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Dust Mobile, an innovative “secure-by-design” mobile network operator, has raised an initial EUR3 million to launch its commercial deployment. Dust Mobile aims to become the European leader in secure mobile communications with an offer that meets the growing need for protection against cyber threats.
Founded by Jean Michel Henrard and François d’Ormesson in mid-2017, Dust Mobile sells secure proprietary SIM cards – compatible with all smartphones and connected objects – combined with a fully fledged secured mobile communications plan. This offer provides not only full voice, SMS and data communications encryption, but also protects against attacks on cellular network signalling
Kempen Capital Management has held the final close of the Kempen European Private Equity Fund, at EUR192.5 million in committed capital, bringing the fund to its maximum capacity.
‘We are enormously proud of the confidence that our participants have entrusted us with,’ says Sven Smeets, co-head Private Markets. ‘At the start of the year, we passionately started working to make this fund a success. Following the first close in February 2019, now – fewer than ten months later – we are already announcing the final close, as the fund has reached its maximum capacity. We will spend all our energy
Funds advised by Apax Partners are to acquire Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, from The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and The Chertoff Group. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to be completed in early 2020, subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2001, Coalfire is a cybersecurity advisor that helps organisations avert threats, close gaps, and effectively manage cyber risk. By providing independent, tailored advice and services that span the cybersecurity lifecycle, Coalfire helps clients develop scalable programs that improve their security posture. The company today has more than 1,800 government and
The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in HealthTech BioActives (HTBA).
HTBA is a Spanish manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, flavourings and sweeteners for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries, as well as ingredients for human and animal feed with a total sales of EUR51 million in 2018. T
he company’s products, derived from citrus and vitamin B12 derivatives, sell in more than 90 countries worldwide. HTBA is a carve-out of Ferrer, a well-known international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.
The deal includes the 140
EdtechX Holdings (EdtechX), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) seeking to acquire a target in the education services and education technology industry, is to merge with Meten Education (China) (Meten).
Meten and its digital platform Likeshuo are a market leader in English Learning Training (ELT) in China. The combined entity (New Holdco) will operate as Meten EdtechX and focus on providing English and future skills training for a growing market of Chinese students and young professionals. Meten EdtechX intends to pursue expansion plans including market consolidation in China and the roll out of Meten’s existing omni-channel distribution platform, combining digital delivery
Macfarlanes has advised Muzinich & Co, the corporate credit management specialist, on a leverage facility for its first European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), Muzinich Firstlight Middle Market ELTIF.
This fund invests mostly in syndicated loans and private debt instruments, and may also invest in bonds and junior investment opportunities. As an ELTIF, it is only able to leverage certain types of investment and is subject to both a 30 per cent borrowing restriction and a 30 per cent encumbrance restriction. This has led to the need to create a bespoke but flexible financing structure. It is one of the first
Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP) has made a significant minority investment in Nexion, an automotive solutions business, focused on garage equipment, diagnostics, and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) aftermarket solutions.
Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Correggio, Italy, Nexion manages a portfolio of historic brands, including Corghi, Sice, Hpa-Faip, Mondolfo Ferro, Teco, Tecnomotor, Orlandini, Bright, Stenhoj, Sherpa, Autopstenhoj. The Company specializes in tire changers, wheel balancers, aligners, lifts, diagnostics, and ADAS solutions. Nexion has approximately 2,000 employees and 14 manufacturing and design facilities in Italy, Denmark,
Great Point Media (Great Point), a London-based media and investment group and US institutional fund manager MC Credit Partners (MCCP), have partnered to finance film and television programming globally.
Funds managed by MCCP will invest up to USD100 million in the partnership and Great Point has already committed a minimum of USD80 million. It represents the first institutional investment for Great Point’s global project finance fund and will be used to finance larger-scale media projects.
Commenting on the investment, Robert Halmi, Chairman of Great Point Media, says: “Since 2013, Great Point Media has produced, financed and distributed more than USD600m
Waracle, one of the UK’s largest mobile apps and digital products developers, has received a GBP4.8 million investment from BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, to support its long-term growth plans.
Waracle designs, develops and manages mobile apps and other digital products, working with some of the UK’s largest businesses across sectors including fintech, digital health and energy. Waracle continues to develop industry-leading digital solutions across the full mobile app development spectrum, including mobile, IoT, and Extended Reality (AR and VR).
Founded in Dundee in 2007, the business has since scaled across Scotland with 140
Nuvei, a global payment technology provider, has completed a USD270 million (CAD358 million) common equity financing, valuing the company at USD2 billion (CAD2.65 billion).
The investment comes primarily from Nuvei’s existing shareholders: leading Canadian private equity firm Novacap, supported by some of its key limited partners, and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of the largest Canadian institutional investors. This financing allows Nuvei to further bolster both its organic and acquisition growth plans.
Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec and having offices across the globe, Nuvei delivers omnichannel, end-to-end payment acceptance solutions, streamlined payouts, foreign exchange services, local acquiring,
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