Deals
BNY Mellon has been appointed delegate, principal paying agent, registrar and transfer agent on a new Trust Certificate Issuance Programme established by MAF Sukuk Ltd.
Sukuk issuances under the programme are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC. The inaugural issuance was for USD400,000,000 with a 5.85% profit rate per annum due in 2017.
As delegate and principal paying agent BNY Mellon will perform fiduciary duties and make profit and principal payments to investors on behalf of MAF Sukuk Ltd while handling administrative duties related to the issuance of the certificates.
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Healthcare specialist Westhouse Medical Services is in negotiations for the acquisition of a majority control of US listed Sunridge International. Sunridge’s subsidiary, Ophthalmic International Inc, has developed a glaucoma procedure called PNT, which could revolutionise the way glaucoma is treated globally.
Westhouse Medical Services, listed on the Open Standard Section of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, is aggressively implementing its expansion plans, and this acquisition will further build its medical devices subsidiary.
The majority control will also provide Westhouse Medical Services with access to the US markets for its BreastCheck product, which is patented and FDA approved. Currently Westhouse’s
In a move that broadens its US manufacturing base and global reach, flooring manufacturer Mannington Mills announced has acquired Amtico International, a manufacturer of high-quality luxury vinyl flooring products.
Mannington Mills, based in Salem, NJ, is one of the largest and oldest flooring manufacturers in the United States. Founded in 1915, the fourth-generation, family-owned company manufactures and markets residential and commercial resilient, laminate, hardwood and porcelain tile floors, as well as commercial carpet and rubber.
“The acquisition of Amtico is an extremely exciting development for Mannington, as it not only brings a world class organisation into the Mannington family, but
Axel Springer AG and global growth investor General Atlantic LLC have signed an agreement which relates to a future 30 per cent-participation of General Atlantic in Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH, a new company which will hold Axel Springer’s digital classifieds business.
Axel Springer shall contribute the leading French real estate portal SeLoger, the German real estate portal Immonet, and the pan-European job portal StepStone to the new joint venture in a transaction which values the holding at EUR1.25 billion. Once the transaction is completed Axel Springer will hold 70 percent of the equity in Axel Springer Digital Classifieds, which
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) has exited investments in two of its portfolio companies. – Drilling Info and Currie Acquisitions.
The company has completed the exit of its debt investment and a portion of its equity investments in Drilling Info, Inc, an information service provider and resource for the oil and gas industry, as part of an equity investment in Drilling Info by a group of leading private equity investment firms focused on the global software, Internet and data-services industries.
Main Street made its initial investment in Drilling Info, which consisted of an USD8.0 million second lien, secured debt
Hogan Lovells advised AIM listed Abcam plc (Abcam) on its agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Epitomics International Inc (Epitomics), for USD170 million in a deal announced on Monday 5 March 2012. Epitomics is based in San Francisco with operations in China.
Abcam, a global leader in the supply of protein research tools, will acquire the antibody business which is focused on the development, production and distribution of rabbit monoclonal antibodies (RabMAbs) for biomedical research and diagnostic applications. The transaction is expected to close by May 2012.
The acquisition is to be funded in cash and stock.
Abacus Finance Group, (Abacus), a New York-based specialty finance company, has acted as Administrative Agent and Sole Lead Arranger for USD16 million in senior cash-flow financing to support the leveraged buyout of Industrial Magnetics, Inc (IMI) by River Associates Investments LLC (River Associates).
Abacus focuses exclusively on providing cash-flow financing for private equity-sponsored, lower-middle market companies. Legal counsel to Abacus was provided by Goulston & Storrs, LLP.
Headquartered in Boyne City, Michigan, IMI is an industry leader in providing permanent magnets and electromagnets for work-holding, lifting, fixturing, conveying and magnetic separation. River Associates Investments LLC, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is
Monomoy Capital Partners, a New York private equity fund focused on value investment and business improvement, has acquired the stock of Raybestos PowerTrain, LLC (Raybestos) from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners.
Monomoy has combined Raybestos and Steel Parts Manufacturing, Inc (Steel Parts), into a global growing transmission component platform that Monomoy formed in April 2011. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The combined business will continue to go to market under the Raybestos, Allomatic and Steel Parts brand names.
Raybestos combined with Steel Parts will create a leading supplier to automotive and heavy-duty vehicle customers in both
AAC Capital UK (AAC UK), the mid-market buy-out firm, has sold Amtico Group, a designer and manufacturer of high end flooring, to Mannington Mills, Inc, the US-headquartered provider of branded flooring products.
Amtico created the market for high quality floor tiles over 40 years ago and has been at the forefront of producing innovative and resilient flooring products for residential and commercial interiors ever since. Its internationally recognised brand is synonymous with cutting-edge design and high performance. The company employs 600 people operating from its headquarters in Coventry (UK) and facilities in Madison (USA) and Conyers (USA).
Amtico has
The Maven VCT Offers, which gave investors the opportunity to invest in four established and income producing VCTs managed by Maven Capital Partners, have now closed.
The Offers, which were due to close on 5 April 2012 for 2011/12 applications, and 27 April 2012 for tax year 2012/13, are now fully subscribed after the target of GBP1.25 million per company was achieved on 29 February 2012.
Investors under the Offers have gained access to four highly diversified portfolios of profitable private businesses with strong yield characteristics, and are immediately eligible for regular and attractive levels of tax-free income, including any final dividends
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