GI Partners, a Bay Area-based multi-strategy private equity investment manager, has acquired a data centre-anchored property in Hayward, California. The investment was made through DataCore, a fully discretionary core real estate fund managed by GI Partners. The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) created DataCore in 2012 as a core
Private equity firm Nautic Partners has completed the sale of Big Train to Kerry Group. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Lake Forest, California, Big Train is a manufacturer and marketer of liquid and powdered beverage concentrates used for blended ice coffee, fruit smoothies, chai
Trac ID Systems, a provider of RFID solutions for asset tracking and process optimisation in the oil and gas industry, has completed a EUR3m round of funding led by Northzone. Trac ID’s main value proposition to the oil and gas industry is significant annual cost savings and improved safety by
NBGI Private Equity has acquired Stiplastics for an undisclosed sum. Stiplastics is a manufacturer of injection-moulded plastic dosing, packaging solutions and medical devices for the pharmaceutical industry including pillboxes, medication blister packs, and “tamper proof” systems. The company employs around 70 staff and operates production facilities in Beauvoir en Royans,
Nearly all retail chief financial officers (94 per cent) expect merger and acquisition (M&A) activity will increase or remain steady in 2013, according to a survey from BDO USA. CFOs’ bullish forecasts follow USD324.6bn in global retail and consumer M&A activity in 2012, which was up 33 per cent over
Poorer-performing private equity firms are increasingly being squeezed out as investors look to partner with the best performers, according to the latest research from private equity placement agent Acanthus Advisers. Acanthus’ European Mid-Market Fundraising Review 2013 shows that in the past two years, just three per cent of capital raised
NorthEdge Capital, the private equity firm focused on backing businesses based in the North of England, has completed its maiden deal after investing for a significant majority stake in FPE Global, a high-growth specialist engineering firm with an international customer base. The deal is the first investment by Manchester and
The IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator (DFI), which tracks global sell-side merger and acquisition (M&A) mandates and deals reaching the due diligence stage prior to public announcement, shows an overall decrease of two per cent between Q3 and Q4 2012. EMEA and Latin America showed increases (13 per cent and 19
Hamilton Lane, a private equity asset management firm, has acquired Shott Capital Management (SCM), a provider of private equity and distribution management services for institutional investors, including major public and private pension plans, foundations, endowments, and other financial institutions. The firm has offices in San Francisco and Boston. With the
Private equity firm Crestview Partners has teamed up with employees of Victory Capital Management to acquire the firm for USD246m from KeyCorp. Private equity firm Crestview Partners has teamed up with employees of Victory Capital Management to acquire the firm for USD246m from KeyCorp. On completion of the transaction, Victory
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