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The British Business Bank is to provide a GBP100m facility to Hitachi Capital UK to fund a portfolio of newly originated small business asset finance receivables.
The transaction is the first of the British Business Bank’s innovative new ENABLE Funding programme, which aims to increase significantly the supply of leasing and asset finance to smaller businesses in the UK. The European Investment Fund will guarantee 50 per cent of the facility.
Gavin Wraith-Carter (pictured), General Manager, Hitachi Capital Business Finance, says: “Being the first funder to take part in an ENABLE funding programme transaction reinforces our commitment to understanding the
Sell-side mid-market M&A firm Cavendish Corporate Finance has advised on the sale British digital agency Dare to Oliver Group.
Founded in 2000 by Mark Collier, the former Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) joint managing director, Dare is one of Britain’s great digital success stories. Established as one of the first digital agencies in the UK, Dare quickly grew to become a leader in its field and was sold to Canadian marketing group Cossette in 2007.
Currently owned by EDC Communications, a group of marketing services companies backed by the US private equity firm Mill Road Capital, Dare has established itself as
Middle market private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP) has held the first and final close of its sixth fund (Fund VI) at the hard cap with USD1.8 billion in LP commitments.
AIP secured commitments from a globally-diversified investor base comprised of leading endowments, insurance companies, funds of funds, gatekeepers, family offices, pension plans and sovereign wealth funds.
"We are humbled and grateful for the overwhelming support that we received from our long-standing investor base and very pleased with the commitments of new world-class LPs," says Kim Marvin, Partner at AIP. Fund VI will seek to make equity and debt
There were 230 trade sale exits in Q3 2015, nearly matching the record 231 exits in Q4 2012, with a combined value of USD98.7 billion, the highest quarterly value on record according to figures release by Preqin.
This total is expected to increase further as more information comes to light, surpassing the previous record and making the quarter the busiest ever for private equity-backed trade sale activity. Trade sales have been the key driver of the private equity- backed exit market in Q3 2015, as the number of IPOs, sales to GP, and restructurings all fell.
Nonetheless, private equity-backed exit
The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association EVCA today announces that it has changed its name to ‘Invest Europe – The Voice of Private Capital’.
Invest Europe is the voice of investors in privately-held companies in Europe. From its roots representing European venture capital, Invest Europe has grown to encompass private equity and infrastructure, as well as long-term investors such as pension funds and insurance companies that provide capital for investment, on behalf of millions of beneficiaries across the world.
Since 2007, private equity and venture capital firms have invested EUR350 billion in around 28,000 European companies, which
ACE Group has launched a bespoke liability insurance solution for private equity and venture capital firms in Hong Kong and Singapore designed with new regulatory requirements, the volatile economic environment and increasingly complex deal structures in mind.
The life cycles of private equity/venture capital companies can stretch from a firm at the early stage of raising funds to the later stage of an IPO exit or trade sale. The potential for dispute is broad given the diverse nature of the activities that can be involved in an investment as well as the complex interests of different stakeholders.
ACE believes
Walmark, a Consumer Healthcare player in Central and Eastern Europe and a portfolio company of Mid Europa Partners, has further expanded its portfolio in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia by acquiring Valosun.
Valosun is a Probiotic specialist in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the brand Biopron and holds a significant market position in Female Urinal Health with Uroval. This will respectively extend Walmark’s presence in Digestive Health and substantially strengthen the Company’s position in Female Urinary Health. Valosun also holds a privileged position with Czech and Slovak Healthcare Professionals alike.
Jorge C Manuel, the CEO of Walmark,
IK Investment Partners (“IK”) has received an irrevocable binding offer from Ardian Mid Cap Buyout for the sale of Solina Group (“Solina” or “the Group”), a leading European food solutions provider.
On the basis of this offer, IK has entered into exclusive discussions with Ardian Mid Cap and Solina Group will consult its relevant French working councils on the merits of entering into a definitive agreement.
Solina is a provider of food ingredient solutions in Europe with over 40 years’ experience in the design and production of ingredient-based functional and culinary solutions for the food industry. The Group offers
ShopFully Group, headquartered in Italy where it operates under the national brand DoveConviene, has received EUR10 million funding from Highland Capital Partners Europe.
The round takes the company’s total funding to over EUR20 million in three years – previous investment was received from Principia SGR, 360 Capital Partners and Merifin.
ShopFully Group’s platform, founded in 2010, is used by over 13 million people worldwide to help them prepare and plan their purchases in physical stores, in the smartest way possible. The digital platform offers a wealth of geo-located information including details about promotions, products, shops, opening times, and contacts of
Happn, a dating app that connects people the moment their paths cross, has closed a USD14 million Series B funding round led by Idinvest with participation from Alven Capital, DN Capital, Raine Ventures and private individuals Fabrice Grinda, David Wolfson and Gil Penchina.
To date, the company has raised a total of USD22 million. The new funding round will be used to drive expansion into Asia and grow its presence in its existing markets.
“The mobile dating space has grown substantially in the last few years and all signs point to its continued proliferation with happn really defining the hyperlocal
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