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Egeria, an Amsterdam based investment company, has acquired a majority interest in the Irish headquartered MAAS Aviation Group.
The company’s executive management team has retained a minority interest in the company. MAAS Aviation is one of the leading commercial aircraft painting companies in the world with operations in The Netherlands, Germany and the USA. Founding shareholder and Executive Chairman, Darragh Hall exits MAAS Aviation after almost 40 years with the company. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
MAAS Aviation has achieved significant growth over the last five years and has developed successful partnerships with OEM and
Irish Funds, the representative body for the global cross-border investment funds industry in Ireland, has reported an increase in assets in Irish domiciled funds of 9 per cent over the last quarter, to an all-time high of EUR2.64 trillion according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI).
Net sales for the quarter across all funds, stood at EUR32.3 billion – of which EUR25.7 billion were into ETFs. This, along with positive market movement helped drive an increase in assets in Irish domiciled ETFs to EUR429.8 billion, representing 17 per cent growth in the first quarter.
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Private markets funds have continued to rake in new commitments from institutional investors eager to diversify their portfolios and capture the returns private markets investments can offer. However, investors are now tempering their private markets return expectations.
Coupled with other industry trends, this will have implications for private markets fundraising and due diligence, according to a new eVestment report, produced in association with parent company Nasdaq.
The 2019 eVestment Private Markets Due Diligence Survey of institutional investors, consultants and private markets fund managers finds that 52 per cent of investors expect returns in the space to decline in the
Drooms, a provider of virtual data rooms in Europe, and Oodrive, a European specialist in sensitive data management, have formed a strategic partnership and will market their joint solution in their respective markets: France and French-speaking territories for Oodrive, and Germany and German-speaking territories for Drooms.
Oodrive, a French specialist in highly-secure collaboration and electronic signature solutions, meets the highest French and international certification standards and requirements with regards to sensitive data processing. It provides a solution in over 90 countries and for over 15,000 customers, including BNP Paribas, Banque de France, Axa, DGA, Air Liquide, Airbus, Kering, Air France
TowerBrook Capital Partners is to sell Metallo Holdings 3 (Metallo), a Belgian-Spanish non-ferrous metals recycling Group, to Aurubis AG.
Metallo is a recycling and refining company with around 530 employees at its main sites in Belgium and Spain. In the fiscal year 2018, Metallo generated revenues of approximately EUR 985 million. With the transaction, Aurubis continues to actively pursue its multi-metal and recycling strategy.
The closing of the transaction is subject to clearance by the responsible merger control authorities and is expected to take place towards the end of the year. The Supervisory Board of Aurubis AG has already
Palatine Private Equity has supported the management buyout of technology-driven testing, inspection and certification (TIC) business Lucion Services.
Founded in 2003, Lucion is a multidisciplinary risk management group focused on hazardous materials, with a market-leading presence in the asbestos compliance market. Headquartered in Gateshead but with offices across the UK, the group works in close partnership with its clients to help them achieve full compliance with UK occupational safety and environmental regulations.
Operating across a range of sectors including retail, housing and marine, Lucion uses its bespoke NexGen operating software to provide an added value service to a wide
Orrick has advised Michelin on its acquisition of the Masternaut Group from majority owners Summit Partners and Fleetcor Technologies for a transaction value equal to 8x 2018 EBITA before synergies. The transaction closed on 22 May, 2019.
Founded in 1996, Masternaut is one of Europe’s largest telematics providers, operating primarily in the UK and France. Masternaut provides solutions for fleet tracking and optimisation, driver behaviour improvement and digital transformation and manages over 220,000 mostly light-utility vehicles under contract.
The Orrick team was led by London M&A and private equity partner James Connor with French law support from Paris partner
Streamline Press, a leading commercial printer specialising in lithographic, digital and large format print services, has secured GBP250,000 funding from MEIF Maven East & South East Midlands Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners.
This funding will support the implementation of Streamline Press’ profit improvement and growth strategy.
Streamline Press is a leading commercial printing company with a diverse range of services split across two sites in Leicester. The company produces lithographic, digital and large format print, with extensive in-house print finishing and mailing capabilities, enabling it to help its customers get the most from their print budgets. From short run
Private equity firm LDC is to sell fast-growing holiday park operator, Away Resorts, to Bregal Freshstream. LDC, part of Lloyds Banking Group, will retain a minority shareholding as part of the deal.
Founded 10 years ago by leisure entrepreneur Carl Castledine, Away Resorts now operates six leading resorts in prime UK destinations, including Tattershall Lakes in Lincolnshire and Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight, hosting almost 200,000 holiday-makers each year.
LDC invested in Away Resorts in 2015 to support the management team’s expansion plans and the development of its existing sites. The business subsequently acquired Mersea Island Holiday
Fountain Healthcare Partners (Fountain) has held the initial closing of its third fund, Fountain Healthcare Partners Fund III (Fund III) with EUR118 million of committed capital, exceeding its initial target raise of EUR100 million.
Fund III is a dedicated life science venture capital (VC) fund and brings Fountain’s total capital under management to EUR294 million. Within the life science sector, Fund III will primarily focus on specialty pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices.
Fountain will invest a majority of the capital in Fund III within Europe but expects to also make investments in the US market. Fund III is expected to
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