International private equity firm, Cinven’s Sixth Cinven Fund has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire AXA Life Europe (ALE), a European life insurance company, for a consideration of EUR925 million. ALE primarily manages guaranteed, unit-linked life insurance products (known as ‘Variable Annuities’) for its customer base across Germany, the UK,
HIG Capital’s portfolio company Valtris Specialty Chemicals (Valtris), has acquired INEOS ChloroToluenes (ICT) and INEOS Baleycourt (Baleycourt) from INEOS Enterprises. The combination creates a global specialty chemicals business with a broad product portfolio, strong technical capabilities and world-class customer service. With production facilities in Belgium and the Netherlands, ICT
High-growth Miss Group, a web hosting company, has secured a GBP6.4m investment from BGF to accelerate its international expansion strategy. The group will use the funding to build further scale through driving organic growth and acquisition of web hosting companies in new and existing markets. Founded by serial entrepreneur
Nexus Labs, a medical education startup, has completed a seed funding round to launch its first product, SurgicalTeaching.com, a digital platform aimed at enhancing the learning experience of students and doctors around the world. The funding came from the GM&C Life Sciences Fund, managed by Catapult Ventures; and Alderley Park
San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP) has acquired a majority stake in Portland-based Brazi Bites, a US producer of naturally gluten-free Brazilian-style cheese bread. The new partnership aims to develop new business around the strength of the Brazi Bites founding team that has been leading a movement among consumers toward authentic,
Pollen Street Capital, an independent alternative asset investment management company focused on the financial and business services sectors, has acquired a majority stake in BIK, a Polish insurance services provider. BIK is a rapidly-growing insurance services platform focused primarily on the Corporate Motor insurance market in Poland. The business was established in 1999 and has since
One on One Physical Therapy and JAG Physical Therapy, providers of outpatient orthopaedic physical therapy services, have combined as a single platform and entered into a strategic relationship with Pamlico Capital. The formation of JAG-ONE Physical Therapy, led by three of the nation’s most accomplished physical therapists, John Gallucci Jr,
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan has advised The Ultimate Software Group on its acquisition of PeopleDoc SAS, an HR service delivery platform based in Paris, France, for approximately USD300 million in a combination of cash and stock. Ultimate is a leading provider of cloud-based human capital management solutions, with more
YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has backed the MBO of DSP Database Managed Services (DSP), a provider of database and data platform managed services. Charlie Robinson and Ian Waterfield led the investment for YFM, which marks the sixth investment from the firm’s Buyout Fund I. DSP is a UK-based supplier
Hazy, a London-based AI company focused on ethical, GDPR-compliant data sharing for responsible businesses, has secured an additional USD1.8 million in a seed funding round led by UCL Technology Fund, alongside Nationwide Building Society, Pentland, Amadeus Capital Partners, AI Seed and other investors. This takes Hazy’s total seed funding to USD2.8 million following a USD1 million
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