Deals & Transactions

Graphic Packaging Holding Company to acquire AR Packaging from CVC Funds for USD1.45bn in cash

14 May 2021

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, (Graphic Packaging), a vertically-integrated provider of sustainable fibre-based consumer packaging solutions, is to acquire AR Packaging Group AB (AR Packaging), Europe’s second largest producer of fibre-based consumer packaging, from CVC Capital Partners Fund VI for approximately USD1.45 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments. The combination

Genstar Capital to acquire majority stake in Vector Solutions from Golden Gate Capital

14 May 2021

Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrials, and software industries, is to acquire a majority ownership stake in Vector Solutions (Vector), a provider of industry-focused software solutions for training, risk management, workforce management and operational readiness. Genstar is acquiring

Guru Capital to acquire Oval

14 May 2021

Guru Capital is to acquire substantially all the assets of UK based Fintech company Oval Money Ltd, which will be acquired by and integrated into the UK based online CFD Broker ETX Capital, a Guru Capital portfolio company. In addition, Guru Capital is in the process of negotiating the acquisition

RPC advises Optio on acquisition of nuclear risk specialist Northcourt

14 May 2021

International law firm RPC has advised Optio Group – a speciality insurance MGA – on its acquisition of nuclear risk specialist Northcourt. Northcourt – which launched in 2010 – is licensed to underwrite nuclear property and liability risks globally and has clients in Europe, Russia, China, South Africa and Canada,

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners closes new round of financing led by existing investors Halle Capital Management and Trilantic North America

14 May 2021

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners (Rarebreed), a technology-enabled veterinary services platform, has closed a new round of financing, led by existing investors Halle Capital Management and Trilantic North America, both leading private equity firms. The investment will be used to support Rarebreed’s continued growth through the acquisition of additional veterinary hospitals and

MasterClass raises USD225m in Series F funding round

14 May 2021

MasterClass, a streaming platform that makes it possible for anyone to ‘learn from the best’, has raised USD225 million in a Series F funding round, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and with participation from new investors including Baillie Gifford, Balyasny Asset Management and Eldridge together with existing investors

Handshake secures another USD80 million

14 May 2021

Handshake, an early career network, has secured USD80 million in a venture financing round and is set to invest a tranche of the funding in the UK, supporting early careers recovery post-Covid. The new funding round increases Handshake’s investment total to USD235.5 million and the company’s valuation to more than

Gelmetix closes GBP5m capital raise

13 May 2021

Medtech start-up Gelmetix, the developer of a first-in-class polymer treatment for chronic lower back pain, has closed a successful GBP5 million Series C equity financing round.

SageTech Medical completes GBP2.9m pre-series A investment led by EMV Capital

13 May 2021

SageTech Medical Equipment Ltd (SageTech) has completed a GBP2.9 million pre-series A investment, including a GBP1.6 million investment introduced by specialist venture capitalist EMV Capital. As part of restructuring the company’s arrangements for the commercialisation of the business, EMV Capital’s parent company NetScientific PLC purchased GBP200,000 of shares, in line

HIG Capital completes growth investment in Homewerks Worldwide

13 May 2021

HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with USD44 billion of equity capital under management, has completed a growth investment in Homewerks Worldwide, LLC (Homewerks), an innovator in the kitchen, bathroom, and plumbing home improvement categories. Founded in 2006 by Peter Berkman and based outside Chicago, Illinois, Homewerks develops, sources,

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