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Funding will Support Expansion into New Centres and Reimbursement for Retina Implant AG's Implant
Retina Implant AG, the leading developer of subretinal implants for patients blinded by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), today announced the completion of an EUR26 million round of private equity funding.
The funding represents a significant recommitment by both Retina Implant's long-standing investors and new investors, and will be used to establish new clinical centres around the world. It will also help the company to initiate reimbursement applications for its CE marked Alpha IMS subretinal microchip in key markets.
Retina Implant has a long-standing relationship
A subsidiary of Helen of Troy Limited, a designer, developer and worldwide marketer of consumer brand-name housewares, health and home, nutritional supplement and beauty products, is to acquire Hydro Flask and all membership units of Steel Technology, LLC.
Hydro Flask is a designer, distributor and marketer of high performance insulated hydration vessels for active lifestyles. Hydro Flask adds a fast growing brand that has built equity among outdoor and active lifestyle enthusiasts with a product lineup, innovation pipeline and margin profile that complements Helen of Troy’s Housewares segment and extends its reach into the Outdoor and Athletic Specialty, Natural Foods
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), one of Canada's largest pension investment managers, is to acquire from ENGIE Group (EPA: ENGI) a New England portfolio of hydroelectric assets totalling 1.4GW for an enterprise value of USD1.2 billion.
PSP Investments intends to maximise the potential benefits of combining its ownership in these premier assets with the operational expertise of its existing hydroelectric power platform, H2O Power LP (H2O Power).
"PSP Investments is extremely pleased with the acquisition of these significant hydroelectric facilities which form an important component of the Eastern US energy market," says Guthrie Stewart, Senior Vice President, Global
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has signed an agreement to acquire the Window & Door division of Royal Building Products, a manufacturer of vinyl window profiles and patio doors, from Axiall Corporation (AXLL).
The transaction is expected to close 31 March, 2016. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Window & Door division of Royal Building Products (Royal W&D) was founded more than 40 years ago and is a leading manufacturer of rigid and cellular vinyl window and patio door profiles, as well as interior vinyl shutters and other extruded vinyl products for a variety of applications.
Tailwater Capital , an energy-focused private equity firm based in Dallas, has made a USD100 million initial equity commitment to TopSail Energy (TopSail), a newly-formed portfolio company that will primarily focus on purchasing and developing various refined products logistics and processing assets in North America.
Jim Lelio will serve as Chief Executive Officer. He brings over 21 years of midstream and downstream oil and gas experience and relationships to the Company. Mr. Lelio has spent the past 15 years serving in senior roles at Kinder Morgan. He has spent a majority of his career focused on refined products and biofuels transportation, storage, and terminaling operations.
Private equity firm Vance Street Capital has acquired A&E Medical Corporation, a leading medical device OEM designer and contract manufacturer primarily focused on single-use products used in cardiovascular procedures.
This is Vance Street’s first acquisition from its second fund. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Farmingdale, New Jersey, A&E Medical is a leading designer and manufacturer of a high strength sternum closure system along with a wide variety of temporary cardiac pacing wires and extension leads, stainless steel sutures, surgical punches, electrosurgical instruments, and neurosurgical scalp clips.
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Natural foods entrepreneur Steve Hughes has formed Sunrise Strategic Partners, in partnership with private equity firm Trilantic North America, to provide growth capital and expertise to emerging brands in the healthy, active and sustainable living space.
Based in Boulder, Colorado, Sunrise will focus on partnering with passionate founders that have a strong, unique vision and are ready to take their business to the next level.
"Trilantic and I share the vision that there is tremendous value to be created by helping founders of brands that resonate with the millennial consumer scale their business," says Steve Hughes co-founder and CEO
Private equity firm Sheridan Capital Partners has made an equity investment in Europa Sports Products (Europa), a wholesale distributor of sports and fitness supplements.
Sheridan will merge the business of its existing portfolio company, Lone Star Distribution, a Dallas-based wholesale distributor of sports and fitness supplements, into the Europa platform.
Europa is a national specialty distributor of sports nutrition and fitness products, including protein powders, nutrition bars, sports drinks, sports performance supplements, vitamins, weight loss supplements, and meal replacements. Europa services mass markets retailers, gyms, health food stores and specialty supplement retailers through seven distribution centers located in Charlotte,
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey, has increased its stake in Walmark to 100 per cent, buying out the founding Walach family.
Walmark is a major Consumer Healthcare player in Central and Eastern Europe with a leading position in dietary supplements in the region. Mid Europa originally acquired a 50 per cent stake in the Company in December 2012.
The transaction was executed by Michelle Capiod, Robert Chmelar, Viktoria Habanova and Tomas Vrba from Mid Europa. White & Case supported Mid Europa in the transaction as legal counsel.
Dynegy and Energy Capital Partners (Energy Capital), through a newly formed joint venture, are to acquire ENGIE’s United States fossil portfolio consisting of 8,731 megawatts of generation capacity located in ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-New England.
The joint venture has secured financing for the USD3.3 billion acquisition, as well as related transaction fees and working capital, with USD2.25 billion in committed debt facilities and USD1.185 billion in equity commitments from its owners, which includes transaction fees and initial cash balance. Dynegy expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter 2016 after meeting customary closing conditions including approval from the Federal
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