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Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central and South Eastern Europe, has acquired full control of CEE road freight transport company Waberer’s International Nyrt by acquiring the shares held by the founder and CEO György Wáberer.
As a result Mid Europa has increased its stake from 56.8 per cent to 97.1 per cent in the company.
Waberer’s is the largest road transport company in Hungary and one of the largest road freight transport companies in Europe, operating a fleet of 3,500 trucks with a regional presence in Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and the
Israeli private equity investments totalled USD1.6 billion in 29 private equity deals during the first half of 2016, notably below the USD2.1 billion closed in 53 deals in H1 2015, according to the latest IVC-Shibolet Private Equity Survey.
The two largest deals were performed in the second quarter, accounting for 67 per cent of total capital investments. The average PE deal in H1 2016 stood at USD53 million, a jump from the USD39 million average in H1/2015.
In Q2 2016, 13 Israeli private equity deals accounted for USD1.3 billion, a jump from the USD270 million invested in Q1 2016,
G-III Apparel Group, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded apparel and accessories, is to acquire Donna Karan International, parent of the Donna Karan and DKNY brands and owned by LVMH, for USD650 million.
The transaction is expected to close in late 2016 or early 2017.
Morris Goldfarb, chairman, chief executive officer and president of G-III, says: “Donna Karan International is an iconic global fashion company. Its lifestyle aesthetic resonates well with consumers throughout the world. We are excited to build upon its strong foundation as we seek to capitalise on a significant market opportunity. Donna Karan brings increased
Elm Creek Partners has acquired Liberty Paper Products, a Phoenix, Arizona-based specialty converter and distributor of thermal paper.
Liberty Paper Products provides customised solutions to its customers across a variety of end markets, including restaurants, point-of-sale, and gaming. Management believes that Liberty's best-in-class customer service and flexible manufacturing capabilities will serve as a strong platform for growth.
Mike Rapier, Liberty's founder and CEO, is staying with the company in his current role. Rapier rolled a portion of his sale proceeds into the new venture.
Elm Creek partnered with Henrikson & Graul Capital Partners (HGCP) to fund the acquisition.
Leading global investment firms have committed to continue investing in the UK’s tech sector saying that London will remain an important destination for investment despite the vote to leave the European Union.
Venture capital houses such as Index Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Balderton Capital and Hoxton Ventures are among a wider group of investment firms to pledge their continued support for the UK’s tech sector, with many citing London as an important hub for future growth.
In the first six months of 2016 British companies attracted USD1.3 billion in venture capital funding, matching the USD1.3 billion raised in the same
Hamilton Lane Advisors has held the final closing of Hamilton Lane Private Equity Fund IX, a global and diversified private equity fund-of-funds.
Originally targeting USD400 million, the fund received strong interest from the institutional investor community, exceeding its target to close on USD516 million.
“We are thankful for the support of a diverse group of both new and existing Hamilton Lane investors from across the globe, including public pension funds, Taft-Hartley pension plans, endowments, foundations and other institutions,” says Jackie Rantanen, managing director and co-head of the product management group at Hamilton Lane. “Leveraging our global platform and resources,
IP Cleaning (IPC), a portfolio company of environmental investment-focused private equity firm Ambienta, is to acquire Vaclensa Ltd, an independent distributor of professional cleaning machines in the UK.
Vaclensa employs around 100 people including a network of engineers spread across the country providing high-value after-sales services to blue chip clients, and other innovative cleaning solutions. Vaclensa is the key distribution partner for IPC in the region, and IPC is the key supplier to the company.
With a business model based largely on recurring revenues and room for expanding its customer base in the UK, Vaclensa can further strengthen the
Teradata, a big data analytics company, has purchased Big Data Partnership, an EMEA-based services provider of big data solutions and training.
Big Data Partnership has deep expertise in disruptive technologies, including Apache Hadoop, and helps its clients discover how to become more data driven and data savvy through data science and the adoption of the latest big data technologies.
Big data analytics services represent a fast-growing market valued at USD40 billion in 2015. Internet-of-Things sensor data and information streams from consumer technologies are fuelling growth and spiking demand for multi-genre analytics, new data infrastructures and business models. Some companies experiment with big data analytics,
Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP) has held the final closing of its second fund with total committed assets of around EUR200 million, in excess of the initial target of EUR150 million.
The new fund, named Three Hills Decalia after the fundraising partnership with Geneva-based asset manager Decalia, has completed its fundraising less than two years after the final closing of the first fund, which is now fully invested. As a result, THCP holds circa EUR400 million of assets under management.
The strategy of THCP is currently based on providing subordinated private debt and senior equity solutions across European mid-market
Altitude Partners, a regional private equity fund, has completed a development capital investment into Moortec, a semiconductor intellectual property (IP) business supplying high accuracy ‘in-chip' monitoring circuits.
Founded in 2005, with offices in the Plymouth Science Park, Moortec has developed a core portfolio of IP for in-chip sensors. The three prime areas of Moortec's expertise revolve around process monitoring, voltage supply monitoring and temperature sensing. Combined, this is known as PVT monitoring.
With the continued increase in the performance requirements demanded by today's electronics and the ever greater miniaturisation of microprocessor design, Moortec's PVT monitoring IP is becoming increasingly
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