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BNP Paribas Investment Partners has completed the EUR500 million final close of the BNP Paribas European SME Debt Fund, attracting a range of European institutional investors.
The fund finances small and medium sized enterprises in Europe through a solution combining bank lending and fund financing.
Strong demand has resulted in the fund reaching its target of EUR500 million at first close, offering institutional investors, including insurers and pension funds, access to an innovative way to diversify their credit exposure.
Included in the investors are AG2R La Mondiale, BNP Paribas Cardif, CNP Assurances, l’ERAFP, Federal Finance Gestion (on behalf
Transaction activity in the infrastructure remains healthy, with 289 deals worth an aggregate USD75 billion, a slight drop in the number of deals and combined deal value for a second successive quarter.
Preqin says this drop is due to the high levels of activity seen in the first half of the year; 318 deals were concluded in Q2 for a total of USD99 billion, while Q1 was a record quarter with 437 deals financed for an all-time high USD103 billion.
Nonetheless, deal activity remains on par, or higher, than most quarters seen in the past four years despite concerns
Keg Logistics has acquired Birmingham, Alabama-based Atlas Keg Company, a provider of kegs to the rapidly growing US craft brewing industry.
This combination creates a new leader in the keg management sector, with over 1,000 high-growth brewery and cider customers across the US and UK.
The acquisition deepens Keg Logistics’ domain expertise. With a combined 60 years of management experience in the brewing, distribution and keg management supply chain arena, the company is positioned to provide a one-stop-shop solution for its customers. The acquisition also significantly enhances Keg Logistics’ coverage across the US and its ability to provide keg
Shore Capital Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has sold ClearPath Diagnostics, a provider of laboratory diagnostic services in the north-eastern US, to Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp).
Shore Capital partnered with ClearPath’s founding pathologists, Dr Michael Jozefczyk and Dr Michael Mazur, to drive the company’s expansion beyond the local Syracuse, New York market.
Together, Shore Capital and ClearPath executed a growth strategy that extended the company’s geographic reach to four states and expanded the service menu to include new cutting-edge tests.
The growth was driven by organic initiatives as ClearPath expanded the sales force from one professional
The Riverside Company has completed fundraising for its first-ever growth lending fund – Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC) – which is designed to fuel the growth of enterprise software companies with flexible, non-dilutive capital.
As a long-term partner, RAC also intends to support its companies with follow-on equity investments, and will leverage the substantial resources and experience of The Riverside Company.
The fund hit its USD50 million fundraising target and has already made several investments.
RAC is designed to provide growth capital to software businesses without altering ownership or control dynamics. This provides strategic options for companies that have
Omnes Capital is selling its majority stake in SIMP to the HCP Packaging group, owned by Baring Private Equity Asia.
HCP is a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of prestige primary packaging for the cosmetics, skincare and fragrance industries.
Omnes acquired a stake in SIMP in 2011. The deal involves keeping the management team in place, with Alain Blondel as chairman and Eric de Bardonnèche as commercial and development director.
Founded in 1949 in the Paris region, SIMP is a pioneer in plastic and rubber injection moulding. It designs and manufactures small precision industrial components produced
NVM Private Equity has backed a management buy-out (MBO) at Presteigne Broadcast Hire, a specialist in the broadcast equipment hire sector in the UK.
The business hires a selection of specialist equipment predominantly to outside broadcast companies with a particular focus on the live sport and event sector.
Founded by industry veteran Mike Ransome, Presteigne invests in the latest products and emerging technologies. Headquartered in Crawley and with additional facilities in Warrington, Presteigne has supported many global sporting events. More recently these have included the supply of equipment and services in connection with the Rio 2016 Olympics and this season’s
Law firm Paul Hastings has advised FLSV Fund Administration Services (FAS) and its owners on its disposal to Sanne Group for a total consideration of USD65.8 million subject to customary adjustments.
The transaction is expected to complete by the end of November 2016.
FAS is a New York-headquartered business offering fund administration and reporting services to private equity institutions and alternative asset managers, primarily in North America.
Paul Hastings has advised FAS and its owners for a number of years.
Sanne Group is a provider of outsourced corporate and fund administration, reporting and fiduciary services.
The
True Capital has acquired Blackbird Retail, the owner of one of the UK’s largest online furniture retailers, The Cotswold Company.
True Capital is partnering with the existing management team who will continue to lead the company through its next stage of growth.
True Capital will use its sector specialist expertise to help further accelerate online growth, expand product and category ranges and increase showroom presence across the UK.
Founded in 1996, The Cotswold Company was acquired by Blackbird Retail Holdings in a purchase led by Kevin Johnson and James Birtwhistle in 2009. The company sells high quality oak,
Development Partners International (DPI), an African private equity firm with USD1.1 billion under management, has acquired through its ADP II fund a stake in Général Emballage, a packaging business in Algeria, which specialises in the manufacturing and processing of corrugated cardboard.
ADP II closed in March 2015 at USD725 million, significantly above its target. It is DPI’s second closed fund.
Under the agreement, a consortium comprising of ADP II and DEG- Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Général Emballage from existing shareholders, AfricInvest and the original founders the Batouche family for a total
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