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Brella, developer of a networking application for business events that was founded in Jyväskylä, Finland, in 2016, has raised EUR1.2 million in private equity.
The lead investor was Vendep Capital together with a team of international angel investors, including from the USA, France and Finland.
The investment will allow Brella to expand its operations in the USA, which is already the conmpany’s most important market. In addition, the company will be able to hire over a dozen product developers, as well as sales and marketing staff, in Finland.
The idea for the service was born when the company’s
Kirkland & Ellis has advised private equity investors Bain Capital and Cinven on the successful takeover offer for the German pharmaceutical group Stada. With a total value of EUR5.4 billion, this is the largest buy-out ever realized in the German market.
In a second voluntary public takeover offer, 63.85 per cent of the Stada shares were tendered to Nidda Healthcare Holding AG, the acquiring company of Bain Capital and Cinven. The transfer of shares tendered during the acceptance period will be conducted prior to the Annual General Meeting on 30 August, 2017. Within a further acceptance period of two weeks
Rock Hill Capital Group (Rock Hill) has finalised the sale of Alpha Technical Services Corporation, LC (ATS) to Quala, a specialist in bulk transportation container cleaning.
Based in Pasadena, Texas, ATS operates a full service state-of-the-art industrial cleaning facility specialszing in difficult cleaning projects requiring advanced cleaning techniques. ATS has the capabilities to clean the full spectrum of railcars and containers from the most basic washout to the most complicated or hazardous project. In addition, ATS performs railcar inspections, repairs, and requalification services. ATS’s repair facility is a certified AAR M-1002 Tank Car Facility and can provide HM-216 Tank Car Qualifications.
Post Oak Energy Capital has committed USD100 million of equity to Sierra EF, a subsidiary of Sierra Resources. Affiliates of GSO Capital Partners (GSO), and the Sierra management team have also contributed capital to the Company and will continue to invest alongside Post Oak.
Sierra is a Houston-based exploration and production company with a focus on the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in South Texas. The Sierra team is led by industry veterans John Eads, President; John C. Eads, CFO; John T Campbell, COO; Robert S. Fabris, EVP Land & Business Development; and John H Kelly, EVP
StoryStream, the content acceleration experts, has raised GBP1.2 million in additional funding, led by MMC Ventures, to advance its offering with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
With this latest investment, StoryStream will use AI to accelerate the efficiency of finding, managing and deploying content to power engaging content experiences for brands, whilst unlocking valuable insights for marketers.
To lead the AI philosophy at StoryStream the company also hired Dr Janet Bastiman as its Chief Science Officer to head a new team based in its London office, which opened earlier this year. Dr Bastiman is a veteran C-level executive with a PhD
Vestar Capital Partners has acquired Quest Analytics, a specialist in health plan provider network management software and services. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
Quest Analytics, based in Appleton, WI, was co-founded in 2003 by David H Hill and John P Weis. Both will remain active in the business and retain a substantial minority ownership stake in the company.
Health plan provider network access, adequacy, and accuracy standards vary by state and type of beneficiary. As health plan networks evolve to keep healthcare affordable, Quest Analytics provides critically important software and cloud-based solutions for both health plans
ITI Group has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Walbrook Capital Markets Limited, an FCA-regulated brokerage house providing direct access to global exchanges and bespoke wealth management services.
Employing an expert team of experienced brokers, Walbrook specialises in a fully comprehensive range of asset classes and account types including personal trading accounts, SIPPs, ISAs and QROPs.
ITI Group financed the Walbrook acquisition by a recent round of private equity investment by Da Vinci Capital and several experienced fintech co-investors.
Da Vinci Capital managing partner Oleg Jelezko, says: “ITI Group have acquired Walbrook because it is a sound
Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD43 million senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Stella Environmental Holdings (Stella), a division of Action Resources, by private equity sponsor Hidden Harbor Capital Partners.
Based in Houston, Texas and founded in 1992, Stella is a leading provider of transfer station management and municipal waste logistics services. The company provides facility management, hauling, and loading services to municipal solid waste and transportation customers across various states.
Unigestion, a boutique asset manager that focuses on providing its clients with risk-managed investment solutions, has expanded its fund distribution network by joining the MFEX platform.
The new agreement means that all Unigestion’s Uni-Global SICAV sub funds and share classes are now listed on the MFEX platform, which offers 50,000 funds to investors in 30 countries globally.
The availability of the Unigestion SICAV fund range on the MFEX platform marks the latest step in the firm’s growth in the intermediary market space, following its registration with Allfunds Bank in March this year. Both of these agreements have further enhanced
Independent coffee shop chain Bob & Berts has become the third company in Northern Ireland to secure a major equity investment from BGF, with a GBP2 million injection of funds to be used to fund expansion plans.
The business, which is known for its distinctive style, quality offering and local community focused approach, has 16 coffee shops across Northern Ireland in locations including Coleraine, Portstewart, Stranmillis, Lisburn, Omagh and Dungannon.
The company has built a strong reputation for providing high quality artisan coffee, combined with an extensive fresh food offering and a range of traybakes served throughout the day.
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