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Carpet and floor firm secures GBP15m ABL facility

Carpet & Flooring (Trading) Limited, one of the UK’s leading distributors of floor covering products, has secured a GBP15 million asset-based lending (ABL) facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance to support strategic acquisitions. The business has its headquarters in Redditch in the Midlands with 11 branches nationwide, including Manchester,

ECM-managed fund acquires stake in Hamburg-based Albrecht & Dill Cosmetics

German Equity Partners IV (GEP IV), a private equity fund managed by the independent German investment company ECM Equity Capital Management (ECM), has acquired a stake in Albrecht & Dill Cosmetics (A&D). The previous sole owner, Philipp Sahling, will continue to run the company as Managing Partner.   As part

Ocelot Partners to acquire Ocean Outdoor from Searchlight Capital Partners

Ocelot Partners Limited is to acquire Ocean Outdoor from investment funds managed by Searchlight Capital Partners (Searchlight) for an enterprise value of GBP200 million. Ocean is a pure play operator of premium digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising in the UK. Ocean’s portfolio of digital, full motion screens facilitates connectivity as out-of-home,

Pamlico makes growth investment in Silverline

Pamlico Capital has made a growth equity investment in Silverline, a Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partner headquartered in New York City. The partnership will allow Silverline to advance as a leader delivering innovative solutions across the Salesforce Platform, including the vertically-focused Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and Salesforce Health Cloud.   “Silverline’s

Advent International to acquire Laird for GBP1bn

Law firm Paul Hastings has acted for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup as arrangers on financing for the recommended public-to-private GBP1 billion acquisition of Laird by Advent International. AI Ladder Limited (Bidco) (a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of funds managed by Advent International Corporation) and UK electronics and technology business Laird reached

CenterOak Partners forms TruRoad Holdings

Dallas-based private equity firm CenterOak Partners has launched TruRoad Holdings through its investment in JN Phillips Auto Glass and subsequent combination with Techna Glass. The combination creates the second largest automotive glass and claims-management company in the United States. CenterOak’s investment will provide capital to support the growth of the

Noerr advises Flowers on HSH Nordbank acquisition

Noerr has advised JC Flowers & Co on the acquisition of shares in HSH Nordbank. Certain funds advised by the US private equity firm are acquiring the bank along with the financial investor Cerberus Capital Management as independent investors.   Further investors are the investment companies Golden Tree and Centaurus

ResponseIQ secures GBP850,000 investment

Intelligent instant callback platform, ResponseIQ, which facilitates instant lead responses for businesses, has secured GBP850,000 in investment from investment funds. The investment will be used to develop the second version of the ResponseiQ platform, create new products, expand the sales presence in the EU and US, and build strategic partnerships

Shore Capital Partners acquires Network Medical

Shore Capital Partners’ medical products platform Innovia Medical has acquired Network Medical Products (Network). Based in Ripon, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Network is a designer and manufacturer of sterile single use products for ENT and ophthalmic procedures. “Since their founding in 1997, Network Medical has established itself as a leading

Carey Olsen advises Brazil’s 99 in USD1bn ride-sharing app sale

Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s corporate and finance practice in the Cayman Islands have advised 99, the Brazilian ride-sharing application and Uber competitor, on its sale to China’s Didi Chuxing. The deal, which values 99 at more than USD1 billion, comes a year after Didi secured a minority stake in the

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