Four new underwriters are supporting the initial public offering of BrightSource Energy, a solar company, according to a new version of the company's prospectus filed with regulators. Barclays Capital, Lazard Capital Markets, Robert W. Baird & Co. and Raymond James & Associates have joined the underwriting consortium, which is led by Goldman Sachs & Co., Citigroup Global Markets and Deutsche Bank Securities, the filing shows.
Permira has made a binding offer to acquire Genesys, an expert in contact center technology software, from Alcatel-Lucent in a transaction valued at $1.5 billion. Technology Crossover Ventures and certain co-investors of the Permira funds will also participate in the transaction.
The Blackstone Group and ACM Projektentwicklung have agreed a strategic partnership whereby investment funds advised by Blackstone will acquire, indirectly through a holding company, a 44% minority stake in Leica Camera to support Leica’s international growth plans.
Barclays PLC's investment banking has said it is making a private placement of 30.62 million shares, or 6.84 percent of Spain-based travel and tourism firm Amadeus IT Holding with a group of qualified investors, reports Reuters.
Things are looking awfully bright over at Vivint. Backed by parent Vivint Inc., Vivint Solar just bagged $75 million in financing from US Bancorp. The home security and energy efficiency company will continue its push into a new space, and will try to bring cheaper solar energy into consumer homes from coast to coast for […]
(Reuters) – Nomura Holdings is set to buy a China unit of GE Capital, in a deal allowing Japan’s largest brokerage to expand deeper into the Chinese financial market. While Nomura has had a presence in China for around three decades, the purchase of the GE unit would put the Japanese bank in a stronger […]
Chestnut Hill Partners, a New York-based investment bank specializing in middle market M&A originations, has closed two recent transactions: the acquisition of Contessa Premium Foods by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, and The Berry Family of Nurseries‘ majority interest sale to Equity Holdings, a Dallas based PE firm. PRESS RELEASE: Chestnut Hill Partners, LLC […]
(Reuters) – Private equity firms Carlyle Group, Bain Capital and Advent International are competing to buy credit reporting firm TransUnion, which could fetch more than $2 billion, sources familiar with the matter said. The auction is advanced, but a sale of the business is not certain as TransUnion’s majority owner Madison Dearborn Partners weighs whether […]
Social traffic and navigation company Waze reeled in $30 million in funding from investors including Horizon Ventures Hong Kong, KPCB’s Digital Growth Fund and the VC’s iFund, as well. Backing will be used to boost the app’s growth in China. Joining Waze’s board are John Malloy, Managing Partner of Blue Run Ventures and Jason Wong of Horizon Ventures and Mary Meeker, partner at KPCB, joins the company as a strategic advisor and board observer alongside Josh Silverman, President of American Express US Consumer division and former CEO of Skype.
Maranon Capital has provided growth financing to Humanetics Innovative Solutions, which is backed by Wynnchurch Capital. The financing consisted of a senior revolving credit facility, term loan plus mezzanine debt. Plymouth, Mich.-based Humanetics makes and designs sophisticated crash test dummies.