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When President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) last December, one of the key points that the media focused on was the reduction in corporate tax from 35 per cent to 21 per cent; the biggest cut in more than three decades. This was big news for corporate America.
But as some rightly questioned, what would US corporations do with this tax windfall? Are they going to use it to invest more? If they do, it would likely lead to an immediate boost to growth, which could be inflationary in the short-term. Or are
Business advisory firm Quantuma has led the management buyout of Miles 33 Group Ltd (Miles 33) from Ares Capital. The deal was backed by Ethos Partners and Santander.
Founded in 1976 and based in Bracknell, Miles 33 is a supplier of editorial and advertising management software to the media and publishing industries. The company also provides wider corporate marketing automation software to agencies.
The management team, led by Mike Moore, is well positioned to attain its growth plans supported by Ethos Partners. Growth will be driven by the further rollout of the recently developed Gemstone software, as well as
Céréa Partenaire, the investor-partner of French and European Agrobusiness companies, invested EUR217 million in private debt to finance the development of 15 companies over the last 12 months.
This is a record level of activity for the firm’s private debt team which acted as arranger or co-arranger on most of the transactions.
Michel Chabanel, CEO of Céréa Partenaire, says: “Active in mezzanine since our creation in 2004, private debt is at the heart of our DNA. Since then we have strengthened our position by expanding our offer and are able to cover almost all the financing needs of small
Siris Capital Group (Siris), a private equity firm focussed on making control investments in data, telecommunications, technology and technology-enabled business service companies, has appointed Joe Cozzolino as an executive partner.
Cozzolino was most recently Senior Vice President and Worldwide General Manager at Cisco Services. In his new role at Siris, Cozzolino will work closely with the firm’s investment professionals and other executive partners to identify and validate potential investment opportunities for Siris as well as assist in the oversight and operations of Siris’ portfolio companies.
With more than 30 years of experience in the technology and telecommunications industry, Cozzolino
MachineMetrics, which equips factories with the digital tools needed to increase productivity and win more business, has raised USD11.3 million in Series A financing round.
Tola Capital led the round with participation from existing investors Hyperplane Venture Capital, Long River Ventures, Mass Ventures, Hub Angels and Firebolt Ventures. With the new funds, the company will expand its data science and product development teams while accelerating global sales.
MachineMetrics is a pioneer in Industrial IoT (Internet of Things) technology and brings analytics to manufacturing. Once installed, manufacturers can collect, visualise and analyse data from any industrial machine.
MachineMetrics is a
Manchester-headquartered Ardenton Capital Corporation has invested in Birmingham-based Shaftec Automotive with funding support from PNC Business Credit UK.
Ardenton’s third investment in the West Midlands, Shaftec has been supplying remanufactured and new parts to the motor trade for more than 20 years, establishing itself as the leading transmission, steering and braking supplier to the UK aftermarket.
The business has a headcount of 130, operating from its 42,000 sq ft facility in Birmingham where it manufactures and distributes products across the UK and Europe.
Ardenton has been active in the West Midlands since the Canadian-headquartered investor established its first
Altus Capital Partners, an investment firm focussed on middle market manufacturing companies headquartered in the US, has sold International Imaging Materials (IIMAK) to ACON Investments, LLC.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Altus Capital Partners acquired IIMAK in June 2012 alongside the senior management of IIMAK to support the Company’s growth and expansion efforts. Headquartered in Amherst, New York, with additional operations in Belgium, Brazil and Mexico, IIMAK is a leading developer and manufacturer of Thermal Transfer Ribbons, Direct Thermal Films and Fluid Inks used to print on-demand variable information such as bar codes, text and
The Spanish Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (ASCRI) and law firm Cuatrecasas have launched a handbook of ‘Good practice guidelines for investors and private equity entities in Spain’.
Miguel Zurita, ASCRI chair, says: “In the sector’s current process of expansion and incorporation of new investors, we thought it would be useful to prepare this handbook of good practices, with the immediate goal of facilitating dialogue between fund managers and investors. We are an industry with the combination of all our parties’ interests at our core, and this document is intended to provide guidelines so they can organise their relationships constructively
eHealth Ventures, a digital health technological incubator in Israel, has acquired its 8th portfolio company – Engineering for All (EfA), managed by Yoel Ezra, an elite IDF technology unit veteran with many years of R&D management experience. eHealth Ventures has invested USD900,000 in the company’s seed financing round.
EfA is developing RevDx – a revolutionary Digital Diagnostic programable lab-on-hand system that can enable fully automated, on-the-spot gold standard microscopy diagnostics and real-time disease mapping, through an affordable handheld real-time digital, multichannel solution. This includes full CBC and parasitology capabilities, diagnosis of infectious diseases and precise and affordable test-treat-track treatment – all
Ironwood Capital has appointed Maryam Jalal as an analyst. Jalal is responsible for reviewing new investment opportunities, conducting research and performing financial modelling and due diligence. In addition, Maryam provides support for business development activities and portfolio management.
Jalal has an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan and a Master’s in Management from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Prior to joining Ironwood, Maryam worked as a financial analyst for Terakeet, a search engine optimisation firm. Previously she worked as a business intelligence analyst for Mobilink GSM, a multinational telecommunications company
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