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Carrick Capital Partners makes majority equity investment in Procura

Carrick Capital Partners has made a majority investment in the Procura Group of Companies, a multinational organisation specialising in healthcare software and solutions. Procura will remain under the leadership of Scott Overhill, who has been promoted from president to chief executive officer.   Procura is a software vendor for home

Rcapital invests in McArthur

London-based turnaround investor Rcapital has invested in McArthur, a wholesaler and distributor of building, agricultural, steel and security fencing products. Based in Bristol with over 250 staff in eight sites across the UK, McArthur was founded over 170 years ago by the McArthur family. 

   Following a number of

Carlyle Group to acquire majority stake in Talent Partners

The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire a majority interest in Talent Partners, a New York-based talent payroll, production support services and rights management solutions provider to the advertising industry. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014. Equity

CVC Capital Partners acquires majority stake in The Executive Centre

Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners, in partnership with the existing management team, are to acquire a majority stake in The Executive Centre from Headland Capital Partners. Funds advised by Headland will retain a minority ownership in the business.   The Executive Centre, founded in 1994 by current chairman and

Alter Domus acquires O’Donovan Stewart Corporate Services in Ireland

Fund and corporate services provider Alter Domus has completed the acquisition of O’ Donovan Stewart Corporate Services (ODS) in Ireland. O’Donovan Stewart Corporate Services provides corporate services to a broad portfolio of client companies, particularly aircraft leasing and aircraft owning companies where it currently acts for a range of clients

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Midven provides GBP250,000 VC growth investment to Amba Defence

Amba Defence, a West Midlands-based company that provides defence, security and safety equipment and monitoring services, has secured investment of more than GBP250,000 from Midven. Amba Defence delivers bespoke services to national infrastructure, national and international governments, private institutions and high net-worth individuals.   The GBP256,000 venture capital funding, made

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StoneMor Partners secures USD130m commitment from AIM

American Infrastructure MLP Funds (AIM), a private investment firm, has committed up to USD130 million of capital to StoneMor Partners, including acquiring an indirect majority interest in the company’s general partner. As part of the commitment, AIM will purchase USD55 million of four-year, non-cash common units to fund near term acquisitions,

Private equity firm MarginXL Capital teams with SAS

Private equity firm MarginXL Capital Partners has been accepted into the SAS Alliance, a programme that seeks to establish relationships with key industry, solutions and specialised implementation partners of SAS software and solutions. MarginXL Capital seeks to address a sizeable gap in middle market operational private equity investing, namely to harness

Smaller M&A deals pay far superior premium

Ultra-low interest rates are encouraging a rebound in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with premiums on deals for small and medium-sized companies far outstripping larger transactions, according to Allianz Global Investors. Companies, buoyed wider-spread optimism of an improving economy, are looking to put cash to work externally while business valuations are

Arma Partners advises Geo Networks on sale to Zayo Group

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial adviser to the shareholder of Geo Networks, a London-based dark fibre provider, on the company’s sale to Zayo Group, an international provider of bandwidth infrastructure. Founded in 2002 by Jonathan Watts and Chris Smedley, Geo owns and operates a high capacity fibre network

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