Ares Capital Corporation and Varagon Capital Partners have increased the investment capacity of their joint venture, the Senior Direct Lending Program (SDLP), to approximately USD6.4 billion from USD2.9 billion. AIG (NYSE:AIG), an existing investor in SDLP, increased its capital available to the program by USD500 million to USD2.75 billion and
Middle market private equity firm Bregal Partners has made a growth investment in Ju-Ju-Be International (Ju-Ju-Be), a lifestyle brand in the juvenile products industry and provider of premium nappy bags, backpacks, and accessories. The investment was made in partnership with the Company’s founders, Joseph Croft and Kristin Hunziker, who remain
Funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice are to acquire a 60 per cent ownership stake in American Greetings, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of greetings cards, as well as gift packaging, party goods, and stationery products. The Weiss Family, descendants of Jacob Sapirstein, who founded the company in 1906,
Cybersecurity firm Perception Point has raised USD8 million in Series A funding round led by Pitango Venture Capital, along with State of Mind Ventures (SOMV) and Korea Investment Partners (KIP). The company already offers an advanced email protection solution, and will use the funds to expand its global presence and
Finnish fintech company Zervant, which provides online invoicing software for small business and entrepreneurs across Europe, has secured EUR6 million in a funding round led by Tesi, along with Northzone, NFT Ventures and Conor Venture Partners. Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Zervant offers simple, intuitive invoicing software. It’s already used by
Harris Williams & Co has advised Duke Street Private Equity (Duke Street) on its acquisition of A-ROSA. The transaction was led by Edward Arkus, Will Bain and Danielius Uznys of Harris Williams & Co.’s Consumer Group. “A-ROSA is a leading river cruise business in Europe benefitting from strong brand recognition,
NorthEdge Capital has invested in stairlift designer and manufacturer Platinum Stairlifts, backing the existing management team led by Founder, Tim Frear. Based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Platinum Stairlifts manufactures a full suite of stairlift products. The company employs over 100 staff and distributes to more than 40 countries worldwide, including
Foresight Group (Foresight) has invested several million pounds of growth capital from Foresight VCT (FVCT) into PowerLinks Media Limited (PowerLinks). The investment completes a larger Series A round of funding, with additional participation from leading angel investors and PowerLinks management. PowerLinks is a software platform, which automates the buying
An affiliate of Blue Wolf Capital Fund IV has acquired a majority stake in Petrosmith, a provider of production equipment and oilfield tubular goods (OCTG) to the domestic oil and gas industry. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Petrosmith manufactures a broad suite of tanks (including oilfield storage
Investment and strategic advisory firm Brown Advisory is teaming up with network-driven venture capital firm, NextGen Venture Partners (NextGen).The NextGen team will officially join their new Brown Advisory colleagues in offices across the United States from 22 February. NextGen was founded by investment industry veterans Dan Mindus and Brett Gibson
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