EF Johnson Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity fund. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, EF Johnson Technologies focuses on developing and marketing the secure communications solutions to organisations whose mission is to protect and save lives. The
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group deployed USD5.2bn in equity in 2009 on six continents across buyouts, real estate, growth capital and distressed. The firm has USD33.5bn in equity capital (dry powder) ready to deploy. Despite the challenges in the fundraising markets, Carlyle conducted final closes on nine funds, raising
Growth equity investor Summit Partners has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Ogone, a European service provider specialising in the processing of online payments. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. As part of the transaction, Ogone will remain an independent company. Summit Partners
Helveta, the provider of supply chain intelligence software CI World, has completed a GBP5m equity financing. The round was led by BeCapital, with Carbon Trust joining as a new investor and continued support coming from existing investors Albion Ventures, Oxford Capital Partners and Succès Europe. Helveta’s CI World supply
Nearly four out of five private equity investors say their allocations to the asset class will remain at current levels or increase in the coming years, while most private equity firms are optimistic about their future, according to research released by BNY Mellon. The primary focus of the paper, entitled
Venture capital interest in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and other medtech sectors remained high over the past 12 months, despite a marked shift towards investment in clean and green technologies. "Venture firms still favoured the life sciences over all other industries," says Sarit Bailey, director of research for the just
The listed private equity sector has delivered exceptional returns over the past year, research by Collins Stewart has found. Solid net asset value returns have been enhanced by improvements in ratings from capitulation levels, balance sheet issues have been addressed, and mature portfolios have begun to deliver healthy, positive cash-flows.
Lehman Brothers has completed the spin-out of its European mezzanine business, Lehman Brothers European Mezzanine Partners, to Neovara, a new independent credit asset manager established by Lehman Brothers European Mezzanine Partners’ management team. Neovara will advise on the realization of the EUR800m Lehman Brothers European Mezzanine Fund. The spin-out
Climate Change Capital Private Equity has invested a further GBP7.5m into its majority owned portfolio company Climate Energy, an energy efficiency services firm. The proceeds have enabled Climate Energy to enter into an agreement to acquire Creative Environmental Networks for an undisclosed sum. Climate Energy has also appointed Mark Davies,
HarbourVest Global Private Equity, a closed-end investment company, had an estimated net asset value of USD717.1m or USD8.64 per share as at 30 April 2010. This represents a 0.1 per cent increase from the 31 March 2010 estimated NAV per share of USD8.63. The company was net cash flow positive
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