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City Capital Ventures, a private investment partnership headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, has acquired a majority stake in Diedrich Roasters (Diedrich) of Ponderay, Idaho.
The Company will continue to operate independently under the leadership of current CEO Michael Paquin and his team. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1980 by Stephan Diedrich, a pioneer of the specialty coffee industry, Diedrich manufactures batch coffee roasting equipment.
“I am very proud of the role Diedrich has played in the development of the specialty coffee industry into what we know it as today,” says Stephan Diedrich. “There is truly
B Riley Financial, a provider of financial and business advisory services, has signed a definitive agreement and plan of merger to acquire United Online, a provider of consumer services and products over the Internet, for USD11.00 per share, or approximately USD170 million.
The consideration represents approximately USD48 million in cash consideration from B Riley Financial after taking into account the projected United Online cash balance at closing.
United Online's Communications segment features the Internet access brands, NetZero and Juno, which offer a range of high-quality, low-priced dial-up and DSL Internet access services. In 2015, United Online's Communications segment generated approximately
Australian investment manager, QIC has signed an agreement to acquire an 80 per cent interest in the North Australian Pastoral Company (NAP), one of Australia’s oldest and largest agricultural enterprises.
NAP covers 5.8 million hectares across Queensland and the Northern Territory and approximately 178,000 head of cattle.
At the conclusion of the transaction, NAP’s largest shareholder, the Foster family will retain an interest in NAP of approximately 20 per cent. Funds advised by QIC including Australian superannuation capital and the UK-based Pension Protection Fund (PPF) will hold approximately 80 per cent having acquired the remainder of the Foster family’s
Via, an on-demand transit company, is raising USD100 million in Series C funding, having closed USD70 million, with USD30 million in strategic investment to close in the coming weeks.
The funding was led by Pitango Growth, who were joined by leading venture capital firms, family offices, and strategic investors from North America, Europe, and Asia, including Poalim Capital Markets and C4 Ventures. Previous investors Ervington Investments (representing Roman Abramovich), Hearst Ventures, and 83North (formerly Greylock IL) also participated. The funds bring Via’s total investment to USD137 million.
“Via is creating the public transit system of the future,” says Daniel Ramot
NVM Private Equity (NVM) has led the recent fundraising round for Manchester based software company MPD Group. NVM has invested GBP2.5 million which will enable the business to continue to develop and deploy their new, disruptive Electio SaaS product.
Electio is a delivery management platform enabling retailers to rapidly increase the number of delivery options they offer to their customers.
MPD Group was founded by Manchester entrepreneur David Grimes in 2010. Initially David and his ambitious team operated delivery comparison site MyParcelDelivery.com, subsequently developing Electio, a SaaS based technology platform which allows e-commerce businesses to offer greater delivery choices to
Silicon wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies (1366) has received a USD10 million investment from Korean private equity/venture capital firm Hanwha Investment Corporation.
The funds will be used toward the construction of 1366’s first large-scale commercial factory, scheduled to be online in 2017.
“Our Direct Wafer technology represents one of the most significant manufacturing innovations in solar, with the potential to propel the industry forward and deliver dramatic cost advantages,” says Frank van Mierlo, CEO, 1366 Technologies. “We are thrilled that Hanwha Investment Corporation, with its deep expertise in and understanding of the manufacturing industry, has invested. It is a tremendous validation
Law firm Howard Kennedy has advised Cenkos Securities on the GBP3.2 million fund raising by the AIM traded company, MedaPhor Group plc.
This secondary fund raising was effected via a share placing, with Cenkos acting as Nomad and Broker to MedaPhor Group plc.
MedaPhor Group plc is a global provider of world leading ultrasound training simulators for medical professionals. The fundraising follows a three-year agreement between MedaPhor Group plc and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to use its ultrasound simulator within its obstetrics and gynaecology exams.
The funds raised from the placing will allow MedaPhor Group plc to
UK-based private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has completed a GBP2.5 million investment in The GP Service (UK) Limited (GPS), a provider of online services for general medical consultations and prescriptions.
The investment will enable GPS to accelerate the roll-out of its service across new geographical locations, and develop a range of products and services where there are strong market drivers.
GPS is led by experienced entrepreneur Atul Devani as Executive Chairman. Atul was the founder of United Clearing, which listed on AIM in 2004, before being sold in 2006 for GBP25 million. He then served as CEO
Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners have completed the sale of Education International Corporation (EIC) to a consortium led by NLD Investment (NLD), a Chinese private equity fund, in partnership with the management and the founder of EIC.
Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
EIC is China’s largest overseas educational counselling service provider, with a 13 per cent national market share. The Company is also a leading integrated overseas education advisory services provider in China, offering market leading complementary test preparation services as part of the integrated overseas education advisory services to students. Since its inception
YieldStreet has launched the world’s first tech enabled specialty finance and alternative lending platform connecting accredited investors to asset based investments.
YieldStreet is designed to offer opportunities that are backed by collateral, have low market correlation, and generate strong yield, such as loans secured by real estate portfolios, litigation finance investments or even a loan to an NBA player secured by his contract. Investments have low minimums starting at USD5,000 with average target yields in the mid-teens. In the past, such options were exclusively available to ultra high net worth individuals, hedge funds or institutional investors.
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