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Point Blank Enterprises (PBE), a specialist in the production of soft body armour and related protective solutions, has successfully completed its acquisition of United Shield International Limited (USIL), a ballistic armour manufacturer located in Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Daniel Gaston, Chief Executive Officer of Point Blank says: “The acquisition of USIL further strengthens our product and technology portfolio in personal body armour protection, while adding new capabilities in the areas of manufacturing hard armour products, helmets, plates, shields, and EOD suits. Our businesses have complementary assets and will offer advanced products to the military and law enforcement agencies of countries around
Dentons has advised mail and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group on the sale of Williams Lea Tag, a UK-headquartered provider of marketing and communications solutions, to global private equity investor Advent International (Advent).
Headquartered in London, Williams Lea Tag has a presence in 195 cities across 40 countries and currently employs over 10,000 people, providing marketing and communications supply chain services to some of the largest and most recognised brands across the world. Williams Lea Tag will benefit from Advent’s expertise in building outstanding global businesses, enabling it to explore further development opportunities. Following the sale, Deutsche Post DHL
CCMP Capital Advisors (CCMP) is to acquire a controlling interest in Eating Recovery Center (ECR), a provider of specialised treatment for individuals with eating disorders, from Lee Equity Partners and other investors.
ERC’s Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ken Weiner, the management team and the clinical team will remain in place and are committed to expanding the business. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Eating Recovery Center was founded by a team of leading experts whose goal was to fuse evidence-based findings and innovation to create a centre of excellence for the treatment of eating
Legal & General Capital (LGC), the principal investment arm of Legal & General Group, has completed its seventh venture capital platform deal with its investment in Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), a commercialisation platform, dedicated to breakthrough science and technology.
Formed out of Oxford University, OSI has successfully raised GBP580 million from leading global investors to help fund the next generation of world-class technology businesses. It is the preferred partner of the University for the funding and development of companies formed from its Mathematical, Physical, Life Sciences and Medical Sciences divisions.
With the UK’s SME equity funding gap estimated at
Borealis Infrastructure, the infrastructure investment advisory and management arm of OMERS, the Canadian-based pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees, will now operate as OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc (OMERS Infrastructure).
“The name OMERS Infrastructure helps the global marketplace recognize our direct connection to the more than 470,000 members of OMERS, on behalf of whom we manage a portfolio of investment assets,” says Michael Rolland, Chief Investment Officer, OMERS Private Markets.
OMERS investments in infrastructure via Borealis date back to 1999, and have evolved substantially since inception. “Now active across four continents, we are one of the world’s largest direct investors
UK private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of Pelsis, a European manufacturer of branded pest control products, in a multi-million-pound deal that will enable Pelsis to accelerate its global growth strategy.
Pelsis manufactures, supplies and distributes a wide range of pest control products to both the professional and domestic markets. Customers include independent pest controllers, retailers, and global facilities management providers.
Headquartered in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, the business was founded in 1984 as a fly killer brand. Today, the business operates across 11 locations in Europe, Asia and North America, supplies customers in more than 80
Nasdaq has successfully completed 90 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) initial public offerings (IPOs) raising USD15.3 billion in total.
Since the adoption of new listing rules in 2011, Nasdaq has consistently been the exchange of choice for SPACs, attracting 96 per cent of all SPAC IPOs listing on a national exchange.
Thus far in 2017, Nasdaq has welcomed 18 SPAC IPOs, which eclipses the 13 SPAC IPOs that took place in 2016. The average proceeds raised amongst those deals in 2017 has been USD254 million, which would represent the largest annual average deal size on record. Top listings for
The boom in venture capital activity in Asia reached new heights in Q2 2017: with a record USD47 billion in deals announced during the quarter, including the USD5.5 billion financing of Didi Chuxing, which became the largest venture capital deal ever.
In 2017 so far, Asia represents almost half of global venture capital deal value, the largest proportion of any region. However, fundraising and exit activity is not showing the same level of growth: Asia-focused venture capital fundraising peaked at USD11 billion in Q3 2014, but since then has trended downward, and in Q1 2017 venture capital funds secured just
Artificial intelligence company Appier has secured Series C investment of USD33 million from SoftBank Group Corp, LINE Corporation, NAVER Corporation, Singapore-based EDBI and Hong Kong-based AMTD Group.
This fundraising round brings the total amount of investment in the company so far to over USD82 million.
Appier believes AI can help enterprises deal with today’s rapidly changing business environment, helping them process enormous amounts of data to identify patterns and make intelligent decisions. The additional funds will enable Appier to expand its portfolio of AI solutions and build more functionality for enterprises who want to take advantage of recent advances
Private equity firm May River Capital has completed its acquisition of BJM Pumps. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
BJM Pumps represents the first acquisition that will form a new Industrial Pump Platform build out by May River. Brad Sterner, a member of May River’s Executive Resource Group, will serve as Executive Chairman of the Pump Platform as well as interim CEO of BJM Pumps. This is the second May River investment platform involving Sterner, whose prior career included leadership roles with Emerson, Danaher, IDEX, Rexnord and Colfax.
BJM Pumps provides submersible pumps for demanding applications in
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