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…
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Altarea announces €350mn right issue to fund Primonial acquisition
PARIS, FRANCE: Altarea announced the launch of a capital increase with preferential subscription rights (PSR) for an amount of approximately €350 million. Net proceeds of the offering of the new shares will be used by the Company as part of the financing of the acquisition of Primonial Securities, as announced on June 30, 2021. The…
MPC Energy enters Mexican market with acquisition of Los Santos Solar I
AMSTERDAM: MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) has entered the Mexican renewable energies market with the acquisition of Los Santos Solar I. The solar photovoltaic (PV) project, located in Ahumada, Chihuahua, in the North of Mexico, is fully operational since 2017 and has an installed capacity of 15.8 MWp. The project is included in MPCES’s communicated advanced…
Revolution Beauty acquires Medichem Manufacturing for £23mn
LONDON, UK: Revolution Beauty Group’s subsidiary Revolution Beauty Holdings Limited has acquired the entire issued share capital of Medichem Manufacturing Ltd for total consideration of £23 million. Medichem is a long-standing supplier of haircare and skincare products to Revolution Beauty, manufacturing all products from its UK facility. Medichem’s end-to-end operations include an R&D laboratory, bulk…
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…
Acquisition closing and near term pipeline update
LONDON, UK: The Board of Ecofin U.S. Renewables Infrastructure Trust announced the closing of the following acquisition, which will further deploy the Company’s IPO proceeds. Closing the acquisition of Echo Solar Portfolio’s largest asset In July, the Company signed an agreement to acquire twelve solar photovoltaic projects, which are at construction stage and are expected…
Acquisition of six supermarkets for a combined price of £113 million
LONDON, UK: Supermarket Income REIT announced the acquisition of six supermarkets for a total purchase price of £113.1 million, reflecting a combined net initial yield of 4.6%. Acquired from different vendors, the purchases consist of a Tesco in Prescot, two Morrisons in Durham and Cumbria, an Aldi in Oldham and an Aldi and M&S Foodhall…
AstraZeneca complete acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals
LONDON, UK: AstraZeneca today completed the acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. The closing of the acquisition marks the Company’s entry into medicines for rare diseases and the beginning of a new chapter for AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca now has an enhanced scientific presence in immunology and, through Alexion’s innovative complement-biology platform and robust pipeline, will continue to…
Bluebird acquires 100% of the South Korea projects
LONDON, UK: Bluebird Merchant Ventures has executed an agreement to increase its ownership to 100% in the Gubong and Kochang gold mines via the acquisition of Southern Gold’s 50% Joint Venture Interest in the South Korean gold projects. The total Consideration to be paid for the acquisition is the issuance of up to a maximum…
Pennon Group acquires Bristol Water Holdings UK (group) for £425 million
LONDON, UK: Pennon Group plc has acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Bristol Water Holdings UK Limited and its subsidiaries, including Bristol Water plc, for an equity value of £425 million, and an enterprise value of £814 million including assumed debt. Pennon bought Bristol Water Group from its indirect shareholders: infrastructure funds advised…
Lenta to acquire Billa Russia for EUR 215 million in cash
ST. PETERSBURG: Lenta LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Lenta IPJSC, signed an agreement to acquire the supermarkets business of Billa Russia GmbH for EUR 215 million in cash. The acquisition significantly accelerates Lenta’s expansion in Moscow, adding prime retail locations that represent mature retail properties with a high sales density. As a result of the…
Funds advised by Apax Partners announce acquisition of Guesty
LONDON: On 27 April 2021, The Apax Digital Fund (ADF) and the AMI Opportunities Fund (AMI) have announced an investment in Guesty, a leading short-term rental (STR) and alternative property management software platform. The investment is part of a $50 million Series D funding round led by ADF. On a look through basis, Apax Global…