The Champ III Funds, advised by Champ Private Equity, has completed its acquisition of Gerard Lighting Group. In July 2012, a scheme implementation agreement was executed between an entity owned by the Champ Funds and the board of Gerard Lighting. Completion today follows the approval of both Gerard Lighting shareholders
An affiliated investment fund of private equity firm Lightyear Capital’s Lightyear Fund III, and institutional co-investors, are to make a controlling investment in Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC). The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012, subject to required regulatory approvals and closing conditions. CGSC
XAnge is taking a GBP1.2m equity stake in the FX Capital group, a London-based UK company operating under the name of The Currency Cloud. Established in 2011, The Currency Cloud is the provider of an automated, cloud-based currency conversion and international payments service. The Currency Cloud is currently finalising
Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities (EW&PO) has entered into a binding agreement to sell its 81.1 per cent holding in Ecofin Energy Resources (EER) for new shares in Amadeus Energy. EER is EW&PO’s largest investment and is active in US unconventional oil and gas production through its Texas based wholly-owned
PineBridge Investments has acquired an additional 25 per cent stake in Promedica24, bringing its total holding in the company to 75 per cent. Promedica24 is a provider of household services and care for the elderly in Poland and Germany. The company is headquartered in Poland and has approximately 4,000 employees
Salus Capital Partners has provided a USD65m Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) credit facility to HMX Group, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of men’s and women’s business and leisure apparel. The DIP financing will be used by HMX Group to provide working capital as the company operates under Chapter 11 of the US
MCG Capital has closed a USD20m investment in Midwest Technical Institute (MTI). MCG’s investment consists of a senior secured unitranche credit facility and revolving line of credit. MTI is a private, post-secondary school providing career education in the fields of welding, HVACR, allied health and cosmetology with five campuses across
Northstar Offshore Group (NOG), a portfolio company of private equity firm Natural Gas Partners, has completed two shallow water purchases in the Gulf of Mexico for a combined total of USD160m. On 11 October, NOG acquired the Creole field, located in West Cameron Blocks 2 and 3 in the shallow
Private equity firm Arbor Investments, in partnership with management and chief executive Timothy Fallon, has acquired Columbus Manufacturing, a portfolio company of Endeavour Capital. Columbus, headquartered in Hayward, California, is a branded manufacturer of retail ready, super premium, artisanal salumi and related deli meat products. Terms of the sale were
Main Street Capital has sold the majority of its equity interest in Laurus to a private equity investment firm, which has previously made numerous growth investments within the healthcare sector. Main Street realised a gain of approximately USD9.9m on the deal. As a result of this disposal, Main Street has
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