Barings has acted as mandated lead arranger of a senior secured credit facility to support Battery Ventures' acquisition of Michell Instruments Group. UK-based Michell Instruments Group is a leader in high-precision sensing instrumentation market with over 40 years' experience in the field, specialising in measurement of dew point and relative

Private equity fund manager YFM Equity Partners, alongside private co-investors, has backed the management buyout (MBO) of Ferrabyrne. YFM's funding includes the second investment from its new YFMEP 2016 Fund, which held a first close in June.    Ferrabyrne designs, develops, manufactures and services systems and components, including rubber and

In the third quarter of 2016, Israeli private equity deal-making rose to USD1.7 billion in 18 deals, the highest quarterly amount in the past two years. The amount was 32 per cent above the USD1.3 billion reached in the previous quarter and over four times the USD358 million achieved in

The number of European private equity-backed deals declined during the summer holiday period, down 15.1 per cent to 309 transactions in Q3 2016 from the 364 transactions seen in the previous three months. This is according to preliminary figures from the Q3 2016 Private Equity Barometer, published by unquote” in

JMP Group, an investment banking and alternative asset management firm JMP Group, is partnering with investment bank with Bryan, Garnier & Co on the origination and execution of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory mandates and public and private capital-raising transactions. The alliance will operate under the common brand of

JLM Financial Partners and Eagle Merchant Partners have created the largest Planet Fitness franchisee, United PF Partners, with 59 operating clubs in nine states.  The joint-venture partnership is aiming to capitalise on the USD30 billion fitness club industry, in which health club memberships increased from 41.3 million in 2005 to 54.1 million in

Tikehau IM, a European asset manager, has arranged a EUR30 million add-on to the existing senior facilities provided by Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group (GSSLG) for Oasis Group. The add-on will be used by Oasis Group to finance its external growth strategy, mostly focused on Western Europe.   Founded in

Asset management firm Barings has acted as co-lead arranger of a unitranche facility to support Bridgepoint Development Capital's acquisition of Inspiring Learning. Barings' role in the buyout marks the third transaction for the former European private finance group of Babson Capital Management since Babson consolidated its operations with the former