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Brotonne Capital SAS, the holding company of REVIMA, has completed the acquisition of 100% of REVIMA APU securities from United Technologies Holdings SAS (UTC). REVIMA APU SAS, as a wholly-owned company of UTC since 2008, was developing its activity on behalf of a division of UTC, Hamilton Sundstrand, and was operating as a separate business entity.
The REVIMA GROUP is a leading independent provider, specialised in Landing Gear MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) based in Normandy (France). It employs approximately 600 people and REVIMA GROUP’s market share represents 16% of the global market in its sector with a turnover of
In a far reaching survey by Norton Rose Group, the international legal practice, 109 respondents from Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe and North America and drawn largely from the infrastructure and energy sectors, resoundingly agreed (96%) that there needs to be an increase of foreign investment into Indonesia. The respondents agreed that the greatest areas of opportunity include mining and minerals, power, LNG, upstream oil and gas, telecoms and palm oil.
The respondents were unanimous in their view that Indonesia requires international funds to invest in the vast number of potential energy and infrastructure projects. In the next two years
While Chinese inflation is still rising and the recent drought in central China may cause food prices to increase again, we do not expect inflation to reach excessive levels.
The latest positive PMI data (in May) indicated that investors’ concerns for Chinese economy were exaggerated, as underlying economic numbers, although slowing, remain relatively robust. We expect Chinese companies to report good earnings in the upcoming interim reporting season, which should support share prices.
China’s market is demonstrating attractive valuations, with expected earnings growth of 17%. The fund will continue to focus on companies with domestically focused operations, less policy
Liverpool is at the centre of a bid to establish a GBP39m centre of excellence that will conduct early stage research into new drugs to treat cancer and other serious illnesses.
If the project goes ahead it will create some 250 science jobs in the city over the next five years.
RedX Pharma Ltd, which is based in Liverpool, today announced that it has applied for a GBP5.9m grant from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund for an initial two-year research phase.
The public sector support for the proposed project would pave the way for substantial backing from RedX Pharma, its
Morgan Lewis Paris Office advised ETF (Environmental Technology Fund) on its investment in the company Enablon, a leading provider of sustainability management software.
Since 2000, Enablon’s mission is to provide software solutions that make organisations sustainable. The French company provides the industry’s most comprehensive suite of software, content and technology that enables end-to-end management of sustainability performance. Enablon solutions are used by more than 250 global companies and 200,000 users across all industries. The company operates in more than 130 countries and aims to reach a turnover of EUR30m in 2011.
ETF supports growth companies whose products and services deliver
Investment banking veteran Dominic A Petito (pictured) has formed Wisdom Capital Partners, LLC, a private investment firm focused on middle market companies with solid growth potential.
Petito formed the firm in order to provide insight, relationships and differentiated solutions to companies that would not normally have access to private equity due to their size or condition.
"By focusing on companies that are below the radar of typical private equity firms, we have access to deals that our co-investors would not otherwise see," he says.
The firm’s principal focus will be on privately-held, including family-owned, companies seeking liquidity or capital to
Ingenious Ventures, a leading manager of VCTs in the entertainment sector, today announces that it has invested GBP2 million in a new arena-based live cricket event, Titans of Cricket.
The investment has been made through Ingenious’ Entertainment VCTs (www.ingeniousvcts.co.uk), which invest in a range of music festivals, live events and TV shows.
Titans of Cricket takes the best of Twenty20, the IPL and World Cricket, in an innovative new format. It features a two hour spectacular of batting, fielding, and bowling by top cricketing stars from four countries, competing in five extreme challenges to provide the ultimate test of
Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organisation, has agreed to invest USD5m in JSE Listed Allied Technologies Limited (Altech), Intel Capital’s first investment in South Africa.
This commercial investment agreement, subject to Altech shareholder approval, is part of a strategic collaboration in which Intel and Altech will explore various areas of collaboration in the Telecommunications, Multi-media and Information Technology (TMT) sectors to accelerate the adoption of broadband services in Africa. With this investment, South Africa will become the 50th country to attract Intel Capital investment.
Arvind Sodhani (pictured), president of Intel Capital and Intel executive vice president says: “Altech has
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has reached an agreement to acquire RAC Limited (RAC), the motoring services provider, from Aviva plc (Aviva). The transaction represents an enterprise value of GBP1bn. Completion, which is subject to regulatory and competition approvals, is expected at the end of the third quarter of 2011.
Founded in 1897, RAC is one of the oldest roadside assistance companies in the world and the second largest UK roadside assistance provider with over 7 million members. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, has approximately 4,000 employees, and provides motor-related services to both consumers and corporate clients.
Aurora Russia Limited has appointed Gilbert Chalk and Geoffrey Miller to the board of the company as non – executive directors.
Chalk (63) is a British citizen with extensive private equity and banking experience with Baring Private Equity Partners Limited and Hambros Bank Limited. Chalk also has considerable listed company expertise and is currently a board director of two listed companies, Castle Private Equity AG, a private equity and venture capital fund of funds and Vantage Goldfields Limited, an ASX listed South African Gold Mining Company.
Miller (45) is a British citizen, resident in Guernsey, with over twenty years of
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