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BlackRock Real Assets (BlackRock) is to sell five operating wind farms and one operating solar project (the Portfolio) located across the UK to Equitix Investment Management (Equitix).
This marks the fourth realisation in the past three months for BlackRock’s Renewable Power platform and the latest addition to Equitix’s significant capabilities in the renewable energy sector.
The portfolio achieved commercial operations between 2010 and 2015, and has a proven track record of consistent operational performance. The Portfolio was optimised by BlackRock through bringing the projects through construction and early stage development and optimising the Portfolio’s debt capital structure through a
Muzinich & Co has provided funding for the acquisition of Fraureuth-based manufacturer Spindel-und Lagerungstechnik Fraureuth (SLF) through private equity sponsor Avedon Capital Partners in collaboration with SLF’s founders.
This partnership approach is designed to expand new strategic goals, further invest in SLF’s operations and pursue new market opportunities. The ambition of both the founders and Avedon is to further strengthen SLF’s competitive positioning by focusing on attractive end-markets, growing its customer base and fostering international growth.
Founded in 1993, SLF is a niche manufacturer of specialised spindles and bearings for customers active in industries such as mechanical engineering, food
MJ Hudson has advised NextEnergy Capital on the first closing of NextPower III LP (NP III), a solar energy fund, with initial commitments of circa USD160 million.
NP III’s investment strategy is to invest in new-build solar photovoltaic (PV) projects internationally. NP III is expected to build a diversified portfolio that, when fully invested, will comprise an estimated 50 to 150 individual solar PV plants.
It is anticipated that NP III will typically commit equity of between USD5 million to USD30 million per solar PV plant. NP III will invest a minimum of 75 per cent of commitments in
Investcorp has signed an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Cambio Healthcare System AB (Cambio) from Valedo Partners Fund II AB (Valedo) and a group of minority investors.
Cambio’s management team and co-founders will continue to hold a meaningful stake in the Company. The transaction remains subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals.
Cambio operates in the Electronic Health Records (EHR) market, offering software solutions for acute, primary, social and person-centred care. Cambio promotes a holistic view on health and social care and offers an EHR agnostic solution for clinical decision support applicable for all branches of health
Vala Capital, a UK venture capital firm, is looking to shake-up fees in the EIS industry with the launch of its new EIS fund.
Vala Capital says the fund’s fee structure means investors will not pay any initial fees, annual management charges (AMC) or administrative, audit or custodian costs. The only expense charged directly to them will be a 20 per cent performance fee on profitable exits.
The investee companies themselves will cover ongoing administration costs through a one-off 6 per cent fee on cash invested.
Jasper Smith, Chairman of Vala Capital, says: “All three of the
Mid Europa portfolio company Hortex, a consumer business in Poland active in frozen and juice categories, is to acquire Jurajska. The transaction is subject to anti-trust clearance and is expected to close in Q1 2019.
Jurajska is an independent player in branded natural and flavoured mineral water in Poland. Jurajska water originates from a deep, geologically isolated source in the ecologically clean and protected region of Polish Jura, which results in unique characteristics – pristine purity, balanced and stable mineral composition rich in calcium and magnesium and low in sodium.
Paweł Padusiński, Partner and Co-Head of Mid Europa’s
Duke Royalty Limited, a provider of alternative capital solutions to a diversified range of profitable and long-established businesses in Europe and abroad, has acquired Capital Step Holdings Limited and Capital Step Investments Limited (Capital Step).
The acquisition more than doubles Duke’s royalty portfolio, increasing the Company’s core investments from five to eleven and thereby significantly accelerating the company’s growth plans and providing portfolio diversification benefits.
The new Royalty Partners are in a range of diversified industry sectors, including new investment sectors such as telecommunication services, media, recruitment, insurance broking and technology solutions.
The acquisition creates an implied enterprise
Tyler Technologies is to acquire Arlington Capital Partners’ portfolio company MicroPact, a provider of specialised, verticall- oriented case management and business process management (BPM) applications for government.
Founded in 1997 by CEO Kristoffer Collo, MicroPact was formerly known as MicroPact Engineering, and since 2012 has operated as MicroPact through several affiliated entities. Arlington Capital originally acquired Iron Data Solutions, LLC in 2011 which was combined with MicroPact in 2015.
“We are very happy to join forces with Tyler Technologies, the clear leader in public sector software technology with an outstanding company culture focused on excellence in all things, including
Eiger Advisors, a UK-regulated business assisting alternative and traditional asset management businesses, and Investeam, an established Paris-based third-party manager, have announced a new commercial partnership.
It will support UK-based fund managers wishing to access the French, Luxembourg and Belgium institutional investors, and French, Luxembourg and Belgium-based fund managers wishing to reach British institutional investors.
These are cross-border markets that to date have not achieved the expected levels of penetration, particularly when considering the quality and performance of the fund managers in the respective countries and the size and diversification of the respective investment markets.
Eiger Advisors is a
London law firm Joelson has advised intelligent aircraft solutions specialist ADB Safegate on its successful acquisition of Ultra Airport Systems, a global provider of airport software solutions.
The transaction will strengthen ADB Safegate’s data analytics capabilities and drive the provider’s transformation in becoming a Total Airport Management (TAM) solutions provider. With air traffic doubling every 15 years, the need for aircraft solution providers to use existing infrastructure more efficiently is growing. Achieving TAM status will allow ADB Safegate to operate as a performance-based provider, achieving greater integration of systems across the airports it serves.
The acquisition will enable ADB
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