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Noerr is advising SAF-Holland on its takeover bid for the listed Swedish Haldex Group.
The Noerr team is led by the Frankfurt partners Dr Holger Alfes and Dr Stephan Schulz.
Haldex is a provider of brake systems and air suspension modules for commercial vehicles. The cash bid values the company at around EUR442 million.
The proposed acquisition gives the SAF-Holland Group the opportunity to establish an integrated group for commercial vehicle chassis components.
In late 2015, Noerr already advised SAF-Holland on taking out a promissory notes loan for EUR200 million and also assisted the client in other
Azalea Health has closed a USD10.5 million series B round of funding led by Kayne Partners, the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, an alternative investment firm managing over USD22.5 billion in assets.
Existing Azalea investor Intersouth Partners, a venture capital firm in Durham, NC, also participated in the round.
Azalea Health is a provider of fully integrated, technology-enabled healthcare solutions and revenue cycle enhancement services for practices of all sizes and most specialties.
"The additional capital allows us to rapidly advance organic growth and consolidate the market through acquisition," says Justin Pierce, vice president of
MarketInvoice has secured a GBP7.2 million investment led by MCI.TechVentures Fund of MCI Capital, a listed Polish private equity group.
This marks the first major fundraise from a peer-to-peer platform since the Brexit vote, with a European venture backer investing directly into the leading UK fintech company.
MarketInvoice, Europe’s largest peer-to-peer online invoice finance platform, will use the funds to cement its position as the biggest player in the UK, accelerate marketing, and continue developing its products around customer needs.
The platform has already provided GBP850 million worth of funding to UK businesses, and is set to reach
Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP), an infrastructure investment manager established for pension schemes to facilitate long-term investment into UK infrastructure, has provided GBP27.5 million of inflation-linked debt financing to refinance a portfolio of 2,366 rooftop solar assets being arranged by Novatio Capital.
The rooftop assets are geographically distributed across England and Wales, with a total installed capacity of 6.71 MWp. The financing is repayable over 20 years benefitting from the UK’s feed in tariff regime.
Mike Weston, chief executive of PiP, says: “This is the first investment for the PiP Multi-Strategy Infrastructure Fund and marks another milestone in the development
Clearwater International has advised MCH Private Equity, one of Spain’s largest independent private equity houses, on the acquisition of a shareholding in Grupo Brasmar, a Portuguese frozen seafood company.
Brasmar is a fast-growing company based in Portugal, with a significant presence in Italy, Brazil and Spain. The business expects to generate revenues in excess of EUR150 million over the course of 2016.
The investment from MCH Private Equity in Brasmar will support the international expansion of the company and enable the continued development of innovative equipment and products.
Clearwater International advised MCH Private Equity, led by partners Miquel
A shareholder group led by Investindustrial and L. Catterton (formerly known as L Capital), and including 21Investimenti, Ergon Capital, Wise and NB Renaissance, is to sell its investment in Stroili, an Italian affordable jewellery brand.
The acquisition is being made by THOM Europe, the holding company of Histoire d’Or, the number one jewellery retailer in France with a strong presence in Europe, in order to complete its European expansion ambitions.
Since Investindustrial’s entry into Stroili in 2006, the company has evolved into a branded fashion retailer focused on both shopping mall and city centre retailing with an increasing footprint
Aurelius Group has acquired The Hospital Group, a provider of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures based in Birmingham, UK.
With approximately 300 employees, The Hospital Group generated revenues of GBP30.4 million in 2015. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
The Hospital Group is a provider of cosmetic procedures in the UK, as well as a market leader in weight loss treatments. The company operates the largest cosmetic surgery hospital in Europe together with 15 clinics across the UK. The Hospital Group has high patient satisfaction rates in its four business areas of cosmetic surgery, weight loss,
Preston Hollow Capital has hired Travis Shull (pictured) as senior underwriter and Brian Fuller as senior asset manager.
“High calibre hires in these roles are essential to our continued growth and success,” says Jim Thompson, chairman and CEO of Preston Hollow Capital. “We’re always excited to bring highly talented professionals like Travis and Brian on board as we expand PHC’s municipal finance platform.”
Shull’s corporate responsibilities at PHC include evaluation, analysis and underwriting of the real property components of the firm’s investments.
Prior to joining PHC, Shull spent 26 years with GE Capital Real Estate, most recently as territory
DCM Ventures, an early stage global venture capital firm, has held the close of its eighth flagship fund, DCM VIII, with USD500 million in committed capital to be invested in early stage companies across the US, China and Japan.
With the new fund, DCM Ventures now has raised USD770 million in new commitments over the past 18 months for its global family of funds including an oversubscribed USD500 million for the firm’s flagship global investment fund, DCM VIII; USD170 million for its Turbo Fund primarily focused on growth stage deals; and USD100 million for its second A-Fund primarily focused on
Jet Environmental Systems, a provider of temperature control solutions for industrial and commercial buildings, and its sister company Jet AHU, which supplies and installs air handling units, have been acquired by Wozair.
Wozair Ltd has purchased 100 per cent of Jet Environmental Systems Ltd and Jet AHU Ltd shares.
Wozair is a privately owned international HVAC equipment manufacturer with a turnover of GBP39 million in 2015. Headquartered in the UK with operations in Europe, Singapore, Dubai, Korea, the US and Australia, it provides specialist solutions in a diverse range of industrial sectors.
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