Managers
Private equity firm Constitution Capital Partners (CCP) has held the final close of Ironsides IV and related segregated mandates with total commitments of USD755 million.
Ironsides IV was oversubscribed and significantly exceeded the original USD500 million target.
As with its predecessor fund, Ironsides IV will focus on investments in primary funds with USD200 million to USD1.5 billion in commitments and direct investments with enterprise values between USD100 million and USD1 billion.
To date, Ironsides IV has completed four direct investments and seven fund investments.
Commitments to Ironsides IV came from a diverse group of new and existing
Switzerland’s annual Investor Summit 2017 will give 180 international investors from VC firms such as KKR and Robert Bosch Venture Capital and international groups such as Credit Suisse, UBS and Swisscom to meet some of the country’s most promising high-growth tech start-ups tackling serious social, biological and commercial issues.
Hosted by digitalswitzerland, a cross-industry association focused on strengthening the country’s position as a digital hub, the half-day event will take place at Zurich Airport on the eve of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos which this year looks at the theme of Responsive and Responsible Leadership.
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Invenios, a micro-fabrication foundry specialising in glass structuring, micro glass packaging and glass bonding and a provider of consumables and devices for gene sequencing, bio-medical, sensor, electronic and optical applications, has acquired Varioptic, previously a business unit of Parrot Drones SAS, for an undisclosed amount.
Founded in 2002 in Lyon, France, Varioptic was acquired in May 2011 by Parrot.
Varioptic is a specialist in the liquid lens technology which enables variable focus, variable tilt, or variable cylindrical lenses with no moving parts, delivering unlimited number of cycles, unmatched shock and vibration resistance, low power, in a compact format allowing
Permira Debt Managers (PDM) is acting as sole lender in the refinancing of Away Resorts’ existing debt.
PDM’s support will also enable Away Resorts to acquire its sixth park, Sandy Balls, based in the New Forest.
In addition to the refinancing, PDM funds have also provided a capex facility to enable Away Resorts – a portfolio company of private equity firm LDC – to continue improving and expanding the range of facilities and accommodation provided across its six resorts.
Founded in 2007, Away Resorts owns and manages holiday resorts across the UK in locations such as the Isle
Hamburg-based CEE Group is to acquire the Gollenberg wind farm currently under construction in Rheinland-Pfalz from juwi Energieprojekte, the company that is also responsible for the construction stage as general contractor.
The wind farm comprises six Vesta V126 turbines. The hub height is 137 m, the rotor diameter is 126 m and the wind farm’s total capacity amounts to 19.8 megawatts (MW).
After commissioning, the turbines will supply environmentally friendly power to about 15,000 households each year.
The wind farm is expected to be fully connected to the grid at the end of January 2017.
CEE Operations,
PyroGenesis Canada, a clean-tech company that designs, develops, manufactures and commercialises plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch products, has signed two additional military contracts totalling approximately USD1.2 million (CAD1.6 million).
As of 30 June 2016, total military contracts signed now exceed USD3.7 million (CAD5 million).
The military contracts are all expected to be completed by the end of Q2 2017.
"Since 30 June 2016, both military contracts and non-military contracts now exceed CAD13 million, the majority of which will be completed this year," says P Peter Pascali, president and CEO of PyroGenesis. "This coupled with the Company's success
Private equity firm Calera Capital has acquired a majority stake in Carnegie Fabrics, a family-owned supplier and innovator of sustainable textiles and wallcoverings for the corporate, healthcare, hospitality and education building markets.
Cliff Goldman, Carnegie’s president, will retain a significant equity interest in the business. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Mark Williamson, managing partner of Calera Capital, says: “Carnegie has a long and successful track record of providing high-performance interior textiles to the architecture and design community and their clients. As a leading independent firm with a proven history of product innovation, there remain significant opportunities
Mid-market advisory firm Clearwater International completed a record breaking 106 deals worth over EUR9 billion in 2016 – a deal value increase of over 120 per cent from 2015.
Average deal values also nearly doubled during the period.
In a year where the business completed mergers with firms in both France and Germany, all territories, sectors and service lines experienced exceptional levels of M&A activity.
For the third year running, the industrials and chemicals team was the most active in deal completions including the merger of X-label with RAKO and Baumgaten – a cross border deal which created
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and venture capital trust (VCT) specialist Calculus Capital has invested GBP3 million in Origin Broadband, a provider of internet and phone services.
Since launch in 2011, Origin has developed its own infrastructure and now has the sixth largest broadband network in the UK based on premises passed.
The investment by Calculus will allow Origin to hire new staff and will be primarily used to expand its sales team to develop new business across the UK.
John Glencross, chief executive of Calculus Capital, says: “The continuing migration of UK households to
Influencer marketing platform Buzzoole has raised USD830,000 through a convertible note funding, led by international venture fund Impulse VC with co-investment from Swiss technology venture firm R301 Capital.
The investment has potential to double within 18 months (up to USD1.6 million) and draw further investors.
Buzzoole’s proprietary, big data-based algorithm works to connect brands to the right influencers. It has almost 200,000 influencers on its platform, defined by criteria beyond follower count. The platform’s international influencer base provides brands with a way to start conversations, reach new audiences and boost their promotional campaigns.
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