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INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund has completed the acquisition of a stake in MBL Group (MBL), a European manufacturer of medical mobility devices, headquartered in Denmark.
Prior to the completion of this transaction, MBL was 70 per cent owned by the Lauritsen family, who founded the company in 1988, with the remaining 30 per cent ownership held by Accession Mezzanine Capital III, a fund advised by Mezzanine Management. As a result of this deal, the Fund has indirectly acquired 48 per cent of MBL while the remaining 52 per cent will continue to be owned by the Lauritsen family.
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Being at the forefront of ESG today means fully integrating it into the investment process rather than viewing ESG as a ‘parallel process’, according to Elin Ljung, director of sustainability and communication at Nordic Capital, one of the most prominent private equity firms in the Nordic region.
Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) environmental services platform Alliance Holdings (Alliance) has acquired the US-based Emissions Monitoring business unit (EM) of Bureau Veritas (BV). The EM business, which will now be known as Alliance Emissions Monitoring, (AEM), provides compliance-driven leak detection and repair (LDAR) services and emissions data management to enable customers throughout North America to meet state and federal regulatory requirements.
The formation of AEM is an important growth investment for Alliance as the Company continues to expand its geographic presence and offer new complementary services to its best-in-class source emissions testing group. “The opportunity to partner with EM’s experienced leadership,
Hamburg-based alternative investment specialist Aquila Capital, has published its ESG report for 2019 “Investing in a brighter future”. As a sustainable real asset investor, Aquila Capital aims to make a significant contribution to the European energy transition through its investments. To achieve this goal, Aquila Capital aligns its actions along the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Aquila Capital has been offsetting its carbon emissions since 2006. Since 2008, the company has been investing in renewable energy projects, which achieved a total capacity of 5 gigawatts by the end of 2019. By the end of last year, the wind, hydropower and
Graycliff Partners has acquired Gerard Daniel Worldwide, a manufacturer and distributor of wire mesh and other wire products used in a variety of applications and end markets, marking its initial investment from its fourth private equity fund.Since its founding in 1952, Gerard Daniel has grown from a domestic reseller of wire mesh into a full-service manufacturer and distributor of more than 5,000 wire mesh and related products to over 3,000 customers worldwide. The company’s products are used for filtration, sound suppression, heat dispersion and electro-chemical applications, and sold into end markets such as automotive, aerospace, energy, pharmaceutical, electronics, food and
Crescent Capital Group’s European Specialty Lending strategy has provided unitranche financing to support the acquisition of Spy Alarms by Phoenix Equity Partners. Crescent has also provided an acquisition facility to support Spy Alarms’ ongoing buy-and-build strategy. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
Spy Alarms is a provider of electronic security and fire alarm services to both domestic and commercial customers. The company supplies, maintains and monitors security and fire alarm systems across London and South East of England, and currently has approximately 30,000 customers. Spy Alarms offers a full suite of security products that include intruder alarms, CCTV, fire safety
UK private equity fund Elaghmore has acquired UK signage specialist, Blaze Signs Holdings Ltd (Blaze). Based in Broadstairs, Kent, and with a substantial manufacturing and service centre in Birmingham, Blaze designs, manufactures, installs and maintains high-quality signage for well-known brands, including Lloyds Bank, Vision Express, Tescos and Sainsburys. During the pandemic, Blaze has also been providing social distancing and signage solutions for its customers.
The acquisition includes Blaze’s trading subsidiaries Blaze Signs Ltd and Cygnia Maintenance Ltd. Cygnia is the UK’s largest, and leading provider of sign maintenance, sign repairs and image protection services.
In total, Blaze employs 250
British Business Investments Ltd, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has made its fourth commitment through its GBP500 million Managed Funds Programme.The cornerstone commitment of up to EUR75 million is being made to manager Isomer Capital’s second fund, Isomer Capital II, which will be targeted at early stage venture capital managers across Europe, that invest primarily into early stage tech companies. Isomer II will also pursue a co-investment strategy, investing alongside its fund managers, with additional capital made available for the most promising, high-growth companies from the underlying portfolio.
By taking a cornerstone position, capital from British Business
The pandemic has made investors ask a different set of questions, and shown how a ‘hybrid-approach’ will increase efficiency in the new normal, according to Sebastian Junoy, speaking on the operational due diligence panel at the PEWlive event today (2 September).
BGF invested GBP15 million into Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) just before lockdown. Despite the well-documented challenges facing the business and wider sector, BGF has supported the Park and enabled the expansion development to continue.
Based on visitor reviews, YWP was recently ranked within the top 10 per cent of visitor attractions globally by the Travellers’ Choice Awards.
Set up in 2008 by founder directors Steve Minion, John Minion, Cheryl Williams and Neville Williams, Yorkshire Wildlife Park is located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. YWP is a dynamic, interactive centre for animal conservation and welfare, home to more than 450 animals
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