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Versa Capital affiliate acquires BridgeStreet Global Hospitality

An affiliate of Versa Capital Management has acquired Bridge Street Global Hospitality, a serviced apartment specialist with than 50,000 locations in 60 countries.  The investment, which follows on the heels of BridgeStreet's recent rebranding and international growth, will elevate BridgeStreet's presence and create new opportunities for development projects and long-term

Riverside Company exits Arena investment

The Riverside Company has sold its stake in Italian competitive swimwear company Arena. Riverside acquired Tolentino, Italy-based Arena in 2010 and immediately sought to develop its presence in international markets.   During Riverside’s hold period, the firm helped Arena increase its sales and EBITDA and deepen its presence in international

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Borro secures GBP67m lending facility from Victory Park Capital

Borro has secured a GBP67m lending facility through Victory Park Capital (VPC), an asset management firm that provides debt and equity financing to middle-market companies.  Borro, which has seen significant growth over the last five years, will use the new funding line to meet UK and US customer demand for

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DocuSign raises USD85m to accelerate growth

DocuSign has raised an additional USD85m with the vast majority from large institutional public funds and the balance from existing investors. DocuSign will use the funds to fuel continued growth as the global standard for Digital Transaction Management (DTM).   The company will further innovate the DocuSign DTM platform, drive

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Nordic Capital to sell playground equipment manufacturer Kompan

Nordic Capital Fund V is to sell Danish-based Kompan, a manufacturer of outdoor playgrounds and playground equipment, to a group of Danish investors. Under Nordic Capital’s ownership, Kompan has been transformed from a dispersed European player into a global company and has completed 14 add-on acquisitions. Revenue has almost doubled

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Norwest Equity Partners acquires Apothecary Products

Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) has acquired Apothecary Products, a manufacturer and distributor of consumer healthcare products and pharmacy supplies. NEP purchased the company from Terry Noble, pharmacist, founder and CEO of Apothecary.   The transaction closed on 28 February. Financial terms have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1975, Apothecary

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PE market poised for uptick in ‘pricey’ deals in 2014, says Bain

The private equity (PE) market is primed to expand and prosper in 2014 beyond, according to the Global Private Equity Report 2014 by Bain & Company. Investment activity and deal volume will likely pick-up in 2014, though absent an unexpected revival in large public-to-private transactions it is doubtful that total

Ullink partners with HgCaptial in next phase of development

European sector-focused private equity investor HgCapital has made a significant investment in Ullink, a provider of connectivity and trading solutions to the financial community. The partnership with HgCapital will see Ullink further growing its business and pursuing extensive expansion plans.   Founded in 2001 by the current CEO Laurent Useldinger,

Resilience Capital Partners acquires Thermal Product Solutions

Private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners has acquired Thermal Product Solutions (TPS), a subsidiary of SPX Corporation. TPS designs and manufactures standard and custom environmental test chambers, industrial ovens and industrial furnaces.   Product brands include Tenney, Blue M, Gruenberg, Lindberg, and MPH. The company's facilities are in White Deer,

GMT portfolio company Karnov Group secures DKK510m refinancing

Karnov Group, the Scandinavian information and business intelligence provider backed by GMT Communication Partners, has secured a DKK510m refinancing. Karnov provides legal, tax and accounting information to businesses in Demark and Sweden and was acquired by GMT, the European TMT-focused private equity group, in 2011 from Thomson Reuters.   Since

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