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Affiliates of certain investment funds managed by affiliates of alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management are to acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited.
The Apollo Funds will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Aspen for USD42.75 per share in cash, representing an equity value of approximately USD2.6 billion.
“We are tremendously excited for the Apollo Funds to acquire Aspen,” says Alex Humphreys, Partner at Apollo. “We believe that Aspen benefits from strong underwriting talent, specialised expertise and longstanding client relationships which makes them well positioned in the market. We look forward to working with Aspen to build on the
Purity Brewing Co, one of the UK’s largest independent breweries, has received a GBP7.5 million investment from BGF to support its organic growth strategy.
Founded in 2005 by Paul Halsey and Jim Minkin to brew “great beers with a conscience”, Purity makes high quality beers from its brewery in Great Alne, Warwickshire. The business was named as The Good Pub Guide’s Brewery of the Year in 2018 and produces a range of international award-winning beers including Pure Gold, Pure UBU, Mad Goose, Lawless Lager and Longhorn IPA.
With a commitment to brewing beer sustainably, Purity uses the latest heat-and-steam
Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a leading independent commercial finance provider, has announced strong year-on-year growth in the year to June 2018, with a 76 per cent increase in funds advanced to SMEs across the UK.
To support current and future business growth, during September IGF will relocate its Head Office to new premises in Redhill, Surrey. The move and significant increase in Funds In Use underline the continued expansion and success of IGF’s Asset Based Lending capabilities. IGF is backed by private equity firm Spring Ventures, who recently substantially increased their commitment in the Company, directly supporting this sustained growth.
IGF provides flexible funding solutions to UK SMEs, powering their freedom and helping them achieve their growth aspirations. With a deep understanding of business requirements, IGF offers proven, trusted expertise. IGF has an excellent reputation for delivery within transactions (MBIs / MBOs), refinancing requirements, restructuring activities and viable turnaround proposals. With progressive solutions recently provided to Penta Foods Ltd., EPI Group, and Thane Direct UK Ltd.
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Naked Brand Group Limited (Naked), a specialist in intimate apparel and swimwear has entered into a non-binding term sheet to receive a USD25 million strategic investment from Sapinda Holding (Sapinda), a European investment firm and owner of the Italian luxury-lingerie firm La Perla.
If the investment contemplated by the term sheet is completed, Naked says it will provide unique operating synergies, investment capital that would support strategic acquisitions, as well as direct-to-consumer and eCommerce initiatives globally.
“We are pleased to announce the term sheet for a proposed USD25 million strategic investment from Sapinda, owner of the globally recognised Italian
Spotinst has raised USD35 million in a Series-B funding round for its AI based workload management platform, which helps companies to manage and optimise their cloud computing spend across several cloud providers.
The funding round was led by Highland, with participation from existing investors Leaders Fund, Intel Capital, and Vertex Ventures. Spotinst has now raised approximately USD52 million since launch.
Founded by Amiram Shachar, Liran Polak and Aharon Twizer in 2015, Spotinst helps businesses to manage their compute infrastructure across different cloud providers, while also achieving savings of 80 per cent on average on regular cloud computing costs, by
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of global events company FC Business Intelligence (FCBI). The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.
FCBI delivers conference and exhibition events with a focus on providing thought leadership in a diverse range of sectors that are facing both challenges and opportunities from technological and strategic innovation including the energy, insurance, pharmaceuticals transportation and travel sectors. Its offering is designed to help senior business professionals stay at the forefront of change through insight sharing and networking with peers.
The investment will enable FCBI to target further organic growth
Pamlico Capital (Pamlico) has made a growth equity investment in Airwavz Solutions (Airwavz), a provider of in-building wireless infrastructure.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Airwavz owns and operates wireless infrastructure inside commercial office and hospitality buildings in dense metropolitan areas. The Company’s solutions provide building tenants and guests with exceptional cellular service while also allowing wireless carriers to improve coverage and increase network capacity.
“Amidst the continued explosion in mobile data consumption, in-building wireless coverage and capacity challenges are increasing. The partnership with Pamlico will allow us to accelerate the execution
REYL & Co, a subsidiary of the REYL Group, has acted as sole financial advisor to Circle Media Group, a leading European printing and media group, on its recent acquisition of the leading European book printing group CPI from its shareholders in a cash transaction.
With this acquisition, Circle Media Group further strengthens its European printing business, ensuring that it offers a full range of both analogue and digital capabilities, and maintains its leading position in the ongoing consolidation of the European printing and media industry.
Following the acquisition of CPI, Circle Media Group will have combined pro-forma annual
Salary Finance, a FinTech financial wellbeing platform for employees, has closed a USD20 million Series B investment led by founding investor Blenheim Chalcot and multinational financial services company Legal & General.
The investment will be used to launch and scale Salary Finance in the US, as well as to continue to support its rapid growth in the UK.
Today, 17 million working Brits – around 40 per cent of the workforce – have less than GBP100 in savings, with debt increasing by 26 per cent since 2013. At the same time, employers are recognising the link between an employee’s
European equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has formed a strategic partnership with US platform Republic, allowing UK-based businesses the opportunity to run joint crowdfunding campaigns on both sides of the Atlantic simultaneously.
Republic, the sister company to well-known US platform AngelList, has been in operation for two years, funding more than 50 American start-ups. The partnership sees the two like-minded platforms come together to bridge a gap for United States investors wanting access to British and European growth investment opportunities.
The United States is known for its Silicon Valley-based venture capital and start-up ecosystem, but New York-based Republic champions start-ups
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