Alternative Asset manager Ares Management closed approximately USD3.0 billion in investments commitments across 67 transactions during the third quarter of 2017. Accruent/Genstar Capital – Ares served as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint book runner for a first lien term loan to support Accruent’s acquisition strategy and to refinance the company’s
Amundi Private Equity Funds (Amundi PEF), a key player in private equity, and Entrepreneur Venture, have acquired a minority stake in Greenoffice, a designer of innovative solutions for selective sorting, to support its international development. Since its creation in 2004, Greenoffice has revolutionised selective sorting by designing innovative solutions that
Dallas-based private equity firm CenterOak Partners has completed a majority investment in FullSpeed Automotive. Based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, FullSpeed Automotive is one of the nation’s largest independent franchisors of automotive quick lube centres. President and Chief Executive Officer John B Adams and the existing management team will continue to
Tour Partner Group, a newly-formed formed holding company for Hotels & More, Irish Welcome Tours and Authentic Vacations, is to acquire Trans Nordic Tours, the largest local inbound tour operator to the Nordic countries by revenue. Trans Nordic Tours, launched in 1995, is based in Denmark and successfully led by
Smartkarma, Asia’s largest provider of independent investment research, has closed a Series B round of financing led by Sequoia India, which brings the company’s total funding to USD21 million. Smartkarma is disrupting the traditional model of investment research, which has long been dominated by investment banks. It is a model
Oakley Capital Private Equity III (Fund III) is to aquire Apollo Global Germany (Career Partner Group), from its current shareholder Apollo Education Group Inc. Fund III, together with a number of underlying Fund III investors, will hold a 79 per cent stake in the business. Fund III will be partnering
Certain funds managed by Ellington Management Group, a US-based investment manager, are to become minority shareholders in the Thea Artemis Greek Non-Performing Loans (NPL) servicing platform, subject to regulatory approval. The Ellington Funds have also made an investment alongside DDM to participate in the income generated from the servicing and
Preservation Capital Partners (Preservation Capital), a financial services focused private equity firm, is to acquire a substantial stake in Ascent Underwriting (Ascent), a cyber and specialty lines MGA. Preservation Capital will provide significant growth capital to support Ascent’s growth ambitions through the development of new business lines and complementary products
Westpac Banking Corporation and Northill Capital have entered into an agreement regarding the sale of Hastings. Northill is an independent, privately held asset management business, established in London in 2010. Northill is a long-term investor in high quality, specialist asset management businesses, with extensive global operating experience. As at 30
Private equity firm High Street Capital has acquired a controlling interest in Open Range Beef, a niche provider of beef processing services, focused on serving the Certified Organic, grass-fed, antibiotic-free, toll processing and other niche markets. Open Range Beef focuses on food safety, employee safety, quality processes, humane animal handling
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