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Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey, has increased its stake in Walmark to 100 per cent, buying out the founding Walach family.
Walmark is a major Consumer Healthcare player in Central and Eastern Europe with a leading position in dietary supplements in the region. Mid Europa originally acquired a 50 per cent stake in the Company in December 2012.
The transaction was executed by Michelle Capiod, Robert Chmelar, Viktoria Habanova and Tomas Vrba from Mid Europa. White & Case supported Mid Europa in the transaction as legal counsel.
- 25/02/2016
Dynegy and Energy Capital Partners (Energy Capital), through a newly formed joint venture, are to acquire ENGIE’s United States fossil portfolio consisting of 8,731 megawatts of generation capacity located in ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-New England.
The joint venture has secured financing for the USD3.3 billion acquisition, as well as related transaction fees and working capital, with USD2.25 billion in committed debt facilities and USD1.185 billion in equity commitments from its owners, which includes transaction fees and initial cash balance. Dynegy expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter 2016 after meeting customary closing conditions including approval from the Federal
- 25/02/2016
Growth equity firm Catalyst Investors has hired David Gordon as Senior Associate. He is responsible for deal origination, transaction execution and portfolio management.
Gordon was formerly a private equity senior analyst with Wolfson Group where he was responsible for sourcing and advising on private investment opportunities. He previously served as an associate with Volition Capital and as an analyst with Jefferies & Company. Gordon earned a BS in Finance and Accounting from NYU Stern School of Business and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
“David’s industry expertise, innate intellectual curiosity and deal sourcing experience make him an excellent addition
- 25/02/2016
American Combustion Acquisition, an affiliate of Blackstreet Capital Management, has sold American Combustion Industries (ACI) to Timothy . Kirlin, Chief Executive Officer, and select members of his management team.
ACI is a mechanical engineering firm located in Brentwood, MD and is one of the leading firms that installs and repairs boilers, chillers, HVAC units and other commercial mechanical systems. Blackstreet is led by Murry Gunty, Founder and Managing Partner, and Lawrence Berger, Managing Director.
“My 10 year partnership with Blackstreet has been rewarding both financially and operationally,” says Kirlin. “We jointly rescued this company from the prior owner and
- 25/02/2016
Antares Capital has hired Vivek Mathew as managing director, head of Structured Products. Mathew will join Antares in the second quarter of 2016.
“We’re excited to have Vivek join us as we look to diversify our capital structure and maximise future market opportunities,” says Barry Giarraputo, chief financial officer of Antares Capital. “Vivek’s experience in working with investors and ratings agencies will be important as our business considers the use of CLOs or other structured products as part of our holistic funding and liquidity profile.”
Mathew, based in New York, is a well-regarded leader in the structured credit space.
- 25/02/2016
Lockton Benefit Group has expanded its Private Equity and Corporate Acquisition Practice (PECAP) with the addition of Donald G Harrington, Senior Vice President and director of the practice.
An Associate of Lockton Benefit Group, Harrington is based in New York but has responsibility to integrate the company's private equity transactional services and human capital management of Lockton's clients' businesses across the US. Bob Reiff, President of Lockton Benefit Group said, "Don's background and technical skills are what we needed to lead us into this new chapter."
Ross Reda, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Lockton Benefit Group, says:
- 25/02/2016
Quantifind has closed a USD30 million funding round led by global venture capital fund Cathay Innovation. Previous investors Redpoint Ventures, US Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures, Iris Capital and AME Cloud Ventures also joined the round.
This investment will support the company’s growth as it helps marketers understand exactly how their efforts are driving revenue for their respective businesses.
This round of funding, the company’s fourth, will fuel Quantifind’s market expansion efforts, accelerate product development, and allow the company to double staff in its Menlo Park headquarters. Quantifind will focus on growing the sales and customer success teams, as well
- 25/02/2016
- 25/02/2016
PolyPid, an emerging clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company, focused primarily on the development of post-surgical anti-infection pipeline, has closed a USD22 million private equity financing.
The financing was co-led by new investor Shavit Capital and current investor Aurum Ventures. The round also included participation of Chaim Hurvitz who will now head the Company's board of directors, as well as other existing shareholders.
The new investment is expected to facilitate the completion of an ongoing confirmatory European clinical trial in severe open tibia fractures for BonyPid-1000™, the company’s proprietary investigational doxycycline-loaded synthetic bone substitute, which is planned to be completed by 2017. The
- 25/02/2016
- 25/02/2016
Alternative investment manager Lexington Partners has opened an office in Santiago, Chile, which will serve as the firm’s regional hub and enhance its strong investor and sponsor relationships in Latin America.
The office is led by Jose Sosa del Valle, a Principal who has spearheaded Lexington’s Latin American activities for the past seven years. Lexington Partners will continue to be supported in an advisory capacity by Brian D. O’Neill, who was appointed by the firm in 2010 as a Senior Advisor focusing on the Latin American region.
Lexington Partners is the world’s largest independent manager of secondary acquisition and
- 25/02/2016
Laila Worrell has joined The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a Partner and Managing Director in the firm’s fast-growing Principal Investors & Private Equity (PIPE) practice. She will be based in New York.
Worrell brings more than two decades of experience advising senior business leaders in both the private equity and corporate sectors. She joins BCG from Accenture, where she served as Managing Director and head of the New York Metro region and led the firm's private equity work. While at Accenture, she also served on the North America Leadership Team, comprising the business leaders responsible for the performance of
- 25/02/2016
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