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BBF, a UK manufacturer of own-label, licensed and branded ambient cakes and desserts, has secured a new GBP40 million financing facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance (WFCF) to support future growth plans.
BBF serves all the UK’s most recognisable food retailers such as Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, M&S, Aldi and Lidl. With manufacturing facilities in Blackburn, Bradford and Poland, BBF last year complemented the Group’s facilities with the acquisition of Greencore PLC’s ambient cake and chilled desserts division headquartered from a large, modern bakery in Hull.
As a result of the acquisition, annual Group revenues have risen to over GBP150
UK moulded foam products manufacturer Moulded Foams is focusing on further expansion after securing investment from BGF.
Moulded Foams produces a range of 98 per cent air products which protect food, goods and insulate buildings. With properties including temperature resistance, shock absorption, acoustics and light weight load bearing, the foams supplied by the business help preserve energy and protect the longevity of goods for both export and domestic markets.
The company operates from bases at Cumbernauld near Glasgow, Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Blackwood in South Wales, and Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire.
Managing director John Thornberry led a management buyout of the
Guernsey-based Pula Aviation Ltd, parent company of Centreline AV Ltd, has acquired ASG Ltd, a Guernsey-based operation which specialises in business and general aviation maintenance and executive ground handling, and the sale and acquisition of business aircraft.
Together with Centreline AV, ASG Ltd will form part of a new group holding company, Pula Aviation Services Ltd, offering aircraft management and charter, maintenance, aircraft sales and executive ground handling, supported by a 100-strong workforce.
Announcing the latest acquisition today, Colin Pickard, Director of Pula Aviation Ltd, says: “This is an important strategic step for us, and we are delighted to
Scout Clean Energy (Scout), a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (Quinbrook) has closed construction financing and tax equity commitments on the 300MW Ranchero Wind Farm (Ranchero) located in Crockett County, Texas.
The Ranchero project is expected to be operational by year-end 2019 and has been developed from inception by the Scout team. Ranchero will utilise 120 of the latest generation GE 2.5MW wind turbines with 127m rotors and has secured a 10-year Proxy Revenue Swap with Allianz Global & Specialty, Inc.’s Alternative Risk Transfer unit (Allianz), in partnership with Nephila Climate. REsurety provided the risk analytics supporting the PRS
White Oak Global Advisors funded over USD2.5 billion in loans in 2018, providing flexible capital to small and middle market businesses globally.
“Over the past decade, White Oak has honed a specialised expertise in developing bespoke lending solutions to small- and mid-sized enterprises that keep our economy running. Our landmark year in 2018 demonstrates the growing need for such flexible capital,” says Andre Hakkak, CEO and Co-Founder of White Oak. “In addition to developing new financing structures and solutions, we expanded our highly experienced team of originators across the US and the UK, with a commitment to deepening expertise in
Paragon Group, one of Europe’s leading providers of Customer Communications, Identification, and Graphics services is pleased to announce the acquisition of the logistic, Co-packing and direct marketing activities of Asf with the acquisition of the Asf’s site and business of Noyelles-sous-Lens (EUR30m turnover and 300 employees), from Arvato Services France.
With highly complementary activities and customers, the acquisition of Asf Noyelles will contribute to Paragon’s continuing organic and external growth strategy.
Paragon will make Noyelles (Arcania SAS) a centre of excellence in its direct marketing and marketing logistics services, owing to the expertise of the management and the outstanding
Circularity Capital, a specialist private equity firm supporting growth stage European SMEs in the circular economy, has led a multi-million growth funding round in ZigZag Global, a software solution for retailers to optimally manage the return, repacking and resale of products.
Circularity Capital’s investment will further accelerate the rollout of the solution to bluechip retailers.
E-commerce return volumes are growing at 10-20 per cent per annum. In the US market alone, 2.5 million tons of returned goods end up in landfill, the equivalent of the volume of waste produced by 5 million Americans.
ZigZag’s multi-award winning SaaS platform
Carey Olsen Corporate Finance Limited, a group company of offshore law firm Carey Olsen, was the leading listing agent for The International Stock Exchange (TISE) last year.
Carey Olsen Corporate Finance Limited acted as listing agent to 36 per cent of all new issuers of debt securities on TISE in 2018. In doing so, it listed 75 per cent more new issuers and nearly 200 more classes of securities than the next listing agent.
Carey Olsen Corporate Finance Limited continued to complete more high yield listings than any other listing agent, acting in connection with nearly 60 per cent
Private equity firm Apposite Capital’s portfolio company Swanton Care and Community Ltd, a national provider of specialist residential care and supported living services for adults, has acquired Courtyard Care Ltd.
Courtyard Care operates a group of leading children’s specialist residential homes with an excellent reputation providing services for children with complex medical and mental healthcare needs.
Located in the North West of England and with a combined registration for up to 20, the settings provide specialist care for children and young adults up to 18 years old.
Established in 2003, the group has grown as a result of
Offshore law firm Mourant has advised international investment firm and longstanding client Triton, on its latest flagship buyout fund, Triton Fund V.
The fund surpassed the EUR4 billion target and successfully closed in December 2018 at its hard cap of EUR5 billion, making it Triton’s largest fund in its 22-year history and one of the largest pan-European buyout funds of 2018.
The fund is established in Jersey as an expert fund and received commitments from a diversified range of institutional blue-chip investors including pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. The Triton funds invest in and support the
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