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After obtaining the necessary regulatory authorisations, Unigrains, the agri-food and agro-industry investor, has completed the acquisition of Mecatherm, a specialist in industrial baking equipment, from Wendel.
Olivier Sergent, President of Mecatherm, says: “We are delighted to begin this new, ambitious development phase with Unigrains. This partnership will enable us to offer more added value, services and support to our clients thanks to the strategic and financial backing of our growth projects and via synergies with the French Grain Growers Association.”
Philippe Pinta, President of Unigrains, says: “This strategic acquisition is part of our effort to gain a better understanding
Nozomi Networks, a specialist in industrial cybersecurity and operational visibility announced today it has raised USD30 million in Series C financing.
The company’s first institutional investor, Giovanni Canetta Roeder, led the efforts of Planven Investments SA, GGV Capital, Lux Capital, Energize Ventures (formerly Invenergy Future Fund) and THI Investments, bringing Nozomi Networks’ total funding to date to USD53.8 million. This latest round quickly follows a USD15 million round in January 2018. Funding will be used to fortify Nozomi Networks’ market lead by further broadening its global presence and continuing expansion of research and development. The company is solidly positioned to
Iron Bow Technologies, an IT solution provider serving government, commercial and healthcare clients, has announced an equity partnership with private equity investment firm HIG Capital.
The partnership will accelerate Iron Bow’s rapid growth in prospective markets across the public and private sectors.
With USD25 billion of equity capital under management, HIG’s investment and commitment to the business is critical to maturing the Iron Bow vision and mission. Iron Bow plans to continue its organic investment strategy and, through the HIG partnership, target strategic acquisitions that will help the company expand its existing portfolio, broaden its offerings and gain greater
Duke Royalty Limited, a provider of alternative capital solutions to a diversified range of profitable and long-established businesses in Europe and abroad, has contributed a further GBP1 million into its existing royalty partner, Lynx Equity (UK) Limited (Lynx UK).
Lynx UK will allocate Duke’s further contribution towards the acquisition of Day 2 Interiors (“Day2”) which was recently closed by Lynx and represents its fourth European acquisition.
Based on the new increased aggregate investment of GBP10 million, Duke will be entitled to higher monthly distributions from Lynx UK, beginning in October 2018, which will total GBP1.25 million per annum. The
Clearwater International UK has advised the shareholders of Pyroguard, an independent manufacturer of fire resistant glass, on its MBO backed by ESO Capital Partners (ESO).
Pyroguard manufactures and supplies high performance fire glass to architects, specifiers, contractors and construction professionals, enabling them to meet all their fire safety glazing requirements via a single source. The business has expanded from its initial target markets of the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands to supply customers in France, Germany, Scandinavia and further afield.
The company has experienced significant organic growth over the past four years, and this investment from ESO will allow
Alternative investment specialist Cerberus Capital Management has launched Cerberus Technology Solutions (Cerberus Technology), a new operating subsidiary that will lead technology transformations and modernisations across Cerberus’ global portfolio and facilitate new investments in technology, advanced analytics, and data companies.
The firm also announced that Len Laufer has joined as Senior Managing Director and will serve as Chief Executive Officer of Cerberus Technology, which will be chaired by Cerberus President Matt Zames.
Cerberus Technology will work closely with Cerberus investment and operating professionals to unlock and create value across the firm’s existing portfolio of companies. It will have broad responsibilities
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Ray Conner, former Vice Chairman of The Boeing Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds.
Conner comes to CD&R after a 40-year career at Boeing, where he started as a 727 mechanic and rose to become Vice Chairman. Most recently, he led the implementation of “One Boeing,” a strategic initiative that created a single integrated services business and commercial airplanes product developer.
“Ray is a gifted leader with a distinguished record of accomplishment in a variety of senior executive positions and extensive
SLAMcore, a UK company developing spatial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for robots and drones, has raised USD5 million in a funding round led by global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners.
Existing investors Mirai Creation Fund and Toyota AI Ventures joined the round alongside newcomers MMC Ventures and Octopus Ventures.
“The robotics revolution may seem just around the corner but there is still a big gap between the videos we see on the internet and real-world robots,” says CEO, Owen Nicholson. “SLAMcore is helping robot and drone creators to bridge the gap between demos and commercially-viable systems.”
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Värde Partners is to make a strategic GBP60 million equity investment in UK specialist bank Masthaven.
The equity investment, along with Masthaven’s existing capital base, will enable the bank to significantly increase lending to consumers and SMEs over the next three to five years as well as provide innovative deposit solutions to Masthaven’s customers.
By serving borrowers without access to the traditional high street banking brands, Masthaven has become a force in the UK challenger banking market. The bank has demonstrated significant growth in its chosen market niches – namely retail savings, SME lending, short- and long-term property financing
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), is to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Urgent Cargus from Abris Capital Partners. The transaction is subject to customary clearance by anti-trust authorities and is expected to close in Q4 2018.
Urgent Cargus is a leading courier, express and parcel (CEP) service provider in Romania, offering last mile delivery to over 85,000 customers, including business clients, e-commerce retailers and private individuals. Urgent Cargus operates a dense network of 5 hubs and 71 stations connected by 360 linehaul routes, which together with its
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