Managers
The European merger and acquisition (M&A) climate in 2016 was similar in value and volume to 2014, a good year, but not as frothy as 2015, according to the CMS European M&A Study 2017 from law firm CMS.
The study, which analyses more than 3,200 of the firm’s non-listed European public and private company deals, shows Q4 was the best quarter for 2016, with inbound deals into Europe exceeding the previous year by 36 per cent in value terms.
Asian investors remained highly interested in European targets. Overall in 2016, Europe saw more deals than any other region including
Inbound merger and acquisition (M&A) investment into UK computer software companies has increased by 70 per cent over a two-year period, according to a report launched by Livingstone, an international mid-market M&A and debt advisory firm.
The report, The Acquirers – A Global Review, includes analysis of data from deals conducted between 2014 and 2016, across the UK, US, Europe, and Asia. The data comprises inbound deals and cross-sector investment across the business services, industrial, media and technology, consumer and pharmaceutical industries.
The findings show that inbound UK acquisitions of companies operating within the software market increased by 70
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is to acquire a 35 per cent shareholding in Avaloq group, a fintech company specialising in banking solutions, from existing shareholders.
The transaction values Avaloq in excess of CHF1 billion. Detailed financial terms have not been disclosed.
Under the agreement, Warburg Pincus will partner with Swiss-based Avaloq to accelerate the company’s long-term growth and value creation strategy. Avaloq serves banks and wealth managers worldwide, having largely completed a transformation from a pure software company to an integrated service provider. The transaction allows the firm to rebalance its shareholding structure and bring in an experienced
Elvie, the female-led British company dedicated to developing smarter technology for women’s health and lifestyle, has raised GBP5 million in a series A funding round led by Octopus Ventures with participation from female focused VC AllBright.
Previous investors include Google Maps founder Lars Rasmussen, iCAP founder Michael Spencer, Nicole Junkermann, founder of NJF Capital, and Lulu founder Alexandra Chong.
Elvie will use the funds to roll out into 25 additional countries across America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, as well as launch a second device, all before the end of 2017.
Elvie's first product, which went to market in October
HIG Bayside Capital, a special situations affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG), has sold its portfolio company Ready Pac Foods to Bonduelle SA.
Based in Irwindale, California, Ready Pac is the market leader in the rapidly growing single-serve salad market through its Bistro Bowl line of products, as well as a supplier of other vegetable, fruit and snack products.
The company services its national network of blue-chip retail and foodservice customers through its four production facilities in the US.
Bayside recapitalised the company in 2007, and over the last decade has supported the company’s investments in
Malta will benefit more than any other financial centre in Europe from Brexit, according to international asset management firm Managing Partners Group (MPG).
While Malta offers financial firms wishing to operate in the European Union several benefits, the alternatives all have serious flaws that make them comparatively less attractive, MPG says.
MPG’s capital markets team will be expanding on the company’s views at The Malta Solution – Ahead of the Curve seminar in London on 30 March.
Jeremy Leach (pictured), chief executive officer at MPG, says: “Malta will be the biggest beneficiary following Brexit. After London, it should
Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has provided a GBP2 million asset based lending line to Insite Contracts Ltd, a high-end office fit out and refurbishment company based in Scotland.
Based in the north of Glasgow, Insite has a client portfolio spanning the public, commercial fitout/refurbishment, industrial and retail markets.
Founded in 2004, Insite began its operations providing refurbishment and fit out services primarily within the office and healthcare sectors. Initial success saw the company introduce an additional maintenance/FM service for a number of its key clients, followed recently by the formation of a subsidiary company, Insite Cladding and Roofing Ltd. which also predominantly operates in the refurbishment sector effectively complimenting their existing services. Working
Brazilian investment manager Captalys has launched its first offshore fund with the support of Apex Fund Services as administrator.
Captalys has BRL1.5 billion in AUM and invests in Brazilian private credit.
The onshore fund has a six-year track-record (returning 20.2 per cent last year and 19.3 per cent in 2015) and started 2017 positively, gaining 1.7 per cent in January.
The recently launched offshore fund, Captalys Private Credit USD, is registered in the Cayman Islands and will operate a credit vehicle with a partial currency hedge to protect against the Brazilian real.
Running the new fund, which
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided USD12.1 million to support the US expansion of existing client James Grant Group, a management and professional services provider to clients including Ant & Dec, The Script and Davina McCall.
The funding package consists of term loans and acquisition facilities to support James Grant Group’s purchase of US talent management business Deckstar Artist Management.
Investec has been working with James Grant Group since 2014, when it backed the buyout of the business by European private equity firm Metric Capital. This latest transaction includes funding to support further acquisitions.
James Grant Group
NTR has closed two project debt facilities back-to-back in a matter of weeks with Nord/LB, totalling EUR50 million.
The debt facilities will be used to finance the construction of the Coollegrean wind farm, a 17 MW wind farm based in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, and the Teevurcher wind farm, a 9 MW wind farm, located in County Meath, Republic of Ireland.
NTR’s chief financial officer, Marie Joyce (pictured), says: “NTR has had a longstanding and successful relationship with Nord/LB in financing our wind projects in the US and we are delighted to now transact with Nord in the
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