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Acuris, a provider of business intelligence and research for fixed income, transactions, compliance and equities, says data from its Mergermarket and Debtwire products indicate a significant rise in inbound debt issuance and M&A activity from the USA to Europe.
Despite an increase in US M&A investment in Europe by 108.4 per cent in 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, this trend appears to have reversed on the debt financing side. ‘Reverse yankee’ issuance (euro denominated debt issued by US companies in Europe) for M&A in 2016 reached EUR12.1 billion yet the equivalent YTD volume in 2017 is
Global Jet Capital, a provider of financing solutions for corporate aircraft, believes more private equity firms and hedge funds are considering entering the business aviation finance sector to diversify their portfolios and reduce their exposure to equities and bonds and any potential market correction.
The company also believes that the price of mid to heavy private jets is beginning to stabilide following several years of falling valuations, and this is also making business aviation finance more appealing to private equity firms and hedge funds.
Global Jet Capital is capitalised by three global investment firms – GSO Capital Partners, a
Property management software firm, Arthur has just raised GBP1,136,000 in its first round of funding, which was oversubscribed.
The fundraising was managed by the Chairman, Mark Jones who brought in five individual investors, handpicked to bring added value to the brand and aid substantial growth. London Business School investor group introduced 11 investors and the Deloitte Investor group brought five investors, resulting in a total of 21 external investors.
Arthur was established in 2014 and has experienced huge success in the UK and internationally. It is currently used to manage over 50,000 units by over 4,500 property managers, across
Enghouse Systems Limited has broadened its contact centre portfolio by acquiring San Francisco-based Survox.
Survox is a well-established, multi-mode, voice-based survey automation software and services provider. Its offerings enable market research, facilitate opinion polling and enhance brand equity by efficiently conducting surveys.
The company’s open survey automation development platform delivers best-in-class phone-based research solutions. Its online survey tools provide the broadest set of survey options for customers available. Survox has over 75 client deployments, supported by more than 25 employees.
“The Survox solution enhances our contact centre portfolio and empowers decision makers to gain fast, accurate insights from a
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of Stuart Turner, a UK-based water pump and pressure solutions business.
The investment will enable Stuart Turner to accelerate its buy-and-build strategy, targeting further growth in the commercial pumps sector, in addition to supporting international expansion.
Founded in 1906, with strong heritage in engineering excellence and product innovation, Stuart Turner has an established reputation for high-quality products for the commercial and domestic markets, including a patented solution for mains water pressure issues. Stuart Turner is led by CEO Mark Williams and Financial Director Malcolm Harris, and employs more than
Funds advised by Foresight Group have invested GBP1.9 million into Regency Design & Print Limited, a designer and manufacturer of printed materials for the beverage equipment and retail point-of-sale sector.
Founded in 1986, the Company is the UK market leader and boasts a longstanding customer list comprised of blue chip beverage companies such as Coca Cola Enterprises and Lucozade Ribena Suntory. Over the last few years, Regency has developed a market leading proprietary branded housing for self-serve coffee and tea machines, known as “coffee pods”. Customers for this product include Jacobs Douwe Egberts and Nestle.
The management team comprises
AirTM, a fintech start-up aiming to bring US dollar-denominated financial services to the developing world, has surpassed its funding goal of USD1 million with lead FinTech investor BnkToTheFuture.
AirTM plans to use this funding to further develop its platform and bring its services to more people who need to preserve their savings in the midst of devaluing currencies. It took just two weeks to reach its funding goal.
AirTM Founders Ruben Galindo Steckel and Antonio Garcia Aerenlund, both from Mexico City, started AirTM in 2015 with a clear mission – to help people in the developing world preserve their savings
AI-based SaaS consumer research company Wizer is announcing the completion of the company’s USD4 million Series A Round. The funding was led by SOMV (State of Mind Ventures), a venture capital fund focusing on technology infrastructure.
Nielsen Innovate, the early stage investment arm of Nielsen, also participated in the round.
Wizer provides marketers and agencies with comprehensive end-to-end market research solutions for brand positioning, product and concept testing, advertising effectiveness measurement, and more, utilizing proprietary artificial intelligence technology to deliver insightful client-ready research, quickly and affordably.
Wizer uses advanced AI and machine learning technology to provide turnkey research,
Mourant Ozannes’ Hong Kong banking and finance team has recently advised United Overseas Bank Limited in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Chinese manufacturing businesses, Broadway Foam Plastic Solutions and Compart Flow Control Devices by global private equity firm, Platinum Equity.
Mourant Ozannes Partner, Simon Lawrenson, says: “This transaction reflects a continued trend of private equity interest in China’s manufacturing industry, and in this case the advanced manufacturing space. Our dedicated offshore finance team, the fastest growing in Asia, is regularly instructed to advise on the offshore aspects of complex buyouts and we are pleased to have worked
Berlin start-up company labfolder, which is developing an electronic lab notebook, has been selected from 475 applicants worldwide to participate in the Merck Accelerator program.
Over the next three months, labfolder will benefit from support, coaching and consulting from Merck as it continues to develop its lab notebook which aims to help researchers around the world manage ever-larger and more complex data sets more efficiently, replacing the traditional paper lab notebook.
Merck is a specialist in healthcare, life science and performance materials, and manufactures liquid crystals for screens, as well as laboratory materials.
Simon Bungers, co-founder and CEO
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