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Clifford Chance has advised international private equity firm Cinven on the agreement reached with Restaurant Brands Iberia’s (RB Iberia), current shareholders (the founding families and Burger King Europe GmbH) on its acquisition of a majority stake in RB Iberia’s share capital.
Valued at more than EUR1 billion, the investment represents the largest transaction in the Spanish restaurant industry to date, and marks Cinven’s entry into the growing market of fast food in the Iberian Peninsula.
RB Iberia holds the master franchise rights for the Burger King brand in Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra, and for the Popeyes and Tim
Cold Bore Technology has closed USD14 million in a growth financing round led by bp ventures with participation from the Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF).
BGF is reporting a strong outlook for 2021. Throughout the last six months, the investment team for Scotland has invested close to GBP33 million across 10 Scottish growth businesses, including a cornerstone investment which marked BGF’s second investment in a Scottish IPO in 12 months.
BGF is a long-term patient investor, making initial investments between GBP1 million to GBP15 million for a minority equity stake. It backs ambitious teams across a range of sectors and funds a variety of growth plans.
Patrick Graham, head of Central Scotland and Northern Ireland at BGF, says: “Despite ongoing disruptions caused by the Covid-19
Astorg and Bridgepoint have completed their acquisition of Fenergo, a provider of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) software solutions for financial institutions, following approval by the European Commission.
Entering its third chapter of growth, Fenergo reinforces its commitment to developing innovative, digital solutions that equip financial institutions with the tools to navigate the highly complex regulatory environment and fight financial crime, transforming client operations, accelerating growth and enhancing client and employee experience.
Fenergo recently strengthened its C-suite to work alongside Marc Murphy, who will continue to strategically steer the business towards organic and inorganic growth. Fenergo
ARQIS has advised Liberta Partners on the sale of novelex AG to H&T Presspart, a division of Heitkamp & Thumann Group.
The company, headquartered in Nidau, Switzerland, is a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of complex total plastic solutions for the pharmaceutical, diagnostics and medical technology industries.
Liberta Partners is a multi-family holding company founded by entrepreneurs and based in Munich. Liberta Partners invests in companies predominantly based in German-speaking countries with operational and strategic development potential, in particular in company carve-outs and successions.
Since the acquisition of novelex by Liberta Partners, the revenue potential has
Wynnchurch Capital has acquired Trimlite, a manufacturer and distributor of residential doors and related door products.
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Renton, Washington, Trimlite has developed a strong presence in the US and Canada by providing high quality products and value-added services to its diverse network of wholesale distributors, dealers, local door retailers, and OEM customers.
“Over the years we have developed a strong reputation in the market for providing our customers with exceptional service, quick lead times and a broad offering of quality door products. Wynnchurch shares our commitment to putting the customers first and we are excited
Topas Therapeutics GmbH (Topas), a private biotechnology company developing immune tolerance-inducing drugs to treat and potentially cure a variety of autoimmune diseases, today announced that the Company has successfully extended its Series B round with an additional EUR18 million (~USD22 million) raised, bringing the total for this financing to EUR40 million. All of Topas’ existing investors participated in the extension.
Secured Finance, a platform provider for the cryptocurrency loans and derivatives market, has raised USD4.0 million in its oversubscribed seed funding round.
Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital (Queen’s Gambit), the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led by women, is to acquire Swvl, a Dubai-based provider of transformative mass transit and shared mobility solutions, in a deal that will see Swvl becoming a publicly listed company.
Upon completion of the proposed transaction, the combined public company will be named Swvl Holdings Corp and is expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “SWVL”.
Swvl, co-founded by Mostafa Kandil in 2017 when he was just 24 years old, is transforming the USD1 trillion global mass transit market. The Company’s proprietary mobility solutions,
Phoenix American, a transfer agent and fund administration provider for alternative investments and the Founder Institute, a global startup accelerator, have partnered to provide fund administration, investor services and fund accounting for graduates of Founder Institute’s VC Lab programme.
The partnership will enable program alumni to benefit from institutional-class back office infrastructure. The referral of top quality service providers to VC Lab alumni is part of the Founder Institute’s ongoing post-program support.
Founder Institute is the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Founded in 2009, the company has helped over 5,000 entrepreneurs get the focus and support needed to build businesses
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