21 Concordia, the Warsaw-based, Polish branch of 21 Partners, has acquired a majority stake in Wójcik Fashion, a leading Polish high-end childrenswear company. Founded by Ilona Wójcik in 1987, Wójcik manufactures and sells its products under three brands: Wójcik – a prime, well-known Polish brand comprised of casual clothing for boys and girls; Ceremony: – an exclusive collection offering outfits for special occasions; and Lady Diamond – designed for teenage girls and characterised by style and elegance for everyday use.   In addition to a retail network of seven proprietary and 30 franchise stores in Poland, Wójcik distributes wholesale in

Almirall, a pharmaceutical company based in Barcelona, has exercised a call option to acquire 100 per cent of the share capital of ThermiGen, a privately held medical aesthetics technology company and a developer and manufacturer of thermistor-regulated energy systems for plastic surgery and aesthetics dermatology applications.  In September 2015, Almirall acquired a minority stake in ThermiGen for USD USD5 million representing 7.7 per cent of the share capital of the company and paid USD2.5 million in exchange of a call option right to acquire up to 100 per cent of the company for an Enterprise Value of C. USD80m. In

Patron Capital and Electra Partners have agreed the GBP325 million acquisition of Grainger Retirement Solutions, the home reversion equity release business of Grainger plc.  Completion of the transaction, in which each of Patron and Electra will invest GBP45 million, is subject to regulatory approvals. Board representation will be equal between Patron Capital and Electra Partners. Patron Capital will be the operating partner. Retirement Solutions is an originator, consolidator and servicer of home reversion equity release plans. The business has around 20 staff and its current portfolio comprises over 3,500 properties. Keith Breslauer, Managing Director of Patron Capital, says: “As property

MCI.EuroVentures fund has signed an agreement for the purchase of 100 per cent of the shares in Mobiltek, the owner of Dotpay, a Polish electronic payment specialist. The latest investment of the MCI.EuroVentures fund is in line with the strategy to strengthen the fund’s exposure to services in the financial technologies sector (FinTech), one of the fastest growing new technology sectors. Dotpay is one of the leaders of the Polish market of electronic payments. The company has a share of over a dozen per cent in ‘Pay-by-link’, one of the most popular payment forms in Polish e-commerce, making up over

GE Capital, Corporate Finance has served lead arranger on a USD180 million senior secured credit facility for Arbor Investments, a Chicago-based food and beverage private investment firm, to acquire a majority equity stake in DPI Specialty Foods.  GE Capital Markets served as sole lead arranger and bookrunner on the transaction. Ontario, California-based DPI Specialty Foods sells gourmet, ethnic, organic and better-for-you foods to national, regional and independent retailers, with eight distribution centres across the US. “GE Capital and Arbor Investments have a long-standing relationship that has provided many opportunities for food and beverage companies,” says Paul Baisley, managing director for

The Riverside Company has acquired Euromed, a provider of standardised herbal extracts and natural active substances for the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement and cosmetic industries. Euromed is a corporate carve-out from Meda, a Swedish pharmaceutical company. Based in Barcelona, Euromed processes more than 4,000 tons of raw materials every year to produce approximately 600 tons of high-quality extract to meet the needs of more than 350 customers in 35 countries worldwide. “Euromed is one of the world’s leading suppliers of pharmaceutical and dietary supplements and meets the high standards to merit full certification by the US Food and Drug Administration and