Επανεκκίνηση για τον κλάδο του private equity, παρά τις συνεχιζόμενες προκλήσεις, προκύπτει από τα ευρήματα της ετήσιας έκθεσης Global Private Equity της Bain & Company, διεθνούς εταιρείας συμβούλων. Όπως αναφέρεται σε ανακοίνωση, το 2024, ο κλάδος του Private Equity σημείωσε ανάκαμψη, αναστρέφοντας την πτωτική πορεία των δύο προηγούμενων ετών που χαρακτηρίζονταν από οικονομική αβεβαιότητα. Οι συνεχιζόμενες προκλήσεις, όπως η περιορισμένη ρευστότητα και ο αυξανόμενος ανταγωνισμός, δοκίμασαν την...
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Navy-backed USA Fund acquires Alabama Shipyard site to boost sub production
In a move that sees the Navy partnering with private equity and private industry, the Alabama Shipyard site in Mobile, Ala., has been acquired by the United Submarine Alliance (USA) Qualified Opportunity Fund (the USA Fund) and renamed the Mobile Naval Yard.
The USA Fund has been launched by private equity firm CapZone Impact Investments, which today said that the fund will “serve as a platform between the U.S. Navy, investors, suppliers, contractors and local leaders to harness the power of the...
Rand Logistics acquires liquid bulk specialist Andrie
Great Lakes bulker operator Rand Logistics Inc. has acquired Muskegon, Mich.-based Andrie LLC , from Auxo Investment Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Andrie is a bulk transporter of specialty liquid products including asphalt, cement, refined oil products, and calcium chloride using a fleet of specialty vessels that operate on all five Great Lakes and into the Illinois River. The acquisition will expand Rand’s service offering to include the bulk transport of both...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/rand-logistics-acquires-liquid-bulk-specialist-andrie/
V.Group to have new owners
Ship management giant V.Group is to get new private equity ownership. London-based Star Capital says that its Star IV fund is leading a consortium of investors that includes DEME‘s majority owner, Ackermans & van Haaren (Euronext: ACKB) and others to acquire the company from Advent International. The transaction is subject to regulatory consents and is expected to complete in early autumn 2024. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
V.Group provides a wide range of services that include...
FTV Capital: Growth equity in a ‘flight to quality’
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Interest rates are up and growth rates are down, which has forced private equity investors to...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ftv-capital-growth-equity-in-a-flight-to-quality
North America’s financial services industry saw a drop of 25% in deal activity during April 2022
North America’s financial services industry saw a drop of 25% in deal activity during April 2022, when compared with the last 12-month average, led by Bolt Financial’s $1.5bn acquisition of Wyre, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
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BlueSwell Incubator Seeks Future Maritime ‘Unicorns’
In the world of Private Equity (PE), a “Unicorn” is finance-speak for a private start-up worth $1 billion or more, usually in some type of tech sector. When it comes…
https://gcaptain.com/blueswell-incubator-seeks-future-maritime-unicorns/
Flexport Valuation Doubles to $8 Billion in Latest Funding Round
Feb 7 (Reuters) – Flexport’s valuation more than doubled to $8 billion on Monday after a funding round led by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners, as logistics…
https://gcaptain.com/flexport-valuation-doubles-to-8-billion-in-latest-funding-round/
EXCLUSIVE Market Insight: UK’s EV Cargo ‘on the market’ – rumours swirl
A worthy reminder first, from 23 November 2018:
– Private equity investor EmergeVest announces the creation of EV Cargo
– Six EmergeVest-backed companies come together to form the new entity
– EV Cargo has annual revenues of £850 million and focuses on the intersection of logistics and technology
– Cargo-centric model delivers mission-critical supply chain services
– Business will manage supply chains for world’s leading brands
– Long-term strategy for investment, growth and acquisitions
Then a...
https://theloadstar.com/exclusive-market-insight-uks-ev-cargo-on-the-market-rumours-swirl/
Market Insight: DHL, DB Schenker, DSV, Mærsk & CMA CGM – rumour mill tour
It has been an eventful week so let’s kill it with a swift tour of the rumour mill on a sunny, happy Friday that couldn’t be sunnier and happier and colder down here.
First things first.
With Tobias Meyer named as the new Deutsche Post DHL Group CEO from May 2023, the reign of Frank Appel comes to...
https://theloadstar.com/market-insight-dhl-db-schenker-dsv-maersk-cma-cgm-rumour-mill-tour/