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An incubator designed to help fledgling companies grow and thrive in County Durham has been launched at one of the region’s fastest growing business hubs.
Durham City Incubator, based at Salvus House, in Aykley Heads, Durham, will be open to businesses that have been trading for under 12 months and are based in County Durham. Companies will be able to tap into six months of intensive support designed to ensure they are ready for the next stage of growth, with training and advice ranging from financing and marketing to legal issues and business strategy and much more.
The incubator is
CVC Credit Partners has acted as Administrative Agent on a first lien senior secured credit facility provided to Industrial Physics.
The company used the proceeds at close to finance an acquisition and refinance existing debt, whilst the credit facility can also be utilised to finance the company’s growth through future acquisitions in the US and Europe.
Formed in 2014 by Union Park Capital, Industrial Physics designs, manufactures, and distributes test and measurement instruments for quality assurance of packaging materials. These instruments are critical to maintaining customer quality control procedures and are used throughout the value chain. The Company has offices
ARQIS has advised Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen SE on the acquisition of the Cologne-based CMS Unternehmensgruppe.
The takeover is subject to approval of the antitrust authorities. After the transaction’s closing, which is expected to be carried out by the end of the year, Alloheim will combine about 21,000 care beds and apartments for assisted living under one umbrella.
CMS operates 23 nursing homes with about 2,000 care beds, an outpatient nursing service, day care services, and about 300 apartments for assisted living. Since its foundation in 1990 by Klaus Rosenthal, CMS has constantly expanded its regional presence and today has operations
Private equity company HIG Capital’s (HIG) portfolio company AVI-SPL has acquired Interactive Solutions (ISI).
AVI-SPL is the global leader in enterprise grade audio visual and videoconferencing (AV/VC) systems integration and unified communications (UC) solutions. ISI’s leading position in the Southeastern US will enhance and expand AVI-SPL’s ability to service its customers in the fast growing region.
Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, ISI provides AV/VC and UC services through its Memphis and Nashville locations to leading corporate, higher education, healthcare, and government customers. Founded in 1996, ISI has exhibited robust growth driven by continuous innovation and a “customer first” culture. The
Private equity investor Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has promoted five senior staff to partnership positions. The newly promoted partners are Colin Anderson (Property), Suzanne Lupton (Co-investment), Ewan McKinnon (Private Equity), David Milroy (Private Equity) and Andrew Whiteley (Property).
Colin Anderson joined Maven in 2014 after 11 years in various Corporate Banking and Real Estate Finance roles with The Royal Bank of Scotland. A chartered accountant, Colin has been instrumental in growing the Maven property business from five assets in 2009 and GBP41 million Gross Development Value (GDV), to 23 assets and GBP295 million GDV prior to recent exits this year.
Noerr has advised the Danish electronics manufacturer GPV International on the acquisition of the Swiss CCS Group in a deal worth DKK800 million (EUR107 million).
The seller is the Swiss investor Zurmont Madison Private Equity.
Both companies are active in the field of electronic manufacturing services (EMS) with a focus on electronics, mechatronics, precision mechanics and cable harnesses. The merger creates a global EMS provider with around 3,700 employees and production sites in Asia, Europe and America.
Noerr advised on the transaction together with the Danish law firm Gorrissen Federspiel and advised GPV on the German and Slovak
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Martin Schwab and William Pruellage as Co-Managing Partners, jointly responsible for Pamplona’s day-to-day operations.
Alex Knaster and John Halsted will continue to lead the firm, with Alex remaining as Chairman & CEO, and John becoming President of Private Equity and continuing as Chair of the Investment Committee.
Halsted says: “Martin and Bill have a strong foundation of trust, personal respect and friendship and I am delighted to be handing them more responsibilities in the management of the firm. They have a proven track record of
CogitalGroup, an international business services group focussed on entrepreneurial and private businesses, and its London division, Blick Rothenberg, have acquired Hazlems Fenton.
Hazlems Fenton, is a practice focussing on providing a range of compliance and advisory services to owner managed businesses.
John Connolly, Executive Chairman, says: “I am delighted to welcome our new colleagues into our group. Hazlems Fenton‘s client base complements Blick Rothenberg’s services to entrepreneurial businesses. The acquisition builds on Blick Rothenberg’s existing client base in this sector which is a core historic strength of Blick Rothenberg.”
Nilesh Shah, CEO of Blick Rothenberg, says: “We are
Europe’s attractiveness as an investment destination is on the rise compared to 2017, as the majority of global investors are more likely to invest in both the EU and the UK after Brexit, according to new survey findings.
Nearly 90 per cent of investors said Europe has become a more attractive investment destination over the last five years, according to Invest Europe’s Global Investment Decision Makers Survey 2018, which the association will present at a high-level European Commission conference today.
Following last year’s inaugural survey, global investors still rank Europe above China and the USA for its highly skilled
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has hired Shawn Haghighi as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.
Working from the firm’s office in Los Angeles, Haghighi joins OpenGate’s global senior leadership team comprising investment professionals in Los Angeles and Paris, France.
Haghighi is a tenured professional with over 18 years of legal practice and experience with a diverse background gained through his tenure at two global, investment firms and leading, international law firms. Prior to joining OpenGate, Haghighi was Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Platinum Equity. During his four-year tenure at Platinum, Haghighi was
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