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An affiliate of middle market private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partner is to acquire Polyconcept from Investcorp.
Equity for the transaction will be provided by Charlesbank and management, Partners Group and certain other investors.
Additional terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
Polyconcept is a value-added supplier in the USD30 billion promotional products industry. Sourcing products from hundreds of manufacturers, the company then customises them on behalf of its 35,000 reseller customers and ships the products to end-consumers (typically businesses) located in the US, Europe and across the world.
Polyconcept offers one of the industry’s broadest assortments,
Exiger, a regulatory and financial crime, risk and compliance firm, has acquired The Poseidon Group, a Hong Kong and Singapore-based due diligence and business intelligence firm.
With the addition of Poseidon into its growing portfolio of specialised due diligence and business intelligence solutions for global and regional banks, private equity groups, hedge funds, multinational corporations, foundations, and endowments, Exiger gains significant expertise and manpower in Hong Kong and Singapore, bolstering the firm's ability to service the needs of clients operating in the Asia Pacific region.
"Over the past 10 years, Velisarios Kattoulas and his team at Poseidon have developed
Japan’s SoftBank Group has reached agreement with UK-based ARM Holdings on the terms of a recommended all cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the Cambridge-based microchip designer.
ARM products are used in most smartphones, including those from industry giants Apple and Samsung.
Under the terms of the acquisition, each ARM shareholder will be entitled to receive for each ARM share 1,700 pence in cash, which represents a premium of approximately 43.0 per cent to the closing price of 1,189 pence per ARM share, and approximately 42.9 per cent to the closing price
Noerr has advised the Danish private equity investment company Axcel on several pan-European acquisitions of high tech suppliers to the meat-processing industry and the formation of a global industry market leader.
Axcel is investing in the companies SFK LEBLANC, Attec, ITEC and Carometec via the Axcel IV fund.
The companies acquired were bought from various seller groups in Germany and Denmark. They operate across Europe and are owner-managed, except for SKF LEBLANC. SKF LEBLANC has been owned to date by the investment companies Maj Invest and Nimbus.
Total turnover at all four companies is around EUR150 million.
John Haynes (pictured), Head of Research at Investec Wealth & Investment, comments on Softbank’s proposed acquisition of ARM…
The announcement of an agreed bid for ARM Holdings by Softbank of Japan is the clearest illustration possible of the consequences of the current global currency volatility. Assuming the bid price, Softbank is paying over 25 per cent less in yen terms compared to over a year ago to acquire this crown jewel of UK, and indeed global, intellectual property. The devaluation of sterling will continue to provide interesting investment opportunities for overseas investors to buy UK assets, including central London property,
Noerr is advising SAF-Holland on its takeover bid for the listed Swedish Haldex Group.
The Noerr team is led by the Frankfurt partners Dr Holger Alfes and Dr Stephan Schulz.
Haldex is a provider of brake systems and air suspension modules for commercial vehicles. The cash bid values the company at around EUR442 million.
The proposed acquisition gives the SAF-Holland Group the opportunity to establish an integrated group for commercial vehicle chassis components.
In late 2015, Noerr already advised SAF-Holland on taking out a promissory notes loan for EUR200 million and also assisted the client in other
Clearwater International has advised MCH Private Equity, one of Spain’s largest independent private equity houses, on the acquisition of a shareholding in Grupo Brasmar, a Portuguese frozen seafood company.
Brasmar is a fast-growing company based in Portugal, with a significant presence in Italy, Brazil and Spain. The business expects to generate revenues in excess of EUR150 million over the course of 2016.
The investment from MCH Private Equity in Brasmar will support the international expansion of the company and enable the continued development of innovative equipment and products.
Clearwater International advised MCH Private Equity, led by partners Miquel
A shareholder group led by Investindustrial and L. Catterton (formerly known as L Capital), and including 21Investimenti, Ergon Capital, Wise and NB Renaissance, is to sell its investment in Stroili, an Italian affordable jewellery brand.
The acquisition is being made by THOM Europe, the holding company of Histoire d’Or, the number one jewellery retailer in France with a strong presence in Europe, in order to complete its European expansion ambitions.
Since Investindustrial’s entry into Stroili in 2006, the company has evolved into a branded fashion retailer focused on both shopping mall and city centre retailing with an increasing footprint
Aurelius Group has acquired The Hospital Group, a provider of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures based in Birmingham, UK.
With approximately 300 employees, The Hospital Group generated revenues of GBP30.4 million in 2015. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
The Hospital Group is a provider of cosmetic procedures in the UK, as well as a market leader in weight loss treatments. The company operates the largest cosmetic surgery hospital in Europe together with 15 clinics across the UK. The Hospital Group has high patient satisfaction rates in its four business areas of cosmetic surgery, weight loss,
DCM Ventures, an early stage global venture capital firm, has held the close of its eighth flagship fund, DCM VIII, with USD500 million in committed capital to be invested in early stage companies across the US, China and Japan.
With the new fund, DCM Ventures now has raised USD770 million in new commitments over the past 18 months for its global family of funds including an oversubscribed USD500 million for the firm’s flagship global investment fund, DCM VIII; USD170 million for its Turbo Fund primarily focused on growth stage deals; and USD100 million for its second A-Fund primarily focused on
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