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Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe Limited (Equistone) has acquired BFT Mastclimbing (BFT), a specialist for the specification, rental, and installation of Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWPs).
Equistone has acquired a majority stake in the company, investing alongside current CEO and founder Robin Head. Financial terms of the deal have not been dislcosed.
Founded in Leighton Buzzard in 1997, BFT Mastclimbing today maintains a fleet of over 650 motorised MCWPs to provide a cheaper, safer, and more flexible alternative to traditional scaffolding on construction, renovation, and maintenance projects nationwide. Operating out of the company’s central UK depot in Bedfordshire,
The majority of global investors polled in a new survey for the launch of Invest Week believe Europe has become a more attractive investment destination and expect investment to increase.
For the Global Investment Decision Makers Survey, commissioned by Invest Europe, Ipsos MORI surveyed 360 senior-level corporate and financial investment decision makers at companies from the US, China, Germany, the UK and France. It found that over three-quarters of investors in China and 71 per cent of their US peers believe Europe is a more attractive investment destination than it was five years ago. Nine out of ten respondents from
D’Ieteren and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) are in exclusive discussions under which CD&R-managed funds would acquire a 40 per cent ownership interest in the Belron group, a specialist in the vehicle glass repair and replacement (VGRR) market.
Under the proposed agreement, D’Ieteren and management would retain the remaining 60 per cent ownership interest in the company. The proposed transaction would value Belron at EUR 3 billion (enterprise value) which, after deduction of debt-like items (including a dividend payment of EUR 453 million), translates into an equity value of about EUR1,550 million. The proposed transaction is subject to an information
Ancala Midstream Acquisitions (Ancala Midstream) has completed its acquisition of Apache’s interests in the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) System and the Beryl Gas Pipeline for an undisclosed sum.
Ancala Midstream has been appointed as operator of both systems.
Ancala Midstream has been established by Ancala Partners, the independent mid-market infrastructure investment manager, as a platform to make and manage investments in North Sea midstream oil and gas infrastructure. Ancala appointed Jim Halliday as Chief Executive Officer of Ancala Midstream in November 2016.
Ancala Midstream has acquired 100% of SAGE North Sea Limited (“SNSL”) which holds Apache’s 30.28%
In May this year, CMS underwent the biggest tripartite merger in legal history in the UK, combining with Nabarro and Olswang to create a law firm with the third biggest footprint and 4,500 lawyers working globally.
James Grimwood (pictured) is a Partner and global head of Private Equity at the newly merged firm, and reports that the global team is driving huge amounts of activity with over 100 private equity deals so far in this calendar year.
Grimwood believes that it is a range of different things driving the private equity business growth. “Within private equity we have a strong
Carey Olsen is the fastest growing legal adviser to investment funds domiciled in Jersey, according to the latest Monterey Insight Fund Report.
The annual report provides a comprehensive analysis of the performance of funds in Jersey and offers an insight into the primary service providers, including their overall market share.
Carey Olsen advised a total of 296 Jersey-domiciled investment funds at 30 June 2017 (up from 274 on last year). Significantly, the firm is one of two Jersey law firms to increase the number of Jersey-domiciled funds it advises.
The firm’s investment funds team has been involved in
Neuberger Berman Investment Management (Shanghai) Limited has secured registration as a private fund manager with the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC).
The registration allows Neuberger Berman to manage private funds and raise assets directly from qualified investors in mainland China, including qualified high-net-worth individuals and local institutions.
Patrick Liu, Head of China, Neuberger Berman, says: “This is a very important milestone for Neuberger Berman and we are delighted to be one of the first firms to secure this license. We are committed to building a leading investment management firm in China, offering our customised product solutions in equities,
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has partnered with eFront to provide members with eFront Data Intelligence (EDI).
EDI, formerly known as eFront Investor Cloud (EIC), provides limited partners with access to high quality and verified private market data at an unprecedented level of granularity. It combines financial and operational data with KPIs at the manager, fund and underlying asset level. This data enables limited partners to perform sophisticated analysis and generate new levels of insight through eFront, and other analytical platforms, which in turn helps investment managers make more informed decisions. EDI also offers ILPA Reporting Template users an
Asset manager 1Sharpe Capital has completed an initial capital raise of USD500 million. The income generating strategy attracted strong support from global pension plans and foundations and will focus its investments on real estate related loans that can deliver superior risk-adjusted returns.
“We are very pleased by the strong backing we have received from institutional partners,” says Rob Bloemker, co-founder and chief investment officer at 1Sharpe. “We believe our unique strategy will help us identify opportunities in private and public markets, generating solid returns for our investors.”
The firm’s co-founders, Rob Bloemker and Gregor Watson (pictured), have vast experience
Noerr has advised IDI Gazeley on the acquisition of its European division Gazeley by the Singaporean warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties (GLP).
GLP acquired Gazeley for USD 2.4 billion from the portfolio of the Canadian real estate investor Brookfield Asset Management.
Gazeley, the European division of global logistics company IDI Gazeley, is a leading investor and developer of logistics warehouses and distribution parks with a 33 million square foot portfolio concentrated in Europe’s key logistics markets, namely the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Noerr advised IDI Gazeley on the legal aspects of the transaction in Germany and
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