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Private equity house WestBridge Capital has exited Aero Stanrew following its acquisition by TT Electronics plc, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications.
WestBridge backed the GBP8.5 million management buyout of Aero Stanrew in February 2012 and has worked in partnership with the executive team for the last three years to develop the business.
During that time, revenues and profitability have more than doubled and the company has deepened its relationships with its blue chip clients. The company’s transformation has been impressive, with sales forecast to be circa GBP18 million for the year ending 28 February
Octopus Ventures has invested GBP2 million in Segura Systems, a UK technology house delivering supply chain protection to a range of industries.
The cloud-based technology creates a comprehensive audit trail that allows all businesses to track every element of their purchases, not only from direct suppliers but also throughout the extended supply chain.
This Series A funding round is the first institutional money raised by the business, which was first conceived five years ago by Peter Needle and Ian Hepworth with the aim of helping businesses regain control of their supply chains. Segura Systems has already attracted the likes of
Hercules Technology Growth Capital has completed the previously-announced redemption of USD40.0 million of the USD85.9 million in issued and outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.00 per cent Senior Unsecured Notes due September 2019.
The partial redemption of the Notes will result in an annual interest expense savings of approximately USD3.0 million, prior to a one-time non-cash expense in the fourth quarter of 2015, attributed to acceleration of unamortised original debt issuance costs of approximately USD825,000, or USD0.01 per share of additional expense during the quarter. Hercules may elect to complete additional redemptions of its 7.0 per cent 2019
Global investment firm Summit Partners is taking a EUR31 million minority stake to support the growth of Signavio, a provider of SaaS-based software for business process and decision management.
CMS Germany’s Berlin-based technology team headed by partners Dr Jörg Zätzsch, Jesko Nobiling and Dr Ole Jani advised the Signavio founders on all legal aspects of the transaction.
Zätzsch says: "Signavio is regarded as a hidden champion in the Berlin start-up scene. Summit will undoubtedly prove to be a very important partner for expanding the business, especially in Europe, North America and Asia." During the year, the Berlin technology team has
BGF has exited its investment in The Exchange Lab, a programmatic marketing solutions company, following its acquisition by WPP for an undisclosed sum. The Exchange Lab’s people and technology will be integrated into WPP’s GroupM.
Minority shareholder BGF (Business Growth Fund) provided GBP5 million of growth capital to The Exchange Lab in November 2013. The company invested BGF’s capital in its proprietary Proteus platform, integrating an additional eight Demand Side Platforms (DSPs) and boosting campaign automation by developing advanced APIs. The Exchange Lab also embarked on a focused sales strategy in North America, delivering top line growth and demonstrating commercial
Private equity firm Livingbridge has completed a GBP9.8 million investment in French restaurant group Le Bistrot Pierre, the Group’s first investment from its new, GBP220m, Enterprise 2 fund.
Established as a single franchise restaurant in Nottingham in 1994 by school friends Robert Beacham and John Whitehead, Le Bistrot Pierre provides customers with great value, authentic French cooking in a relaxing, lively atmosphere. The business now has a family of 14 bistrots located across a variety of locations, from large city centres such as Cardiff and coastal bistrots in Torquay to shopping centres in Newport and market towns like Leamington Spa.
Almost half (44 per cent) of small and medium-sized firms applying for development finance over the past year were successful, up from 27 per cent in 2014, according to a report by Albion Ventures.
The third Albion Growth Report, designed to shed light on the factors that both create and impede growth among over 1,000 SMEs, reveals that of those who secured finance, nearly a third (29 per cent) of firms did so to invest in new equipment while a quarter (26 per cent) used the money to develop new products and services. However, only one in ten (10 per
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a GBP55 million debt facility to support an affiliate of Sun European Partners (Sun) in its acquisition of Finlays Horticulture Investments Limited and Finlays Horticulture Holdings Limited (Finlays) from the Swire Group.
Blending asset-based and cashflow lending, the funding structure provided by Investec features revolvers and term debt to support the acquisition. It also caters for ongoing working capital and investment to drive future growth.
UK-headquartered Finlays, a distributor of fresh flowers, bouquets and packaged vegetables, generates annual revenues in excess of GBP300 million, selling to multiple retailers in the UK as well
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has appointed attorneys Andrew Alin, Dorothy D Mehta, Joseph V Moreno, Bonnie A Neuman and Amy W Ray to the Firm's partnership, effective 1 January, 2016.
"I am proud and excited to introduce Cadwalader's new class of partners for 2016," says Pat Quinn (pictured), Managing Partner. "We have promoted 21 new partners in just four years, contributing to our organic growth. That growth is supported by our Sponsorship Program for high-performing diverse attorneys, from which three of our new partners graduated. At the same time, we continue to cultivate the premier clients and engaging work that
Milbank advises EQT Mid Market on FocusVision acquisitiojn
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has advised private equity firm EQT Mid Market in its acquisition, in partnership with management, of technology solutions and services provider FocusVision.
Milbank’s deal team was led by New York-based Corporate partners Brien Wassner and Bob Kennedy.
FocusVision is a provider of quantitative and qualitative technology solutions to the market research industry, providing an online survey platform, research facility video streaming, webcam focus groups, ethnography streaming, mobile device usability studies, content management and end-to-end project management solutions. FocusVision’s services allow research professionals to engage with
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