Deals
Dealogic has completed the acquisition of Junction RDS (JRDS).
Founded in 2005, JRDS provides ownership analysis of UK listed companies and combines specialist research by skilled staff with proprietary analytical software.
The JRDS acquisition further enhances the Dealogic product set by providing clients with greater transparency into ownership of UK equities.
Greg Young, co-head of institutional client management at Dealogic, says: "Combining JRDS’ unique content with our already extensive coverage of global investor holdings, contacts and profiles will provide our clients with an even greater level of insight into investor behaviour globally and is a valuable
Five packaging companies in North America and Europe intend to combine to operate as one firm under the banner of Exopack Holdings Sarl, a new Luxembourg company.
The combined business will have 63 plants, 8,650 employees and aggregate revenues of more than USD2.5bn, making it the sixth-largest plastics packaging company in the world.
Joining Exopack, a US-based producer of flexible paper and plastic packaging and advanced coatings, will be four companies based in Europe – Britton Group, a flexible plastic packaging manufacturer; PACCOR, the second-largest rigid plastic packaging company in Europe; Kobusch, a producer of tailor-made flexible and
Private equity firm HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of Caraustar Industries, a provider of recycled paperboard and related products. Caraustar was majority owned by private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners.
Headquartered in Austell, Georgia, Caraustar is one of North America’s largest integrated manufacturers and converters of 100 per cent recycled paperboard and converted paperboard products. Caraustar serves end-use markets in tube and core, folding carton, gypsum facing paper and specialty paperboard products. Caraustar is also one of the largest collectors and processors of recovered fibre in the US. The company services its diversified customer base through a large
Brothers Edmund and Danny Truell have completed a substantial growth capital investment in Imagine Publishing to support the next phase of the multimedia publisher’s expansion.
Imagine Publishing is one of the UK’s fastest-growing multimedia content publishers. Formed in May 2005, it now publishes 19 regular print magazines, 50 digital apps, more than 250 bookazines, 29 websites and thousands of articles every month in the technology, videogames, photography and knowledge/science markets.
An Imagine magazine is purchased every ten seconds, and the Company this month won a Media Pioneer award at the Specialist Media Show for the “Content is King” digital strategy
While indemnification claims, purchase price adjustments, earn-out achievement disputes, and other post-closing issues in private-target M&A transactions remain common, data shows that claim resolution is becoming more efficient.
SRS | Shareholder Representative Services, the post-closing expert for private-company mergers and acquisitions, has released the 2013 SRS M&A Post-Closing Claims Study, which analyses post-closing issues and payouts across 420 private-target acquisitions, comprising USD66.7bn in stated deal value with USD6.7bn held in escrow and USD9bn in potential earn-out consideration.
The study presents aggregate data from nearly 700 claims, including new data points on specific claim types, claim and escrow payouts,
High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Dowden Medical Communications Group (DMCG) has completed its second add-on acquisition with the purchase of Princeton, New Jersey-based Tricore.
Tricore is a developer of customised learning modules and mobile training solutions for the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors.
DMCG is a provider of promotional medical education communication services, scientific content development, and related marketing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. DMCG completed its first add-on in November 2012 with the acquisition of QD Healthcare Group.
“Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly relying on third-party firms for their professional development needs. Tricore’s expertise in
Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired Arnco, a supplier of polyurethane products.
Arnco is the first acquisition of Arsenal under the umbrella of Dash Multi-Corp, a platform portfolio company focusing on the specialty technologies of polyurethane systems, vinyl plastisols and recycled rubber products.
Established in 1971, Arnco operates through five main business units: Arnco Tire Flatproofing, a manufacturer of tyre flatproofing systems; Arnco Performance Polymers, a manufacturer of high-performance polyurethane systems; Carefree Tire, supplier of an extensive line of light weight solid, micro-cellular polyurethane tires; Arnco Construction Products, which creates flexible and rigid roofing spray foams and UV protective
Rentokil Initial has sold the entire share capital of City Link to BECAP12 Fund (Better Capital), a private equity investor, for GBP1. There are no outstanding conditions required, so completion is effective immediately.
The current City Link management team, led by David Smith, will continue to run the business. Better Capital will invest GBP40m in the business to provide more than sufficient funding required by City Link to complete its turn-around plan.
City Link reduced adjusted operating losses from GBP31m in 2011 to GBP26m in 2012. First Quarter 2013 performance continued to show an improved trading performance delivering an adjusted operating
FF&P Private Equity, the private equity business of Fleming Family & Partners, has backed the buy-in management buy-out of specialist energy efficiency business FIT.
The acquirer, Efficient Energy Management Group, majority owned by FF&P Private Equity, intends to capitalise on the demand for energy efficient commercial kitchens, as energy costs have more than doubled over the last 10 years.
Since 2001, FIT has designed and installed energy saving solutions for a large number of blue-chip customers, including major supermarket, hotel and leisure operators in the UK and Europe. FIT’s solutions offer payback periods, with the savings being monitored and
European venture capital fundraising in Q1 2013 declined from the levels seen in Q4 2012 and Q1 2012 in both the number of funds closed and capital raised, according to the Dow Jones VentureSource quarterly report.
Venture capital investment into European companies experienced a quarter-over-quarter increase.
Just one venture-backed initial public offering (IPO) was completed during the quarter, the lowest figure since 1Q 2010.
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deal activity also fell from the previous quarter.
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