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Wheb Ventures, a European clean technology private equity firm, has invested EUR4.4m in the German company VIA Optronics, becoming a co-investor with BayBG which was an existing shareholder.
VIA Optronics supplies energy saving LCD displays for products such as handheld devices, laptops, televisions, and industrial devices.
The products of VIA Optronics use less energy to achieve equivalent brightness than providers of untreated displays, thereby extending the lifetime of devices and reducing electronic waste.
In addition, VIA’s optical bonding process inhibits condensation or particles in between LCD and cover lens or touch screens.
Joerg Sperling (pictured), partner at Wheb
Lyceum Capital’s strategy to consolidate the energy consultancy sector has continued with its GBP6.25m acquisition of risk management specialist Encore International on behalf of platform investment McKinnon & Clarke.
The enlarged business will be re-named M&C Energy Group on 1 July.
The mid-market growth investor acquired McKinnon & Clarke, one of the largest energy procurement and compliance specialists in Europe, for GBP22m at the turn of the year and immediately implemented a programme of operational enhancement and acquisitions.
This deal sees McKinnon & Clarke acquire Encore International, a provider of energy price risk management services which handles more
The Guernsey Government’s publication of a consultation document on its future corporate tax regime has been welcomed by the promotional agency for the island’s finance industry.
Peter Niven, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, believes that it is a major step towards identifying a corporate tax regime which is both internationally compliant and remains competitive.
“Publication of the consultation document is positive news for the iland’s finance industry,” says Niven.
“It is important that we adopt a corporate tax package which maintains and indeed enhances the business flows into the Island and I am confident that this demonstrates we are making
Genstar Capital, a private equity firm that focuses on investments in the software, healthcare, financial services and industrial technology industries, has made an investment in Netsmart Technologies.
Genstar Capital will provide the capital and strategic software and healthcare expertise to help Netsmart manage its growth and expand its solutions to meet the needs of its customers.
Headquartered in Great River, New York, Netsmart provides software as a service, self-hosted software solutions and project implementation services to more than 18,000 customer organisations in all 50 states, including 350,000 care providers and 40 state-level mental health systems.
Netsmart customers include mental health
George Osborne, the youngest Chancellor of the UK Exchequer in over a century, has had to produce a budget in some of the toughest times in recent years. Kinetic Partners outlines the key headlines from the budget, including an increase in the rate of capital gains tax to 28% for high rate taxpayers.
Income tax: The personal allowance which provides an amount of tax free income will be increased by £1,000 from £6,475 to £7,475 from 6 April 2011 to benefit lower rate tax payers. There will be a reduction in the basic rate limit above which the
Private equity firm Huron Capital has sold its portfolio company, Ross Education, in a transaction that produced 18.7 times its original investment and a 76 per cent internal rate of return.
Based in St. Clair, Michigan, Ross Education operates a group of 17 post-secondary schools that offer career-oriented training in allied health fields.
BMO Capital Markets and Goldberg Kohn served as Ross Education’s investment bankers and legal counsel, respectively.
Huron originally acquired the business in March 2005 in partnership with chief executive Paul Mitchell.
Under their ownership, Ross implemented a plan designed to revitalise the company. Key initiatives included adding
The world’s population of high net worth individuals is growing at 17.1 per cent, according to Capgemini and Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management’s 14th annual World Wealth Report.
The report indicates that emerging wealth recovery has nearly recouped 2008 losses, returning to levels last seen in 2007.
High net worth wealth has increased by 18.9 per cent to USD39trn.
The BRIC countries are continuing to drive regional growth, with Asia Pacific leading emerging wealth recovery.
High net worth individuals are favouring predictable returns and cash flow, as evidenced by a rise in allocations to fixed income instruments.
High net worth
Law firm Bingham McCutchen has expanded its investment management group to Hong Kong with the addition of Anne-Marie Godfrey as partner.
Godfrey has experience advising investment managers in Asia on the establishment and regulation of hedge funds, mutual funds and private equity funds.
She advises investment advisers, fund administrators, trustees and other fund service providers on investment fund-related issues.
"Anne-Marie will add significant value to our US fund clients with ties to Asia," says Roger Joseph, head of Bingham’s investment management group and co-leader of the financial services area. "Her arrival underscores the critical role Asia plays in Bingham’s growth
Equity Risk Partners, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm focused on the private equity industry, has appointed William Monat as managing director – transactional products, effective immediately.
Monat will be responsible for establishing the firm’s transactional products practice group and building its capabilities for developing and marketing products including representations and warranties, tax liability, litigation buyout, and contingent liability insurance.
"We are pleased to welcome Bill to Equity Risk Partners," says Michael Marcon (pictured), founder and chief executive. "With his unique and valuable understanding of transactional insurance products, he is a great addition to our team and a valuable resource
Funds managed by BNP Paribas Private Equity have invested EUR1.8m in Acropolis Telecom.
After making an initial investment of EUR700,000 in May 2009, BNP Paribas Private Equity is continuing to support Acropolis Telecom’s development plans, which include acquisitions in the French market to build a national footprint.
Acropolis Telecom will continue to grow organically by financing its own offers in the fields of convergence telephony, IT and unified mail services.
Acropolis Telecom is a telecommunications operator specialising in Voice over Internet Protocol systems offering voice, video and data convergence for European companies with between five and 2,000 employees based
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