2017

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Canada Pension Plan Changes Are on the Way, is Your Organization Prepared?

1st March 2017
Retirement will look very different for millennials, baby boomers and others as the economy continues to change. The move towards Group Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), coupled with the decline of employer-sponsored defined benefit pension plans, brings a new retirement reality for many employees. This changing environment was the impetus for the expansion of the Canada […]
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W&W acquires majority stake in treefin AG

28th February 2017
 German financial services group Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG (W&W) have acquired 75% of the share in Munich-based FinTech company treefin AG. This marks an important step in W&W Group’s digital strategy. In 2015, Treefin AG launched its self-developed finance assistant on the market with great success. The product supports its user as constant companion for […]
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GfK and KKR enter into an Investor Agreement

28th February 2017
KKR will launch a voluntary public tender offer for GfK at a price of €43.50 per share in an all-cash transaction. The offer was announced by KKR and will represent an attractive premium of about 44% to the estimated three-month volume weighted average share price prior to the announcement. GfK Verein will retain its majority […]
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True Capital acquires The Cotswold Company

28th February 2017
True Capital announced the majority acquisition of Blackbird Retail Holdings, owner of one of the UK’s largest online furniture retailers, The Cotswold Company. The firm will partner with the existing management team to lead the company through its next stage of growth, using its sector specialist expertise to accelerate online growth, expand product and category ranges […]
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Gray Dawes Travel has purchased Travel Management Group plc (TMG) and Cambridge Business Travel (CBT)

28th February 2017
 Gray Dawes Travel has announced the acquisition of Travel Management Group Plc (TMG) and Cambridge Business Travel (CBT) in simultaneous completions. The price of the acquisitions has not been disclosed. These latest deals follow on from Gray Dawes acquisition of Business Travel Partnership and Travel Focus in 2015. Gray Dawes, listed as 29th largest TMC […]
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Riverstone Holdings to invest up to $300m funding to Avant Energy

28th February 2017
 Avant Energy S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Avant Energy” or “the Company”) a newly-established Mexican energy company, announced that Riverstone Holdings, an energy and power-focused private investment firm, has agreed to an initial line-of-equity investment of $150 million in the Company, which can be increased to $300 million once this initial capital has been invested. […]
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Freedman Electronics Group buys SoundField

28th February 2017
The Freedman Electronics Group, home to pro audio brands: RØDE Microphones, Event Electronics and Aphex, expanded its company portfolio, purchasing the surround sound recording marque SoundField from TSL Products, the industry leading broadcast equipment manufacturer. RØDE Founder and Managing Director Peter Freedman AM and TSL Products’ Managing Director Chris Exelby sealed a deal that now […]
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