Polaris Private Equity IV (Polaris) is to acquire a majority stake in the Danish interior design company Menu A/S (Menu) from the Hansen Family. Menu, which today supplies high-quality furniture, accessories and lighting to more than 40 countries, is headquartered in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn and has 63 employees. Menu was
Blackstone’s (NYSE:BX) Strategic Capital Holdings Fund has acquired a passive minority stake in PAG, a leading Asia-focused alternative investment firm. Blackstone’s Strategic Capital Holdings Fund is part of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), and specialises in minority partnerships with leading alternative asset managers. PAG, based in Hong Kong, is
An affiliate of Sun European Partners has completed the sale of its investment in Albéa, a specialist in in the BPC packaging sector, to funds advised by PAI Partners. Albéa was acquired by an affiliate of Sun European Partners in 2010. During such ownership there was a step change in
Private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is to acquire a majority stake in Small World Financial Services (Small World), an international, UK-headquartered, multi-channel, cross-border payment service provider. Small World’s investors, including FPE Capital and MMC Ventures, will sell their shareholdings in the Company as part of the transaction, with
Blackstone’s Strategic Capital Holdings Fund has acquired a passive, minority equity interest in Kohlberg & Company. Blackstone’s Strategic Capital Holdings Fund is part of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), the firm’s hedge fund solutions business, and specialises in acquiring stakes in leading alternative asset managers. Terms of the transaction have
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance (Investec) has provided a bespoke asset based & cashflow debt package to support the GBP75 million EmergeVest-backed buyout of Downton, a Gloucester-based national logistics group. The funding package was designed to fund the acquisition while also catering for working capital and growth, and included a
Beechbrook Capital is supporting further expansion at executive search and business intelligence firm Leathwaite. The new investment by Beechbrook’s UK SME Credit fund will enable Leathwaite to accelerate its worldwide expansion, launch new business streams and invest in proprietary technology, while also providing equity to develop and attract talent.
Sandton Capital Partners, a special situations investments fund, has acquired the Aspin Group (Aspin), a provider of engineered solutions for the UK’s infrastructure sectors focused on rail and highways, for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2000; Aspin operates across the UK and employs 220 people. Aspin’s head office is in
Matillion, the makers of cloud data integration tools Matillion ETL for Amazon Redshift, Matillion ETL for Snowflake and Matillion ETL for Google BigQuery, has closed a USD20 million Series B round of funding led by Sapphire Ventures, existing investor Funds advised and managed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM), and new
Averys, a European manufacturer of industrial storage systems, racking and metal furniture, backed by private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe since 2015, has acquired Storax from Ramada Aços Group SA. Founded over 50 years ago in Porto, Storax is a leading provider of industrial racking and shelving systems and is
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