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AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets has acquired a 958 hectare forest known as “Domaine de Saint Augustin” in the Allier and Cher departments, France, for EUR21.5 million from a private vendor.
The transaction has been undertaken on behalf of an AXA Insurance Company and brings AXA IM – Real Assets’ total forestry assets under management to circa EUR130 million, comprising circa 21,000 hectares.
The forest is located adjacent to the forest of Tronçais, which is renowned for producing some of the highest quality oak wood for planks and barrels, is well connected by roads and is in close
Monroe Capital has held the final close of Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund II with USD800 million of limited partner commitments, eclipsing the fund’s target of USD600 million.
When combined with target fund leverage, the fund will have approximately USD1.5 billion of total investable capital or buying power, the largest fund raised in Monroe Capital’s 12-year firm history.
The fund invests in private credit transactions originated and underwritten by Monroe Capital.
The investment strategy is focused primarily on senior secured loans and unitranche loans to private equity sponsored and non-sponsored middle market companies located throughout the US and
Investec Corporate & Acquisition Finance, KBC and Rabobank have jointly provided debt finance facilities to support Waterland’s acquisition of a stake in energy supplier Scholt.
The acquisition is being made alongside the original founder, Jan Scholt, and Scholt’s management.
The deal marks Investec’s eighth recent financing transaction in the Benelux region.
East African-focused private equity firm Catalyst Principal Partners has acquired a controlling stake in Zenufa Laboratories in Tanzania.
Zenufa is a pharmaceutical manufacturers with its factory recognised by the Tanzania Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) as being fully compliant with Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) conforming with international guidelines and systems that ensure high standards in design, monitoring and control of manufacturing processes and facilities.
Zenufa manufactures a wide range of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medicines for the Tanzanian market, with leading brands including Zenadol, Zenkof, Zn-vital and Dr Cold.
Martha Osier, Catalyst investment manager, says: “The acquisition of
Lower middle-market private equity firm Blue Sage Capital has completed its acquisition of Magnum Systems.
Headquartered in Kansas City, with an additional manufacturing facility in Parsons, Kansas, Magnum, through its Taylor Products and Smoot brands, is a designer and manufacturer of branded packaging and material handling solutions.
The company’s products are designed to handle free-flowing materials that are difficult to package or convey in all types of manufacturing environments.
President and CEO of Magnum, Travis Wallace, says: “The Magnum management team is thrilled to partner with Blue Sage as we seek to lead the company into its next
In the first half of 2016, French private equity firms invested EUR5.5 billion to support and accelerate company growth projects, according to data released by the Association Française des Investisseurs pour la Croissance (AFIC).
This figure is up 47 per cent relative to the first half of 2015 and is above the 2006-2008 annual average.
For the first time in a six-month period, AFIC members surpassed the threshold of 1,000 companies receiving investments (1,040 in H1 2016). The geographic allocation of these investments was largely stable, with more than 80 per cent (84 per cent this half) based in
Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) portfolio company Nord Hydro-Beliy Porog has broken ground on the construction of small hydropower plants on the river Kem in Karelia, Northwest Russia.
The breaking ground ceremony was held in the presence of the Head of the Republic of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen, RDIF executives and its international partners Sinomec, the New Development Bank (NDB) founded by the BRICS countries, and other organisations involved in the project.
The construction of two Beloporozhskaya hydro power plants with a total capacity of 49.8 MW is the NDB’s first project in Russia. As of today, it is the
TLT has advised the management team at M247, an internet infrastructure and IT company, on its sale to network services provider Metronet (UK).
Following the acquisition of M247, Metronet (UK) will be able to offer a combined portfolio of connectivity and content services including wireless network services, datacentres and managed hosting solutions across the UK and Europe.
The combined business will have EBITDA in excess of GBP12 million, over 200 staff, three data centres and over 13,000 customers.
The TLT team included corporate partners Stephen Devlin and Ian Roberts and corporate legal director Elizabeth Delaney. Signia Corporate Finance
Renewable energy underwriter GCube Insurance Services now provides coverage for over 4GW of Canadian wind assets.
This figure is expected to increase in the coming months with the strong construction pipeline for new wind infrastructure in the country.
As of last year, and following the installation of a further 36 new wind energy projects, Canada sits seventh in the world in terms of total installed capacity. At just under 12 GW, wind energy currently caters for approximately 5 per cent of Canada’s electricity demands. However, the country has a long-term aim to reach a capacity of 55 GW by
Fanisi Capital has launched its second fund, Fanisi Capital Fund II, with a target of between USD75 million and USD100 million.
Fanisi Capital Fund II, which is a close-ended 10-year growth fund, is targeting to raise up to USD40 million locally, with the rest coming from international investors.
Fanisi Capital managing partner and CEO Ayisi Makatiani says several leading pension funds have already committed to putting money into the fund. He says the strong interest from local investors, including key institutional investors, is underpinned by Fanisi Capital’s vast experience in the local and regional markets.
“We are essentially
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