Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in lifestyle products company Paladone to Canadian private equity firm IVEST Consumer Partners. Paladone specialises in the design, development and wholesale supply of own-brand and licensed products for brands including PlayStation, Disney and Harry Potter. It launches hundreds of new products
LBO France has taken a majority stake in French company Alliance Marine, alongside the management team led by Jean-Paul Roche, to increase the company’s position on its markets. Alliance Marine is the expert in third-party and proprietary equipment and spare parts, for renovation and maintenance in the boating and marine
Revalize, a firm in sector-specific revenue operations software for manufacturers, their distributors, and their specifiers, has secured a significant minority investment into the business for Hg. As part of the transaction, Revalize is planning to acquire three European software companies. The addition of PROCAD Group in Germany, SpecPage in Switzerland and
Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised US-based corporate Ensign-Bickford Industries (EBI) on its acquisition of Cawood Scientific – a UK independent scientific group – from Waterland Private Equity. Cawood Scientific provides laboratory analysis to the agriculture, food, and environmental sectors, as well as contract research to support the development
Clue, a SaaS platform for managing investigations, has secured a growth investment of GBP5 million from Frog Capital, an investor in European scale-up software. Demand for Clue has more than doubled over the last two years, driven by co-owners Clare Elford, CEO, and Thomas Drohan, CCO. From its roots in
Global Investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is to acquire AutoForm AG (AutoForm), a specialist in engineering software for sheet metal forming simulation, primarily used in the automotive industry, from global private equity firm Astorg. Details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, are not being disclosed. Founded
BioAgilytix, a global contract research organisation (CRO), is to be further capitalised by Cinven, which will acquire a majority stake in the business, while current majority investor Cobepa, a Brussels-based private investment firm, will remain a significant minority investor in the Company. Cobepa and GHO Capital, a specialist investor in
XP Inc, a provider of low-fee financial products and services in Brazil, has acquired a minority stake in Vista Capital, one of the main independent equity and hedge funds managers in Brazil, with over BRZ4.5 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM). This transaction reinforces XP’s strategy to develop the most
Turnspire Capital Partners’ (Turnspire) newly formed company, Spectra Premium Mobility Solutions (Spectra) has acquired the assets of Spectra Premium Industries pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceedings with the Quebec Superior Court and pursuant to the Chapter 15 proceedings with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District
Ceiba Energy, a Houston-based power company with a focus in Latin American markets, has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of Breitener Energética from Petrobras and other minority partners. Ceiba Energy is backed by Denham Capital, a global sustainable infrastructure, energy and resources focused investment firm. Breitener Energética
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