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EnTrustPermal, an affiliate of Legg Mason, is to launch a USD250m direct lending investment trust to capitalise on the shipping industry’s USD80 billion debt requirements.
The Blue Ocean Maritime Income investment trust will target a yield of 7 per cent a year by providing debt finance to high quality shipping companies. The trust will seek to exploit the dislocation between the shipping industry’s significant capital requirements, and the shortfall caused by a significant reduction in the financing provided by banks since 2008.
Svein Engh, Portfolio Manager, Blue Ocean Maritime Income, says: “Shipping is a large and diverse industry, which
Perpetual Corporate Trust, an independent provider of corporate trustee services to the managed funds industry and debt markets in Australia, has formed a strategic partnership with FundRock Management Company (FundRock).
The collaboration will enable clients of both firms to leverage the expertise and services offered in their respective core markets.
FundRock is an independent European fund management company employing over 100 industry professionals with presence in Ireland, UK, Luxembourg and Singapore. Established in 2004 as part of RBS, FundRock is a full-service host Authorised Corporate Director (ACD), Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) and ManCo, and now services over 300
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has made the company’s first private equity investment in China since its inception in 1982.
Investcorp has partnered with China Everbright Limited (Everbright), a sovereign-backed cross-border asset manager that is publicly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Investcorp, has agreed an investment of up to USD150 million in the second round of the China Everbright Limited New Economy Fund, as well as an additional co-investment right of up to USD100 million. In the first round, the Fund received an aggregate commitment of USD313 million from other investors that has
O’Melveny has represented Silicon Valley-based electric vehicle company Lucid Motors in connection with securing over USD1 billion in investments from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
The transaction represents a major milestone for Lucid Motors as it moves towards the commercial launch of its first electric vehicle, the Lucid Air.
The O’Melveny team was led by partners Nima Amini, Sung Pak and Andrew Dolak, with support from counsel Andrew Sorkin and associates Nolan Shaw and Amanda Bradley.
Bertelsmann is to acquire the US online education provider OnCourse Learning from the private equity company CIP Capital, for an amount in the mid-nine-digit euro range.
The transaction further strengthens Bertelsmann’s presence in the US. Alongside the acquisitions of the Random House book group in 1998, the online education provider Relias in 2014, and the takeover of a 75 per cent majority stake in Penguin Random House in 2017, this purchase is one of Bertelsmann’s largest transactions in the American market. The acquisition of OnCourse Learning has not been completed yet, pending approval by the US antitrust authorities, and is
Brazos Private Equity Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has sold BlackHawk Industrial Distribution, an independent value-added industrial distributor of cutting tools, abrasives, and MRO products, to Snow Phipps Group.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Based in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, BlackHawk was founded by Brazos Partners in 2010 in conjunction with Bill Scheller, former CEO and President of ORS Nasco, and has grown through 14 strategic acquisitions to one of the top 30 North American industrial distributors. The Company has a national footprint that includes locations across North America and offers a portfolio of over
Graycliff Partners has made an investment in Graybill Processing (Graybill), a food by-product recycling company based in Pennsylvania, partnering with Dallas-based private equity company NCK Capital, to provide subordinated debt and equity financing to the company.
Graybill has recycled food by-products in Pennsylvania for over 20 years. The Company collects food manufacturing by-products such as packaged candy, raw candy inputs and bakery goods and processes it into quality, high-energy animal feed for hogs, dairy cattle and beef cattle.
“Graybill has carved a unique niche in the animal feed market, providing value to both its suppliers by handling challenging food
SHS Gesellschaft fuer Beteiligungsmanagement, MBG Baden-Württemberg and VC Fonds BW announced that SHS has sold its shareholding in Emerging Implant Technologies (EIT), a manufacturer of 3D-printed titanium interbody implants for spinal fusion surgery, to Johnson & Johnson Medical.
SHS became EIT’s lead investor in September 2016 and has supported the company’s growth strategy ever since. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
“SHS’s objective was to support EIT on their path to increased growth. This includes the development of the company’s innovative product portfolio as well as entering new countries. We’re delighted to have had such a successful
Private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) has partnered with management to acquire Seattle-based LifeSpan Biosciences (LSBio), a founder-led developer and distributer of antibodies and related reagents primarily to the academic and pharmaceutical research markets via its e-commerce platform.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
LSBio, originally founded as an immunohistochemistry (IHC) services provider in 1995, has evolved to offer a broad range of antibodies, kits, proteins and other biological reagents. The Company’s offerings include proprietary, value-added and third-party products. Researchers have long relied upon LSBio’s expertise to fulfil their molecular pathology needs. As part of
Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano I (FAI I) has acquired a stake in Agrimola, a European leader in the manufacturing, processing and marketing of chestnuts and transformed fruits, alongside Luca Sassi, the company’s CEO and majority shareholder.
Founded in 1978, Agrimola leads the European fresh chestnut market. It’s the ideal partner for large Italian and European supermarket chains and supplies a wide range of high quality fresh, frozen or aseptic, mainly organic fruits, to a broad base of more than 50 international distributor clients for use in marmalades, desserts, ice creams and dairy. The Group handles about 40,000 tons of fruits, half
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