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Clessidra and the Buccellati have sold an 85 per cent stake of Buccellati Holding Italia (Buccellati) to the Chinese conglomerate Gangtai Group. Clessidra and the Buccellati family will retain a 15 per cent stake in Buccellati.
Buccellati, founded in Milan in 1919, is one of the most prestigious Italian jewellers. The company has a wide international presence especially in Europe and the United States with both direct stores and distribution agreements.
Clessidra acquired a 67 per cent stake in Buccellati in 2013 with the remaining 33 per cent retained by the founding family. During the investment period, Clessidra and
Cleary Gottlieb is representing Warburg Pincus in its acquisition of Gabriel Brothers, an off-price fashion and home retailer, from Alvarez & Marsal Capital.
The Cleary Gottlieb M&A team representing Warburg Pincus includes partners David Leinwand and Jim Langston, associates Zheng (Jonathan) Zhou, Yoon Suk Choo and Michael Spirtos and law clerks Tomas Rua and Fernando Martinez. Partner Meme Peponis and associates Shirley Lo, Matthew Mao, Lizzie Gomez and Tumi Adebiyi advised on the financing of the transaction. Partner Michael Albano and associates Laura Bagarella and Alexander Kurtz advised on employee benefits matters. Partners Jason Factor and Corey Goodman and associate
Mid-market investment bank Lincoln International (Lincoln) has represented KRG Capital Partners (KRG) on it sale of sell Ansira Partners (Ansira) to Advent International Corporation (Advent). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Ansira is a premier data-driven, technology-enabled marketing solutions provider which integrates data analytics, CRM, localised marketing automation and performance media with best-in-class execution strategies. Together these capabilities drive ROI-measured marketing programs at a national and local level. Ansira's product offering focuses on the use of data-driven decision making, from marketing decisions and strategy recommendations to media / channel allocations and creative concepts. This offering is supported by
HIG Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm HIG Capital, has completed a significant equity investment in Royo Group, a multinational company specialising in bathroom furnishings and appliances.
Terms were not disclosed.
Royo Group currently has 650 employees at its factories in Quart de Poblet (Valencia, Spain), Sztum (Poland) and Mexico City (Mexico). It operates in 60 countries, with 80 per cent of its revenues generated outside of Spain. The company's management team will remain at the helm, led by Raúl Royo, who has been CEO since 2008.
Jaime Bergel, managing director, HIG Europe in Spain,
The manager of Finnish airports, Finavia, reports that Lapland has been fully prepared for a busy winter season, with air traffic volumes expected to be the highest since 2007, and some 500 charter and scheduled flights arriving in Lapland in December.
Finavia says that the steady annual growth in the number of charter flights shows how attractive winter destination Lapland has become. “Travel operators in Lapland have done a lot of work in developing travel products also for the summer season,” says Joni Sundelin, senior vice president at Finavia.”
Lapland visitors first arrived from London to Enontekiö on 25 November,
Two new white papers from State Street Corporation and the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) reveal changes in asset allocation among sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) over the past three to five years.
The studies reveal shifts that include a significant increase in allocations to private markets (private equity, real estate and infrastructure) and emerging markets, as well as a reduction in their exposure to listed and developed-market investments. The research also looked at SWFs’ motivations for entering private markets, the approaches they had to develop to be successful, and lessons learned.
Earlier this year, State Street was appointed
Innergex Renewable Energy has completed the acquisition of two wind power projects from French group BayWa.
With a total capacity of 24 MW, the two projects are located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Innergex will own a 69.55 per cent interest in the project, and the Desjardins Group Pension Plan will own the remaining 30.45 per cent.
Virtual1, a London-based cloud and connectivity service provider, has secured a GBP10 million investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund) as it continues to pursue its growth strategy.
Virtual1 delivers cloud and connectivity services to the wholesale market, aggregating its own London-based network with networks from other carriers onto a single scalable platform.
Founded in 2007 by CEO Tom O’Hagan, Virtual1 featured in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 for three consecutive years and generated revenue close to GBP18 million in 2015/16.
BGF’s funding will be used by the company to invest in additional network infrastructure, and supports its
Growth capital investor Avedon Capital Partners has acquired a majority shareholding in WCC Group.
Avedon will substantially invest in WCC Group to accelerate its global expansion into new markets and further build out its strong relationships with current clients.
Founders and former majority shareholders Peter Went and Mark Wegman will keep a material share in WCC, but step back from the executive board. Wim Rietdijk, former chief operating officer, has been appointed CEO.
WCC delivers software solutions to the employment and identity markets. The company serves many of the worlds public employment services as well as some of
ZEDRA has acquired Interconsult, Luxembourg International Consulting, one of the oldest trust service firms in Luxembourg.
Terms of the acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.
Interconsult was established in 1992 and is located in the centre of Luxembourg City. A founder member of Luxembourg International Management Services Association, Interconsult provides corporate, administrative and fiduciary services to both corporate and private clients.
Interconsult is also a member of Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, a non-profit association created in 2010 to represent, promote and protect the interests of the Luxembourg private equity and venture capital
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