Managers
IK Investment Partners (IK) has closed the IK Small Cap II Fund (IK Small Cap II) at its hard cap of EUR550 million. IK Small Cap II was substantially oversubscribed and allocated to existing IK platform investors.
The Fund is nearly double the size of IK’s maiden small cap fund, which closed at its hard cap of EUR 277 million in March 2016. IK Small Cap I Fund has invested in 12 companies of which three have been successfully realised to date.
IK Small Cap II will continue to target growing businesses in IK’s core markets within the Benelux,
InnovMetric Software, a provider of universal 3D metrology software solutions, has acquired Prefixa Vision Systems, its PolyWorks Master distributor in Mexico, following five years of successful cooperation.
“The growth of the automotive industry in Mexico has been so phenomenal in recent years that in our latest fiscal year Mexico became the 5th largest PolyWorks market in the world. InnovMetric is deeply committed to expanding its local technical expertise to assist its Mexican customers in their successful migration to the PolyWorks universal 3D metrology software platform,” says Marc Soucy, President of InnovMetric.
The acquisition allows InnovMetric to expand the capabilities of its
Oakley Capital Private Equity II is to sell its 38.5 per cent stake in Parship Elite Group (PEG) and 9.9 per cent stake in Verivox to NuCom Group (NuCom), ProSiebenSat.1’s Commerce unit. The agreement is subject to approval by the responsible antitrust authorities.
The Company will realise estimated cash proceeds of approximately GBP51.1 million on completion of these transactions. The realisations would represent an increase of GBP10.6 million to the NAV range announced on 31 January 2018, lifting the NAV per share of GBP2.43 – GBP2.45 by 5 pence.
Following increased focus on the digital consumer sector, Oakley partnered
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Creditcall, a portfolio company of FPE Capital and Bestport Ventures, on its sale to NMI, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners and Great Hill Partners.
Creditcall is a recognised leader in the EMV payment terminal market and develops contact and contactless payment software for mobile, online and in-store payments services for a global customer base across industry sectors including parking, ticketing, transportation, vending, retail and hospitality. Creditcall is headquartered in Bristol, UK, with offices in New York, USA, and has operations in 37 countries and over 100 employees.
NMI is
OXIS Energy UK is to receive a GBP3.7 million investment from Brazilian private equity fund Aerotec, its first international deal.
The Aerotec Fund is centred on Aerospace and advanced manufacturing and is anchored by CODEMIG, the Economic Development Company in the state of Minas Gerais in Southeastern Brazil. CODEMIG is managed by Confrapar which is a pioneer in the Brazilian Venture Capital and private equity market.
The Aerotec investment paves the way for OXIS Energy to open a subsidiary in Brazil. The Brazilian team will be trained at OXIS Energy’s headquarters in Oxford in the UK, prior to creating
Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) has agreed to sell a majority shareholding in the Plettenberg-based automobile supplier E Winkemann to Cathay Capital MidCap Fund, advised by Cathay Capital Private Equity.
Equistone and E Winkemann’s management remain invested in the company. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed and completion of the sale is subject to the approval of the relevant competition authorities.
Over its 80-year history, E Winkemann has become a major manufacturer of precision-stamped metal parts and currently employs 380 people. The company is based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and primarily supplies prestigious
An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired a majority interest in Puerto de Indias Group (Puerto de Indias), with the goal of accelerating the Company’s growth initiatives and supporting its expansion into international markets.
Headquartered in Seville, Spain, Puerto de Indias was founded by Jose Antonio and Francisco Rodriguez Fernandez, and has become in a short period of time the leading player in the Rosé Gin market in Spain. Puerto de Indias has in place an ambitious international expansion plan targeting the development of a commercial network in Europe, the US, and Latin America, as well
Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the island’s finance industry, has welcomed the launch of the new multi-million pound Guernsey Investment Fund.
Guernsey’s government, The States of Guernsey, is the major seed investor in the fund, providing GBP25 million backing, and further investment is being sought from the private sector. The fund aims to make a return for investors while investing in projects and companies with a Guernsey focus.
Guernsey Finance Chief Executive Dominic Wheatley (pictured) says that the move will be a boost for business in the island and was a demonstration of confidence in the island’s economic
Private equity firm Agilitas has backed the management buyout of Hydro International Limited (Hydro), a provider of products, services and technology for the treatment of wastewater and the control of stormwater, for municipal, industrial and construction customers.
Hydro is headquartered in the UK, with significant US operations, and has operated in the water management sector since the 1980s.
Hydro’s wastewater division provides products and services for wastewater treatment plants and is the US technology leader in grit removal equipment, whilst its stormwater division focuses on control, storage and quality management for stormwater run-off.
The company employs 219 staff,
Yield Lab Europe, an AgTech accelerator programme has opened for applications from start-up companies for its 2018 programme.
Yield Lab will support up to eight companies with an investment of EUR100,000 and an intensive mentoring and training programme to help them turn their ideas into successful internationally scalable businesses.
This is the second year of the European programme for the Yield Lab, which mirrors sister programmes in the US and Latin America in offering early stage venture capital to companies in the AgTech sector, with a particular focus on businesses addressing issues of environmental sustainability and food security.
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