Allocations
Ametros Financial Corporation, a specialist in post-settlement medical administration, has secured a growth capital investment from Long Ridge Equity Partners.
Founded as an independent company in 2010, Ametros provides settlement recipients and self-pay individuals (its “members”) with a broad set of financial and medical management tools, including integrated medical administration tools and reporting, seamless and automated payment technology, and access to significant healthcare discounts for pharmaceuticals, provider visits, and medical equipment.
Ametros has become a trusted partner for thousands of members receiving funds from workers’ compensation and liability settlements, in addition to providing services and solutions for all parties
Gide’s Casablanca and Brussels offices assisted Renault Trucks (Volvo group) on the divestment of its Moroccan subsidiary, Renault Trucks Maroc, to longstanding distribution partner Groupe Bernard Hayot (GBH).
The closing took place on 1 November 2017, following the approval of the transaction by the Moroccan competition authorities.
A long-standing distributor of Renault Trucks in the French Antilles, Reunion Island, Ghana and the Ivory Coast, GBH intends to expand its development in Africa and strengthen its offer on the Moroccan market. GBH was already present in North Africa with the Hertz franchise in Morocco and the distribution of Citroën and
Danish environmental services group Reconor, a portfolio company of private equity firm Agilitas, has completed its third acquisition of 2017. Financial terms of the deal have not been announced.
Reconor, based in Farum, Denmark, is further strengthening its activities in Southern Jutland with the acquisition of the business of 7-9-13 Recycling, a waste collection and recycling company established in 2000 and counting more than 250 customers, served with over 250 mini-containers and over 85 skips. The acquisition follows the purchase of Mijodan a/s, also based in Southern Jutland, in October 2017 and the acquisition of Lotra a/s in June 2017.
Noerr had advised Bridgepoint and its portfolio company WiggleCRC on the acquisition of Bike24 from the private equity fund Riverside.
Bike24 is an e-commerce platform for bicycles, sports equipment and clothing active in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The company, which is based in Dresden, was taken over in 2011 by Bridgepoint and is one of the fastest-growing online bicycle retailers in Europe.
The Noerr team led by Munich partner Georg Schneider advised Bridgepoint and WiggleCRC comprehensively on all German aspects of the transaction. Travers Smith advised on English law.
A new fund that aims to invest in EIS-qualifying companies in the media and entertainment industries has been launched by Atlantic Screen Media Limited. Atlantic is seeking to raise GBP15m in the current tax year for identified projects.
Demand for content in film and television worldwide is growing exponentially as consumers move to watching TV and film on their mobile devices in increasing numbers. Streaming video devices and smartphones are fast becoming the channel of choice for both old and new generations of customers. This, added to the range of delivery mediums such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and all the
Arrowroot Capital Management has held the closing of its third fund, Arrowroot Capital III with over USD177 million in limited partner and general partner commitments.
The fund was oversubscribed and closed at its fundraising cap. The firm has already completed a number of investments throughout 2017 and expects to close additional opportunities prior to the end of the year.
Founder & Managing Partner, Matthew Safaii, says: “We are pleased to have brought in an impressive core of leading endowments, foundations, consultants, pensions, alternative asset managers, and other institutions who we look forward to working with in the months and
Aster has raised an additional EUR240 million bringing its total funds under management to EUR500 million. A specialist in digital transformation and industries of the future, the investment company provides support to growing companies in the sectors of energy, mobility and industry.
Building from a Business Hub, a true acceleration platform serving entrepreneurs, Aster provides them with support to jump-start their development projects and benefit from corporate investor networks.
A EUR240 million capital increase is to be invested primarily in Europe and the United States. The EUR240 million in capital raised in the first closing by several industrial players
Medigold Health, a provider of occupational health and corporate wellbeing services, has received a GBP9.5 million investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) to support its ambitious growth plans.
The Northampton-based business has used some of the funds to make two strategic acquisitions, buying IMASS, an occupational health provider with a focus in the South West of England and on public sector customers, and Hampton Knight, a specialist provider of alcohol and drug screening services throughout the UK.
Founded 20 years ago by Dr Mike Goldsmith, and now under the leadership of his son Alex Goldsmith, Medigold Health provides
Five Capital, a subsidiary of CDC International Capital based in Dubai and Riyadh, has entered into exclusive negotiations with Diwanee, a subsidiary of Webedia Group, French specialist in theme-based online publishing, for a merger between Diwanee and Uturn Entertainment, a Saudi digital content provider.
Further discussions between the parties will take place in the coming weeks with a view to concluding a final agreement. This transaction, if agreed, will be subject to board approval from each concerned party and would be undertaken in full compliance with current local and international laws and regulations.
Based in Jeddah, the company Uturn
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has raised EUR5.2 billion for Senior Debt Partners III (SDP3), the largest pooled direct lending fund in Europe so far in 2017.
The SDP3 transaction took from January to September 2017 to structure, document and close. The fund was oversubscribed and catered for a wide-range of investors, including a large number of pension fund and insurers.
Investors were global, located in a large number of jurisdictions such as Israel, Korea, Australia, the US and Europe. Consequently, the structure had to be flexible enough to cater for a wide-range of international regulatory and tax requirements. There
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