Parklands Group, an independent care home provider in the north of Scotland, has received a GBP5m investment from BGF to further accelerate its growth. Set up in 1993 in Buckie by Ron Taylor, Parklands provides high-quality residential care for older people at eight care homes across Moray and the Highlands,
Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) is to acquire the Douglas West wind farm from Blue Energy. Completion under the Sale and Purchase Agreement is expected to take place in Q1 2019, subject to the finalisation of construction, operation and maintenance contracts. Douglas West is located 7 miles south west of Lanark,
Price f(x), a specialist in cloud pricing software, has raised EUR25 million in a Series B funding round led by Digital+ Partners, a European B2B technology growth investor, and management consulting firm Bain & Company. Series A investors, Prague-based Credo Ventures and London-based Talis Capital, also participated in the round.
Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) have agreed the sale of a majority stake in OTTO Luft- und Klimatechnik GmbH & Co (OTTO) to Engie Deutschland (Engie), a specialist in technical building services, facilities management, industrial refrigeration technology and energy services in Germany. OTTO, a leading specialist provider of
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) has acquired a controlling interest in Latham Pool Products (Latham) from Wynnchurch Capital (Wynnchurch), which will remain a significant investor in the Company. The deal values Latham at USD375 million. Headquartered in Latham, New York, Latham is a manufacturer of pool components and accessories. The company’s
LeapFrog Investments has made a USD12 million investment in Softlogic Life Insurance, purchasing the shares of FMO, the Dutch development Bank. The company is one of Sri Lanka’s fastest growing life insurers, providing locals with individual life and health, group life, and other policies. The main shareholders of the Company
Through the first six months of 2017, five private equity megafunds with USD5 billion or more in AUM did a final close, accumulating USD68 billion according to Pitchbook. Looking at the year in full, a report by McKinsey & Co found that of the USD750 billion in private market assets
Through June 2018, the total amount of dry powder within global private equity stood at USD1.09 trillion; a vast sum, up from USD1.03 trillion at the end of 2017 according to Preqin. This makes for compelling headlines and has fuelled interest in private equity, to the extent that it has
The UK and France have proven strong markets for mid-market private equity managers through September/October, but as we reach the end of the year, and as Brexit uncertainty lingers three months out from the deadline, some believe the UK deal market, in particular, will soften in early 2019. The Q4
YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has exited its investment in GTK Limited for GBP14.3 million, to Volex Plc, generating a return of 3.4x original cost to its funds and a 36 per cent IRR. YFM supported the incumbent management team in the primary buyout of GTK from its founder in October
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