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Pareto Forvaltning, a Norwegian institutional asset management company, and Staur Private Equity, a Norwegian family-owned conglomerate have laucnhed Pareto Staur Energy, a global energy and energy services private equity fund.
Pareto Forvaltning is part of the Pareto group, the largest independent investment bank in the energy sector in Europe. It manages a series of funds and mandates including energy private equity funds.
The fund will implement a small mid-market buy-out strategy with active ownership, a process implemented with success by Staur over the last decade. Pareto Forvaltning and Staur Private Equity will be working as one team and act respectively
HIG Capital’s portfolio company Albertville Quality Foods, Inc (AQF) has acquired Sunrise Foods, LLC (Sunrise), a processor of protein-based products.
The Sunrise operation is highly complementary to AQF’s operation and will add over $100 million in additional revenues to the combined company. Like AQF, Sunrise’s value-added customized products are prepared to customers’ specific recipes.
The acquisition of Sunrise, based in Albertville, Alabama, significantly expands the profile and capabilities of AQF. The combined company will service a marquee list of foodservice, restaurant, and retail customers through its operation of three facilities and eight state-of-the art production lines.
AQF is also pleased
Stephanie Miller has joined JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services as Global Head of the Alternative Investment Services business, reporting to Nick Rudenstine, Global Head of Investor Services for WSS.
In this new role, Miller will oversee strategy and direction for WSS’ Private Equity & Real Estate Services and Hedge Fund Services. This strategic new hire demonstrates an ongoing commitment to strengthening the alternatives business within WSS.
Prior to joining WSS, Miller was a Managing Director for Citco Fund Services (USA) Inc, which offers full Hedge Fund and Private Equity administrative services. At Citco, Stephanie was responsible for all operations
To date hedge funds have largely escaped the impact of the increasing scope and aggressive enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, Matthew Reinhard, a member at Washington, DC law firm Miller & Chevalier, argues that hedge fund firms must monitor two large FCPA risk areas: inbound investment into and outbound investment by the fund…
It is hard to ignore the increasing scope and aggressive enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. While some recent
Nautic Partners, a private equity firm with more than USD2.5 billion of capital under management, has acquired Superior Vision Holdings, Inc in partnership with the company’s existing management team.
Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Superior Vision provides vision insurance coverage to approximately two million members across all 50 states. Superior Vision will continue to work as an independent vision plan in the marketplace exactly as they do today and the existing management team, led by Rick Corbett, will continue to operate the Company.
Founded in 1993, Superior Vision is one of the leading independent vision benefits companies in the United
The owners of John Varvatos Enterprises, Inc – VF Sportswear, Inc., a subsidiary of VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) and John Varvatos – have signed a definitive agreement to sell the majority ownership interest in the company to Lion Capital LLP, with Mr Varvatos retaining an ownership position.
The transaction, which is subject to normal closing conditions, is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2012. Terms were not disclosed.
John Varvatos launched his namesake brand in 2000 with a collection of tailored clothing and sportswear and it now represents an entire men’s lifestyle collection that includes footwear,
The US Small Business Administration has licensed the first nationally-focused Impact Investment Fund, SJF Ventures III, LP. The fund will make equity investments in cleantech and technology companies in communities nationwide as part of an impact investment initiative to invest up to USD1.5 billion in high-growth small businesses.
"SJF Ventures III, LP is yet another important new ally in SBA’s commitment to foster small business growth and job creation in emerging sectors," says Administrator Karen Mills. "They’re an experienced team that is well-positioned to drive more investment in high growth, positive impact companies. We will continue to grow this and
FRV has entered into a partnership with Denham Capital, a leading global energy focused private equity firm, to invest over USD190 million in new solar energy projects across a broad range of geographies.
The partnership with Denham Capital will strengthen FRV’s ability to make investments in global solar markets, including Australia, South Africa, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. The partnership will consider acquisitions where FRV’s core competencies can add value. FRV will continue to provide asset management services to existing partners and will opportunistically consider new asset management contracts.
Denham Capital will be the lead investor in
The German M&A market appears to have passed its low point. After the subdued deal flow in autumn 2011, both corporates and investment bankers believe that the environment for deals will improve in the months ahead, according to a new survey.
Nonetheless, investment bankers still see the financing environment and economic situation as deal breakers. As a result, current assessments of the situation fall significantly short of the top figures recorded a year ago. That is the conclusion of the latest survey of the M&A panel organised by CMS Hasche Sigle and FINANCE, in which some 60 M&A heads of
BNY Mellon has been appointed delegate, principal paying agent, registrar and transfer agent on a new Trust Certificate Issuance Programme established by MAF Sukuk Ltd.
Sukuk issuances under the programme are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC. The inaugural issuance was for USD400,000,000 with a 5.85% profit rate per annum due in 2017.
As delegate and principal paying agent BNY Mellon will perform fiduciary duties and make profit and principal payments to investors on behalf of MAF Sukuk Ltd while handling administrative duties related to the issuance of the certificates.
“The launch of the
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