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Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), has entered into exclusive negotiations with Weinberg Capital Partners (Weinberg) for the acquisition of Bruneau.
The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval and consultation with employee representative bodies.
Bruneau is one of France’s leading online distributors of office furniture and supplies. Founded over 60 years ago, the Group offers a wide range of products for all professionals. Based in Villebon-sur-Yvette, Bruneau employs approximately 750 people and generated sales of EUR312 million in 2016.
Grégoire Châtillon and Grégoire Schlumberger, Partners at Equistone Partners Europe, says: “We were attracted to Bruneau by the
Flybondi, Argentina´s first Ultra Low Cost Airline, has completed an investment round of USD75 million with major investors from the aviation industry.
The company expects to transport 10 million passengers in five years and double the air travel market in Argentina. Among the highly-experienced groups and executives investing in Flybondi are Cartesian Capital Group LLC, Yamasa Co. Limited, Michael Cawley (former COO at Ryanair Holdings Plc), Michael Powell (former CFO at Wizz Air Holdings Plc), as well as other European and Argentinian private investors.
Julian Cook, former CEO of Swiss airline Flybaboo, is the CEO of Flybondi. Alongside him
Newgate Private Equity has agreed to acquire Arle Capital Partners Limited (ACPL), manager of the Candover 2005 and Candover 2008 Funds, as well as various co-investment vehicles.
Following completion ACPL, under Newgate’s ownership, will continue to manage the remaining investment in Expro International Group Holdings Limited (Expro), and oversee the orderly wind- down of the Funds. The Expro investment is to be managed within a newly-established special purpose entity on a basis that provides a materially reduced cost base and greater alignment with investors.
Newgate has been advising the advisory boards of the Funds since October 2016, when ACPL
StarCompliance, a provider of enterprise compliance and regulatory software solutions for the financial services industry, has secured an investment from Luminate Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to support its global growth strategy.
StarCompliance’s software platform helps financial services institutions manage, prevent, detect, report and resolve employee conflicts of interest by providing an unmatched 360-degree view of employee activity across the enterprise. StarCompliance’s platform monitors critical regulated employee activities such as personal trading, gifts and entertainment, political contributions and outside business activities to ensure ongoing compliance and mitigate the operational and reputational risk of non-compliance.
“We are
Banking solutions company Cennox has bought the European business of 3SI Security Systems (3SI), a specialist in asset protection and GPS tracking technology.
The acquisition follows Cennox’s purchase of Diebold UK & Ireland in June – a leading ATM maker – after receiving an additional investment from its equity partner BGF (Business Growth Fund).
The two acquisitions will allow Cennox to add further scale to its ATM manufacturing capacity as the business continues to focus on providing a complete ATM service, as well as adding a new range of security products through 3SI. This builds on Cennox’s current capabilities
Assetz Capital, a UK-based peer-to-peer finance platform for business, has partnered with financial account aggregator and marketplace, Bud.
Assetz Capital is the latest addition to Bud’s Market+, a service that allows users to connect and interact with a host of third-party services ranging from loans, investment and foreign currency and add them to their personal dashboard for future use.
From today, Bud users will be able to add their Assetz Capital account to their Bud portfolio, ensuring all their investments and finances are visible on one straightforward and easy to use portal. Following this, there will be two further
By George Ralph, RFA – We all know that cyber-attacks are not only more prevalent but they are increasing in ferocity, becoming ever more ambitious and overt. The latest culprits, Petya and WannaCry both used phishing attacks to spread malware through networks, and Petya rendered the user’s computer inoperable and gave hackers full access to the usernames and passwords stolen from the computer.
Here is a set of top tips to prevent your firm being an easy target for cybercriminals:
1) Get your paperwork in order
Documented policies and procedures safeguard business data, systems and networks and allow you to
Below is an excerpt from Eze Castle’s whitepaper, Is Hybrid Cloud Right For Your Firm?.
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With its security, privacy, and performance, the private cloud has been the go-to option for financial and investment firms that require enterprise-caliber IT infrastructure. In most cases, that private cloud is professionally managed by a service provider solely focused on monitoring, managing, and maintaining that infrastructure to meet business requirements and compliance directives. Thus, firms benefit from seasoned, industry-experienced professionals who live and breathe financial IT.
For many firms, so-called public cloud infrastructures offer compelling opportunities and advantages. For
Private equity investor Advent International is to acquire a significant ownership interest in Dixcy Textiles Pvt Ltd (Dixcy), an innerwear brand in India.
Dixcy’s Founder and Managing Director, Prem Prakash Sikka, will retain a stake in the company and continue as the Chairman following the completion of the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The transaction is Advent’s fourth investment in India since 2015 following its purchase of equity stakes in Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, QuEST Global Services and ASK Group.
Located in Tirupur, India, Dixcy was founded in 1982 by Sikka with a vision of creating a strong
Burford Capital Limited, a finance and investment management firm focused on law, has recorded its best ever results in the first six months of 2017 including a 151 pert cent increase in operating profit to a half-year record of USD155.0 million (H1 2016: USD61.7 million), and 170 pert cent increase in profit after tax to USD142.7 million (H1 2016: USD52.8 million).
Income during the period increased by 130 pert cent to USD175.5 million (H1 2016: USD76.2 million), driven by a 148 pert cent increase in investment income to USD161.6 million (H1 2016: USD65.3 million).
The firm has declared an
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