Deals
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Automic on its planned acquisition of ORSYP, the IT operations software specialist.
The contemplated acquisition is subject to the completion of the customary works council information and consultation procedures.
Founded in 1986, ORSYP is headquartered in Paris and delivers transformational IT operations software to more than 1,000 blue-chip customers worldwide, many in the most demanding IT environments. With a broad geographic presence and strong footprint in France and Canada in particular, ORSYP complements Automic’s global reach and helps create one of the world’s largest automation vendors.
Following EQT’s acquisition
CertiVox has raised Series B funding of USD8 million from NTT DOCOMO Ventures and current investors Octopus Investments.
The investment by NTT DOCOMO Ventures is its first in Europe, signifying the innovation and strength of CertiVox’s technology and its breakthrough potential to solve current problems in online authentication systems. Taken together with the company’s Seed and Series A financings, CertiVox has raised USD17 Million to date.
With this latest round of funding, CertiVox will accelerate the development and reach of its M-Pin Strong Authentication Platform, the first software-based multi-factor authentication platform that replaces password-based authentication without the need for third party authentication devices. The company will expand its sales, business development and marketing efforts, and continue to drive partnerships with cloud service
RCS Capital Corporation (RCAP) has closed its acquisition of the Cetera Financial Group, an independent broker-dealer, from affiliates of Lightyear Capital for USD1.15 billion in cash.
The transaction creates the second largest independent financial advisor network in the US adding some 6,632 financial advisors to RCAP's growing retail financial advisory platform.
The deal supports the company's vision of providing customised financial solutions that help investors achieve their overall investment and retirement goals through access to a full spectrum of advice, service, credit products and innovative investment solutions.
"We are pleased to complete this game changing transaction well ahead of
Law firm White & Case has advised the first new fund raised by Arle Capital since its spin out from Candover in 2009 on its acquisition of the Innovia Group for an enterprise value of EUR498 million.
Headquartered in Cumbria, Innovia is an international manufacturer of high quality, speciality film for its key markets of labels, overwrap, packaging and polymer banknote substrate. It employs around 1,600 people worldwide and, earlier this year, won the Bank of England contract to supply substrate for the new polymer GBP5 and GBP10 notes.
The White & Case team, led by long-term adviser to Arle Ian Bagshaw, was appointed to advise Arle Capital as manager of the newly raised
Brightpearl has raised USD10 million in a funding round led by new investor MMC Ventures, alongside participation from Quayle Munro and existing investors Eden Ventures and Notion Capital.
“We believe Brightpearl addresses a significant unmet need in a large and growing market. The team have developed an elegant cloud solution, which has become a mission critical tool enabling thousands of successful retail businesses. We are delighted to be leading this round of investment alongside such a strong group of investors and we’re very much looking forward to working with the team to continue building a phenomenal product and company,” says Rory
Venture capital investor Albion Ventures has assisted Mi-Pay, the outsourced payment services provider for global mobile operators, to join the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.
It follows completion of its reverse takeover of Aimshell Acquisitions plc (now called Mi-Pay plc).
Together with an investment round led by the Mi-Pay management team, the business will gain GBP4.4m of investment.
As part of the deal, Seamus Keating has been appointed chairman of Mi-Pay. Keating was previously chief financial officer of Logica and is currently chairman of First Derivatives amongst other roles.
Albion Ventures will continue to
Arma Partners has acted as financial adviser to HgCapital on its reinvestment in Visma Group, valuing the business at a total enterprise value of NOK21 billion (GBP2.1 billion, USD3.5 billion).
As part of this transaction, KKR is selling part of its majority holding in Visma and Cinven is committing capital for the first time.
HgCapital will be a co-lead investor in the new transaction structure, alongside KKR and Cinven, who will each hold 31 per cent.
HgCapital initially invested in Visma in 2006 through its HgCapital 5 Fund. HgCapital sold a majority of its stake to KKR in
Actis, the pan-emerging markets investor, is taking a significant minority stake in Jiashili Food Group, one of the largest Chinese biscuit brands.
Jiashili is a market leader in the production of plain biscuits and crackers, and holds the second biggest share of the plain biscuit market in China.
Actis is investing alongside Jiashili’s current chairman and owner Huang, a businessman who has grown revenues fourfold since acquiring the business in 2007.
Max Lin, the deal lead and a director in Actis’s China office, will join the Jiashili board.
Since 2001, Actis has invested over USD600m in consumer
Funds advised by Magenta Partners, the entrepreneurial growth investor, have sold their stake in iprism Underwriting Agency Limited to Bowmark Capital.
iprism is an insurance intermediary that sells policies to brokers and direct customers on behalf of groups such as AXA, Aviva and LV. Its online platform generates quotes and policy documentation in real time, maximising the speed and efficiency of price testing and purchase.
Magenta acquired a minority stake in iprism in November 2010.
Chase Emson, partner of Magenta Partners, says: “iprism is a great example of a business that has shown consistently strong growth despite challenging
Naylor, a portfolio company of RLJ Equity Partners, has acquired Boxwood Technology, a provider of online career centres and career-related services to more than 1,000 major associations throughout the US.
Founded in 1998 by current chairman and CEO John Bell, Boxwood's technology platform includes career centres, career development, online learning, online and in-person career fairs, mentoring, resume writing, and a newly introduced executive recruitment concierge.
To date, Boxwood has helped associations generate over USD400 million in non-dues revenue and is the only career centre solutions provider to earn an endorsement by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), consecutively since 2002.
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