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KKR has closed its acquisition of Allianz Capital Partners’ (ACP) stake in the Selecta Group. All conditions precedent in the acquisition agreement entered into between KKR and ACP in October 2015 have been fulfilled, including the consent of Selecta’s bondholders.
The partnership with KKR aims at further strengthening Selecta’s leading position in European vending and coffee services. Selecta is geographically diversified across Europe with operations in 21 countries and a special focus on Switzerland, Sweden and France. The company operates more than 145,000 vending machines, employing approximately 4,500 people, and serves more than 6 million consumers daily.
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More European private equity firms are increasing the personal capital executives devote to their funds, according to new research from Investec.
The firm’s annual GP Trends report, now in its sixth year, captures the views of 81 senior private equity professionals in the UK and Europe, with approximately €58 billion in total commitments under management.
29 per cent of respondents said they expect to commit between 2 per cent and 3 per cent of the overall capital as a team, up from 15 per cent of respondents in last year’s survey.
A total of 11 per cent expect
EOS Investment Management (EOS IM) has launched the second tranche of the Efesto Energy fund, which is incorporated in Luxembourg as a Specialised Investment Fund (SIF) and pools together photovoltaic (PV) power plants into a single vehicle giving international investors access to Italy’s booming renewable energy and solar market.
Following a well-received launch of the initial tranche in 2014, Efesto Energy has successfully completed its first round of acquisitions consisting of PV plants for a total value of circa EUR60 million and total capacity of 25 MW, with the next acquisition to be finalised by the year end. The current
EFG Fund Services has been appointed full service provider to Index Ventures’ latest fund, Index Ventures Growth III, a Jersey domiciled growth capital fund which has raisedEUR 650m in commitments from international investors to make equity and equity-related investments in growth companies in the technology field.
EFG Fund Services’ has a fifteen year relationship with Index Ventures and this appointment is the eighth Index fund to which EFG Fund Services has been appointed.
Index Ventures Growth III is a Jersey Expert Fund which closed earlier this year and is now commencing its investment activity. The Fund was oversubscribed, evidencing
European private equity firm Cinven is to acquire Kurt Geiger (‘the Group’), the footwear and accessories company and the largest retailer of luxury footwear in Europe, from Sycamore Partners for an undisclosed sum.
Established in 1963 on London’s Bond Street, Kurt Geiger has a portfolio of attractive brands (including Kurt Geiger London, KG, Miss KG and Carvela) and operates over 80 stores globally and 240 concessions within some of the world’s most prestigious department stores including Harrods, Selfridges, House of Fraser and Debenhams and partners with leading international brands. It has a proven omni-channel business model, operating third party concessions,
AnaCap Financial Partners has promoted Michael Edwards and Amber Hilkene, to Partner in their roles as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Investor Relations and Communications, respectively.
Hilkene joined AnaCap in 2006 as the fifth member shortly before the final closing of its EUR300m maiden fund and drives the firm’s investor relations, fundraising and public relations activities. She has led the development of relationships with global institutional investors, building AnaCap’s assets under management to EUR2.9 billion including blind pools and co-invest.
Hilkene says: “I am delighted to have received the promotion to Partner at AnaCap. It has been a
Activa Capital has made an investment in Alliance Etiquettes, the first investment in its new fund Activa Capital Fund III. Alliance Etiquettes is a buy-and-build platform consisting of three initial investments including Imprimerie Laulan.
Created in 1964 near Bordeaux, Imprimerie Laulan is a third-generation family business producing premium labels for the wine and premium food industries. Managed by Olivier Laulan, the company employs 50 professionals. By relying on two production facilities based in the South-West of France, Imprimerie Laulan covers a large variety of printing solutions for its long-standing customer base.
Alliance Etiquettes has purchased Groupe Enes and is in
Ireland’s Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, TD has signed the European Union (European long-term investment funds) Regulations 2015 into effect to facilitate the establishment of ELTIFs in the country.
ELTIF application forms are available from the Central Bank of Ireland and it has confirmed that it is ready to accept ELTIF applications.
Pat Lardner, Chief Executive of Irish Funds, says: “ELTIFs represent a key component of the European Commission’s initiative on Capital Markets Union (CMU) and aim to promote cross-border long-term investment in projects such as infrastructure, sustainable energy and new technologies. As a leading centre for cross-border Alternative
TriLinc Global Impact Fund has recently approved USD17.0 million in term loan and trade finance transactions to companies in South Africa, Kenya, Argentina, and Brazil.
TriLinc is an impact investing fund that provides growth-stage loans and trade finance to established small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing economies where access to affordable capital is significantly limited. Impact Investing is defined as investing with the specific objective of achieving a competitive financial return as well as creating positive, measurable impact in communities across the globe.
On 3 November and 16 November, 2015, TriLinc funded two separate transactions totalling USD1,519,560 as
Presence Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) startups, has launched a USD10 million fund.
The firm’s aim is to create a healthy pipeline of startups to fuel innovation, creativity and forward movement within the emerging VR and AR markets.
“We’ve seen time and time again from our previous endeavors that anytime there’s a platform shift, multi-billion dollar companies are created,” says Amitt Mahajan, managing partner at Presence Capital. “Our goal is to be early to support and empower exceptional entrepreneurs that share our vision and enthusiasm about VR and AR
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