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The management board of Kabel Deutschland has signed a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement pursuant to section 291 of the German Stock Corporation Act between Kabel Deutschland as the controlled entity and Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs as the controlling entity.
Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs currently owns 76.57 per cent of the shares of Kabel Deutschland.
The domination and profit and loss transfer agreement still requires the approval by the extraordinary general meeting of Kabel Deutschland which is scheduled to take place in Munich on 13 February 2014.
In the agreement, Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs offers to acquire the shares
Catella’s president and chief executive Johan Ericsson has been appointed as the new head of corporate finance, one of the two operating segments in the company.
The role will be shared with a person who is to be recruited. The dual leadership structure will enable Catella to focus both on current operations and on business development.
Anders Palmgren will leave his position as head of corporate finance and, as a consequence, his position in the group management of Catella as of today.
As previously communicated Knut Pedersen will succeed Ericsson as president and CEO on 1 January 2014.
CapVest, a European mid-market private equity firm, has acquired Scandza, a Nordic consumer food and beverage business.
Jan Bodd and Stig Sunde, who established Scandza in 2007 and will continue to lead the business, have significantly increased their shareholding as part of the deal.
Scandza, which recorded a turnover of EUR236m (NOK1.8bn) in 2012, has created a fast moving consumer goods platform by taking advantage of consolidation opportunities in what continues to be a fragmented Nordic food and beverage market.
Scandza holds a portfolio of market leading brands in chilled foods, snacking and baked goods. Its portfolio includes
Luca Paolini (pictured), Chief Strategist at Pictet Asset Management, explains why markets will enter a new phase in 2014…
In our view, 2014 will see markets enter a distinct new phase, one in which central bank liquidity – for so long a hugely positive influence on investor sentiment – will have a weaker impact on asset class returns than economic growth. As this transition from a liquidity to growth-influenced market unfolds, world stocks are likely to deliver more muted returns in 2014 while bonds will in the main struggle to break into positive territory.
One certainty for 2014 is that
With Guernsey’s new opt-in AIFMD equivalent regime effective from 2 January 2014, Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explores how the island offers optionality and substance to fund managers.
There is no escaping from the fact that the EU’s AIFMD presents one of the biggest regulatory challenges the European orientated investment management community has seen in recent times.
Indeed, the upcoming 12 to 18 months will prove pivotal in determining the implementation of the AIFMD and the implications for investment houses and their client bases, particularly as European Economic Area (EEA) member states begin to interpret the
Nordic Capital has closed the Nordic Capital Fund VIII at its hard cap of EUR3.5bn (USD4.8bn).
Investor demand exceeded the fund target by nearly 30 per cent.
The new fund will build on the strategy executed by Nordic Capital’s prior seven funds, investing in mid-market companies with strong market positions and clear growth potential across the Nordic region and Europe.
Healthcare investments will continue to play an important role in the fund’s capital allocation.
As with previous funds, Nordic Capital’s experienced investment team will target control oriented investments, supporting growth in portfolio companies through well-defined investment themes.
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired Certara, a provider of model-based drug development and data analytics software and consulting services to the biopharmaceutical research and development market.
Certara provides highly specialised and integrated solutions which consist of computer-based models supported by scientific consulting services and which span the discovery, pre-clinical and clinical stages of drug development.
Certara's solutions provide clients with significant reductions in the time and expense of bringing new drugs to market by enabling data-driven decisions which lead to more precisely designed studies with less risk of failure and improved subject safety– a benefit in
Middle market private equity firm Genstar Capital Management has acquired Tecomet, a precision contract manufacturer supporting the medical device and aerospace and defence industries.
The acquisition is in partnership with the company's management. Tecomet was previously a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners.
Founded in 1964 and based in Wilmington, MA, Tecomet manufactures orthopaedic implants, precision surgical instruments, trauma plates and photochemical etched products for medical device customers. Tecomet uses its prototyping and engineering capabilities to produce highly complex products that provide solutions for its customers' most demanding products and applications. Tecomet is also a leading manufacturer of precision
Omnes Capital has invested EUR1.5m in Cooltech Applications, a specialist in magnetic refrigeration.
Omnes Capital is Cooltech’s third new investor in 2013, following investments by Demeter Partners and 123Venture.
Cooltech Applications is the first company in the world to offer economical, industrial and environment-friendly refrigeration and air-conditioning solutions, based on magnetic cold technology.
Magnetic cold is presented as the most credible alternative to existing compression based refrigeration technologies by the American Department of Energy and the European Commission.
“Magnetic cold developed by our company imposes itself as the solution that meets the needs of both the industry
Energy-focused private equity firm First Reserve’s Fund XII has acquired Dixie Electric from One Rock Capital Partners, a private investment company that provides equity capital for middle-market businesses.
Dixie is a US provider of electrical infrastructure materials and services to the upstream oil and gas sector. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1951, Dixie provides electrical infrastructure and automation services from initial development throughout the life of an oilfield, including ongoing infrastructure upgrades and periodic maintenance. Further, the company has exposure to several important upstream trends with significant electrical requirements such as automation, artificial
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