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OXIS Energy UK is to receive a GBP3.7 million investment from Brazilian private equity fund Aerotec, its first international deal.
The Aerotec Fund is centred on Aerospace and advanced manufacturing and is anchored by CODEMIG, the Economic Development Company in the state of Minas Gerais in Southeastern Brazil. CODEMIG is managed by Confrapar which is a pioneer in the Brazilian Venture Capital and private equity market.
The Aerotec investment paves the way for OXIS Energy to open a subsidiary in Brazil. The Brazilian team will be trained at OXIS Energy’s headquarters in Oxford in the UK, prior to creating
Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) has agreed to sell a majority shareholding in the Plettenberg-based automobile supplier E Winkemann to Cathay Capital MidCap Fund, advised by Cathay Capital Private Equity.
Equistone and E Winkemann’s management remain invested in the company. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed and completion of the sale is subject to the approval of the relevant competition authorities.
Over its 80-year history, E Winkemann has become a major manufacturer of precision-stamped metal parts and currently employs 380 people. The company is based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and primarily supplies prestigious
Research from online investment platform SyndicateRoom has revealed that investors in early-stage equities have enjoyed a seventh consecutive year of 30 per cent growth.
A long-term study – conducted in partnership with research firm Beauhurst – is the second piece of in-depth analysis of the financial performance of early-stage investment into 519 UK start-up businesses between 2011 and 2017.
According to the report, of the 519 companies in the cohort, 14 per cent had gone onto exit (a trade sale or stock market listing) successfully generating combined returns of GBP3,785,896,091. These successful businesses outperformed their peer-group by increasing in
International law firm Proskauer has appointed transactional lawyers Don Melamed and Albert W Stemp as partners in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Their arrival follows a number of high-profile additions to the Firm’s private investment fund and real estate offerings globally, including private equity real estate partners Joanne Owen and Vikki McKay, real estate finance partner Paul Lucas in London, and private investments funds partner Monica Arora in New York.
“We are delighted to welcome Don and Al to the Firm. Proskauer has been a trusted advisor to the real estate and private investment fund industries for decades, and
An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired a majority interest in Puerto de Indias Group (Puerto de Indias), with the goal of accelerating the Company’s growth initiatives and supporting its expansion into international markets.
Headquartered in Seville, Spain, Puerto de Indias was founded by Jose Antonio and Francisco Rodriguez Fernandez, and has become in a short period of time the leading player in the Rosé Gin market in Spain. Puerto de Indias has in place an ambitious international expansion plan targeting the development of a commercial network in Europe, the US, and Latin America, as well
Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the island’s finance industry, has welcomed the launch of the new multi-million pound Guernsey Investment Fund.
Guernsey’s government, The States of Guernsey, is the major seed investor in the fund, providing GBP25 million backing, and further investment is being sought from the private sector. The fund aims to make a return for investors while investing in projects and companies with a Guernsey focus.
Guernsey Finance Chief Executive Dominic Wheatley (pictured) says that the move will be a boost for business in the island and was a demonstration of confidence in the island’s economic
Hilco Valuation Services has appointed Tom Boniface as Vice President of Business Development for the Midwest Region of the United States, supporting the Valuation, Monetisation and Advisory platforms.
Boniface will be based in Chicago and will have the specific responsibilities of both maintaining our existing relationships and creating new relationships with financial institutions, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and other professional service firms.
Boniface has been with Hilco since 2015, most recently serving in a Director role, primarily supporting renewal valuations for existing appraisal customers. In this role, he worked closely with many of Hilco Valuation Services’
Private equity firm Agilitas has backed the management buyout of Hydro International Limited (Hydro), a provider of products, services and technology for the treatment of wastewater and the control of stormwater, for municipal, industrial and construction customers.
Hydro is headquartered in the UK, with significant US operations, and has operated in the water management sector since the 1980s.
Hydro’s wastewater division provides products and services for wastewater treatment plants and is the US technology leader in grit removal equipment, whilst its stormwater division focuses on control, storage and quality management for stormwater run-off.
The company employs 219 staff,
Yield Lab Europe, an AgTech accelerator programme has opened for applications from start-up companies for its 2018 programme.
Yield Lab will support up to eight companies with an investment of EUR100,000 and an intensive mentoring and training programme to help them turn their ideas into successful internationally scalable businesses.
This is the second year of the European programme for the Yield Lab, which mirrors sister programmes in the US and Latin America in offering early stage venture capital to companies in the AgTech sector, with a particular focus on businesses addressing issues of environmental sustainability and food security.
Affiliates of private investment firm Rhône Capital are to acquire Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo de Chão in an all cash transaction valued at USD560 million.
The Company’s stockholders will receive USD15.75 per share, representing a 25.5 per cent premium to the closing share price of the Company’s shares on 16 February, 2018.
“After a thorough evaluation of the options available, the Board of Directors is confident that this transaction will provide Fogo a significant opportunity to realize the highest value for our stockholders while providing the best path forward for the Fogo de Chão brand, employees, and loyal customers,”
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