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European Buy & Build activity in the first half of 2018 fell by 12 per cent compared to the same period in 2017 with Brexit concerns dampening the normally buoyant UK and Irish markets, according to Silverfleet Capital’s European Buy & Build Monitor.
The Buy & Build Monitor, which tracks global add-on activity undertaken by European- headquartered companies backed by private equity, identified a provisional total of 287 add-ons in the first half of 2017 with a total deal value of GBP4.1 billion, down from 327 add-ons worth GBP4.8 billion recorded over the same period in 2017.
Just eight
AMP Capital is to provide a USD190 million term loan to EQT Infrastructure-owned Synagro, a US provider of residuals management solutions.
Founded in 1986 and based in Baltimore, Maryland, Synagro is a core infrastructure company with an asset-based business model delivering an essential service to more than 600 municipal customers in 37 states and the District of Columbia. The company owns or operates 21 dryers, incinerators and compost facilities that help customers beneficially reuse their biosolids. The company is also the largest US player servicing municipal wastewater treatment plants.
Synagro relies on relationships stretching back 20 years and its
Albion Capital, an independent investment manager, has invested GBP5 million in The Evewell, a fully-integrated centre of medical excellence dedicated to caring for and protecting all aspects of fertility and gynaecological health.
The centre, which opened on Harley Street in London this month, focuses on both gynaecology and reproductive health to ensure that fertility patients receive the most appropriate treatment and advice to maximise their prospects of conceiving. It offers a fully integrated suite of women’s health services that differentiates it from other clinics. The clinic is equipped with the latest technologies for screening and treatment, and is set in
Reed Smith has advised Munich-based MIG Fonds, one of Germany’s leading venture capital investors, as well as other shareholders such as GA Asset Fund, on the sale of all shares in Siltectra to Infineon Technologies AG.
The purchase price amounted to approximately EUR124 million.
Siltectra, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Dresden in Germany, specialises in the development of wafering technologies and related process equipment for the splitting of semiconductor materials. With a patent portfolio of more than 50 patent families, Siltectra has developed a process that allows crystalline materials to be separated with minimal material loss compared
Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP) is to sell the operating subsidiaries of Sonneborn Holdings, a manufacturer of specialty hydrocarbon chemicals, to a subsidiary of HollyFrontier Corporation (HFC), an independent petroleum refiner and marketer, for USD655 million.
The transaction is expected to close in 2019, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Founded in 1903, Sonneborn manufactures highly purified white oil, petrolatum, microcrystalline wax, sodium sulfonate and compressor lubricants for personal care, pharmaceutical, food, polymer and metal working applications of 500-plus global customers. The company is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ and employs approximately 360 people
ODDO BHF Private Equity has successfully completed the first closing of ODDO BHF Secondaries Fund with total commitments above EUR160 million, including a dedicated mandate for an institutional investor.
Fundraising for the strategy started in July 2018.
Commitments are mostly from French and German institutional clients. As an anchor investor, the ODDO BHF Group has made a significant investment in the fund.
Nicolas Chaput, President of ODDO BHF Private Equity, says: “We are proud to receive such a strong support both from our historical partners as well as new investors that consider the secondary Private Equity market as
Private equity firm New Water Capital’s portfolio company, Myotek, has acquired Amptech, a value-added manufacturer of electronics and electrical assemblies based in Manistee, Michigan.
Founded in 1980, Amptech designs, engineers and manufactures circuit boards and other electronic assemblies for customers in automotive, utility and other industrial end markets and applications. The acquisition will allow Myotek to provide its customers with domestic production capabilities for its automotive lighting products. Amptech’s Lee Wyatt will continue to serve as president of the company.
New Water views the addition of Amptech as a way to expand the capabilities of Myotek, a leading transportation
Monroe Capital acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD56 million senior credit facility to support the recapitalisation of Nova Wildcat Amerock (Amerock) by a private equity sponsor.
Founded in the 1920s and based in Huntersville, North Carolina, Amerock is a leading designer and supplier of decorative and functional hardware and related accessories for kitchens, baths, and bedrooms.
The company has a large installed base and has created brand loyalty over Amerock’s 90 plus year history, creating consistent demand for replacement hardware as homeowners repair and remodel existing homes.
The Merrill Corporation survey highlights future challenges for EMEA dealmakers when complying with regulations, accelerating deals and harnessing the power of data.
An increasing number of M&A transactions may be stalling because of concerns over GDPR compliance, according to a survey of EMEA M&A professionals conducted by Merrill Corporation, the leading SaaS provider for professionals in the deal making community.
Overall, the survey highlights the significant role due diligence plays in determining M&A success, while providing insight into the challenges faced by M&A professionals today. The implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) stood out as a
Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm specialising in financial and related business services companies, has made a majority investment in SRS Acquiom, a Denver-based FinTech company that provides technology-enabled services related to M&A settlement, support and risk mitigation, as outlined further in the attached press release.
Founded in 2007 by Paul Koenig, Mark Vogel and Jason Mendelson and headquartered in Denver, SRS Acquiom provides an integrated platform of professional services, technology solutions and data that enables corporate acquirers, private equity firms and venture capital firms to navigate the complex M&A deal execution process more efficiently. The Company has
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