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RM Secured Direct Lending (RMDL), a specialist in tailored debt solutions, has provided EUR7 million in secured loans to the leading Private Equity firm, HIG Capital, to support its acquisition of all shares in TierOne Beteiligungs, holding a majority of the shares in Beinbauer Group.
The investment, which is RMDL’s largest in Europe so far, was made alongside funds managed by Beechbrook Capital.
HIG Capital is a leading global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with more than EUR20 billion of equity capital under management. Beinbauer Group is a leading provider of complex machined metal parts for the
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, law firm Cooley has grown on both US coasts in tandem with the technology and life sciences sectors; two areas of the market for which the firm is best known for.
Cooley is a full service law firm but its growth has been influenced both by its location and its expertise in these two burgeoning areas of the marketplace.
In January 2015, Cooley took the decision to open up a London office where its two lead PE partners are Justin Stock and Stephen Rosen (pictured), Managing Partner and Head of PE.
It would appear to
AAF Lufttechnik, a German affiliate of American Air Filter Co, has acquired RIS Facility Management, a provider of Indoor Air Quality services in Germany.
With this acquisition, AAF International will further expand its operational footprint and enhance both the level and the quantity of services offered in Germany and all of Europe.
RIS is headquartered in Eppingen, Germany, and provides HVAC inspections, process technology, repairs and maintenance to a wide range of industries, for both supply and exhaust air. The family-owned company employs approximately 100 qualified employees that are able to deliver first class consultancy and service for clean air
Internet of things IIoT) investor Breed Reply saw one third of its 18-strong portfolio of investee companies complete series A funding rounds in 2017, totalling in excess of USD50 million with funds coming from notable investors including Accel, Aviva Ventures, Finance Wales, Intu and MunichRE.
More companies in the growing portfolio are expected to be ready for Series A investment in 2018.
The successful companies span a broad range of IoT sectors: Callsign (Cyber Security); Cocoon (Smart Home); enModus (Smart Building); Senseye (Industrial); WePredict (Big Data); and Zeetta Networks (Platforms).
Helping start-ups prepare for future funding is a crucial
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired a majority interest in Beinbauer Group (Beinbauer), a provider of complex machined metal parts (iron, steel, aluminium) for the European on- and off-highway commercial vehicle industry (OEMs and other tier-1 suppliers).
Beinbauer’s core competencies are the machining of components and assemblies in state-of-the-art production processes as well as building and managing complex supplier networks, offering its customers all-in-one solutions for axle, frame, chassis and engine parts from a single source.
Beinbauer operates four production sites in Germany and has approximately 700 employees. In 2017, Beinbauer generated revenues of more than EUR200 million.
Browne Jacobson’s corporate finance team has advised on two key venture capital deals for InsurTech companies – Digital Fineprint and Dinghy – under the firm’s legal support programme for start-ups and scaling businesses – ‘Grow’.
The team advised Digital Fineprint on its USD2.7m investment round led by Pentech. The investment will allow Digital Fineprint to expand its London team and invest in the further development of its social media-powered insurance distribution software. Digital Fineprint, which was set up in 2016 and was established by a group of Oxford University students, offers insurance companies a platform enabling them to use social
Renovus Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on the education, training and human capital sectors, has acquired a controlling interest in Continuing Education Alliance, LLC and Practicing Clinicians Exchange (PCE).
Based in Stamford, CT, PCE is the national leader in education for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, two of the fastest growing professions in the United States.
PCE was created in 2006 in response to a national physician shortage and growing demands in healthcare that placed NPs and PAs on the front lines of patient care. There are currently more than 234,000 licensed nurse practitioners and approximately 115,000
Arma Partners is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial advisor to CHRONEXT in securing a USD34 million growth financing round. Investors in the round include Endeit Capital and Tengelmann Ventures, as well as existing investors Octopus Ventures, Partech Ventures and Capnamic.
CHRONEXT operates an online marketplace that enables brands, retailers and consumers to buy, sell and service new and pre-owned luxury watches in a secure, authenticated environment with customers in over 130 countries worldwide.
CHRONEXT has offices and physical outlets in Zug (Switzerland), Cologne (Germany) and London (United Kingdom) and its platform supports the full
Investment funds managed by Alinda Capital Partners, along with company management, have acquired 100 per cent ownership of Kelling Group Limited (Kelling) from Elysian Capital. Terms of the transaction were not released.
Kelling is a UK company which owns and leases specialty equipment supporting the maintenance and upgrade of rail, road, telecommunications, street lighting, electric transmission, and other critical infrastructure. The company is headquartered in West Yorkshire, with assets on-hire throughout Great Britain. Kelling does business through two subsidiary divisions, Access Hire Nationwide (AHN), and Welfare Hire Nationwide (WHN). AHN is the largest provider of vehicle-mounted access platforms (VMAPs) for hire
capital D, a newly-formed pan-European private equity manager investing in mid-market companies which disrupt legacy business models, has acquired a majority stake in Invincible Brands.
Founded in November 2015, Invincible Brands has accomplished exceptional growth. The company sells its products from Germany into continental European markets, employs 80 staff and serves a customer base of 500,000 millennials.
Invincible Brands is a pioneer in social media influencer-led marketing to millennials who are now the largest addressable consumer group in the world. It creates natural health, beauty and fitness products from the ground up, using proprietary product development methods and a marketing platform
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