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Global investment firm KKR is to acquire a 60 per cent stake in Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL), a provider of environmental services and solutions in India and overseas, for approximately USD530 million via a combination of primary and secondary investments.
The deal values REEL at an enterprise value of USD925 million.
REEL’s suite of comprehensive offerings includes the management, collection, transport and processing of hazardous, municipal, biomedical and e-waste, as well as the recycling of paper, plastic and chemicals. The Company also focuses on renewable energy generation – with a strong focus on waste-to-energy processes – and offers
Artios Pharma Limited (Artios), a DNA Damage Response (DDR) company developing innovative treatments for cancer, has completed a USD84 million (GBP65 million) Series B financing following high interest from investors.
The financing, which was significantly oversubscribed, was led by Andera Partners (formerly EdRIP) and LSP (Life Sciences Partners), with participation by additional new investors Pfizer Ventures and Novartis Venture Fund (NVF). Artios’ existing shareholders Arix Bioscience, SV Health Investors, M Ventures, IP Group plc and AbbVie Ventures also participated in the fundraise.
Commenting on today’s announcement, Raphael Wisniewski, Partner of Andera Partners, says: “We believe Artios’ DDR programmes have
Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) most recent platform investment, ISA Fire and Security (ISA), is to merge with Cleveland-based ABCO Fire Protection (ABCO).
ABCO is a regional provider of fire safety and security system inspection, maintenance, and repair services for thousands of commercial customers in a variety of end-markets. The company goes to market under the ABCO, Trico, and Superior Fire brands.
ABCO is majority owned and operated by Bob Titmas Jr whose father founded the company in the mid- seventies. Since its founding, the family business scaled significantly through add-on acquisitions and organic growth. Today, ABCO has nine offices
Last month, SGG Group (SGG), a leading global investor services firm, announced the acquisition of Augentius, a leading global provider of alternative investment solutions to the Private Equity and Real Estate communities.
Augentius, who employs over 650 professionals, offers a complete suite of fund administration, depositary, regulatory and compliance solutions to institutional investors across 13 jurisdictions including the UK, Guernsey, the US, Luxembourg, Singapore and Hong Kong.
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, reinforces SGG Group’s position as the fourth leading investor services firm in the world with the deal growing its assets under administration (AuA) to over USD 400 billion and further strengthens
Northlane Capital Partners (NCP) has made an investment in Discovery Data Holdings (Discovery Data), a provider of information services used to identify and reach firms and professionals in the financial services and insurance industries.
NCP invested alongside Discovery Data’s existing management team, including CEO Bob Herrmann who will continue to lead the company.
With primary locations in Eatontown, NJ and Englewood, CO, Discovery Data provides a SaaS solution to asset managers, wealth advisors, insurance companies, financial technology and service providers, including profiles of 2.3 million professionals and 40,000 firms, and workflow software applications. Discovery Data is considered the industry standard
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) has sold Veritext Legal Solutions (Veritext) to Leonard Green & Partners (Leonard Green).
Headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey, Veritext is the leader in deposition and litigation support solutions in the United States. Veritext provides law firms and corporations with national coverage, state-of-the-art facilities, highly skilled court reporters, advanced technology, unparalleled client service and on-time delivery. The Company utilizes the latest, easy-to-use technologies to streamline the deposition process, enhance delivery flexibility and reliably handle the most complex cases.
Nancy Josephs, the Chief Executive Officer, says: “We have enjoyed partnering with Pamplona and greatly appreciate all of the
Mesirow Financial has advised Nuconic Packaging, a portfolio company of Carlin Capital Partners,, in connection with a strategic investment from Graham Partners.
Headquartered in Vernon, CA, Nuconic is a premier supplier of rigid PET plastic packaging solutions to commercial and industrial food processors. Nuconic offers versatile and dependable food packaging solutions for a wide range of end markets, including bakery goods, confectionary, snack food and produce, among others. The Company operates a first-class production facility that consistently receives an “A” rating from its BRC Global Standards, demonstrating its commitment to food safety in manufacturing.
Jason Farber, chairman of Nuconic, says:
BakerHostetler has announced the return of partner Frank C Miller to the firm’s Columbus, Ohio office. With nearly 20 years of experience split between private practice and serving as the lead transactional attorney for one of the country’s largest integrated healthcare systems, Miller brings a wealth of experience in the healthcare industry to the firm’s well-established transactional and healthcare industry teams.
Miller’s practice focuses on for-profit and nonprofit corporate governance, managed care contracting, mergers and acquisitions, and health care compliance matters. His comprehensive background includes serving for 10 years as the lead transactional counsel for one of the largest nonprofit
Although North America has historically dominated the venture and growth capital industry, and Asia has captured attention for its meteoric rise, Europe has seen growing activity in recent years, according to new data released by Preqin.
In 2008-2015, Europe-focused venture capital and growth fundraising failed to exceed EUR10 billion in any single year. However, 2016 and 2017 both saw capital totals exceed that level, reaching EUR15 billion and EUR12 billion respectively. The first seven months of 2018 have already seen funds targeting the region secure over EUR11 billion from investors, putting the year on course to set new records. Europe
London-listed service provider JTC has promoted alternative fund specialist James Tracey to Managing Director of its Guernsey office.
In his new role, Tracey (pictured) will be pivotal in leading the firm’s Guernsey office as it continues to grow its institutional and private client service range from the jurisdiction, whilst he will also assume additional cross-jurisdictional responsibilities as he takes a seat on JTC’s Institutional Client Services (ICS) Board.
With more than 15 years’ experience in international financial services, Tracey joined JTC in 2015 following the firm’s acquisition of Kleinwort Benson’s fund administration business and has worked in all areas of
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