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Rooks Nest Ventures, an early-stage, evergreen fund, with a unique network and industry knowledge, has newly launched – with GBP28 million to invest initially.
The new venture capital firm has a clear focus: to bring innovative media & entertainment companies together with impactful technology businesses. The fund will invest in technology businesses that are innovating in and around content, and media & entertainment companies who are creating highly licensable intellectual property. Though London-based, Rooks Nest Ventures can also invest in companies outside of the UK.
Founded by investor and film producer Michael Sackler, the Rooks Nest Ventures team boasts a
Linklaters has advised Eni, a multinational oil and gas company, together with its Area 4 partners, CNPC, ENH, GALP and KOGAS on an ECA-backed multi-billion dollar project financing for the USD8 billion Coral South floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique.
The financing is Africa’s largest ever project financing deal to date. It is also the world’s first project financing of a floating LNG facility.
Daniel Tyrer, Partner, Linklaters, says: “This landmark transaction marks the beginning of a huge development process for Mozambique as it starts to capitalise on the significant natural gas resources in the Rovuma Basin.
Pan-European mid-market private equity firm Agilitas’ portfolio company Reconor, one of the leading environmental services groups in Denmark, has acquired 100 per cent of Lotra A/S, an environmental services business based in Kolding, Denmark.
Financial details for the transaction are not being disclosed.
Founded in 2000 by its CEO Lars Holger Hansen, Lotra offers complete solutions for the collection, treatment and recycling of soil and construction waste. The acquisition provides Reconor with a strong presence in the Jutland region of Denmark and gives the expanded business increased coverage across Denmark.
Reconor, led by CEO Carsten Fich, processes over
Private equity investor Advent International has signed an agreement to acquire Danish food packaging company Færch Plast A/S (Færch Plast) from private equity fund EQT VI. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Færch Plast is a Danish packaging company that holds a leading position within rigid plastic packaging for the food industry. The company has over 40 years of experience in developing, designing and producing innovative and high-quality packaging for the ready meal, “food-to-go” and fresh meat markets. The business model combines a superior quality and service proposition with an industry-leading cost position and a broad range
EMW, the commercial law firm, has advised Northampton-based real estate investment and development business, Barwood Capital on the initial GBP42 million close of its 2017 UK regional property fund.
EMW explains that the fund focuses on property assets within the UK’s prime regional markets outside of London. The GBP42m raised will be invested in sites which have the potential to increase in value through careful planning, redevelopment and asset management. Approximately 70 per cent of equity in the fund will be allocated to logistics and industrial properties.
Following the fund’s initial close, a similar sum is estimated to be
Redwood Bank, a new UK SME Business bank that has recently secured its banking licence has made two senior appointments to its Board as part of its “Mobilisation” prior to launch later in 2017.
David Buckley has been appointed Chairman and is a Non-Executive Director, and Nigel Boothroyd will join as a Non-Executive Director.
Buckley holds a number of non-executive and advisory board positions and is currently Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for CIBC World Markets plc. He was previously the lead Independent Non-Executive Director for Fullerton Health pte in Singapore. Prior to this, he
Baird Capital, the direct private investment arm of Robert W Baird & Co, has acquired a majority interest in CAV Ice Protection Limited and CAV Advanced Technologies Ltd (CAV).
CAV is a leading provider of ice protection and drag reduction technology to general aviation, commercial aerospace and defence markets worldwide. As part of the transaction, Baird Capital Managing Directors James Benfield and Dennis Hall will join the CAV board of directors.
CAV is headquartered in Consett, County Durham. The Company’s proprietary Ice Protection systems provide a unique solution to a critical safety challenge across numerous segments of the aerospace market.
UK peer-to-peer finance platform Assetz Capita has appointed Samantha Williamson to its rapidly expanding Regional Relationship Director team. She will cover the South Manchester region, working closely alongside local businesses and guiding them through the borrowing process.
Williamson joined Assetz Capital from Positive Commercial Finance where she was a Business Development Manager, focusing on helping business facilitate growth and expansion through non traditional methods. Prior to this, Williamson also held management positions at RBS and Santander. Williamson’s role at Assetz Capital is centred on educating local businesses about the value in acquiring finance through the peer-to-peer platform and ensuring the borrowing process
Intertrust has appointed Cliff Pearce (pictured) asnted Global Head of Capital Markets. Pearce has over 20 years’ experience working in Capital Markets with premier financial institutions and funds, originating and delivering structured finance transactions to a wide range of clients.
Pearce, who joins from the Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is replacing Robert Berry who recently retired from Intertrust.
In his new role, Pearce will oversee and build on Intertrust’s unique global offering of capital market solutions, with a strong market share in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Cayman. He will also be responsible for developing a
Early-stage venture capital firm True Ventures has closed True Ventures Select II, a new USD112 million fund focused on supporting the firm’s existing portfolio companies later in their life cycles.
Select Funds make later-stage investments in companies funded by one of True’s core funds (I, II, III, IV or most recently V). The companies have demonstrated product market fit and are generally exhibiting significant traction and product revenues.
“Our Select strategy has proven to be a very successful way to further embolden our best companies, while at the same time providing our Limited Partners with proprietary access to some
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