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UK-based Informa Group, which runs around 200 exhibitions a year, is planning to acquire UBM in a cash and stock deal worth GBP3.8 billion (USD5.2 billion), creating an GBP8billion events and exhibitions group in the process.
Under the terms of the Proposed Combination, UBM shareholders would receive 1.083 Informa Shares and 163 pence in cash for each UBM share.
On these terms, based on the 30-day volume-weighted average share prices as of 15 January 2018 of Informa and UBM and the closing share prices on 15 January 2018 of Informa and UBM, this represents in both cases a premium of
Founded in 2000, Equitis Gestion is one of France’s leading private equity management companies and sees big opportunities ahead as both non-PE groups and US PE groups look to invest in the European markets.
Philippe Bertin (pictured), Managing Partner and one of the three founders of Equitis, tells Private Equity Wire that currently the firm is setting up funds for a variety of new people such as life insurance companies, who want to enter the private equity market where the proposed returns on investments are higher than in traditional markets.
“Also, we’ve just made three funds for private banking organisations.
heidelpay Investments, a German and Germanic-speaking countries (DACH) payment service provider (PSP) backed by AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), has acquired mPAY24, an Austrian PSP.
Founded in 2001, mPAY24 is a Vienna-based PSP primarily focussed on e-commerce technical payment processing services. The e-commerce payments platform is used by over 2,000 merchants today and enjoys a reputation as the “go-to” specialist for solutions in online payment transactions in Austria.
mPAY24 is the second bolt-on to the heidelpay group in less than three months, since AnaCap’s initial investment in September 2017. It follows on rapidly from the acquisition of StarTec, a Hamburg-based
Diversified metal component manufacturer JD Norman Industries has completed the acquisition of REGE Motorenteile. The acquisition agreement was announced in December 2017 pending applicable antitrust approvals, which have been satisfactorily received.
Headquartered in Eisenach, Germany, REGE Motorenteile is a manufacturer of precision machined components and assemblies for automotive and industrial markets. REGE Motorenteile has manufacturing operations in Germany and Romania and supplies customers throughout Europe and North America.
“We are pleased to conclude the successful acquisition of REGE Motorenteile,” says Justin D Norman, president and chief executive officer, JD Norman Industries, Inc. “This transformational acquisition allows us to offer customers
Kickstart Seed Fund has closed Fund IV (K4) at USD74 million, which represents a substantial growth in capital over all its predecessor funds.
The large increase in the fund size compared to the previous fund (USD39m) was driven by the addition of several institutional investors, as well as notable Utah entrepreneurs, Aaron Skonnard of Pluralsight, Jeremy Andrus of Traeger Grills, Ryan Smith of Qualtrics, among others.
K4 continues Kickstart’s primary objective: to make meaningful seed- and early-stage investments in startups and elite entrepreneurs based in the Mountain West.
“Our fourth fund is an important milestone for Kickstart, and
Souter Investments, the family investment office of Sir Brian Souter, has sold its majority stake in Baywater Healthcare UK to Bastide Group, a specialist in the sale and rental of home medical equipment in France.
Baywater delivers oxygen-therapy, sleep apnoea therapy and non-invasive ventilation therapy services to patients in the home. It is the only independent company serving the UK market, alongside three major gas group subsidiaries.
Souter Investments backed the acquisition of Baywater, a Buy-In Management Buy-Out carve out of Air Products’ Homecare operations in the UK and Ireland, in November 2013. The deal was originated by Duke
Stage Capital (Stage), a private equity and real estate investor backed by funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Glendower Capital, has sold STI Group to a consortium of private equity firms Mérieux Développement and GIMV.
STI Group is a fast-growing developer and manufacturer of plastic medical devices for the healthcare industry. Stage has sold its 92.5 per cent stake in the business, having transformed a diversified moulding company acquired in 2013 into a pure-play medical devices business which stage says is very well positioned to become a key player in the connected devices market.
This transformation, together
Tikehau Capital is backing Ring Capital, a venture capital firm founded by Geoffroy Bragadir and Nicolas Celier in 2017. Tikehau Capital has also acquired a 25 per cent stake in the company.
Ring Capital, which has also secured investment from AG2R La Mondiale, BPI France, Bred and Danone, is launching with an initial investment capacity of over EUR140 million. The fund will be investing in growth stage companies with the potential to become European tech leaders, working closely with entrepreneurs.
Ring Capital plans to acquire minority interests by investing between EUR1 million and EUR15 million either on its own or with co-investors and
With US private equity managers contending with record high valuations in US markets, seeking out attractive yield opportunities has become a considerable challenge.
Granted, last year saw a number of significant fund launches. The most notable were Apollo Global Management’s USD24.7 billion Apollo Investment Fund IX – the largest PE fund in history – and CVC Capital Partners’ seventh fund vintage (CVC Capital Partners VII), which closed with USD16 billion. But these are outliers. And whilst the majority of mid-sized PE managers were able to raise capital, putting it to work has been the bigger challenge.
This has pushed US
Dutch investment firm Egeria is to acquire a majority interest in the textile wholesale company Nooteboom Textiles. The Nooteboom family will remain a significant shareholder in the company.
Financial details of the transaction, which is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks, have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1852, Nooteboom Textiles is a specialised wholesaler of women’s and children’s clothing fabrics and is the market leader in Europe.
Sander Nooteboom, head of the family business since 1994, says: “We have grown rapidly in recent years, both within the Netherlands and internationally. Thanks to Egeria’s participation, we can
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