Palatine Private Equity has backed Character World, a UK-based licensed bedding specialist, in a GBP36m secondary management buyout. The Cheadle-based company, which employs 74 UK staff and eight in China, is led by brothers Mark and Danny Schweiger. The deal sees an exit for RJD Partners who funded a management buyout
THL Credit has formed a joint venture with Perspecta Trident, an affiliate of Perspecta Trust, to create THL Credit Logan JV. The new joint venture is expected to invest primarily in senior secured first lien loans to middle market companies and other corporate debt investments, consistent with THL Credit's origination
Solar simulation technology specialist Eternal Sun has closed a EUR2 Million (USD2.5 Million) Series A financing from Belgian investment firm Vermec. The investment will be used to expand international sales and service operations. Leading research institutions, solar module manufacturers and certification authorities rely on Eternal Sun’s solar simulation systems
Constellation, a small-cap buyout specialist with a distinctive Buy-&-Build investment strategy focused on services companies in the DACH region, has closed Constellation IV at its hard cap of EUR120 million. Besides commitments from returning investors which included the entrepreneurs that form part of Constellation’s Industry Partner network, Constellation was pleased
Arthurian Life Sciences, the fund management company led byProfessor Sir Chris Evans, has formed a partnership with US medtech firm Interrad Medical Inc. The Minneapolis-based company is the developer and manufacturer of the unique SecurAcath®, the world’s most effective device for securing catheters in hospital patients. The partnership is
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has racieved a 3.8x multiple return on its investment in control systems specialist EFC Group, via a secondary buyout to a consortium of private investor. The exit from EFC represents the latest profitable disposal by Maven’s Aberdeen-based team. In recent years the team has overseen the
Amit Srivastava has joined Cycle Capital Management (Cycle Capital) as Senior Partner With more than 20 years of experience in venture capital, Srivastava brings to Cycle Capital team a very rich experience in international business development. Until recently, Srivastava served as Managing Partner and CEO of Entrepia Ventures. Prior to
Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has backed the management buy-out of recruitment company Human Capital Investment Group (HCIG). HCIG is a fast growing, diversified recruitment company serving a range of specialist areas within the public and private sectors in the UK. It trades under a number of brands focused
Advisory firm Clearwater International has advised Business Collaborator on its sale to private equity house YFM Equity Partners and the Management Team, led by Chairman Richard Beaton and CEO Sanjeev Shah. Business Collaborator is at the forefront of providing Building Information Modelling (BIM) software tools, designed to ease the transition
Law firm Eversheds has advised Phoenix Equity Partners (Phoenix) on the acquisition of day nursery provider, Just Childcare Limited (Just Childcare). The acquisition represents an initial investment alongside the founders of Just Childcare to support the future development of Just Childcare. Just Childcare operates six day nurseries in the
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