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Thompson Street Capital Partners recapitalises Gurobi Optimization

Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has partnered with existing management to recapitalise Gurobi Optimization (Gurobi) a Houston-based software provider.  Shea & Company served as the exclusive financial advisor to Gurobi. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Gurobi has developed a suite

BNY Mellon Investment Management completes sale of CenterSquare

BNY Mellon Investment Management has completed the sale of investment boutique CenterSquare Investment Management to the private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners and CenterSquare’s management team.  Originally announced on 20 September, 2017, the terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.  Todd Briddell, CEO and CIO of CenterSquare Investment Management,

London IPO market soars in 2017

A total of 106 companies floated on the London Stock Exchange’s markets in 2017, raising GBP15 billion, an increase of 63 per cent by number of IPOs and up 164 per cent by value of IPOs compared to 2016.  London Stock Exchange has surpassed all European exchanges this year by

Christer Gardell, Cevian Capital

Geely Holding to acquire Cevian Capital’s shares in AB Volvo

Activist hedge fund Cevian Capital has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in AB Volvo (Volvo) to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition comprises 88.47 million A-shares and 78.77 million B-shares, corresponding to 8.2 per cent of the capital and 15.6 per cent of the

Drake Star Partners advises Gambit on sale to BNP Paribas Asset Management

Drake Star Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Gambit Financial Solutions in its sale of a majority stake in the business to BNP Paribas Asset Management. Gambit’s solutions work with a scientific approach to bring intuitive and user-friendly tools to investment advisory, delivered either through an advisory-guided or

Perusa backs Schroth MBO

Perusa Partners Fund 2, a private equity fund advised by Perusa, is backing a management buyout (MBO) at Schroth Safety Products as majority shareholder, alongside members of the existing management team in both Germany and the US. Schroth Safety Products, a specialist in the development and manufacturing of occupant protection

L&G, SystemIQ and Modern Energy invest in Upside Energy

Legal & General Capital, the principal investment arm of Legal & General Group, and SystemIQ, a purpose driven investment and advisory firm established in 2016 to tackle system failures, have co-led a Series A investment in Upside Energy (Upside). Upside is a Manchester-based company that has developed a cloud platform

Williams Scotsman acquires Acton Mobile

WillScot Corporation (Williams Scotsman) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Acton Mobile (ActonMobile.com) for a cash purchase price of approximately USD235 million. Williams Scotsman will have nearly 100,000 modular space and portable storage units serving approximately 35,000 customers from over 100 locations across the United States, Canada and Mexico. 

Fortino Capital invests EUR20m in MobileXpense

Fortino has invested the first EUR20 million from its new Digital Growth Fund in fast-growing cloud software pioneer MobileXpense. The Brussels-based company is specialised in travel and expense management and already completed more than 1,300 implementations worldwide.   As a majority shareholder, Fortino Capital will assist the MobileXpense management to

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