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Dutch-German investment manager Primevest Capital Partners and communications group Vodafone Germany are to roll-out a state-of-the-art fibre optic network in the city of Hadamar in the Hessian district of Limburg-Weilburg.
Primevest will finance and build the infrastructure for around EUR20 million and lease it back to operator Vodafone, which will market and provide ultra-high-speed internet services over the new network.
Bas van Dongen, Communication Infrastructure Partner at Primevest Capital Partners, says: “Germany is one of the world’s leading economies but lags behind other markets in the provision of superfast broadband connectivity, which acts as a drag on productivity, both
Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital’s portfolio company, SMAC, is to sell its skylights division to Kingspan Light + Air, a division of Kingspan Group.
The agreement includes the sale of Skydôme, a subsidiary focused on the production of daylighting, ventilation, smoke evacuation, and roofing access systems, and Essemes Services, a division of Skydôme, specialising in the installation of skylights and the maintenance of fire safety equipment.
Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, and the final sale is subject to closing conditions and works council consultation.
The pending sale of Skydôme and Essemes enables SMAC to focus
Memery Crystal, a London-based law firm, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Parisian law firm, Fides Partners to offer UK clients a comprehensive and independent management advisory offering for private-equity backed deals.
This tie-up will allow Memery Crystal to provide a unique advisory service to management teams that includes financial, alongside traditional legal and tax advice. Offering a complete advisory service stops the need for multiple advisors, ensuring simplicity and efficacy throughout the process.
Memery Crystal has a record of acting for motivated individuals, whether management teams, owner managers or entrepreneurs, on a variety of transactions. The firm
Lonsdale Capital Partners (Lonsdale), a private equity firm focused on the lower mid-market, has exites its investment in GYG Plc (GYG), a superyacht painting, supply and maintenance company.
The sale produces a return of 3x to Lonsdale and an IRR of 75 per cent. Lonsdale invested in the business in 2016 and then made a partial exit in 2017 via an IPO on AIM. Lonsdale has now sold its remaining stake in GYG by way of a placing on AIM.
Based in Palma, Mallorca, GYG has operations across the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the USA. The Group primarily trades
Imaweb, an independent developer and provider of automotive and dealership digital software solutions in Europe, has acquired Procar, an automotive digital software solutions provider in the DACH market.
Founded in 1998, Procar is one of the leading automotive digital software solutions providers in Germany, with around 1,000 clients. It provides solutions to dealers across globally renowned automotive brands including Toyota, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, Ford and Renault.
Imaweb provides dealerships and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with a full suite of digital software solutions, helping them digitalise the entire customer journey. Imaweb, which is backed by funds advised by PSG, a
Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has invested in Titania Group Limited (Titania), a cybersecurity automation software business.
The investment will be used to support the senior management team in taking Titania through its next stage of growth, assisted by Foresight’s expertise in the sector.
Founded in 2009 by Ian Whiting, the company has grown substantially due to the success of its first product, Nipper, which automates the assessment of network devices to identify mis-configurations and vulnerabilities with the accuracy of a penetration tester. Winner of multiple cybersecurity industry awards, as well as the Queen’s
Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has acquired Jagex, a developer and publisher of video games. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, and employing more than 450 people, Jagex is one of the largest and most successful British video game studios, developing and publishing video games on PC and mobile. The company is best known for its online role-playing living game franchise RuneScape, which has attracted almost 300 million player accounts since its launch 20 years ago. Jagex has grown its RuneScape titles to a USD1 billion franchise. The titles, which are
UK-based growth capital investor BGF has made a further GBP4 million investment in fast-growth, lead generation technology business, ROI.
This deal follows just seven months after BGF’s initial investment, taking the total invested to GBP7 million. In November 2020, ROI acquired the consumer finance assets of Raketech to accelerate the company’s growth in the financial services sector and establish a base in Norway.
With ambitions to become the number one lead generation business in Europe, ROI’s success to date is through its lead generation product which allows small businesses to rent a highly optimised website, attract more leads and
he Board of Directors of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has appointed Abi Mustapha-Maduakor as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Mustapha-Maduakor joins AVCA from MedAccess, a subsidiary of CDC Group, where she was Head of Business Operations and Finance, overseeing financial and risk management, strategy implementation, and organisational development.
During her tenure as AVCA’s Chief Operating Officer from 2016 to 2019, Abi played an integral role in driving the Association’s strategy, prioritising knowledge exchange and digitisation. Under her leadership, the Association strengthened focus on data and pioneering research, professional development support for private equity stakeholders, and
Funds advised by Apax Partners have acquired the PIB Group (PIB), a leading independent specialist insurance intermediary, alongside PIB’s management team.
Funds advised by The Carlyle Group, PIB’s existing investor since 2015, will re-invest for a minority stake. The financial terms of the transaction (which is subject to applicable regulatory approvals) have not been disclosed.
PIB’s executive management team, led by Chief Executive Officer Brendan McManus and Chief Financial Officer Ryan Brown, will continue to lead the business following the acquisition.
Launched in 2015, PIB has grown significantly during Carlyle’s ownership, both organically and through acquisitions. Today it
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