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International law firm Eversheds has advised leading global private equity firm HIG European Capital Partners on its acquisition of Brand Addition Limited (together with its subsidiaries including those in Germany and Hong Kong) from 4imprint Group plc.
Brand Addition specialises in the design and manufacture of gift packaging and promotional health and beauty products, covering everything from design, product development, sourcing, supply-chain management, and co-packing.
4imprint Group are an international company providing promotional products, items and corporate gifts. The Eversheds team was led by partners Mark Spinner and Nigel Dale, assisted by senior associate Edward Waldron and solicitors Meghan
Bluewater Bio International has completed a GBP22.5 million financing round. The transaction was led by specialist Cleantech investors Ombu Group (Ombu) and Hermes GPE Environmental Innovation Fund LP (Hermes GPE), with GP Bullhound advising Bluewater Bio.
The board of Bluewater Bio believes that this transaction represents one of the largest growth capital finance rounds in the water sector over the last 12 months and reflects the Company’s recent commercial progress.
Stephen Brooke, CEO of Ombu Group, says: “Water technology is a core sector at Ombu and Bluewater Bio is the most exciting company we have seen in the field
Pinetree Capital Ltd has acquired ownership of 1,500,000 common shares and 750,000 common share purchase warrants of Mega Precious Metals Inc.
Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one additional common share at a price of USD0.85 until March 23, 2014. In the event that the Warrants are fully exercised, these holdings represent approximately 0.7% of the total issued and outstanding common shares of Mega as of 23 March, 2012, calculated on a partially diluted basis assuming the exercise of the Warrants only.
As a result of this transaction, Pinetree and its joint actors collectively held, as at 23
Enterome has had a first closing of a series A funding round, raising EUR 5 million. This funding follows a previous seed round that raised EUR 1.5 million from Seventure and INRA Transfert.
The series A round has brought in Seventure and Lundbeckfond Ventures, as new colead investors. Seventure is one of the most active European investors in venture capital investing in Life Sciences and Information and Communication Technologies. Lundbeckfond Ventures is a pure life science venture fund investing into companies in Europe and in the US.
Enetrome is a medicine company developing biomarkers for chronic and challenging medical conditions
HIG Europe, the European arm of private equity firm HIG Capital, has acquired Brand Addition, a European leader in the supply of promotional merchandising, from UK listed firm 4imprint, in a management buyout valued at GBP24 million.
Based in Manchester, Brand Addition is a market leader in the provision of promotional products to large corporates across Europe for use in their corporate marketing and consumer promotion campaigns. The business provides a full outsource service including product design, ethical sourcing, stock holding/management, international logistics and web creation/hosting. Customers include numerous Global Fortune 500 companies. The company employs 260 people across five offices in the
Energy Investors Funds (EIF) has completed the sale of the Watertown, NY-based Black River Generation plant to ReEnergy Holdings, LLC. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Black River Generation is a 55 MW coal-fired facility located on the Fort Drum U.S. Army Base in Watertown, NY. The project commenced commercial operations in 1988. EIF’s United States Power Fund, LP acquired the project in 2004. ReEnergy Holdings plans to convert the facility to a biomass power plant.
“Black River Generation has been a solid investment for our firm and investors,” says Robert Franson, Vice President at EIF. “ReEnergy is
Jersey Finance has appointed Heather Bestwick (pictured) to the new role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer. She will maintain the role of Technical Director, leading the Jersey Finance technical programme, but will have additional responsibility for several operational functions including human resources, finance and IT.
An English solicitor and former Managing Partner of the Jersey office of international law firm Walkers, Bestwick joined Jersey Finance in 2010.
Geoff Cook, Jersey Finance Chief Executive Officer, says: "Heather’s appointment to the new role of Deputy CEO reflects the growing remit of Jersey Finance and in particular, our strategy to support the industry
Ernst & Young has appointed Robert Bruning as managing partner for the firm’s San Diego practice. He succeeds Mark Stephens, who will be retiring in June after 36 years of service to the firm.
Bruning has been an assurance professional and executive officer in the technology, manufacturing and consumer product industries for 25 years, starting his career at the firm in 1987. Between 1993 and 1998, he was the CFO of two publicly traded companies, Cobra Golf and Oakley. He returned to Ernst & Young in 1998.
“Robert brings more than two decades of experience to our San Diego practice,
Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) has expanded its US M&A and Capital & Debt Advisory business, which provides sector-specific advice on transaction strategies, buy- and sell-side M&A execution, and private capital raising.
The US M&A and Capital & Debt Advisory team helps corporations and private equity firms improve their competitive position through Ernst & Young LLP’s affiliated registered broker-dealer, Ernst & Young Capital Advisors.
"The transaction market has demanded advisors with a greater sector focus," says Richard M Jeanneret (pictured), Vice Chair, Transaction Advisory Services at Ernst & Young LLP. "Our US practice in M&A and Capital and
Just nine per cent of LPs who currently express an interest in co-investments expect to reduce their allocations to these investments in the future, a Preqin study reveals.
A significant proportion are championing the perceived benefits of co-investment, which include better control over investments, the strengthening of GP relationships and lower fees.
Two-thirds of investors have also seen higher returns from their co-investments than their private equity fund investments, while 13% stated that returns were significantly better.
Over 100 investors with an interest in co-investments were interviewed, and almost a quarter of those contacted are active co- investors on a
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