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Gibson Dunn has successfully represented the Bateel Group and its shareholders in connection with a strategic transaction with L Capital Asia Funds, which is backed by the LVMH Group.
Bateel is a Gulf based gourmet food company and owner of iconic gourmet date confectionery boutiques and premium cafes.
The transaction with the L Capital Asia Funds will advance Bateel’s regional and international growth and expansion plans, supporting Bateel’s program to open new café and confectionary outlets in selected international cities.
The Gibson Dunn team was led by London partner Mitri Najjar, assisted by Edward Tran, Amar
Cerner Corp has completed its acquisition of Siemens Health Services' assets, client relationships and associates.
Cerner and the former Siemens business unit have a combined annual research and development investment of more than $650 million. The cumulative resources are expected to speed delivery of the company's next generation of health IT solutions, enabling clients to control costs and improve health care outcomes in their communities.
"By combining client bases, investments in R&D and associates, we are in a great position to lead clients through one of the most dynamic eras in health care," says Neal Patterson, Cerner chairman, CEO and
Octopus Investments has announced that it has opened a new tranche of the Octopus Enterprise Investments Scheme (EIS).
The latest tranche will focus on investing in companies in the energy sector, where predictable revenue streams and government support mean that Octopus is able to offer investment into exciting opportunities while also delivering the significant tax benefits that an EIS provides.
As the largest provider of EIS in the UK, Octopus has seen investor demand for EIS increase significantly over the years. Introduced by the government in 1994 to encourage investment into smaller companies, EIS solutions provide investors with a
AXON Partners, a placement agent for private equity and real estate funds and advisor on secondary transactions, has appointed Mark Engler as a partner in the firm’s office in Zug, Switzerland.
Englert was previously Portfolio Manager – Private Assets at Unigestion, a Geneva‐headquartered asset manager with USD 17 billion of assets under management. At Unigestion, Mark led client services in the DACH region and the Nordics. His responsibilities included sourcing mandate and fund investors as well as leading sales efforts and new product proposals in the field of private assets. Prior to working at Unigestion, Mark spent more than eight
Presidio Holdings has been acquired by funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management from affiliates of American Securities.
In accordance with the terms of the definitive agreement, which was announced on 1 December, 2014, funds affiliated with Apollo have acquired all outstanding common stock of Presidio. Going forward Presidio Holdings, Inc. will continue to do business as Presidio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"We are pleased to complete the acquisition and begin moving forward with a new partner. We believe Apollo is a great partner for Presidio, and we are excited about the opportunities this will bring us to
Law firm White & Case advised Mid Europa Partners on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Danube Foods Group BV and Clates Holding BV.
The value of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2015, has not been disclosed. Mid Europa Partners (MEP) is a leading buyout investor focused on the growth markets of Central & Eastern Europe. Danube Foods Group, which achieved revenue of more than EUR400 million during 2014, is the leading branded fast moving consumer goods platform in the former Yugoslavia. It includes
Augentius, the global private equity and real estate fund administration specialist, has launched a new compliance consultancy, Augentius Compliance.
The service will support the entire alternatives sector, and marks the very first time a fund administrator has moved into compliance consultancy. Augentius Compliance will offer new customers a free ‘compliance health check’, available on request.
The move comes in response to high demand from clients. Alternatives funds today face an unprecedented, ever-expanding, and ever-changing maze of new regulatory rules and reporting obligations, the details of which differ considerably across jurisdictions. Augentius has already been assisting its clients with FATCA
Micro-fund High-Tech Employees Index, which has been established by Israel’s first secondary market platform, is the first fund in Israel to allocate capital solely for investment in securities that will be purchased from senior employees who work or worked at private Israeli high-tech companies.
Oren Harel (pictured), the Chairman of PrivatEquity.biz, says: “We see strong demand from Israeli and foreign private investors to invest in securities of senior employees at private high-tech growth companies. We intend to act for them and identify the securities of the best high-tech companies in Israel.”
PrivatEquity.biz, Israel’s first secondary market trading arena, is
Crowdfunding platform VentureFounders has helped LabMinds, a high tech British business, secure GBP2.1m of investment to fund the next stage of its development.
VentureFounders was accompanied in the raise by the Angel CoFund, who committed GBP500k to the transaction.
Founded in 2009, LabMinds is an Oxford-based business that develops and manufactures next generation solutions to address the challenges faced by laboratories worldwide, combining advanced laboratory products with cutting edge technologies.
The company’s lead product, Revo, was conceived by two doctoral students from the Biochemistry department at the University of Oxford who wanted to improve the solution preparation process. Dr Klingelhoefer
UK private equity investor RJD Partners has invested in the MBO of family-owned Burgess Marine Limited, an independent provider of marine engineering services in the UK.
RJD has committed up to GBP11m to fund the MBO and provide funds for future national growth.
Dover-based Burgess has been run by Nicholas Warren since 2008, since the retirement of his father David. With RJD’s support, Nicholas Warren will take the business forward, supported by other members of the existing Burgess management team. The transaction represents an exit for David Warren.
Burgess provides ship maintenance, repair, new-build construction and refit services from its
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