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Affluent Partners has conditionally agreed to purchase 33 per cent of the entire issued share capital of Dellos Group, at the aggregate consideration of HKD79.2 million.
Dellos Group is an investment holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability.
Currently, it holds the entire equity interest of Dellos BVI, which is an investment holding company incorporated in the BVI with limited liability, which in turns holds the entire equity interest of Dellos Korea and Dellos Hong Kong.
Dellos Korea is a limited liability company incorporated in Korea. It is principally engaged in the manufacturing, sale and
Some 2.21 million investors in the UK are entering the new financial year with a greater risk appetite and seeking fresh investment angles, according to a survey of 1,000 UK investors by IW Capital.
Nearly half (44 per cent) of British investors feel Brexit will have a positive impact on their investment strategy, with 22 per cent not expecting any effects over the coming 12 months.
Some 3.19 million investors feel the biggest investment opportunity in 2017 lies in private equity investment into the UK’s thriving private sector, while two in five Londoners consider private equity investment as the leading investment opportunity in 2017, and 17 per cent of millennials are
Portfolio Advisors, a private markets-focused investment firm, has held the closing of PA Direct Credit Opportunities Fund II (PADCOF II) with total commitments of USD740 million, reaching the top end of its target fundraising range.
The fund received support from existing and new investors, which included pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, family offices and high net worth individuals both in the US and abroad.
To date, PADCOF II has invested over 30 per cent of its capital in 10 companies.
Consistent with Portfolio Advisors’ direct credit investment team’s prior experience, PADCOF II partners with top-tier private equity
NorthEdge Capital has sold energy technology provider Utiligroup to Energy Services Group (ESG), a provider of technology solutions to the retail energy and utility industries, for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 1997, the Chorley-headquartered company is a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to the utilities and energy industries and has been the pioneer in delivering Energy2.0, the emergence of the independent energy market and the analogue to digital smart meter revolution.
Utiligroup will join ESG, an Accel-KKR portfolio company, to support the company’s global growth strategy, providing a footprint in the European market. ESG has recently expanded its presence
Post Holdings, a consumer packaged goods holding company, is to acquire Weetabix from Shanghai-based state owned enterprise Bright Food Group and an investment fund advised by Barings Private Equity Asia, in a deal worth GBP1.4 billion.
Baker McKenzie acted for Post Holdings. The Baker McKenzie team is led by London corporate partner Charles Whitefoord, supported by senior associate James Adams and associate Anna Scott together with partners Bill Batchelor (Brussels) and Regine Corrado (Chicago) and associate Daniel De Deo (Washington DC).
The Baker McKenzie team worked alongside Lewis Rice (Tom Zook and Alfred Ludwig) who advised Post on the US
Travers Smith has advised long-standing client Patron Capital, the pan-European real estate private equity fund, on the sale of neuro disability care provider The Badby Group to Elysium Healthcare, a mental healthcare provider backed by BC Partners.
The Badby Group, led by healthcare specialists Tim Street and Daniel Kay of Patron Capital, has four facilities across the country and has grown from 68 beds to 316 beds over a five-year period.
Tim Street, senior adviser at Patron Capital, says: "Patron has a proven track record for investing in award-winning healthcare businesses that create and deliver quality outcomes, and this
Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners is to acquire a majority ownership in eCommerce, brand protection and promotional intelligence solutions provider Market Track from Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Market Track is a provider of data-driven market intelligence solutions that enable retailers, brands, manufacturers, agencies, and brokers to analyse their advertising, promotional, and pricing initiatives to make more informed decisions, driving increased revenue and higher return on investment. The company currently serves more than 2,100 clients across all classes of trade and product categories, providing insight into how
The Riverside Company has completed fundraising for its first non-control investment fund, Riverside Strategic Capital Fund (RSCF), at USD418 million in total investable capital (including separately managed accounts), above its target of USD350 million.
RSCF makes non-control structured equity investments in growing companies with over USD5 million of EBITDA.
RSCF initiated its investment activities in 2015 and already has completed six transactions with an objective to construct a diversified portfolio of up to 15 companies based in North America and selectively in Europe.
RSCF’s strategy is beneficial to business owners and entrepreneurs who need capital for acquisition financing,
Middle market private equity firm Pamlico Capital is to sell Wilcon Holdings to Crown Castle International for USD600 million (subject to limited adjustments).
Founded in 1998, Wilcon is a West Coast provider of fibre and data centre infrastructure solutions.
Pamlico acquired Wilcon in partnership with management in 2012, and has supported the company’s various initiatives over the last five years, including building out the management team, completing the Freedom Dark Fiber Networks acquisition in 2013 and expanding the company’s product offerings and addressable market through the “lighting” of the network.
“Pamlico has been a great partner to Wilcon
Ametek is to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Mocon at a price of USD30 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 39 per cent to Mocon’s closing share price on 13 April 2017.
The aggregate enterprise value of the transaction is approximately USD182 million, taking into account Mocon’s outstanding equity awards and net cash to be acquired in the transaction.
The transaction was unanimously approved by the board of directors of Mocon.
Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Mocon is a provider of laboratory and field gas analysis instrumentation to
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