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Canada's private capital industry is poised to have its best year for deal activity in buyout and related private equity (PE) markets since 2007.
That is the main finding from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association's (CVCA) Q3, 2014 report released today. This is largely due to the CAD12.5 billion merger of Tim Hortons Inc with Burger King Worldwide Inc.
According to Q3 data, Canadian venture capital also continues to grow in terms of money invested and number of deals done. However, new capital commitments to Canadian VC funds continued to decline in the third quarter which is
Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has backed the management buy-out of recruitment company Human Capital Investment Group (HCIG).
HCIG is a fast growing, diversified recruitment company serving a range of specialist areas within the public and private sectors in the UK. It trades under a number of brands focused on health and social care, social housing, construction and infrastructure, and engineering. Its leading brands include Eden Brown, Caritas, Synergy, Proactive, ewi and Resourcing Group.
Graphite has acquired a majority stake in HCIG, with debt funding being provided by HSBC and RBS. The highly experienced senior management team, led
BioMarin and Prosensa have reached an agreement whereby BioMarin will offer to purchase all of Prosensa’s outstanding ordinary shares, at USD17.75 per share, for a total consideration of approximately USD680 million.
In addition, two approximately USD80 million contingent milestones are payable for the approval of drisapersen in the US no later than 15 May 2016 and Europe no later than 15th February 2017, respectively.
Prosensa is a Dutch biotechnology company engaged in the discovery and development of RNA-modulating therapeutics for the treatment of genetic disorders. Its primary focus is on rare neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders with a large unmet
PrivatEquity.biz, Israel’s first secondary market trading arena, reports that over 1,000 investors have joined its platform since its launch.
The platform enables private investors from Israel and abroad to be introduced to employees, former employees and executives who are interested in selling securities in growing private hi-tech companies. Since its establishment, the company has signed contracts with hi-tech employees from prominent companies in Israel, who are interested in selling their securities.
PrivatEquity.biz has profiled the investors who are seeking to take part in Israeli ventures in different hi-tech fields. According to the analysis, a high rate of the investors
Keiretsu Forum has launched Keiretsu Ventures, a premier business accelerator designed to radically accelerate the path to market and liquidity of participating companies.
As the world's largest private equity angel investment network, Keiretsu Forum brings vetted investment opportunities to its global network of diverse and active angel investors. Keiretsu Ventures matches select, high-growth companies to a dedicated team of Keiretsu specialists who share their extraordinary expertise, mature foresight, and collective intelligence to guide and build these companies faster, smarter, and more profitably.
Randy Williams, Founder & CEO of Keiretsu Forum, announced the launch on 20 November, 2014 in front of
Krones AG has acquired a majority stake in Till GmbH to strengthen its technology portfolio.
Headquartered in the Bavarian town of Neutraubling, Krones is one of the world's leading manufacturers of beverage filling and packaging technology. Till GmbH develops systems for digital direct printing on containers. The founders of Till GmbH will continue to play an operational role in the firm.
A team from CMS led by Munich-based partner Dr Martin Kolbinger advised Krones AG on all legal aspects of the transaction.
The Krones Group plans, develops and manufactures machines and complete lines for process, filling and packaging technology. The
Advisory firm Clearwater International has advised Business Collaborator on its sale to private equity house YFM Equity Partners and the Management Team, led by Chairman Richard Beaton and CEO Sanjeev Shah.
Business Collaborator is at the forefront of providing Building Information Modelling (BIM) software tools, designed to ease the transition of asset construction and maintenance projects to an interactive paperless environment. The Reading-based SaaS business has over 16 years of experience and 160,000 users of its software worldwide.
The investment from YFM will see Business Collaborator exit UNIT4, a Netherlands-based global software company with operations in 26 countries worldwide,
Law firm Eversheds has advised Phoenix Equity Partners (Phoenix) on the acquisition of day nursery provider, Just Childcare Limited (Just Childcare).
The acquisition represents an initial investment alongside the founders of Just Childcare to support the future development of Just Childcare.
Just Childcare operates six day nurseries in the Northwest of England, with a seventh to open shortly. Phoenix hopes to use the acquisition of Just Childcare as a platform from which to build a leading business in this sector through bolt-on acquisitions and new openings, for which it is committing substantial additional funding.
The team was led
Invest in Africa (IIA) has signed a USD1 million African Development Bank (AfDB) grant that will enable it to support a unique business skills training programme for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana.
IIA will use the grant provided by the AfDB's Fund for Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) to implement a Business Linkage Programme designed to upgrade the capabilities of selected SMEs registered on IIA's recently launched African Partner Pool (APP) online directory.
The Business Linkage Programme is the next phase of the APP: an online directory supporting local businesses to gain visibility and connect with international
The Carlyle Group and Old Mutual Private Equity are to acquire 100% of South African tyre retailer and wholesaler Tiger Automotive (TiAuto) from Ethos Private Equity and the founders.
Funding for this investment will come from the Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund and Old Mutual Private Equity Fund IV, and TiAuto founders will also re-invest equity in the company. The transaction is expected to close in early 2015, subject to regulatory approvals.
TiAuto, which operates the iconic “Tiger Wheel & Tyre” brand as well as the new “Tyres & More” retail store format, is a retail and wholesale distributor of
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