LONDON, UK: HomeServe USA Corp. (HSUSA) has entered into an agreement to sell to Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (“Piedmont”) the book of policies that HSUSA has built during the two companies’ affinity partner relationship (the “Piedmont Policy Book”), which will come to an end in April 2022. HSUSA has decided to sell the Piedmont…
Public Policy Holding seeks listing on AIM market of LSE
LONDON, UK: Public Policy Holding Company (PPHC) announced its intention to seek admission of its shares to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and a conditional placing of 22.703 million Common Shares at 135 pence per Common Share. The Placing has conditionally raised gross proceeds of approximately £30.7 million, with strong…
DSW Capital prices IPO for admission on AIM market
LONDON, UK: DSW Capital has announced the successful pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) and conditional placing of 5.0 million shares at 100 pence per share to raise gross proceeds of £5 million. It is expected that Admission to AIM will take place and dealings in the Company’s Ordinary Shares on AIM will commence…
Anemoi International to acquire id4 AG for £5.33mn
LONDON, UK: Anemoi International Ltd (LON:AMOI) has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of id4 AG for aggregate consideration of £5.33 million, 50% of which is payable on completion of the acquisition agreement and 50% payable on a deferred basis subject to id4 meeting certain financial targets over the next 5 years. The…
Vertu Motors acquires Farmer & Carlisle Holdings for £9.2 million
LONDON, UK: Vertu Motors, the UK automotive retailer with a network of 156 sales outlets across the UK, announced the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Farmer & Carlisle Holdings Limited. The long-established business operates two Toyota franchise dealerships located in Loughborough and Leicester. The share capital was acquired for cash consideration of…
Taylor Maritime acquires 22.6% stake in Grindrod Shipping for $77.9mn
LONDON, UK: Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) has agreed to acquire a 22.6% stake in Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd, a dual NASDAQ and Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed shipping business (NASDAQ: GRIN) for a cash consideration of $77.9m via a private, off-market acquisition from a wholly-owned subsidiary of Remgro Limited. The investment in Grindrod Shipping is consistent…
SAE announces sale of Green Highlands Renewables
LONDON, UK: SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited (SAE) has agreed the sale of its subsidiary Green Highlands Renewables (GHR) for a total cash consideration of £3 million, payable in full on completion. Green Highlands Renewables (GHR) has successfully developed and commissioned over 50 hydro schemes across Scotland. Under the terms of the transaction, VH Auslandsbeteiligungen GmbH…
Omer-Decugis and Cie buys Anarex, an ethnic & exotic products business
PARIS, FRANCE: Omer-Decugis & Cie has bought 100% of the shares in French family business Anarex SAS, a wholesaler specialising in ethnic and exotic products and based in the Paris-Rungis International Market, a news release said. Omer-Decugis & Cie is an international group specialising in fresh and exotic fruits and vegetables. The acquisition takes forward…
Aker BP awards 440mn kroner FEED contract to alliance partners
OSLO, NORWAY: Aker BP has awarded contracts to alliance partners for front-end engineering and design (FEED) valued at approximately 440 million kroner. The contracts cover a new central platform on Valhall, as well as a new platform and tie-in of the King Lear field. The joint development will contribute to extended lifetime and increased value…
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No matter what type of photography you do, whether it’s weddings or headshots, there are some things that all photographers need to know. The first is the importance of your equipment. It doesn’t matter how skilled you are if your camera can’t take a good picture in the first place. A photographer needs to have…
Audinate Group to acquire video business of Silex Insight for $8.0mn
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Audinate Group Limited (ASX:AD8) has signed an agreement to acquire the video business of Silex Insight SA, based in Belgium. The Silex video business produces video networking products for manufacturers of AV equipment. The acquisition will include an existing team of 8 engineers with extensive video implementation expertise and average tenure of 16…
Viva Leisure acquires Rebalance Pilates & Yoga studios
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Viva Leisure Limited has completed the acquisition of eight Rebalance Pilates & Yoga studios and the Master Franchisor of the business. Rebalance Pilates & Yoga started as one studio in 2013 and quickly grew to 11 locations under a franchise arrangement. Viva Leisure has acquired eight of the locations with the remaining three…