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Intesa Sanpaolo Group sells Setefi, Intesa Sanpaolo Card to Mercury fund

1st February 2017
Intesa Sanpaolo has entered into a sale-and-purchase agreement in respect of the sale of the total share capital of its subsidiaries Setefi and Intesa Sanpaolo Card to a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercury UK Holdco Limited (Mercury) for a counter value of €1,035 million in cash. Mercury, which already owns Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari […]
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GoDaddy to acquire Host Europe Group

1st February 2017
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the world's largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Host Europe Group (HEG) for €1.69 billion (US$1.79 billion), including €605 million paid to the selling shareholders and €1.08 billion in assumed net debt. The transaction has been approved by the GoDaddy board of directors and […]
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ACCO Brands Corporation Acquires Esselte Group from J.W. Childs

20th December 2016
ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ACCO), one of the world's largest designers, marketers and manufacturers of branded business, academic and consumer products, recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Esselte Group Holdings AB (Esselte), a leading European office products company, from private equity firm J.W. Childs for $333 million in cash. Esselte's 2015 sales were $458 million with adjusted […]
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OpenDataSoft Raises $5.5M backed by Aster Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and Aurinvest

20th December 2016
OpenDataSoft, a global data company offering publishing and sharing solutions for the private and public sector, recently announced a $5.5M Series A round of financing. Funding comes from Aster Capital and Salesforce Ventures, with a follow-on investment from Aurinvest. The funding will primarily be used to expand OpenDataSoft’s operations globally, including continued expansion in France […]
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SpeedCast Acquires Wins Limited

20th December 2016
SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, recently announced the acquisition of WINS Limited (WINS), a leading Europe-based provider of innovative broadband satellite communications and IT solutions for the maritime sector. WINS provides services to over 100 passenger carrying vessels such as cruise liners and ferries and more than […]
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PAI Partners Acquires Roompot Vakanties

20th December 2016
Roompot Vakanties is acquired by the French private equity firm PAI Partners. Both parties recently agreed upon this. The acquisition enables Roompot to further grow into a provider of quality recreational accommodations and accelerate the implementation of their future plans. PAI Partners will acquire Roompot from Gilde Buy Out Partners, BNP Paribas Fortis, the current […]
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IK Investment Partners to Acquire SCHOCK

20th December 2016
IK Investment Partners (IK) is pleased to announce that the IK VIII Fund has reached an agreement to acquire Granite Holding GmbH (‘SCHOCK’ or ‘the Company’), the world’s leading granite kitchen sink manufacturer, from HQ Equita. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed. As the original inventor of the manufacturing technology commonly used in […]
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