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The Aurelius Group started the 2016 financial year very successfully with total consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2016 increasing by 58 per cent year-on-year to EUR686.4 million (Q1 2015: EUR433.9 million).
At EUR2,640.6 million, consolidated revenues on an annual basis exceeded the prior-year figure by 52 per cent (Q1 2015: EUR1,735.6 million).
EBITDA for the combined group increased significantly in the first quarter of 2016 to EUR101.2 million (Q1 2015: EUR15.8 million). This figure includes income from the sale of Group entities in excess of the carrying amount of EUR57.6 million (Q1 2015: EUR0 million) from the
Tecres, a medical technology company dedicated to the development of bone cements and bone substitutes and private equity firm Keensight Capital have invested in Demetra Holding.
This new Group, led by Tecres’ shareholders, combines two of the major players in the field of bone cement and biomaterials, Tecres SpA (Italy-based) and aap Biomaterials GmbH (Germany-based) which will continue to act as separate entities with their own respective business strategies.
The two companies have been able to position themselves as leaders on their respective segments through different business models and distribution strategies. Historically, aap has been focussing on the Contract Manufacturing
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a notice of application for an order for exemptive relief that will permit Triloma EIG Global Energy Fund and Triloma EIG Global Energy Term Fund I (collectively, the Funds) to co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with certain affiliated investment funds.
The Funds expect the SEC to grant an order for exemptive relief in approximately 30 days, allowing the Funds to participate in directly originated investment transactions, including those alongside EIG's private funds, subject to the conditions in the order.
"We feel the current energy market conditions are creating
Maranon Capital was Agent for a mezzanine investment to support the acquisition of HALO Branded Solutions (HALO) by Audax Private Equity (Audax) and company management. Maranon was also a co-investor in the equity for the transaction.
HALO, headquartered in Sterling, Illinois, is a leading promotional products distributor in the USD20 billion per year promotional products industry. Through its nationwide account executive network and corporate service team, HALO offers innovative client solutions, priced competitively, and supported by world-class operations and award-winning marketing.
Lance Hirt and Jaime Buehl-Reichard, former executives of Lindsay Goldberg have launched StoneCourt Capital, a new private equity firm focused in partnership with David Lumpkins and Nathan Ticatch of PetroLogistics Company (PetroLogistics).
Stonecourt will opportunistically capitalise on market dislocations by facilitating the growth of existing businesses and constructing or repositioning hard assets. The firm will be headquartered in New York City with offices in Houston and Cleveland.
Stonecourt’s leadership team has worked together for more than 12 years to transform companies across multiple industries, including logistics and distribution, petrochemicals, industrial services, consumer products and midstream energy. Leveraging deep financial acumen,
New York-based private equity firm Eagle Private Equity is to provide an immediate USD1 million credit line to be provided by Eagle, along with a subsequent debt or equity financing of up to USD10 million.
Proceeds from the loans and other financing will be intended for the acquisition of mineral assets. Loans made to the Company based on the initial USD1 million credit line may be converted into a newly-created class of the Company’s preferred stock.
Dan Anderson, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, says: “We are extremely pleased to announce this term sheet and believe the financing can be the
Pamplona Capital Management has raised USD1 billion for Pamplona TMT Fund I, a dedicated fund that will make equity investments in technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) companies.
Pamplona expects the fund to invest in 12 to 15 companies, the first of which, Dyn.
The fund will invest in high-growth companies in segments including cloud computing and SaaS companies, mobile platforms and services, and industrial technologies. The fund will consider both control and minority investments; buyouts and recapitalisations; and rollups and consolidations within its target sectors.
Pamplona Managing Partner John Halsted, says: “The creation of this USD1 billion dedicated
Polynt and Reichhold are to combine their businesses to created global coating and composite resins operation with over EUR2.1 billion (USD2.4 billion) in revenues.
Polynt-Reichhold will be invested into equally by Investindustrial and Black Diamond Capital Management (Black Diamond).
Credt fund manager GSO Capital Partners is providing the debt financing for the transaction which is subject to customary regulatory approvals and expected to close in the second half of 2016.
This combination further reinforces the Group’s leading position as a global vertically integrated specialty chemicals player, with significant presence both in Europe and North America, a strategy initiated by
Everest Re Group has launched the Alternative Solution Group at Everest Specialty Underwriters, offering transactional risk insurance as well as professional and management liability insurance on both a primary and excess basis to private equity firms and hedge funds.
Robert Clark has been appointed to the position of Vice President to head up this new unit. Robert joined Everest in late 2015 from Axis Insurance Company, where he was Vice President of the Private Equity Group. Prior to that, Robert worked for Moody’s Investor Service as an analyst for the P&C Insurance Team, which included responsibility for a portfolio of
Invest Europe’s 2015 European Private Equity Activity report finds that private equity investment into European companies increased by 14 per cent to EUR47.4 billion in 2015, along with high fundraising and exit activity.
The trade association’s report provides verified data gathered directly from more than 1,200 European private equity firms, covering 91 per cent of the EUR564 billion in capital under management in Europe.
Almost 5,000 companies across Europe benefited from private equity and venture capital investment last year. Of these, 86 per cent were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and nearly half of the total attracted private equity
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