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The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has made an investment in Geropharm, a Russian pharmaceutical company, specialising in restoring brain function and the treatment of diabetes.
This investment utilises the mechanism designed to promote the development of companies with significant export potential.
The proceeds will be used by Geropharm for the construction of a high-tech full-cycle production complex in St. Petersburg as well as to the development of new drugs and exports. The new facility will enable the company to significantly increase production volumes.
Geropharm is included in the list of the most promising domestic pharmaceutical companies. In
Beacon Rail Leasing, a Pan-European rolling stock lessor, has closed on the acquisition of Ascendos Rail Leasing, a European locomotive and rolling stock leasing company, having received clearance from the German competition authorities.
The combined Beacon and Ascendos portfolio includes 225 locomotives and over 1,000 freight wagons on lease in the UK, Scandinavia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Germany, 55 passenger train units on lease in the UK and Germany, 67 double decker coaches on lease in Denmark, and 13 sets of Mark 5 coaches which will be operated by TransPennine Express in the UK.
Commenting on the closing, Ted
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) held it’s Annual General Meeting in Malta on 16 and 17 June, with regulatory and market activity taking centre stage.
Hosted by the Maltese Funds Industry Association (MFIA), the AGM provided an opportunity for EFAMA members to discuss the investment and regulatory landscape and to exchange views with representatives from the European Commission and the Maltese Financial Services Authority.
The AGM marked the end of a first year under the mandate of EFAMA President Alexander Schindler, Member of the Executive Board of Union Asset Management Holding AG. During this time, the
Revlon is to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Elizabeth Arden for USD14.00 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value for Elizabeth Arden of approximately USD870 million.
By bringing together two highly complementary, iconic brand portfolios, Revlon says it will benefit from greater scale, an expanded global footprint, and a significant presence across all major beauty channels and categories, including the addition of Elizabeth Arden’s growing prestige skin care, color cosmetics and fragrances. The combination will leverage Revlon’s scale across major vendors and manufacturing partners, improving distribution and procurement. Cost synergies of approximately USD140 million are expected to
LogicMonitor, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivered end-to-end IT infrastructure monitoring platform, has secures a USD130 million investment from Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the growth equity affiliate of private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.
The investment will be used to continue LogicMonitor’s global market expansion as the leading modern IT infrastructure performance monitoring solution that will displace legacy and premise-based monitoring systems in complex and agile environments.
LogicMonitor is disrupting the IT infrastructure space with its extensive on-premise, cloud, and hybrid datacenter monitoring capabilities, all in its one SaaS platform. Its extensive monitoring capabilities enable its customers to prevent performance degradation and
Energy Access Ventures (EAV) has announced a USD2 million investment as part of a USD7.5 million round in PEG – an off-grid solar pay-as-you-go (PAYG) company operating in Ghana.
The partnership with PEG is EAV’s second investment and represents the start of its investment activity in West Africa. After a Series A-1 round of USD3,2M closed in September 2015, EAV led a USD4.3 million Series A-2 round, joined by Blue Haven Initiative. Existing investors Engie Rassembleurs d’Energie and Investisseurs & Partenaires also participated in the round. The funding will be used to expand operations in Ghana, build out the management
Product development firm Cambridge Consultants, part of the Altran group, is to acquire Synapse.
The acquisition will allow for the combined firms to create one of the world’s largest product development companies with significant presence on both coasts of the US. This acquisition, combined with Cambridge Consultants, will grow the Innovative Product Development activity revenues of Altran by 50 per cent by the end of 2016 (on a proforma basis), and fits within Altran’s ‘2020 Ignition’ strategic plan under which Cambridge Consultants is aiming to double its scale and enhance its geographic reach in the US and Asia.
From its
BlackRock Real Assets has entered into an agreement to purchase GE Energy Financial Services’ 50 per cent interest in the Grandview wind project (Grandview).
Grandview is now jointly owned by BlackRock and E.ON Climate and Renewables North America (EC&RNA), a subsidiary of E.ON SE, one of the world’s largest renewable power providers.
Grandview has been operating since December, 2014 and is located on 45,000 acres in Carson County, Texas in the ERCOT regional transmission origination system. The 211 MW wind project will supply electricity to the region under a long-term offtake agreement with an investment grade counterparty and utilises proven,
Law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has advised 3i Infrastructure on the successful completion of a capital raise with gross proceeds of GBP385 million.
3i Infrastructure plc is a FTSE 250 infrastructure investment company. Capital raised will be used to fund the completion of the company's investments in Wireless Infrastructure Group and TCR and invest in further new investments during the rest of the financial year.
The offering, with an original target size of GBP350 million, was significantly oversubscribed and the final size has been set so as to ensure that the Company continues to maintain an efficient balance sheet while at
Leading international law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has advised long standing client Intertrust N.V. on its GBP435 million acquisition of Elian Group.
Netherlands-based global trust and corporate services provider, Intertrust NV, has 37 offices in 26 jurisdictions in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Fiduciary services company Elian, which has its headquarters in Jersey, comprises 15 offices around the world.
Mourant Ozannes Partner, Simon Felton, says: "This is a positive step for Intertrust and Elian which will allow for significant growth and diversification in key jurisdictions, creating a truly global leader in their industry. Our international team of specialists worked together
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