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GG Group (Gebauer & Griller) is strengthening its strategic orientation by de-merging and selling its Elevator Division Geba Cables to mid-cap Investor Lafayette Mittelstand Capital. The sold division consists of a sales unit in Vienna and two production sites in Veľké Leváre, Slovakia and Bangalore, India. Geba Cables‘ product portfolio covers a wide range starting with standard flat cables up to customer specific cables such as cables with integrated data elements or cable systems with embedded optical fibres. Geba Cables offers custom tailored wiring harnesses for each elevator type. In 2019 Geba Cables’ 400 FTE generated revenue of approx. EUR 25
Bluegem Capital Partners, a European mid-market fund focused on consumer brands, has acquired, through its subsidiary Pool Service, Panzeri Diffusion, an Italian group active in the professional haircare sector. Panzeri group, founded in 1999 by Ivano Panzeri and based in Malnate (VA), operates in the sector of professional hair cosmetics in Italy, with a portfolio of its own brands, such as z.one concept, milk_shake, no inhibition and simply zen, depot and urban tribe. The group has an important presence in foreign markets, particularly in the USA. In 2019 it generated a total revenue of around 49 million euros, employing more than
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Hart & Cooley, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls International, and a manufacturer of HVAC and air distribution products, including vents, grilles, registers, diffusers, and rooftop and chimney products. HIG is partnering with the current management team to capitalise on and accelerate the Company’s significant strategic growth opportunities.
Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, Hart & Cooley’s products are used in a variety of new residential and construction applications and are primarily sold through wholesale distributors. The Company has eight manufacturing sites and six distribution centres spread across the United States,
Guru Capital has closed its acquisition of London based ETX Capital, a provider of multi-asset CFD products, from UK private equity firm, JRJ Group. The transaction is closing after receiving approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Additionally, Guru Capital partners Luca Merolla and Ryan Nettles have been appointed as non-executive directors to the ETX Capital Board of Directors.
Founded in 1965, ETX Capital has become one of the UK’s leading online brokers. Guru Capital intends to leverage the strong ETX Capital brand, its proprietary technology and its talented team to expand the business in the UK. The team also
MJ Hudson has advised Kindred Capital, early stage venture capital firm, on the establishment of a venture capital fund in Luxembourg which will focus on investments in a diversified selection of high-potential early stage technology start-ups in the UK and Europe. Investors in the fund included British Patient Capital, a subsidiary of British Business Bank which also supported Kindred Capital in respect of the launch of its first fund as well a number of institutional investors who have chosen to re-up. Kindred Capital II achieved final closing being oversubscribed with investor commitments above its target size of GBP80 million.
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Private equity fund management company LitCapital has closed its second fund – LitCapital Opportunity Fund at EUR34 million. All investors of the predecessor fund have made commitments into the new fund, almost all of them have increased their commitments. In addition, LitCapital managed to attract key institutional Baltic pension fund investors. Solid fund size and willingness of Fund investors to co-invest provides LitCapital with opportunities to provide substantial growth capital investment to companies in the range of EUR 3-10 M per company. In addition, LitCapital Opportunity Fund geography has expanded into all Baltic countries, Nordics and Poland.
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Allegro.eu (Allegro), a Polish global e-commerce platform and the leading and most recognised internet brand in Poland, completed its successful listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) with its shares trading under the symbol ALE.
Private equity fund Elaghmore has successfully closed an additional GBP30 million fund to add to its initial Elaghmore Fund 1.Elaghmore co-founders David Manning and Andy Ducker, first launched the fund in December 2016 with an initial raise of GBP60 million from institutions in the US and Europe. Elaghmore has now raised an additional GBP30 million from US institutions to create Elaghmore Fund 1A. The new fund will help Elaghmore capitalise on a growing number of new acquisition opportunities in line with its strategy.
Focused on acquiring small to mid-cap UK industrial companies across multiple sectors, Elaghmore’s investment strategy is
Prime Capital, an independent asset manager and financial services provider managing EUR17.7 billion across multiple funds, has closed its first investment from its newly launched Prime Green Energy Infrastructure Fund (PGEIF). Project Björnberget in central Sweden is one of the largest onshore wind projects to start construction in Europe this year and was developed by RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company focused on the development, construction and operation of renewable assets. Prime Capital optimised the project with cutting-edge technology from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) and brought in co-investor Enlight Renewable Energy (Enlight), a Tel-Aviv-listed independent power producer, with
Bpifrance and PROPARCO have announced the first closing of Averroès Africa, their fourth fund of funds for Africa. With a target size of EUR 100m, Averroès Africa will invest in African funds dedicated to start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises in order to continue to support private sector development, employment and innovation on the continent. The Averroès mechanism was launched by Bpifrance and PROPARCO in 2003 to support the development of the private equity market, initially in North Africa, then across the continent with the launch of a first pan-African vehicle (Averroès Finance III) in 2015.
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