Kirkland & Ellis has advised L Catterton on an agreement together with its affiliates, as well as a group of investors including Financière Agache, the family holding company of Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LVMH, to acquire a majority stake in BIRKENSTOCK Group. BIRKENSTOCK is a global lifestyle brand with
ACDC Holdings (ACDC), the controlling shareholder of SUPERNAP Italia (SUPERNAP), has been acquired by affiliates of IPI Partners (IPI) from affiliates of Accelero Capital Holdings (Accelero Capital).
Inflexion has completed an investment in Pangaea Laboratories (Pangaea), a global beauty business and owner of the fast-growing Medik8 skincare brand. The investment is being made by Inflexion Buyout Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated mid‐market fund. Founder-led since 1999, Pangaea is an innovative and fully vertically integrated firm with two facilities
Specialist business advisory firm FRP has acquired Spectrum Corporate Finance (Spectrum) in a GBP9.4 million deal. Founded in 2010 by Simon Davies, Clive Hatchard and Ian Milne, Spectrum is the largest independent corporate finance and debt advisory firm in the South of England. It provides strategic support and advice for
Baseload Capital, a Swedish company specialised in funding the deployment of heat power worldwide, has closed a USD25 million funding round with Chevron Technology Ventures as a new strategic investor. As an initial outcome of the alliance, Chevron Technical Center and Baseload Capital have already signed a letter of intent
ARX Equity Partners (ARX), a private equity firm with a 20-year track record supporting the growth and development of mid-sized companies in Central Europe, has is to acquire Instrumentation Technologies (I-Tech). Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions. As
Mid-market private equity investor LDC, has backed the management buyout of data and network security specialist Phoenix Datacom. The partnership with LDC will support the existing management team – led by Managing Director, John Carson – to expand Phoenix Datacom’s suite of hardware and software products and related services to
Kester Capital, a primary buyout specialist, has successfully refinanced three of its portfolio companies following strong revenue and profit growth over the last 18 months. Kester’s sector focus and track record has resulted in strong lender appetite for three of its portfolio companies: Avania, YouGarden and Frontier Medical.
Stephen Crystal, Founder of SCCG Management, has announced a partnership with King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based iGaming Marketing and Advertising firm, MediaTroopers. Crystal, says: “This is a new and exciting time for iGaming in North America. Online sports betting and iGaming products are exploding across the US, backed by huge brands
Hiro Capital, an entrepreneur-led venture capital fund focused on backing innovators in video games, the metaverse, esports and digital fitness, has invested in three international video game studios – Snowprint in Stockholm/Berlin, Double Loop Games in San Francisco and Happy Volcano in Belgium. The trio join UK and US Games
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