resources, scalability and an end-to-end retail platform based on innovative business solutions and technology. It also secures a leadership position in servicing global retailers, brands and manufacturers while accelerating each company’s growth initiatives.
The unique combination of Mojix’s innovative RFID technology and IoT platform solutions, and CXignited’s product “inception to in-store” digitalisation applications delivers a complete retail business solution not available in
Nordic Capital Fund VII (Nordic Capital) has sold all of its remaining shares in Tokmanni Group Corporation (Tokmanni). Under Nordic Capital’s ownership, Tokmanni has grown substantially, reinforcing its leadership position in the attractive Finnish general discount retail market.
The remaining shareholding of 15.21 per cent was sold on September 12, 2017, and the book-building generated large investor interest with the book multiple times oversubscribed.
“Tokmanni has accelerated its development under Nordic Capital’s ownership. The Company now has a strong track record of growth and profitability, and is flourishing despite a challenging Finnish economy and retail market. Tokmanni has continued the
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners advised the investment firm Mittel on its acquisition of a 75 per cent controlling stake in IMC (Industria Metallurgica Carmagnolese), an Italian auto parts manufacturer.
Established in 1962 in Carmignola (Turin), IMC is a supplies Europe’s largest automotive manufacturers and recorded EUR40 million revenues in 2016, 90 per cent of which outside Italy.
The Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners team comprised partners Bruno Gattai and Lorenzo Vernetti, senior associates Federico Bal and Andrea Taurozzi, and associate Diletta Camicia. Deloitte assited Mittel with the fiscal and financial due diligence.
BonelliErede advised the seller Roblafin Holding with a team
Barings has served as joint lead arranger and administrative agent on first lien senior secured credit facilities to support Genstar Capital’s investment in Professional Datasolutions Inc (PDI) and strategic partnership with TA Associates.
Ares Capital Corporation served as joint lead arranger and administrative agent on the second lien credit facilities.
PDI is a specialist in providing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services that help multi-unit convenience stores and gas stations enhance operating efficiency through retail automation, bulk fuel automation, business intelligence, financial reporting and workforce management. The company’s retail and petroleum customers operate more than 50,000
Direct lender Beechbrook Capital has completed two new deals, its 49th and 50th since it began investing in 2010.
The firm’s Private Debt III fund has provided a unitranche loan to help finance the acquisition of Kuldeteknisk, a Tromsø-based leading supplier of refrigeration and heating products for use in the food, retail, buildings management and fisheries sectors, by Norwegian private equity fund manager Nord Kapitalforvaltning. Beechbrook’s Private Debt III fund offers flexible debt funding to private equity-sponsored businesses across northern Europe.
At the same time, Beechbrook’s UK SME Credit I fund, which specialises in UK small and medium-sized businesses
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