BBC Business News
- CBI seeking 'targeted' tax cuts
The CBI calls on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts. - Peugeot boosted by alliance talks
Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "co-operations and alliances". - HP sales fall short of forecasts
Computer firm Hewlett-Packard sees a drop in first-quarter sales, as it attempts to turn itself around under new chief executive Meg Whitman..
PE Hub
- Integrated Diagnostics Completes Series A with Third Tranche
Seattle-based Integrated Diagnostics, a specialist in molecular diagnostics, has closed its Series A financing with a $10 million third tran.. - Stitch Labs Inks Seed Funds
Stitch Labs, a start-up that helps small businesses manage inventory, orders, and shipping, has secured $1 million in seed funding from True.. - eBay Inks Buy of WHI Solutions
eBay said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy WHI Solutions, which provides software and digital catalog solutions for auto parts distributors..
Financial Times
- SFO admits Tchenguiz case errors
Property tycoon receives apology after information was ‘inadvertently miscast' when obtaining warrants during investigation into Kaupthing - Germany fights eurozone firewall moves
Steffen Seibert, spokesman for Angela Merkel, insisted that Berlin saw no need to increase the size of the €500bn European Stability Mecha.. - Syrian assault spurs call for intervention
The intensifying assault on the city of Homs killed dozens, including two western journalists, sparking fresh pleas for international action
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AHV Associates is pleased to report a busy first half of the year. We closed a significant fund raising in the software space (see below) and advised on the buyout of a satellite communications company from a distressed parent. Meanwhile our restructuring team has been busy working on the turnaround of a European associate of a major global company. We are currently working on engagements in the fabric manufacturing, IT services, waste recycling, food additive and electronic manufacturing sectors.
AHV acted as the exclusive financial adviser to Active Navigation, in a successful private equity funding round involving a number of parties. The company has raised new capital for expansion and to strengthen its balance sheet.
Active Navigation is the leading provider of proactive legacy content management solutions. It offers software and associated consultancy services which allow an organisation to take control of its legacy content thus reducing risk and increasing productivity. Clients include major private sector and government organisations in the aerospace, defence, oil and gas and financial services sectors.
Annette Nabavi, Partner, worked with Active Navigation since 2010 and has supported the company through its successful debt and equity fundraisings. As part of the most recent deal, John O'Connell and Neil Kipling, both well known in the software sector, joined the Active Navigation board, as Chairman and non-executive director respectively.
