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Madison Dearborn Partners has agreed to buy Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS), a supplier of print-based specialty packaging, from Irving Place Capital.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Multi Packaging Solutions is a manufacturer of high-quality printed folding cartons, labels, and inserts for customers in the healthcare, consumer, and media end markets. MPS has experienced significant growth since Irving Place Capital’s initial investment and now operates 16 manufacturing facilities in the US and Europe, with approximately 2,600 employees worldwide.
“In 2005 we backed entrepreneur Marc Shore with the shared vision of creating a packaging company that
Findis, a French specialist in the wholesale distribution of electrical appliances and kitchen supplies, has acquired Ronzier, a Bordeaux-based wholesaler of electrical appliance and audiovisual products.
Managed by Jean-Christophe Nicodème, Ronzier is based in the Southwest of France. It had a turnover of EUR15m in 2012 and employs 28 people.
Frédéric Jumentier (pictured), president of Findis, says: "Ronzier and Findis have similar vision; we have found in Ronzier’s team the same passion for our profession and the same enthusiasm. With this acquisition, Findis continues its uninterrupted growth for years, based on a distribution model with high added-value, focused
OncoEthix, the Swiss-based specialist in oncology drug development, has closed a series B financing raising CHF18m (USD19m). SV Life Sciences (SVLS) led the financing, joined by new investor Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners.
Existing investors including Index Ventures and Endeavour Vision also participated in the round.
The proceeds will be used to progress OncoEthix’ novel BET bromodomain inhibitor, OTX015, into Phase II proof of concept studies.
OTX015 is an orally administered synthetic small molecule which targets BET bromodomain proteins 2/3/4. The BET proteins are considered potential cancer targets because of their pivotal role in regulating the transcription of growth-promoting
Shazam has raised USD40m from America Movil, the largest wireless carrier in the Americas, and has formalised a strategic business collaboration between the companies for the Americas.
The investment will help accelerate Shazam’s ongoing growth in music, continued expansion into television and the development of innovative new products.
“Shazam is defining a new category of media engagement which combines the power of mobile with traditional broadcast media and advertising to create compelling value added experiences for consumers, content providers and brands,” says Carlos Slim, owner of America Movil. “We are excited to bring this innovation to America Movil
MEIF4 AX Holdings SAS, a subsidiary of Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 4, which is managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, has made a friendly takeover offer for Theolia.
Theolia is an independent wind electricity producer, which operates 1,269 MW of wind capacity on its own account and for third party customers in France, Germany, Italy and Morocco.
The offer aims to give Theolia a long-term, majority shareholder that will provide stability in a difficult economic and regulatory environment. Theolia will thus be able to plan for repayment of its convertible bonds ahead of the early redemption date of 1
Intervale Capital has acquired Milam Tool Company, a specialist in the development and commercialisation of solid-body centralisers for horizontal well applications.
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Milam has built a premium brand in casing centralization.
Intervale is a private equity firm which invests exclusively in oilfield manufacturing and service companies.
In conjunction with the Milam transaction, Intervale also acquired K&M Machine Works, a Houston-based manufacturer of threaded couplings, stop collars, crossovers, and sub-assemblies for the casing accessories market. K&M’s products are used in both onshore and offshore applications.
The assets of both Milam and K&M will
Sequent Software, a provider of trusted service manager (TSM) and mobile commerce software and services, has closed a USD12m series B financing led by SBT Venture Capital, the venture arm of Russian bank Sberbank.
Existing investors Opus Capital and Jado Investments also participated.
The new funding will fuel Sequent’s growth as it drives worldwide commercial deployments of its TSM and wallet platform with mobile operators and card issuers including leading banks. Mircea Mihaescu from SBT Venture Capital will join the company’s board.
"Sequent’s TSM and wallet platform has been adopted and deployed by mobile network operators and
Private equity real estate fund manager Queensgate Investments has exchanged contracts to acquire Executive Offices Group, a central London serviced office business.
Executive Offices Group has provided office accommodation to businesses for over 20 years and represents a combination of high-quality central London real estate with an established operational company.
The group, which is being sold by Morgan Stanley Real Estate, controls 28 high-quality serviced offices, totalling approximately 513,700 sq ft in Mayfair, Belgravia and the City of London. Key assets include 33 St James’s Square, SW1, 78-79 Pall Mall, SW1, 53 Davies Street, W1, 84 Brook Street,
AXA Private Equity is to acquire, through its infrastructure funds, Unicredit’s 40 per cent stake in HISI (Holding di Investimenti in Sanità e Infrastrutture).
AXA Private Equity already owns 40 per cent of the share capital of HISI and, following this acquisition, the firm will own 80 per cent of the company’s capital.
HISI is a holding company which owns 65 per cent of Genesi Uno, an Italian project company awarded a 28 year concession to design, build and operate a 550 bed hospital in Legnano, Lombardy. The construction of the hospital commenced in March 2006 and completed
Climate Change Capital Private Equity’s (CPE) portfolio company Orège has completed an initial public offering on the French Euronext market, raising EUR20m of new capital to fund its next phase of growth and valuing the company at circa EUR60m.
CPE invested EUR6m in Orège, a French water technology company, in 2011.
CPE was the largest institutional investor pre-IPO and remains one of the largest investors post-IPO.
Alex Betts, a managing director of CPE, says: "The IPO places a market value on Orège of circa EUR60m, which represents a significant increase in the company’s valuation since CPE’s original investment.”
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