Livingbridge, a UK mid-market private equity investors, has made a GBP15 million investment in Nationwide Hire, an aggregator of equipment rental and hire services. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Fareham, Hampshire, Nationwide Hire manages a network of over 4,000 suppliers based in over 9,000 locations across the UK and
Värde Partners and Agam Capital are forming a joint venture pursue the acquisition, reinsurance and management of life and retirement businesses globally. The joint venture combines the investment management expertise of Värde Partners with the proprietary insurance solutions platform developed by Agam, and will have the capability to price and
AVALT, a family office that makes direct private equity investments, has purchased Ned Stevens, a provider of residential gutter cleaning and essential exterior home services. Ned Stevens was founded in 1965 and provides gutter cleaning, soft wash and other related, non-discretionary residential services in 15 states. The company has grown
Anath Capital Group, the parent company of Garraway Capital LLP, has acquired London-based fixed income specialist, Stratton Street LLP. Stratton Street is a fund management and advisory company, specialising in fixed income markets. The transaction will double Anath’s assets under management from around USD500 million to over USD1 billion.
Par Equity, an owner-managed venture capital firm specialising in identifying and supporting rapid-growth businesses, has invested GBP800,000 in Kibosh Ltd, the designer of a leaking-pipe repair kit. Ross Dickinson, a plumbing and heating engineer invented Kibosh in 2009. The kit allows professional plumbers and trades people to mend leaking pipes
Thoma Bravo, a software-focused private equity investment firm, has acquired majority ownership in IDS, a provider of asset finance software solutions, from its current owner, SV Investment Partners. Nicholas E Somers, Chairman of SV Investment Partners, says: “Having partnered with IDS since 2003 we are immensely proud of its achievements
The latest CEPRES Private Equity Buyout analysis shows the IRR spread between top performing funds and the market median has significantly increased since the GFC. The analysis, based on primary sourced cash flow data from over 7,000 funds on the CEPRES platform, shows that between Vintage Year 2009 and 2018,
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has sold global business-to-business events specialist FC Business Intelligence (FCBI) to Thomson Reuters. The value of the transaction is undisclosed. FCBI delivers high-end conferences and exhibitions globally to a diverse range of sectors including energy, insurance, pharmaceuticals, transportation, travel, strategy and technology. It helps senior
Investment manager Downing has exited a series of hydroelectricity investments based in Scotland and managed by Gilkes Energy Limited. Downing’s Energy and Infrastructure Investment team has worked closely with Gilkes Energy, a specialist hydroelectricity developer, since September 2013, to invest in a series of seven projects. The investment funded the
AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (AXA IM – Real Assets) has completed the acquisition, as part of a core strategy on behalf of a client, of the entire issued share capital of NorthStar Realty Europe Corp ), a NYSE listed real estate investment trust. The acquisition was approved at
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