PNC Bank, National Association, has closed a USD140 million senior secured credit facility to support Maryland-based Ames Watson’s acquisition of Lids Sports Group (LSG). PNC Bank served as administrative agent. Founded in 1992, Indianapolis-based LSG is the largest omni-channel licensed sports retailer in North America, selling fan and fashion-oriented licensed
Nine months after Active Assurances teamed up with Activa Capital and Bpifrance, the specialist digital insurance broker has announced a merger with AFI Assurances, a specialist health, accident and life insurance brokerage. AFI Assurances is an independent French insurance broker based in Evry (Essonne), specialised in digital health, accident and
Private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners has acquired Andrie, a Michigan-based Jones Act bulk transporter of specialty products including liquid asphalt, cement, light oil petroleum products, and calcium chloride throughout the Great Lakes. The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, marks Auxo’s sixth acquisition in 16 months, and builds
Ironwood Capital has made an investment in American Roller Company (American Roller), headquartered in Union Grove, Wisconsin. The company is a servicer and manufacturer of industrial rollers and specialty coatings for use in web converting systems. “We were impressed with the company’s breadth of roller solutions and the outstanding management team,”
Log Fire Pizza Co, a popular Italian street food brand, and Delaney’s Donkey, a new Irish Bar and Restaurant concept, are both set to open at The Riverwalk, the GBP30 million redevelopment on the banks of the River Wear in Durham. This news comes as Odeon’s fit out works progress
Authority Brands, a home services franchising platform backed by funds advised by Apax Partners, has acquired Clockwork, and certain of its affiliates from Direct Energy Group, a subsidiary of Centrica plc. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2019. The acquisition is the third home services
Ÿnsect, an ag-tech innovator that specialises in breeding insects and transforming them into premium ingredients for fish feed, pet food and organic plant fertilisers, has raised USD125 million (EUR110m) in a Series C funding round to scale up production by building the world’s biggest insect farm in Amiens Metropole, Northern
iCON Infrastructure Partners II has completed the divestment of its interests in Beckton Energy Limited (Beckton) and Rothes CoRDe Limited (Rothes) to Arjun Infrastructure Partners (AIP). iCON’s co-investor at Beckton, Melquart Limited (Melquart), also sold its stake in the company. Beckton is the owner of an 18MWe / 28MWth bio-liquids
Luxcara, an asset manager focussed on renewable energy investments, has acquired the Finnish wind power project Välikangas, which has a projected capacity of 100 MW. The produced electricity will be sold to an off-taker on the basis of a power purchase agreement (PPA). The wind farm has been developed
Mourant has advised a New York-based private equity firm on its takeover of AIM-listed GBGI Limited (GBG). GBG is a provider of international benefits insurance, operating globally across 120 jurisdictions. Trading principally as GBG Insurance Group, GBG is a fully integrated insurance group providing services from policy sales to claim
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