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Noerr has, in conjunction with a team of experts from its real estate investment group (REIG), advised the Swiss real estate investor Gold Tree on the acquisition of a retail portfolio.
The deal involves four properties overall, which are located in Berlin, Goslar, Ludwigsfelde and Rödental and were developed and built by the Dutch group Ten Brinke.
All properties were completed in 2016 and are being let long term to well-known national retail tenants including OBI, EDEKA and REWE. The overall purchase price is approximately EUR70 million. The portfolio was financed by BayernLB.
The future asset management will
Convergint Technologies, a KRG Fund IV portfolio company and independent provider of integration services for electronic security, fire and life safety and building automation systems, has acquired Post Browning.
Founded in 1978, Post Browning is a full-service systems integrator providing consultation, installation, and maintenance for the retail banking industry.
The acquisition represents Convergint’s first transaction of 2017 and 13th under KRG’s ownership.
“The acquisition of Post Browning expands Convergint’s presence within the physical banking security market and is representative of Convergint’s commitment to partnering with best-in-class regional security integrators to help us better serve our customers,” says Ted
Large institutional investors are set to put cash to work in 2017, a BlackRock survey has found, with one in four (25 per cent) intending to decrease their cash allocations during the year, twice as many as those who plan to increase cash holdings (13 per cent).
The survey shows a clear trend that this cash will be deployed in 2017, with institutional investors anticipating making significant shifts to less liquid assets. Investors are also looking to allocate to higher yielding areas, and are increasingly considering non-traditional asset classes.
The survey of 240 institutional clients globally, representing over USD8
CoInvestor has added funds to its platform, building on its existing service which allows direct and advised investors to co-invest alongside tax-efficient fund managers on the same terms.
CoInvestor says the evolution of the platform to enable investment into funds, in addition to direct co-investment opportunities, is driven by the desire to provide investors and advisers with a “one stop shop” for tax-efficient investing.
In response to increased demand from financial advisers for simplification of the fund application process, CoInvestor has eradicated most of the traditionally paper-based application process and investors and advisers can apply to invest in a
Inflexion has completed a Partnership Capital, minority investment in Medivet Partnership, an independent veterinary clinic operator in the UK vet market.
Medivet was founded in 1986 and now operates over 160 practices. Led by a team of veterinary surgeons with 300 years collective experience, the business has enjoyed exceptional growth.
Medivet has capitalised on industry deregulation that stimulated consolidation in its market, expanding through the acquisition of practices across the UK. The business harnesses favourable market dynamics as the circa GBP2 billion UK vet industry is buoyed by rising medical expenditure and insurance penetration.
Medivet sought a minority
A group of investors led by Trilantic Europe, a private equity firm focused on mid-market transactions in Europe, has signed an agreement with the Urgell family to acquire a stake in the Pachá Group, a Spanish leisure, hospitality and entertainment operator.
Trilantic Europe, together with a group of co-investors that includes investors in its funds as well as MCH Private Equity and GPF Capital, will acquire a stake from the members of the Urgell family and provide additional resources to finance the company's expansion plan.
As part of the transaction, Ricardo Urgell, the founder of Pachá, will remain as
Private equity and infrastructure investment specialist Omnes Capital has made a number of key promotions and appointments with Eric Rey appointed as managing partner, responsible for the firm’s mid-cap business.
Rey also joins Omnes Capital’s executive committee.
In addition, Pierre-Axel Botuha and Etienne Chemel have joined the mid-cap team as principals.
The mid-cap team invests in SMEs offering strong growth potential via Omnes Croissance 4. This fourth-generation fund has just closed at EUR210 million (above its initial target size of EUR180 million) and has four investments in portfolio: Bimedia, Capcom, Cogepart and Dispam.
Laurent Espic, partner, has
New Silkroutes Group (NSG) is to acquire an 80 per cent stake in New York-based CG Capital Markets Holdings (CGCMH) and all its subsidiaries, including FINRA-registered broker-dealer CG Capital Markets (CGCM), for USD14.4 million, in a major push to expand its own investment business and diversify its business lines.
Founded in 2015, CGCM specialises in fixed-income market making and provides capital raising and advisory services to companies and projects in sectors including technology, life sciences, natural resources, real estate and energy.
In addition to New York, CGCM maintains trading operations in New Jersey and Florida. It also has representative
Alternative asset manager FS Investments has appointed Chris Condelles as head of capital markets and investor relations (IR).
Condelles will serve as an executive vice president based in the firm’s Philadelphia headquarters.
In his new role, Condelles will help expand the reach of the firm’s growing suite of investment solutions by overseeing relationships with key stakeholders including institutional investors, banks, rating agencies and the analyst community.
“Chris brings substantial experience building profitable credit and financing solutions businesses to our platform at FS Investments,” says Michael C Forman (pictured), chairman and CEO of FS Investments. “At a time when
Scania is targeting investment in high-growth companies connected to the transport and automotive industries with its new venture capital fund, Scania Growth Capital.
Henrik Henriksson, Scania's president and CEO, says: "Through Scania Growth Capital, Scania is looking to invest in promising, innovative and entrepreneurial companies. Gaining insight and early access to business models, technology and ideas that can change the environment in which we are active will further strengthen us in the future."
Scania Growth Capital will be exclusively operated and advised by an external investment team with extensive experience from venture and growth capital business as well as
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