MIR Capital, a private equity fund formed by Gazprombank and Intesa Sanpaolo, has made its first investment by acquiring a non-controlling stake in Packer Service Group. Packer Service Group is a Russian company specialising in hi-tech services and solutions for some of the largest oil and gas companies. The investment
Riverside Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has completed an investment in BioAgilytix Labs, a contract bioanalytical laboratory specialising in large molecule biologic drugs. Riverside Partners’ investment was completed in partnership with the BioAgilytix founders and management team. Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, BioAgilytix provides outsourced
An affiliate of global private equity firm HIG Capital has made a strategic investment in Raymond Express International (REI). Founded in 1983, REI is an asset-light logistics provider specialising in transportation solutions for temperature-sensitive products. From its facilities in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, the company primarily
Brookfield Capital Partners III, the flagship private equity fund of Brookfield Asset Management, has acquired the Canadian logistics operations of Millard Refrigerated Services, launching a national cold storage company called Brookfield Cold Storage. Through this acquisition, Brookfield Capital Partners is acquiring more than 16 million cubic feet of combined
As part of a recent mandate to acquire EUR500m worth of assets, B Capital Partners has guided its client through the purchase of two wind portfolios made up of over 80 MW of operational wind park assets from across Europe’s expanding green energy sector. The initial portfolio (57MW) was
Mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe has exited its Fund II investment in AFI-Uplift, the powered access equipment company, in a transaction that involves the simultaneous acquisition of two smaller businesses at a total deal value of GBP85m. The transaction sees Rutland Partners acquire a majority stake in AFI-Uplift.
HgCapital has sold ATC to Intertrust for an enterprise value of EUR303m. This realisation represents an investment multiple of approximately 2.2x original cost and a gross IRR of 37 per cent over the two year investment period for HgCapital’s clients. HgCapital completed its investment into Amsterdam-based ATC in
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners’ Winch Capital 2 fund has taken a minority stake in MCI, joining existing investor Iris Capital, which invested in MCI in 2010, in backing the professional congress and conference organiser (PCO). MCI has a strong presence in the pharmaceutical sector. Almost 100 senior executives
Kölleda-based Funkwerk AG has sold its UK subsidiary, Funkwerk Information Technologies York, to the Trapeze Group of Canada. Funkwerk Information Technologies York has until now been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Funkwerk Information Technologies, Kiel, which is in turn wholly owned by Funkwerk AG, headquartered in Kölleda. An international
Rutland Partners has completed the simultaneous acquisitions of AFI-Uplift in the UK, Access Rental Gulf in the Middle East and Hi-Reach in the UK, for a combined enterprise value of circa GBP85m. AFI-Uplift (AFI), owned by its management team and Equistone, is a provider of powered access equipment rental
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