TA Associates, a growth private equity firm, has completed an investment in Flashtalking, an international advertising technology company. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed. Flashtalking provides a software platform for intelligent ad serving – the creation and delivery of online advertising campaigns, including robust post-delivery analytics
Hub International, an insurance brokerage, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by funds advised by Hellman & Friedman. The transaction values Hub at approximately USD4.4bn. Under the terms of the agreement, investment funds managed by Hellman & Friedman will hold a majority interest in the company,
Blackstone has closed on its acquisition of Strategic Partners from Credit Suisse. Strategic Partners is a secondary private fund of funds business, with USD10bn in assets under management. Strategic Partners seeks capital appreciation through the purchase of secondary interests in private equity, real estate and venture capital funds
A marked improvement in the availability of debt financing for mid-market private equity deals has seen PE deal values rise to their highest level in a year, according to BDO’s latest Private Company Price Index/Private Equity Price Index (PCPI/PEPI). The index, which compares the EV/EBITDA ratios being paid on the
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided follow-on financing to existing client 2M Group, owner of chemicals distribution businesses Surfachem and Banner Chemicals, to fund its recent acquisition of INEOS ChlorVinyls’ packed chlorine business. In March 2012, Investec backed 2M’s chairman Mottie Kessler on the buy-out of the business
Equistone Partners Europe has acquired Karl Eugen Fischer Beteiligungs, a portfolio company of Equita. Equita was advised by Baird, a mid-market investment bank. Based in Burgkunstadt, Germany, Karl Eugen Fischer specialises in tyre cord cutting machinery. Equita is an independent, non-bank-affiliated investment company based in Bad Homburg,
Mandarin Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company Gasket International to Hutchinson. Mandarin was advised by Baird, a mid-market investment bank. Italy-based Gasket International is a designer and manufacturer of premium quality valve sealing solutions for critical applications in the oil and gas industry. With two facilities in
Terra Firma has reached an agreement to sell 100 per cent of Carmel Capital II, including its wholly owned subsidiary Phoenix Natural Gas Limited, to Hastings’ managed fund Utilities Trust of Australia (UTA) and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Pension Fund (RBSGPF). Hastings manages an unlisted infrastructure mandate
NTT Communications, Arkadin International and AXA Private Equity have entered into exclusive negotiations over NTT Com’s acquisition of a majority stake in Arkadin. The agreement will be implemented after the necessary notification and consultation with the relevant works council. The management of Arkadin will reinvest alongside NTT Com. The
Atlanta-based AHC Media has been acquired by local industry executives and Lone Peak Capital Group. David R Fournier, the new chief executive of AHC Media, has a long history in the technology and publishing industries. Brand director Beth Schilling has over 25 years’ experience in pharmaceutical and healthcare sales and
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