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Cinven portfolio comapany Host Europe Group has acquired domainfactory for an undisclosed consideration.
domainfactory currently manages 1.1 million domains and serves approximately 173,000 customers – mostly in the small and medium enterprises and private professional market segments.
This transaction follows the recent acquisition by Host Europe Group of Telefónica Germany Online Services, an enterprise managed hosting provider.
Thomas Vollrath, chief executive of Host Europe Group, says: “This is our second acquisition in recent months and is consistent with our strategy of consolidating a highly fragmented hosting market in Europe. Under the leadership of the two founders – Sara
European venture capital fundraising declined from 2Q 2013 and 3Q 2012 both in the number of funds and amount raised, according to DJX VentureSource’s latest Europe venture capital report.
Venture capital investment into European companies experienced a quarter over quarter decline.
Business and financial services and energy and utilities were the only two sectors to register quarter over quarter increases in capital raised.
Exits remain steady as venture-backed merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Europe improved in 3Q 2013. Initial public offerings (IPOs), however, took a dip.
Record levels of cash on balance sheets and increasing boardroom confidence will fuel M&A growth, according to a report from law firm Hogan Lovells.
Hogan Lovell’s latest Evolution Report examines the conditions required to reignite the global economy, through a survey of 240 board level members at leading global companies. The report shows cautious optimism, coupled with decreasing concern about market weakness and volatility, which could be the catalyst for long-awaited growth.
Global corporates are now holding record levels of cash on their balance sheets, at USD5.6trn, almost double what they held a decade ago. Combined with a global
Management consultancy JMJ Associates has agreed to an equity investment from 3i Group, a London-headquartered international private equity investor.
Following JMJ's recent strong growth, the current shareholders of JMJ decided to seek an investor to support the continuing expansion of its international footprint. 3i will support JMJ's next stage of development by providing operational and strategic expertise, as well as using its international network to identify and support further growth opportunities.
3i focuses on mid-market private equity, infrastructure and debt management. Once invested, 3i will work in partnership with JMJ's management team to accelerate the company's growth plans. 3i
Odyssey Investment Partners is to sell its portfolio company One Call Care Management to Funds advised by Apax Partners.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Based in Jacksonville, Florida, One Call is a provider of specialised cost containment services to the workers' compensation industry. In December 2009, Odyssey acquired One Call Medical which was merged with MSC Care Management in August 2012 to form One Call Care Management. Over the last four years, the company has grown both organically and through acquisitions to establish market leadership across multiple segments of the workers' compensation landscape.
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Idinvest Partners, a private equity firm specialising in French and European SMEs, has held the initial close of its Idinvest Digital Fund II at EUR60m.
The fund is exclusively dedicated to financing the growth of developing businesses in the digital and new technology segments (web-based, media, mobile, e-commerce services and software) in France and across Europe. The ultimate target for the fund is to reach EUR100m.
The fund’s first closing includes Bpifrance at EUR15m, as well as Allianz France, an historic Idnvest partner, and other blue-chip insurance companies and family offices. Discussions are under way with other financial partners.
CMO Compliance has completed a management buyout backed by private equity investor Inflexion.
CMO's collaboration with Inflexion coincides with the completion of the first stage in its long term business plan to develop the world's most configurable, versatile and user friendly HSE / GRC software solution.
In stage two of its long term plans, CMO is now collaborating with Inflexion who can bring capital for investment in areas such as customer support and sales and marketing.
The CMO executive team all remain in place. As part of the deal, Inflexion has introduced Loek Van den Boog as chairman.
Norway and the UK are set to host the concentration of private equity portfolio company exit deals in the European oil and gas sector, as a potential further 24 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas reputedly remain in the North Sea, says S&P Capital IQ.
Looking at current opportunities to be found in this area, S&P Capital IQ notes that transaction activity remains concentrated at the upstream end of the industry – whose significance continues to grow – and reflects the historic profile of active sellers such as 3i, the private equity and venture capital company.
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BaltCap has signed an investment agreement of EUR1.5m with Latvian cosmetics producer and franchise developer Stenders.
Stenders has 225 franchise stores in 23 countries worldwide. It is particularly strongly represented in China and Russia, with revenues from these markets comprising more than half of the company’s turnover. The product assortment of Stenders includes more than 320 bath, body, face and hair care products.
“Producing innovative high quality articles, Stenders has become one of the strongest brand based businesses in Latvia and is now widely represented in the world. We see large potential for fast development in the markets of
Filtration Group is to acquire Porex Corporation from Los Angeles-based investment firm Aurora Capital Group.
Filtration Group is owned by Chicago-based Madison Capital Partners.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The combined company will have a robust portfolio of products and technologies that serve a diverse range of end markets, including the food and beverage, healthcare, industrial, mining, micro-electronics, consumer, water and energy industries. Following the transaction close, the combined company will serve customers in over 65 countries.
Founded in 1961 and based in Fairburn, Georgia, Porex specialises in the development and manufacturing of
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