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Actis has sold its majority shareholding investment in Mouka Limited (Mouka), a Nigerian mattress brand, to Abraaj, a private equity investor. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Mouka manufactures foam spring mattresses, polyurethane blocks, pillows and furniture for consumers in West Africa. Actis invested in 2007 and since then it has expanded the company and its operations across Nigeria; built best in class manufacturing facilities; expanded production and distribution; brought in a first-rate board and institutionalised the organisation, helping Mouka evolve from a well-respected, family owned business into a sustainable, successful corporation.
John Opubor, Director in
Private equity firm RoundTable Healthcare Partners has completed the acquisition of TIDI Products.
Founded in 1969 in Neenah, WI, TIDI was once primarily a manufacturer of paper-based barrier products. Through a strategically executed acquisition program and internal initiatives, TIDI has expanded its product offering to include a portfolio of differentiated, acute care focused medical products. Today, the Company is a designer, developer and manufacturer of a broad suite of medical devices and supplies for preventing infections and supporting caregivers across acute care, alternate site and dental end-markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Joe Damico, Founding Partner and
In the first six months of 2015, Israeli high-tech exit activity accelerated, garnering USD5.29 billion in 54 deals – nearly 76 per cent of the total proceeds from exits in all of 2014, with 107 deals totalling USD6.98 billion, and 80 per cent of USD6.62 billion in 91 exits in 2013, both considered part of the few most successful years for Israeli exits.
The figures published are part of the IVC-Meitar Exits Report H1 2015.
The average deal size in H1/2015 was USD98 million, 51 per cent more than the annualised average of USD65 million in 2014 and 34 per
High Road Capital Partners has acquired Toronto-based Ariad Communications, which it will combine with its platform company Bluespire Marketing.
Ariad is a strategic marketing agency specialising in serving Canadian clients with content, digital marketing and consumer activation capabilities.
Bluespire is a leading provider of strategic, multi-channel marketing solutions with emphasis on end-user content and digital marketing for healthcare, financial services and senior living companies. Each business will continue to operate its brands.
Mike Beckerman (pictured), a 20-year marketing veteran and President of Ariad, will serve as CEO of the combined company.
“Ariad and Bluespire are experts in
Harris Williams & Co acted as the exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders of IS Group BV (IS Group), a provide of cloud computing and IT services, on its sale to strategic buyer Koninklijke KPN (KPN).
The transaction was led by Thierry Monjauze (pictured), Jonathan Organ and Sylvain Noblet of Harris Williams & Co’s Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Group.
“IS Group’s management team has done an exemplary job building one of the leading managed hosting and cloud services platforms in The Netherlands,” says Thierry Monjauze, a managing director at Harris Williams & Co. “KPN’s acquisition will allow IS
The New York Stock Exchange saw 264 transactions raising a total of USD94 billion during the first six months of 2015, more than any other exchange in the world.
This includes 42 companies that raised USD12 billion from initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first half of 2015.
With leadership across multiple sectors, NYSE led with 100 per cent of REIT IPOs and 70 per cent of all private equity (PE)-backed IPO proceeds, while gaining momentum in healthcare, including one of the largest biotech IPOs ever. Consistent with its leadership in technology IPOs since 2012, the NYSE welcomed 10 technology
Private equity firm Bowmark Capital has sold UK Latin American-themed restaurant chain Las Iguanas to Casual Dining Group.
This transaction effectively completes the realisation programme for Bowmark Capital Partners III, resulting in a final return of approximately four times cost and making it one of the most successful funds of its vintage year.
Las Iguanas serves more than three million customers a year with Latin dishes cooked fresh on site at its 41 restaurants. The award-winning business is noted for its innovative approach, high levels of service and affordable prices.
Since Bowmark invested in 2007, the business
CenterSquare Investment Management, an investment boutique of BNY Mellon, has appointed Scott Crowe to Chief Investment Strategist. In this newly created position, Crowe reports directly to Todd Briddell, CenterSquare's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer.
Crowe will focus on CenterSquare's listed real estate and infrastructure businesses and his duties will include the identification and development of new investment strategies to provide comprehensive real asset investment solutions to CenterSquare's client base. He will also work to enhance CenterSquare's already robust research and investment processes, and will work alongside Briddell to assist with investment risk oversight, providing additional insights into strategic
Proskauer has appointed Bruno Bertrand-Delfau (pictured) as a partner in the firm’s private investment fund’s practice based in London.
Bertrand-Delfau has extensive experience in private equity secondary transactions, notably advising Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity). He has worked on many landmark transactions in the industry – both in Europe and the US – and advises institutional investors on their primary investments in private equity funds and other related transactions.
Nigel van Zyl, head of the European Private Investment Funds Group, says: “We are thrilled to have Bruno join our team. His experience strengthens our position in the private equity industry
Saurabh Bhat has joined Venus India Asset-Finance Private Limited as its CEO and a member of the board of directors.
Prior to joining Venus, Bhat was the CEO and Director at Ambit Finvest Limited, an NBFC which was part of the Ambit Group and which focused on structured lending in mid-market and SME space. At Ambit, Saur Bhat abh was instrumental in growing the asset book through several structured transactions, launching the debt syndication business for Ambit as well widening the liability profile for the NBFC through banking and other capital market limits.
Prior to joining Ambit, Bhat
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