LONDON, UK: Oxford Metrics plc announced the appointment of Paul Taylor as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, at the end of December. Paul brings over 20 years of boardroom experience as an Executive and Non-Executive Director, and throughout his career has remained connected to growth technology businesses. Paul spent a large…
Yooma Wellness completes acquisition of Big Swig
LONDON, UK: Yooma Wellness Inc., a global vertically integrated wellness platform that develops and markets a portfolio of CBD and wellness brands, has completed the acquisition of Big Swig Inc., a US-based seller of sparkling water beverages. The transaction was implemented through a merger between Big Swig and Yooma Acquisition II Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary…
Jemma Freeman joins the Board of Ceiba Investments Limited
LONDON, UK: The Board of Ceiba Investments Limited announced the appointment of Mrs Jemma Freeman as an independent, non-executive director of the company with immediate effect. Mrs Jemma Freeman is the Executive Chairman of Hunters & Frankau Limited, the appointed exclusive distributor for Habanos S.A.’s cigar portfolio in the United Kingdom. She joined the business…
MISSO Wealth Management to join Focus Partner Firm Connectus Wealth Advisers
NEW YORK: Focus Financial Partners Inc. , a leading partnership of fiduciary wealth management firms, entered into a definitive agreement under which MISSO Wealth Management (MISSO), a boutique wealth management firm headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, will join Connectus Wealth Advisers . This transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. Founded in 2001…
Beximco completes £39.35 million acquisition of Sanofi Bangladesh
LONDON, UK: Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited has now completed its acquisition of the majority stake in Sanofi Bangladesh Limited, first announced on 21 January 2021. The final consideration, payable in cash (post the closing adjustments previously outlined), was approximately £39.35 million. Sanofi Bangladesh has been present in Bangladesh since 1958. Beximco Pharma Managing Director, Mr Nazmul…
Sony buys videogame-remake studio Bluepoint
AUSTIN, TEXAS: Sony Group is acquiring Bluepoint Games, a studio best known for remaking classic PlayStation videogames. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. In recent years, Bluepoint won acclaim for its “Demon’s Souls” remake for the PS5, which has sold about 1.4 million copies since its release last November, along with its remake of…
Picton Property acquires income accretive city centre multi-let industrial estate
LONDON, UK: Picton Property has completed the freehold acquisition of Madleaze Trading Estate, located in central Gloucester for £13.1 million. Adjacent to Gloucester Quays Retail Park and the Gloucester and Sharpness canal, the property comprises 18 industrial units totalling 304,000 sq ft on a 10.3 acre site. The estate is let to eight occupiers and…
Capita Plc to sell Secure Solutions and Services business for £62mn
LONDON, UK: Capita plc has agreed to sell its Secure Solutions and Services (SSS) business to NEC Software Solutions UK Limited for a consideration expected to be £62 million, on a cash free debt free basis, a bourse filing said. SSS is a provider of software solutions and managed services to the emergency services and…
Jubilant Foodworks to purchase DP Eurasia shares for GBP 23.7mn
LONDON, UK: Jubilant Foodworks Netherlands B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Jubilant Foodworks Limited, has expressed intention to purchase up to 24.97 million ordinary shares of DP Eurasia N.V. at a price of 95 pence per share via a reverse bookbuild (RBB). The purchaser’s direct subsidiary, Fides Food Systems Coöperatief U.A., currently owns 47.697 million…
Euromoney Tradedata Integrates EDI’s DerivActions
LONDON, UK: Exchange Data International (EDI) has partnered with Euromoney Tradedata, and announce the integration of EDI’s DerivActions feed for the futures and options industry. EDI and Euromoney Tradedata have collaborated in mutual areas of market interest for many years, it is with much anticipation that EDI announces this strategic partnership with Euromoney Tradedata. The…
Saint-Gobain completes acquisition of Panofrance
LONDON, UK: Saint-Gobain has completed its acquisition of the French company Panofrance, a specialist distributor of timber and panels for the construction and furnishing industries. Panofrance had sales of approximately €160 million in 2020, around 30 points-of-sale throughout France and more than 600 employees. It will complement Dispano, a Saint-Gobain subsidiary specialized in the trade…
Brand Architekts launches its own marketplace
LONDON: Brand Architekts, a challenger British Beauty brand business, has successfully launched its own marketplace, www.theunexpektedstore.com, a unique e-commerce beauty proposition, supported by THG Ingenuity. The Group has entered into a five-year agreement with THG Ingenuity, reflecting the belief in the long-term opportunities of the marketplace. In line with its stated strategy, the Group will…