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Ambienta has led the acquisition of Calucem Group (Calucem) from ARGUS Capital Partners II.
Calucem ranks No2 in the world as a Calcium Aluminate Cements (CAC) developer, manufacturer and distributor and is one of only a few competitors with global reach in the sector. With annual revenues approaching EUR50 million, Calucem sells in more than 60 countries, with the US and Germany being the largest. As a global player, Calucem operates through an R&D and commercial centre in Mannheim (D), operations in Pula (HR), sales and marketing offices in the US and Singapore, a bauxite quarry in Izmir (TR) with
z9 Capital (z9) has launched a USD25 million venture capital fund at eMerge Americas. z9 invests USD250,000-USD4 million in early-stage, founder-led companies that have demonstrated product-market fit and are seeking growth capital.
z9’s investment thesis is rooted in active management and is the first of its kind, in South Florida, to provide startups with both the liquidity and the operational resources needed to not only succeed – but thrive.
Founded in 2014, the boutique venture firm has made waves in South Florida with their unique active management investment approach. Having invested heavily in an operational infrastructure that includes sales, marketing,
North West-based specialist medical and healthcare broker, Nugent Santé is to embark on expansion plans following the acquisition of 50 per cent of its business by the MAC Group for an undisclosed sum.
Nugent Santé, which was formed last year by its managing director, Paul Nugent, officially launched in January 2016 but already manages in excess of GBP5 million of annual insurance premium for private and corporate clients.
The company, which employs 10 people from its Lancashire headquarters, is aiming to distance itself from other brokers by offering a rounded proposition that focuses on keeping clients healthy and then
The Capital Partnership, a private investment office and independent asset manager, is to acquire Northgate Capital, the California-based venture capital and private equity investment firm, from Religare and members of the firm’s management team.
Religare, the India-based diversified financial services group, acquired a majority interest in Northgate in 2010. Completion of the transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, including certain regulatory approvals. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2000, Northgate is a leading venture capital and private equity firm with USD4.8 billion in assets under management (AUM) as of 1 April 2016 on
Geli, a supplier of software and networking solutions to the energy storage industry, has completed a USD7 million Series A funding round led by a clean energy investment office and Shell Technology Ventures.
Shell Technology Ventures (STV), the venture division of globally integrated energy company Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), brings Geli into a growing portfolio of breakthrough cleantech companies.
Geli’s end-to-end software platform speeds time to market for OEMs and hardware integrators, accelerates the sales cycle for project developers, and provides assurance of system performance to host customers and financiers. The Series A funding will extend Geli’s engineering capacity
Carey Olsen has advised long-standing client, Blue Water Energy (BWE), on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Px Group, a company that specialises in the energy, engineering and process industries.
Px Group has been growing steadily for a number of years and the deal provides it with access to capital for continued investment. The company provides operations and maintenance, engineering and energy, trading and management services to owners of large-scale energy process and infrastructure assets in the European market.
BWE is a private equity firm investing exclusively in the energy sector with a targeted focus on the middle market
Bridges Ventures (Bridges) has sold Babington Group (Babington), a UK-based provider of apprenticeships and training courses, to RJD Partners for GBP22 million.
Bridges, a specialist sustainable and impact investor, originally invested in Babington Group in 2009 via the Bridges Sustainable Growth Fund II. Under its ownership, Babington’s revenues have increased from under GBP2m to more than GBP15m, thanks to strong organic growth and two strategic acquisitions. Today’s sale price represents an internal rate of return for Bridges of 33 per cent.
Bridges invested in Babington in line with its focus on backing companies that have a clear growth opportunity
ARX Equity Partners (ARX) has exited its 2007 investment in Slovenian producer of plastic components, Tomplast, generating an overall 4.1x cash-on-cash return multiple and an IRR exceeding 20 per cent.
The ARX exit was executed via a sale to funds managed by financial investor KJK Capital.
The Tomplast investment is consistent with the ARX focus on Central European succession- driven majority buy-outs, with a bias toward export-oriented precision manufacturing companies. ARX acquired a majority shareholding in Tomplast from its retiring founders in 2007. In 2008 Tomplast executed the add-on acquisition of Unitplast, which was also a succession-driven situation. Under ARX’s
CONCERT Global, a Silicon Valley-based advisory technology firm, has formed an alliance with iCapital Network to deliver a complete alternative investments solution to CONCERT’s growing network of independent advisors and broker/dealers.
“Alternative investments can play a critical role in a well-constructed portfolio but, until recently, haven’t been readily accessible to all advisory professionals and their qualified clients,” says Felipe Luna, CEO of CONCERT Global Group, Ltd. “iCapital Network has created an elegant solution that eliminates the historical barriers to this important asset class and fits seamlessly with our platform and mission to help advisors scale, grow and deliver the highest-quality
Orange completed the acquisi on of Lexsi, a French specialist in cybersecurity, from private equity firm Argos Soditic. Bryan, Garnier & Co acted as sole advisor to Argos Soditic on this transaction.
With 15 years of frontline experience against cybercrime and a team of 170 cybersecurity experts, Lexsi offers a unique range of premium enterprise-grade security solutions, from audit to consulting through SOC, leveraging its considerable threat intelligence database. Lexsi’s customer base includes many leading blue chip French and international corporations, including 40 per cent of Euro Stoxx 50 companies.
Thibaut De Smedt, Partner in charge of the Software sector
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