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Global law firm White & Case has advised GSO Capital Partners on its GBP115 million debt-and-equity financing of the management buyout of XLN Telecom from ECI Partners.
White & Case also represented the management-backed Newco on the acquisition.
GSO, a subsidiary of global investment and advisory firm The Blackstone Group LP, is one of the world’s largest credit-oriented alternative asset managers with more than USD67 billion in assets under management.
London partner Gareth Eagles, who led the team which advised GSO, says: “Our team included lawyers from several of our practices but in particular our banking and private
Indian car rental company Zoomcar has secured an investment from private equity firm Sequoia Capital.
Zoomcar started in Bangalore in February 2013, with seven vehicles at one location, but now has over 250 cars at about 40 locations across Bangalore and Pune, with plans to expand to other cities in India.
“Zoomcar has broken many conventions,” says Shailendra Singh, managing director of Sequoia India. “David and Greg are incredibly driven and determined entrepreneurs who moved to India from the USA to usher in a new era of self-drive. They have built technology to make an incredibly user-friendly experience, with all
A company owned by the private equity firm Permira is to acquire Metalogix, a provider of management tools for mission-critical collaboration platforms, including Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange and Office 365.
Members of Metalogix’s senior management team, including chief executive officer Steven Murphy, will maintain a significant equity stake in the company going forward. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Metalogix is a Microsoft Gold Partner, an EMC Select Partner, and a GSA provider, and its products are backed by its live 24×7 support. With its recent acquisitions of Axceler and Idera’s SharePoint tools, Metalogix has built a suite of
Alter Domus, a provider of fund and corporate services to international private equity and infrastructure houses, real estate firms, multinationals, private clients and private debt managers, has opened an office in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Chief executive Laurent Vanderweyen says: “Expanding our international presence into this important European nation’s financial sector is an exciting development as Alter Domus continually strives to provide its clients with high quality services with an ever-increasing international reach.
“In Germany we have entered into a co-operation with Domus Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (Domus Legal), a law firm collaborating with bepartners, Düsseldorf, an independent firm of lawyers and
Drug development firm Brabant Pharma has been sold to US-based pharmaceutical company Zogenix, in a deal where the main selling shareholders were advised by Zeus Capital.
Consideration for the deal is expected to reach up to USD130m.
Brabant is a single purpose company developing its low-dose fenfluramine treatment to Dravet syndrome, Brabafen. The disease, also known as Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI), is a rare form of intractable epilepsy that begins in infancy and affects one in 40,000 children born. The disease causes frequent, severe and potentially life-threatening seizures that typically start in the first year of life.
Consumer brands specialist investor Piper has sold Justin Craig Education, a UK exam revision business, to independent college brand MPW.
The sale was completed for an undisclosed sum.
Piper bought Justin Craig in 2008. Since then, it has doubled sales and become a leading brand in the group tuition market. In transforming the business, Piper has helped build a new management team, establish a bespoke bookings system and develop an efficient marketing programme to attract new customers, as well as improving the range and quality of Justin Craig's revision courses.
Chris Curry, managing partner at Piper, says: “We are proud of the way we have helped Justin Craig grow and
Private equity firm Advent International has completed the acquisition of Corialis (Core Innovative Aluminium Integrated Solutions) from Sagard and Ergon, alongside the management team led by CEO Johan Verstrepen.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1984, and headquartered in Belgium, Corialis is a European aluminium profile manufacturer, supplying aluminium profile systems to small and medium-sized window, door, and conservatory fabricators for both the new-build and renovation construction markets. Corialis operates under a differentiated, fully integrated hub-based model, with all production stages under one roof.
With 1,600 employees based in four major hubs (Belgium, France,
Tiptree Financial is to sell its subsidiary Philadelphia Financial Group to funds managed by the tactical opportunities group of The Blackstone Group for approximately USD155 million in cash plus additional consideration of approximately USD10 million to be paid over two years.
The transaction, which including both Tiptree’s third party administration and life insurance operations, is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approval and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2015.
Houlihan Lokey Financial Advisors acted as financial advisor to Tiptree and rendered a fairness opinion to its board of directors in conjunction with this transaction.
The opportunities for private sector-led growth in Africa, the benefits of private equity buyouts as attractive entry strategies, and the focus of strategic investors in Africa were key themes discussed by Honore Dainhi, the president of Supreme Group’s Commercial Division, during a keynote speech at the Private Equity in Africa event that was held recently in London.
The overriding theme of the conference was a debate around the role of private equity in the African growth story, and to what extent it will generate enhanced returns over the medium to long term as the markets mature and new market dynamics
Ashurst has advised the credit business of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) on the acquisition of the entire share capital and voting rights of Pont-sur-Sambre Power and Toul Power, two combined cycle gas turbine power plants in France.
The plants were acquired from Verbund AG, a power transmission and trading company.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
The transaction was led by Paris-based corporate partner Bertrand Delaunay, assisted by associate Séverine Gallet.
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