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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
Investec Asset Management has appointed Deirdre Cooper as a portfolio manager with a specific focus on renewable energy, decarbonisation, electrification and resource efficiency.
Bringing extensive experience in the finance and investment industry, Cooper has dedicated the last ten years to the renewable energy, clean tech and utility sectors where she has pioneered considerable innovation, particularly around carbon. She joins most recently from Ecofin where she was a partner, Head of Research and co-portfolio manager of the Ecofin Vista and Global Renewable Infrastructure Fund, as well as co-Portfolio Manager of a number of institutional mandates.
Cooper is an alumnus of
Gide has advised BioMérieux, a specialist in the field of in-vitro diagnostics, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Suzhou Hybiome Biomedical Engineering Co, Ltd.
As part of the deal, the French listed company (Euronext Paris: BIM) acquired 54 per cent of the shares in Hybiome for a valuation of EUR165 million, as well as additional assets such as distribution rights and existing installed base for EUR25 million. It had already purchased a minority stake in the Suzhou-based company earlier this year in July, a transaction on which Gide also advised.
Founded in 2009, Hybiome specialises in automated
East Capital has promoted Tim Umberger, the firm’s Deputy Head of Eastern Europe, to Partner.
Umberger joins current partners, Albin Rosengren (Dubai), Jacob Grapengiesser (Moscow), Karine Hirn (Hong Kong) and Peter Elam Håkansson (Stockholm).
Umberger is based in Moscow and advises on the Balkan strategy and Eastern European mandates as well as being a member of the teams for the Global Frontier Markets and Sustainable Emerging Markets strategies. A Slovenian national, he has been with East Capital for more than a decade, beginning his career as Analyst for the Balkans, before being promoted to Senior Analyst in 2010,
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