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Kings Park Capital (KPC), an independent private equity firm dedicated to investing in the European leisure sector, has taken a significant equity stake in Just Go! Holidays (JGH) alongside the company’s CEO, Luis Arteaga.
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s corporate transactions team provided a senior debt package in support of the transaction.
JGH is an independent tour operator providing group holidays to the over 50s demographic. The company offers a collection of coach, air and cruise holiday products, approximately 80 per cent of which are in the UK. Since 2011, it has had an official partnership with the National
NorthEdge-backed engineering firm FPE Global has appointed Tim Hines as chief financial officer to support its continued growth strategy.
Hines joins FPE with over 11 years’ experience in senior financial management positions. He has spent the past two years as finance director at mining solutions firm Joy Global, and has held other senior roles at Manchester Airport, HJ Heinz, Kellogg’s and KPMG.
In his new role, Hines will be responsible for driving the company’s financial strategy as the Manchester-headquartered business continues to target growth in overseas markets. An expert in bulk materials handling and pneumatic conveying, the company has
Fiduciary and administration services provider Estera has appointed Ethan Levner as group head of corporate development.
He will be responsible for leading the company’s growth strategy, including mergers and acquisitions.
Farah Ballands, CEO of Estera, says: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Ethan to our expanding team. Following the success of our rebrand earlier this year, we are in a strong position to realise our growth ambitions and Ethan’s appointment will be pivotal in reaching those goals.
“Ethan brings a wealth of M&A and strategy expertise to Estera, having worked as both principal and adviser. I look
The Paris office of global law firm K&L Gates have advised Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, on the acquisition of Digital Realty's operating business in St. Denis, Paris, including its real estate and data centre facility, for approximately EUR190 million.
The US supplier will extend its hosting capabilities in the site that currently houses Equinix's PA2 and PA3 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centres.
The acquisition of the new Paris site enhances Equinix's recently expanded data centre portfolio in EMEA. One month ago, Equinix added the eighth data centre in Amsterdam. In January 2016 Equinix acquired
BitSight has closed USD40 million in Series C financing, bringing its total cumulative funding to USD95 million to date.
Led by GGV Capital, BitSight's Series C round also includes participation from previous investors, including Flybridge Capital Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures, and Shaun McConnon, as well as the venture capital arms of three major telecommunications companies – Comcast Ventures, Liberty Global Ventures, and Singtel Innov8.
GGV Capital's Glenn Solomon will join the BitSight board of directors.
The new funding will be used to support expansion and partnerships in new geographic markets, make strategic acquisitions, and accelerate product
Tikehau Capital has secured a EUR200 million five-year syndicated loan facility for its long term investment company Tikehau Capital Partners.
The loan is from eight international banks led by BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank and LCL.
This marks the first time Tikehau Capital has used a syndicated loan facility.
The funds will enable the company to accelerate its international expansion, have additional resources to pursue its organic and external growth whilst preserving financial flexibility under attractive conditions.
Antoine Flamarion and Mathieu Chabran, co-founders of Tikehau Capital, say: “This loan follows two capital increases for
Investindustrial, through B&B Italia, has signed an agreement to become the majority partner of Arclinea Arredamenti, an Italian provider of high-end designer kitchens.
The Fortuna family, the current sole shareholder of Arclinea, will continue to own a minority stake, and at the same time will continue its role in the operational management, with Silvio Fortuna becoming president of the company.
Through this agreement, Investindustrial creates a global high-end furnishings player with about EUR200 million turnover (85 per cent of which is exported) and a presence in over 80 countries worldwide.
The operation will offer B&B Italia – a
Although California is best known for its venture capital industry, the state has seen marked growth and diversification of its alternatives market, as other private capital and hedge fund managers are drawn to the area, according to Preqin.
The number of active California-based private capital firms has more than trebled since the start of 2000, and there are now a record 949 active fund managers. Additionally, 233 hedge fund managers have been incepted in the state since 2010, leading to the launch of 750 new hedge funds.
Unsurprisingly, the growth in the number of California-based managers has led to
Newly fully authorised peer-to-peer business debt platform Peer Funding is gearing up for launch with an early bird investor offer.
With launch set for the end of September 2016, the company is offering a bonus reward uplift in return for investors committing funds to the platform.
Each investor committing an amount of GBP5,000 or GBP10,000 will receive either a bonus reward of 1 per cent or 2 per cent respectively. The bonus reward is in addition to the earnings investors’ receive from the loans they personally choose to invest in on the Peer Funding platform.
The offer to
Arma Partners has acted as financial adviser to Brite:Bill on its sale to Amdocs.
Founded in 2010, Brite:Bill is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and backed by Delta Partners, Enterprise Ireland, Investec Ventures and other angel investors and founders.
Brite:Bill has been named a “Cool Vendor” by Gartner and serves global Tier 1 customers such as Rogers, Sprint and Vodafone. The company manages bill presentation for over USD5 billion billing value per month.
Brite:Bill’s platform transforms the way service providers present and manage billing communications through personalised, targeted messages and content.
The acquisition will strengthen Amdocs’ digital offerings
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