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EIG Global Energy Partners has held the final close of Energy Fund XVI, the firm's most recent flagship investment fund.
Fund XVI is the largest fund in EIG's history and includes capital commitments from 150 limited partners from 18 countries.
Institutional investors domiciled outside the US represent more than 40 per cent of total capital commitments.
Launched in February 2013 with a target of USD4.25bn, Fund XVI had a first closing in May 2013 and reached its hard-cap of USD6bn (excluding affiliate investments) in connection with its final closing on 25 November 2013.
Fund XVI will continue
Ardian has sold its majority stake in Competence Call Center (CCC), a European provider of premium call centre solutions based in Vienna, to Silverfleet Capital.
As part of the transaction, CCC’s management is re-investing in the company. The closing of the transaction is subject to the approval of the relevant antitrust authorities. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price and other details of the transaction.
In 2009, Ardian acquired a majority stake in CCC to support the company’s international growth strategy. Over the past four years, the company has consolidated its leading position in the premium
Metric Capital Partners (MCP), the European private capital group, has completed its investment in Augusta Securities, a financial services company focused on the provision of funding for commercial litigation cases in the UK.
Augusta is an independent financial services company offering solutions to the small and mid sized litigation funding market. The company is led by an experienced management team, with significant previous experience in the UK litigation funding and asset management space.
Augusta provides litigation funding through a flexible and innovative model for small and medium sized commercial litigation matters in the UK, differently from traditional litigation funders
Altius Associates has appointed Rhonda Ryan as a partner and head of EMEA investments.
Ryan (pictured) will be based in the London office, reporting to Brad Young, co-CEO and head of investment.
Young says: “We are very pleased to have secured Rhonda, an experienced investment professional in the European market, to lead our EMEA Investment team. She has long been an established figure in the European marketplace, and her background and experience here is a terrific fit for our needs in this sector. We looked long and hard for a suitable leader in this core market, and I am
Sidereal Capital Group has partnered with Argosy Private Equity to acquire U∙C Coatings Corporation.
Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, U∙C Coatings manufactures and distributes wood protection products for the logging, lumber, furniture, and woodworking industries. The company’s flagship Anchorseal branded products are an industry leading line of wax based emulsion end sealers, designed to prevent splitting and degradation of freshly sawn, high value hardwood logs and lumber during processing.
The Company also offers GemPaint, a water-based paint used by lumber suppliers to brand their products and enhance overall appearance, as well as other related niche market wood protection products.
Wedo, the online furniture retailer, has completed GBP3m of funding, led by MMC Ventures.
This follows the company’s initial seed funding in 2012, when Passion Capital and a selection of private equity investors came together to back Wedo and their vision of simple shopping. All previous key investors have reinvested in this latest round.
Founded by serial tech entrepreneur and founder of Tech4Africa, Gareth Knight, Wedo is an ecommerce furniture retailer, specialising in improving the customer’s online shopping experience. In 2013 the company has grown to a team of 40 people, launched a 10,000ft prime retail store in Colchester
JTC Group has acquired the fund administration business of the Guernsey-based Anson Group.
Anson Fund Managers Limited (AFML) represents over GBP11.5bn in funds under administration and specialises in providing a wide range of support services to companies and funds.
Its clients include trading companies, open ended and closed ended funds and unit trusts, investment companies and limited partnerships, many of which are listed on stock exchanges such as the LSE, Euronext and AIM.
In addition to working for many London listed companies including FTSE 350 members, it acts for a third of companies listed on the London Specialist
Altice Finco SA intends to launch an offering of USD400m in aggregate principal amount of senior notes and its subsidiary Altice Financing SA intends to launch an offering of USD1,285m equivalent in aggregate principal amount of dollar and euro senior secured notes.
Proceeds of the notes are expected to be used to finance its previously announced acquisition of 88 per cent of Tricom S.A. and Global Interlinks, which Altice entered into an agreement to acquire on 31 October, and its previously announced acquisition of a majority ownership in Orange Dominicana (ODO), which Altice entered into an agreement to acquire on 26
SMT Fund Services (Ireland) Limited has appointed Kii Hub to produce and deliver Key Investor Information Documents (KIIDs) for its established platform of UCITS funds.
This extends the relationship that already exists with SuMi TRUST Global Asset Services, as Kii Hub has been producing KIIDs for the funds managed by SuMi TRUST’s UK ACD company, SMT Fund Services (UK) Limited, since 2012.
SuMi TRUST will be using Kii Hub’s full bureau service, which includes drafting, production, hosting and translation of all their KIIDs.
Peter Ward, who manages SMT Fund Services (Ireland) Limited’s management company services, says: “While our
Alinda Capital Partners, the American-based infrastructure investment firm, has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Emitel, a television and radio broadcast infrastructure provider in Poland.
Alinda is acquiring Emitel from Montagu Private Equity. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Emitel broadcasts television and radio signals nationwide under long-term contracts with television and radio channels, including the government-owned TV and radio channels. Emitel is the sole broadcaster of digital terrestrial television signals in Poland, and is leading the introduction of digital radio. The company owns 377 towers in Poland.
“We are delighted to be investing in Emitel,” says Chris
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