Socially responsible lender LendUp has closed another USD100 million credit facility with investment firm Victory Park Capital (VPC) to fund future loan growth. The facility brings LendUp’s total equity and debt financing to USD325 million. The firm has also now originated more than 3.3 million loans and surpassed USD1
London-based alternatives investment manager Astarte Capital Partners has formed a partnership with BlueLake Associates, a Zug-based investment consultancy and asset allocation specialist. Through this partnership, Astarte will act as the private equity and real assets adviser to BlueLake, while BlueLake will contribute macroeconomic, asset allocation and risk management advisory services
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners has completed a GBP6.5 million management buy-out of Healthpoint Limited, a supplier of healthcare and beauty products into the retail sector. The equity investment was funded through Maven’s co-investment network for professional clients, Investor Partners, with debt and working capital funding provided by
International law firm Proskauer has advised European buyout firm HgCapital on the close of two new funds with a combined value of GBP3.1 billion. HgCapital 8 closed with GBP2.5 billion in commitments, five months after launching in September 2016, and HgCapital Mercury 2, closed on its target of GBP575 million
Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a unitranche credit facility to support the acquisition of Midwest Wholesale Hardware Co (Midwest) by private equity sponsor, High Road Capital Partners. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, Midwest Wholesale Hardware Co. is a leading wholesale
Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised AXIO Aviation Holdings on the sale of OAG to Vitruvian Partners in a deal worth approximately USD215 million. OAG is the global leader in aviation information and intelligence, providing customers with flight schedule and status information, in addition to related data analysis tools.
Mark Hardwicke of boutique investment bank, Invenio Corporate Finance, writes on the tactics required to make a successful exit. The word was not even in the dictionary five years ago. Businesses were not making plans for it, the government was refusing to consider it, and almost no-one was predicting it.
Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD125 million senior credit facility to support the recapitalisation of a healthcare services company. The Riverside Company made a simultaneous minority investment as part of the transaction. The unnamed company is a provider
Associated Continuity Teams (ACT Clean) has secured private investor backing for a GBP10.2 million management buyout – a significant deal that signals a new cycle of growth and energy for the specialist outsourcing company of kitchen porters, night cleaning and housekeeping. Founded in 2006, ACT Clean has grown swiftly, alongside
Barings has acted as mandated lead arranger of a senior secured credit facility to support Battery Ventures' portfolio company Forterro. Forterro is a group of European enterprise resource planning (ERP) software companies serving small- to medium-sized enterprises across a variety of sectors. The company will use the credit facility
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