Deals
Content management and web experience management software provider Ektron has closed a growth equity funding round led by Accel-KKR.
This minority investment, the company's first institutional round, will enable Ektron to accelerate product and company expansion as enterprise demand for its content management, marketing and web experience management software offerings continues to grow.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"We're entering a new era where businesses and people experience content across the web and mobile devices in entirely new ways," says Ektron president Tim McKinnon. "Ektron is at the forefront of helping to power these new
Jafco Ventures has raised USD260m for its fifth and largest fund to date, Jafco Technology Partners V.
In contrast to its prior four funds where Jafco received all of its capital from its limited partner in Japan, Jafco Co Ltd, the new fund features over 20 new limited partners consisting of institutional investors, endowments, foundations and family offices.
"The consistency of our successful exits as a firm enabled us to attract a very high quality mix of new LPs," says Joe Horowitz, Jafco's managing general partner. “But our overall performance is due in no small part to the extraordinary
Law firm White & Case has advised private equity firm Rhône Capital on the acquisition by its affiliates of ASK Chemicals from Ashland and Clariant.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2014 subject to standard conditions, including regulatory approvals.
“We are very pleased to have supported Rhône on this significant acquisition,” says London-based White & Case partner Ian Bagshaw, the firm’s EMEA co-head of private equity who led the team of lawyers which advised on the deal. “The global nature of ASK and the tight execution timetable meant that the deal
Tendyne Holdings has secured USD25m in an oversubscribed Series C financing led by Apple Tree Partners, along with Boulle Group members and other existing investors.
Proceeds will be used for validation of Tendyne's novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implant to treat mitral regurgitation, including forthcoming clinical trials.
"This financing is a significant milestone for Tendyne. In 2013 Tendyne demonstrated positive human data and this infusion of capital allows us to move ahead confidently as we accelerate our minimally invasive mitral valve programme," says Jeff Franco, founder and CEO of Tendyne. "We are excited to have Apple Tree Partners come on board.
Israeli private equity company Viola Group has increased its ownership stake in RRsat Global Communications by acquiring an additional 6.6 per cent interest from Kardan Communications L for a total investment of USD9.4m.
"The increased ownership position reflects a significant, ongoing vote of confidence by a leading private equity investment group," says Avi Cohen, RRsat's chief executive officer.
Following this transaction, Viola Group owns approximately 28.6 per cent of RRsat's shares. This latest acquisition by Viola Group follows its previously reported acquisitions during 2013 of 15 per cent of RRsat's shares from Kardan Communications and seven per cent of
Berlin-based sociomantic labs has been acquired by dunnhumby Ltd, a subsidiary of the London listed Tesco, the world's third largest retailer.
Sociomantic offers real-time bidding advertising solutions for online advertisers in 60 countries.
An international team at CMS, led by partners Jörg Zätzsch and John Hammond, advised the founders of Sociomantic on the sale, which is one of the largest exits to date in the German start-up scene.
"The German start-up landscape is still pretty attractive for both domestic and foreign investors. For Berlin's entrepreneurs, this is a landmark transaction," says Zätzsch.
Sociomantic was established in 2009.
IK Investment Partners’ IK VII Fund has invested in Ramuddenbolagen, a provider of temporary traffic control services in the Nordics.
The partnership between IK and the company’s founder and management will enable the business to grow and strengthen further.
Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.
Ramudden, founded in 2005 and based in Sundsvall and Gävle, Sweden, delivers products and services for temporary traffic control solutions, including the rental of essential equipment (such as traffic barriers and guide signs), traffic arrangement plans, education programmes, surveillance and maintenance services. The company is the leading specialist in Sweden and
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of The Jones Group, a designer and marketer of clothes and shoes, in a transaction valued at approximately USD2.2bn.
"We are excited to have finalised the acquisition of The Jones Group and are confident this will be a long and successful partnership," says Stefan Kaluzny, a managing director of Sycamore Partners. "We look forward to working with The Jones Group team to continue to grow this outstanding portfolio of businesses and brands and create exceptional products for our customers."
Wesley R Card, The Jones Group chief executive officer, says: "We
Maven Capital Partners has invested GBP7.5m in support of the GBP14m MBO of Rmec Ltd, a specialist mechanical and hydraulic engineering company.
This is the private equity firm’s seventh oil and gas transaction over the past nine months, and takes Maven’s recent investments in energy services companies that are active in the north-east of Scotland to GBP30m.
Rmec specialises in the manufacture, maintenance, repair, testing, recertification and rental of well services equipment for the oil and gas industry, and has 20 staff and a turnover of GBP9m for FY14.
The investment will enable Rmec to fast-track its growth
Gatehouse Bank, a wholesale Shariah-compliant investment bank based in the City of London, has completed the sale of its Rolls Royce manufacturing and logistics facility in Scotland.
The total amount of the sale reached GBP55m, which yielded a profit on equity of 29.2 per cent post costs and taxes and an IRR of 10.3 per cent.
The 541,000 sq ft purpose built warehouse is adjacent to Glasgow International Airport and the M8 motorway. The property was purpose built for Rolls Royce Plc to cater for its manufacturing and distribution requirements and is currently leased to Rolls Royce until 30
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