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AXA Private Equity, the leading European diversified private equity firm, has signed an agreement for the sale of the fine chemicals company CABB to the private equity firm Bridgepoint. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
AXA Private Equity acquired the company headquartered in Sulzbach, Germany in 2007. CABB revenues have doubled to EUR311 million since the takeover by AXA Private Equity. Shortly after the purchase, CABB acquired SF Chem located in Pratteln near Basel, Switzerland with the support of AXA Private Equity. Subsequently, CABB purchased Karavati in India, as it looked to access the Asian market
Private equity firm GI Partners (GI) and investment advisory firm Principal Company have acquired EUR214 million (face value) of first lien, non-conforming residential mortgages whose underlying collateral assets are in the Netherlands.
Following an improvement in the Dutch unemployment rate, which is a key driver of borrower defaults, and other positive economic indicators, GI Partners believes it is an opportune time to invest in the Dutch residential housing market.
At closing, the transaction was funded by capital from GI Partners Fund III LP and Principal Company as well as mortgage-backed debt provided by Natixis. Simultaneously upon the closing, a
Hamilton Lane, an independent financial institution that provides discretionary and non-discretionary private equity asset management services to sophisticated investors, is expanding its offering in the real estate sector, with the addition of Jerome W. Gates as Managing Director to lead the product area.
Gates joins the firm with over 20 years of experience in real estate portfolio management and investment banking and will be responsible for helping the firm bring its clients additional high-value opportunities in the real estate market. This includes identifying the best managers with a strong track record in real estate, constructing selective and customised investment portfolios,
Jersey’s links with India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations will be strengthened this month through the official launch of Jersey Finance’s representative offices in Abu Dhabi and Mumbai and the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with India.
A Jersey delegation consisting of States of Jersey Ministers, the Director-General of the Jersey Financial Services Commission and representatives of Jersey’s finance industry will travel to India for the launch on 15th March of Jersey Finance’s representative office in Mumbai.
The group will then head to Delhi to sign the TIEA with India on Friday 18th March, a
Ipes Luxembourg has appointed Christophe Ponticello as Client Director and Head of Accounting. Ponticello, whose appointment is in response to exceptionally high demand for the firm’s service offering in Luxembourg, will play a key role in managing client relationships. He will also work closely with Simon Henin, MD for Ipes Luxembourg, on the day-to-day running of the office.
Ponticello has more than eight years experience working in the investment funds industry and with commercial companies. Prior to joining Ipes, he headed the accounting and reporting team for Real Estate and Private Equity funds SIF/SICAR and unregulated entities (Soparfi) at Caceis
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) has acquired a significant majority stake in The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd, a developer of visual effects (VFX) software, from Advent Venture Partners (Advent) and other stakeholders.
Falcon Investment Advisors, LLC (Falcon) has converted its current ownership in The Foundry into mezzanine notes in support of the acquisition. The founders and management will continue to retain a significant minority stake and drive the continued growth and customer-focused innovation that the Company has consistently delivered. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered in London with more than 100 employees, The Foundry
Middle market private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has held a final closing on commitments totalling USD225 million for its small business investment company fund, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners SBIC Fund, LP. Investors in the fund include a diverse group of domestic and international limited partners.
Since its founding in 1984, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has made over 45 structured equity investments totalling approximately USD1.5 billion of capital in US middle market companies. LLCP will continue its structured equity investment strategy through the LLCP SBIC Fund by investing in market leading companies that are owned and managed by entrepreneurs.
Cordiant Capital Inc (Cordiant), the Montreal based fund manager that specialises in loans to emerging markets, has committed USD50 million to fund the expansion of Iraq’s mobile phone network.
Mobile penetration in Iraq is estimated at just 77%, lagging far behind most of its neighbouring countries where penetration rates are virtually 100%.
The loan is part of a $400 million long term financing for Zain Iraq, the country’s largest mobile phone operator, to improve access to network coverage for remote populations. A reliable telecommunication service is instrumental to the growth of Iraq’s economy as it seeks to diversify itself
NBGI Private Equity, has been advised by Olswang LLP on the GBP9m management buyout of Facilities Services Group Ltd (FSG) from Spice Ltd.
FSG is the UK market leader in the provision of integrated facilities management services to large, multi-site operators in the retail, leisure and property sectors.
FSG appointed the management team in late 2009 with a mandate to lead an MBO. NBGI, a leading private equity investor in the UK lower mid-market, has taken a majority stake in the buyout and is committing further capital to expand FSG’s range of services and delivery capabilities.
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BaltCap, a private equity and venture capital investor in the Baltics, has acquired a shareholding in SIA Runway, one of the leading business process outsourcing service providers in the Baltic States.
BaltCap Private Equity Fund advised by BaltCap has acquired 40.82% of Runway’s shares from the company’s largest shareholder, Norwegian firm Dasha AS.
"Runway is one of the leading and the fastest growing players in the sector with solid operational experience in the Nordic market, highly qualified staff and good prospects in the market,” says Sandijs Abolins-Abols, Investment Director at BaltCap.
According to Abolins-Abols, Runway has sizable potential
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