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Private Equity Partners (Inflexion) has completed a minority investment in Mountain Warehouse, a UK-based outdoor clothing and equipment retailer. The investment is being made from Inflexion’s specialist minority fund, Partnership Capital.
The deal sees Inflexion invest approximately GBP45 million for a near 20 per cent stake, attributing Mountain Warehouse an enterprise value of GBP310 million.
Mountain Warehouse will continue to be run by founder and CEO Mark Neale and his team.
Neale started the business with a single store in 1997. Today, it is a multi-channel business employing more than 3,000 people in nine countries. The group has
Abingworth, an international investment group dedicated to life sciences, has held the final closing of its latest fund, Abingworth Bioventures VII (ABV VII) at USD315 million.
ABV VII exceeded its target of USD300 million and is Abingworth’s 12th fund, investing in life sciences companies in Europe and the US. The firm has funds under management of over USD1.2 billion.
The fund invests broadly across all stages of development including early and late-stage venture deals, Clinical Co-development, VIPEs (Venture Investments in Public Equities) and public equities. Investment size per company will typically range from USD15 million to USD30 million.
Waterland Private Equity has acquired a stake in corporate fitness network Hansefit. The company, a B2B platform for fitness services with its headquarters in Bremen, has more than 1,300 corporate customers.
“We are delighted that we will be able to support Hansefit – the market leader in the high-growth segment of company fitness networks – in expanding and rolling out its high-quality services,” says Dr Gregor Hengst, Principal of Waterland Private Equity. The growth investor acquired its shares from Stefan Runge, who is leaving the company.
Hansefit founder, co-owner and CEO Jens Pracht, who developed and established the business
Capitama, a global direct private investment platform for sophisticated and professional investors, has reported that its members have exceeded GBP10 billion in annual investment appetite.
Analysis of the registered investors on Capitama, which includes circa 400 individuals, family offices, PE firms and investment offices, revealed that its members are willing to devote over GBP10 billion annually to private investment opportunities and philanthropy.
Private Equity is the most popular theme amongst the Capitama network, with investors willing to dedicate GBP7.2 billion annually to these opportunities. Registered investors indicated that they would be willing to provide a further GBP2.3 billion for Debt and Income
The management team of investment firm The RockCreek Group (RockCreek) is acquiring the 65 per cent of the firm currently owned by Wells Fargo, bringing management’s total ownership to 100 per cent.
This decision was made by senior management at both RockCreek and Wells Fargo and reflects their shared view that the transaction supports each firm’s strategic direction and the clients of RockCreek will be best served by a founder- and management-team-led ownership structure. The transaction is anticipated to be completed by the end of August.
RockCreek portfolio managers invest directly in emerging and frontier markets and alternatives, while its
Walgreens Boots Alliance has completed the previously announced agreement to acquire a 40 per cent minority stake in Sinopharm Holding GuoDa Drugstores Co, a retail pharmacy chain in China.
Walgreens Boots Alliance acquired the minority stake in GuoDa through a capital increase worth RMB2.767 billion (around $416 million), and will account for the stake as an equity method investment.
Executive Vice Chairman and CEO Stefano Pessina, says: “We are delighted that we have received regulatory approvals and our investment agreement has now been completed. We believe GuoDa holds a strong position in the sector, and as a global pharmacy-led health
Noerr has advised OSRAM on its acquisition of all shares in BAG electronics and the Philippine company BAG electronics Inc. The seller is the Trilux Group from Arnsberg, Germany.
With this acquisition, OSRAM is strengthening its business with electronic components and its expertise in light control. BAG is a specialist in lamp ballasts, LED modules and software for innovative light solutions. In 2017, the company achieved revenues of around EUR50 million. As part of the takeover, 380 employees are moving to OSRAM, of which 40 will be based in Germany.
With this transaction, OSRAM’s Digital Systems (DS) division is
London law firm Wedlake Bell LLP has advised Diversified Gas & Oil (DGO) on its conditional acquisition from EQT Corporation of approximately 11,250 additional producing wells located in the states of Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia for an agreed consideration of USD575 million, to be satisfied in cash.
The deal will be financed with gross proceeds of a USD250 million placing of new shares on AIM and a new revolving debt facility of up to USD1 billion.
This is the largest acquisition by an Oil & Gas company in the history of the AIM Market and because of its
Fever, a data-led entertainment and experience company, has raised USD20 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Atresmedia and Labtech, with participation from existing investors Accel Partners and 14W Ventures.
Fever says the new funds will help it expand into new markets across Europe and North America and cement its position as the global go-to platform for city-lovers looking to find new experiences.
Fever is an events and experience technology company focused on inspiring users and helping event organisers generate demand. The Fever mobile app and website, together with its Secret Media Network, reaches and inspires over
The UK’s tech industry is leading the way in the creation of billion-dollar businesses despite Brexit fears, according to research released today by technology investment bank GP Bullhound.
In the past year, the UK has added six billion-dollar tech companies worth USD12.4 billion to its club of 26, more than any other European market, and has produced the highest number of billion-dollar companies in Europe since 2000 – contributing USD64 billion to Europe’s USD240 billion ecosystem of billion-dollar tech companies.
New entrants from the UK in the past year include digital banking startup Revolut and robotic process automation software
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