Managers
In accordance with a shareholders’ agreement entered into on 10 August 2020, Amber Capital (on behalf of the funds it manages) has informed Vivendi of its intention to sell all of its Lagardère shares to enable Vivendi to exercise, as the case may be, its right of first offer in accordance with the agreement.
In this context, Vivendi made an offer to purchase the 25,305,448 Lagardère shares held by Amber Capital, representing 17.93 per cent of the share capital and 14.34 per cent of the theoretical voting rights of Lagardère, at a price per share of EUR24.10.
This proposal
Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset management group, has arranged a HoldCo PIK financing to support CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII (“CVC”) and BIP equity partners in its investment in BIP, a management consulting company specialised in digital transformation and innovation.
Founded in Italy in 2003, BIP is a leading international consulting firm present in 13 countries, with more than 3,500 employees and a turnover of EUR315 million in 2020 (31 per cent increase vs 2019).
Tikehau Capital has been backing BIP’s remarkable growth since 2018, supporting the company doubling its revenues and expanding internationally.
Tikehau Capital was advised by
Synechron Inc, a digital transformation consulting firm focused exclusively on the financial services industry, has formed a partnership with Accelex Technology to further drive operational efficiencies for its financial services clients.
Accelex offers an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-led automation system for effective data acquisition, analytics and reporting that can afford tangible benefits to investors and asset servicers.
Synechron has been working with Accelex since 2018 and has successfully leveraged the firm’s innovative AI and machine learning models – based solutions for the trifecta of key data management: data acquisition, analytics, and visual display reporting for clients.
Clients of Connection Capital, the specialist private client investment business, have collectively invested GBP5 million into HP Access Fund II, a specialist venture capital (VC) fund focused on buying secondary stakes in later stage investments in the UK and European technology companies.
HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital (“HIG”), has arranged a refinancing package for Kermel (the “Company”), which also includes a growth capital component.
Kermel is a technical fibre manufacturer for flame and heat resistant clothing. The Company manufactures polyamide-imide fibres for garments dedicated to personal protection that demonstrate exceptional resistance to heat, fire and abrasion in extreme circumstances.
HIG WhiteHorse has committed EUR73 million of unitranche and capex facilities to refinance the borrower’s existing indebtedness and provide additional capital to finance the Company’s growth. Kermel has plans to increase its production capacity in the coming
Nova Pangaea Technologies, a UK company which converts woody and agricultural residues into sustainable biocarbons, biofuels, biochemicals and biopolymers has raised a further GBP2.4 million from existing investors as part of a successful Series A funding round.
The latest investment has been led by Par Equity, alongside Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) and Cambridge Angels as well as several existing private investors. It is the largest fundraising round for the company and represents an enhanced valuation of the business.
Nova Pangaea’s continuous thermo-chemical process, called REFNOVA, converts feedstocks such as sustainable wood, straw and other crop residues into biocarbons,
Alternative protein venture capital fund Lever VC has completed final close of Lever VC Fund I with USDD80 million raised to back early stage plant-based and cultivated meat and dairy companies around the world.
The Fund has already built a portfolio of 19 fast-growing plant-based, cultivated and fermented animal protein companies from across the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Lever VC’s backers include several of the world’s largest meat companies, from the US, China and southeast Asia; several of the world’s largest ingredient and food commodities companies, from the US and Europe; one of the world’s largest fermentation companies,
SocialChorus and Dynamic Signal, two high-growth SaaS specialists in the digital employee experience (DEX) market have combined to create Firstup, a new company ‘built to reimagine employee connection through transformative workforce communications’.
Firstup reflects a vision for the future of the modern workforce, in which forward-looking, employee-first companies can reach, connect, and engage every worker, everywhere.
With over 15 million workers on the Firstup platform, spanning 180 countries, the company launches with the foundation of workforce communication pioneers. The strength of Firstup is elevated by the world’s largest customer community of employee experience and communications professionals from nearly 500 companies,
Australian technology company Calix Limited (ASX: CXL) (“Calix” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce global decarbonisation investor Carbon Direct Capital Management has invested EUR15 million for a 6.98 per cent equity stake in Calix subsidiary, the LEILAC Group, which is dedicated to the commercialisation and ongoing development of Calix’s LEILAC CO2 capture technology.
In addition, as part of the transaction, Calix has entered into a licence agreement with the LEILAC Group under which it will retain 30 per cent of royalties earned by the LEILAC Group from deployment of the technology, regardless of Calix’s equity stake in the LEILAC Group.
Align Capital Partners (ACP) has sold its portfolio company Pleatco Filtration (Pleatco) to Pentair for USD255 million.
Completion of the transaction, which marks ACP’s third announced exit to date in 2021, is subject to customary closing conditions.
Headquartered in Louisville, KY, Pleatco is a leading aftermarket-focused manufacturer of highly-engineered clean air and pool & spa water filtration technologies that helps protect people, processes and the environment. ACP acquired Pleatco in June 2017 and has spent the last four years professionalizing and growing the business through several key initiatives. During the partnership, Pleatco more than doubled its revenue and increased
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