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International law firm Proskauer has represented private investment company Bruin Sports Capital in its acquisition of deltatre.
Based in Turin, Italy, deltatre provides a range of digital and broadcast solutions for the world’s largest sporting events, federations, media partners and brands.


Launched in January 2015, Bruin focuses on investments in sports, media, marketing and branded lifestyle companies.
Proskauer previously represented Bruin in a transaction with the National Football League to form a new holding company to run the NFL On Location event and hospitality business.


A multi-jurisdictional team of Proskauer lawyers advised Bruin on all aspects of
The EMEA region has lost ground on its US and Asia-Pacific counterparts in sponsor-backed tech investments over the last five years, according to a report released by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Despite the growth of EMEA tech hubs like London, Berlin and Tel Aviv over the last five years, interest from private equity and venture capital investors has failed to follow suit.
Capital deployed by these investors in EMEA companies, at EUR61.8 billion, is less than a third of investment in its US counterparts, at EUR198.7 billion, and ten per cent less than the EUR68.2 billion deployed into those
Equistone Partners Europe has acquired cloud computing operator Adista.
Following the transaction, Equistone will hold a majority stake in the company, alongside founding management Gilles and Pascal Caumont, regional investment fund GEI (a current shareholder which will reinvest in the company) and Institut Lorrain de Participation (a long-term shareholder).
Forty of the company’s managers will also participate in the transaction, investing in the group to become minority shareholders.
Founded in 1981 in Maxéville, France, Adista is a telecommunications networks and cloud computing services provider to corporates and local governments. Adista supplies connections to High- and Very-High-Speed networks, predominantly
Palamon Capital Partners is to sell Eneas Group to Norvestor Equity or an undisclosed amount.
The sale will bring total proceeds to NOK750 million (approximately EUR80 million), representing a 3.3x return on invested capital.
The transaction is expected to close in August 2016, subject to regulatory approvals.
Full terms of the sale were not disclosed, however, following the transaction the company will continue to be led by CEO and founder Thomas Hakavik.
Eneas is an independent supplier of corporate energy services to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Nordic region and serves more than 25,000 customers with
BTG Global Advisory (BTG GA), an international alliance of independent restructuring and financial advisory firms, has expanded its global reach with the appointment of Matuson & Associates, a restructuring and insolvency firm focused on preserving and maximising enterprise value, based in South Africa.
Matuson & Associates is a South African turnaround and business rescue practice. It was founded in 2009 and has a multi-disciplinary team of 14 professionals with vast experience across sectors including retail, automotive, property and mining.
Matuson & Associates provides a wide range of services including business advisory services, valuations, interim and crisis management, as well
UK online pharmacy companies Pharmacy2U and ChemistDirect.co.uk have merged in a GBP40 million deal backed by GBP10 million of investment from Business Growth Fund (BGF), creating a business with a 1.5 million customer base.
The merger follows the opening of Pharmacy2U’s brand new GBP3.5 million dispensing hub in Leeds – the first of its kind in the UK – earlier in 2016. The facility is capable of dispensing one million prescription items a month.
BGF has provided a GBP10 million investment to support the merger and the new company’s ambitious long term growth plans. The total value of the deal
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has acquired Trader Corporation, a Canada-based digital automotive marketplace and software solutions provider, from funds advised by Apax Partners for approximately CAD1.575 billion.
The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2016.
“We’re extremely impressed by Trader’s growth into the largest and most trusted digital automotive marketplace in Canada," says Holden Spaht, a managing partner at Thoma Bravo. “We look forward to partnering with Sebastian Baldwin and the entire Trader team in their commitment to innovation and accelerating the use of Trader’s current and
Permira is to sell Intelligrated, a North American-based advanced fulfilment solutions provider, to Honeywell in an all-cash transaction for USD1.5 billion.
Richard Carey, a Permira partner and co-head of the firm’s industrials sector team, says: “This was an incredibly successful partnership for Intelligrated and the Permira funds and we are proud of all that the Company has achieved. This investment is a prime example of our strategy to identify growth themes – here, the need for supply chain solutions to support the tremendous growth of e-commerce and home delivery – find the right companies and then work closely with management
Global infrastructure deal activity slowed in the second quarter, with just 225 deals concluded, down on the 339 transactions seen in Q1, according to the Preqin Q2 2016 infrastructure deals update.
However, this downtick is not reflected in the total deal value, with the USD72 billion announced in Q2 approaching the USD89 billion seen in the previous quarter.
In comparison to Q2 2015, when 215 deals were concluded for a total of USD53 billion, the number of deals remains similar; but the increased level of capital invested by infrastructure fund managers this quarter points to the rising valuations of
BGF (Business Growth Fund) is participating in a GBP55m fundraising round alongside new senior debt facilities of GBP20 million to support the acquisition of Tax Computer Systems by AIM-listed Eco City Vehicle (AIM: ECV) for an enterprise value of GBP73 million.
BGF is providing a GBP10 million structured investment to support the long-term growth of the combined group, alongside funding from a consortium of institutional investors led by technology merchant bank MXC Capital, who originated the deal, and additional debt facilities.
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