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European Senior Secured Loan Programme (ESSLP), a joint venture between affiliates of Ares Management and GE Capital, has reached a total of EUR1 billion in commitments since inception in 2012 with the completion of its 10th transaction.
ESSLP’s investments are made through the Ares European direct lending team, Ares Capital Europe, and GE Capital, primarily in the form of unitranche loans.
The GBP120 million refinancing of Notemachine, a portfolio company of Corsair Capital and an owner and operator of ATM machines across the UK and Germany, was the first credit facility upsize for the ESSLP. In January 2014, the
Piper, a specialist investor in consumer brands, has invested GBP6 million in Hickory’s Smokehouse.
Hickory’s is an American style, family friendly smokehouse and BBQ restaurant chain. Meats are slow cooked for up to 12 hours on smokers specially imported from Memphis, Tennessee.
Hickory’s is the brainchild of Neil McDonnell, who founded the business in 2010 following extensive research into the smokehouse sector in the US. The chain operates from large 5,000 sq ft sites and has three units in Chester, West Kirby and Rhos-on-Sea. Hickory’s plans to open a further 10 restaurants over the next three to five years.
Piper is investing GBP6m to support the roll out – the fifth investment from
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Momondo Group, an online travel metasearch company, on the sale of a majority equity stake to Great Hill Partners.
Great Hill Partners has made a GBP80m cash investment in Momondo Group, valuing it at more than GBP132 million.
With offices in London, Copenhagen and Boston, Momondo Group provides online travel search to over 17.5 million visitors per month – plus seven million travel newsletter subscribers – across more than 30 core international markets, via its Momondo and Cheapflights brands.
Following the investment by Great Hill Partners, Momondo Group aims
Glennmont Partners has bought a portfolio of wind farms from developer and operator Sorgenia France, part of Sorgenia Green Group.
The acquisition comprises two wind farm sites of 16 MW and 6 MW located in the Haute Normandie and Nord Pas de Calais regions in France respectively. The sites are located in one of the strongest wind resource areas of the country.
The two projects are ready to be built, having obtained all building permits and secured all land leases for 40 years. Power purchase agreements with EDF have been signed for both projects, which will benefit from the
Risk management, cost and changes in fund structuring are the key issues for managers and investors arising from the initial impact of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), according to Crestbridge.
Launched at a special Crestbridge Forum, attended by over 100 highly influential fund sector specialists in Luxembourg on 2 October, the IFI Global ‘Impact of AIFMD’ report examined opinions on the impact of the introduction of the Directive in the last few weeks before the transition period for its implementation expired.
Featuring a dynamic line-up of panellists from Luxembourg and abroad, the event explored the initial findings from the
Mailcloud has successfully completed a seed funding round led by enture capital investors Octopus Investments, with Bessemer Venture partners, that takes total funding to USD2.8m.
The round also includes Xavier Niel’s Kima Ventures, an early backer of Square, Nest and other high profile startups. Seedcamp London have also invested from their new USD50m growth fund. The company has attracted a number of high profile angel backers including Barry Smith, co-Founder of Skyscanner, Irish tech entrepreneur Ray Nolan, Frederic Court, Partner at Advent Ventures and Daniel Malhery founder of Deezer.
Founded in November 2013, Mailcloud is a unique service where
FlashFunders has launched a no-fee, online equity funding platform aimed at helping start-ups raise capital efficiently, while also opening up access to start-up investing for accredited investors.
Founded by Europlay Capital Advisors, law firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, and co-founders Vincent Bradley and Brian Park, FlashFunders' platform helps entrepreneurs navigate complex SEC regulations and offsets costly legal fees, while giving accredited investors unprecedented access to start-up investment opportunities.
FlashFunders provides a turnkey solution for raising capital and a marketplace where entrepreneurs can connect directly with accredited investors across the globe.
FlashFunders ensures all investors are accredited and that
Confluence is collaborating with Fundsquare to provide secure delivery of AIFMD Transparency Reporting to all National Competent Authorities (NCAs) across Europe.
The Confluence SaaS-based technology-enabled Unity NXT AIFMD Transparency Reporting aims to ensure completeness, accuracy and control over the entire AIFMD reporting process — from the collection of data, the calculation of answers, the approval of the report form contents, to the transmission of the filing. By incorporating Fundsquare into the solution, asset managers need only upload files once for them to be disseminated to multiple NCAs in the format required by each to ensure accuracy and timeliness of filings
CTPartners Executive Search has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Austrian-based Neumann, a leading executive search and leadership consulting firm.
The transaction includes offices in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as across Eastern Europe.
Neumann focuses on several key industries that complement CTPartners’ targeted practice areas including: Industrial, Consumer, Life Sciences, Technology, Professional Services and Financial Services. Neumann’s consultants will increase CTPartners’ presence in key German-speaking markets, including Europe’s largest and fastest growing economy, Germany.
“This transaction is consistent with our growth strategy to expand the CTP global footprint. Acquiring one of Europe’s leading executive
Hong Kong-based international investment company Cardell Limited has appointed David Ballard as Managing Director of Private Equity. He will be based in Hong Kong and report to David Cardell, CEO of Cardell Limited.
Ballard, aged 38, joins Cardell Limited from Morgan Stanley Private Equity, where he was a member of the investment committee who led portfolio investments and helped to build a 35-person team located in New York and London.
Ballard has a 14-year track record in investment banking and private equity, of which 11 years were spent with Morgan Stanley. Before co founding the Private Equity Group he was
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