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Funds advised by Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven Partners intend to launch a voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares of STADA Arzneimittel.
STADA is an independent pharmaceutical company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The company offers a portfolio of high-quality, low-cost generic products including selected biosimilars. STADA has also built an attractive portfolio of well-established branded products, including the cold medicine Grippostad and the Ladival range of sun protection products.
Bain and Cinven offer the shareholders of STADA a cash consideration of EUR 65.28 per share plus the 2016 dividend in the amount of
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group (KP), a specialist in rigid plastic film and packaging solutions, has signed a binding agreement to acquire LINPAC Senior Holdings and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (LINPAC), a film producer and converter for food packaging in Europe.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The transaction will create a global leader in the rigid and flexible film market, with combined annual revenues exceeding USD2 billion.
Wayne M Hewett, CEO of KP, says: “This is a highly complementary acquisition that will help KP expand our technological capabilities and presence into the food industry and
HR Path, an HR solutions specialist, has raised EUR30 million in new money from Activa Capital, Ardian and Société Générale Capital Partenaires.
This latest funding round will help HR Path boost its international growth strategy.
Co-founded in 2001 by François Boulet and Cyril Courtin, HR Path draws on its sector-specific and IT expertise to help its clients define and implement their human resources information system (HRIS) strategies. The company offers a range of services designed specifically for human resources, from assistance with system selection and software integration to maintenance and outsourcing. HR Path is an established player in human
Middle market private equity and mezzanine investment firm Graycliff Partners has provided subordinated debt and equity financing to Oberfields, a manufacturer and distributor of concrete masonry and hardscape products.
Graycliff’s investment in Oberfields supports the recapitalisation of the business to support growth opportunities and the buyout of The Anderson Group.
Headquartered in Delaware, Ohio, Oberfields is a regional manufacturer and distributor of a broad range of concrete masonry and hardscape products, including standard grey and architectural block, segmental retaining walls, pavers, precast products and hardscape and masonry accessories.
“The Oberfields team has built an impressive business – known
BIMA, a provider of micro-insurance to underserved families in emerging markets, has secured an investment of USD16.8 million from Axiata Digital, the digital services arm of Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata), one of Asia’s largest telecommunications groups.
The Asian telecommunications giant, with presence in 10 countries and over 320 million customers across the region, already works with BIMA as a partner in several markets. The transition to shareholder deepens the integration between BIMA and the group while opening up new high-growth markets across Asia.
Together, BIMA, Axiata Digital and Axiata have revolutionised access to insurance in Asia, using mobile technology
Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), an early-stage venture capital firm, has completed two more exits from BGV II, which first invested in 2014.
Zentri, a BGV II seed investment, was acquired by Silicon Labs.
Grid Dynamics, another early BGV II investment was acquired by Teamsun through its Hong Kong subsidiary Automated Systems.
"These two exits showcase our fund's investment strategy when investing in early stage enterprise IT," says Anik Bose, general partner at Benhamou Global Ventures. "BGV's cross border innovation combined with the partnership's deep company building experience and ecosystem relationships continue to deliver favourable outcomes for each portfolio
Accel-KKR, a technology-focused private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company Abila to Community Brands.
Accel-KKR acquired Abila in 2013 when the business, which provides software and services to associations, non-profit organisations and governmental entities, was spun-off from UK-based The Sage Group.
Following its initial investment in 2013, Accel-KKR rebranded the company, augmented the management team, and invested to build the infrastructure to position the company for significant organic growth and strategic consolidation.
During the past four years, Abila grew its revenues threefold, integrated three acquisitions to expand its product offerings in the non-profit and association sector, and
Foresight has invested GBP2.15 million from Foresight VCT into Fresh Relevance Limited (FRL), a marketing technology platform for eCommerce businesses.
Fresh Relevance is a SaaS email marketing and web personalisation platform providing online retailers with personalised customer experiences and real-time marketing tools across desktop and mobile.
Key features of the platform include triggered emails, web personalisation and real-time behavioural marketing, all of which aim to replicate the personalised experience familiar across market leading eCommerce businesses.
Based in Southampton, Fresh Relevance was founded by Mike Austin, Pete Austin and Eddy Swindell, ex-employees of former Foresight private equity portfolio company
Small Pharma, a London-based pharmaceutical startup, has raised GBP830,000, supplemented by a GBP140,000 grant from Innovate UK, to support the development of a rapid-acting drug for patients experiencing severe depression.
The round was led by Chris Torrance, co-founder of Horizon Discovery and PhoreMost, with the Angel CoFund, pharma sector experts and investors Steve Harris, David Ebsworth and Peter Keen, and Secret Escapes co-founder Tom Valentine, also participating.
The investors were joined by 63 additional angels, following a campaign on SyndicateRoom, an angel investing platform.
Torrance has joined the board of Small Pharma, alongside Harris who has sat on
Meniga, a provider of digital banking technology for banks, has raised EUR7.5 million in a funding round led by Nordic venture capital investor Industrifonden.
Other participants in the round include current investors Velocity Capital, Frumtak Ventures and Kjolfesta.
Meniga’s digital banking platform helps banks use personal finance data to enrich their online and mobile customer experiences. Having pioneered white-label Personal Finance Management (PFM) in 2009, Meniga has since expanded its product offering to include data-driven card-linked offers, personalisation and other user-centric services designed to make online and mobile banking more engaging and useful.
The funding will be used
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