Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group, together with affiliates of Louis M Bacon, are to acquire a majority interest in the Traxys Group, a physical metals and minerals commodity merchant. As part of the transaction, Traxys management will increase its investment stake in the company. The transaction is subject
Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has backed the management buy-out (MBO) of ICR, which provides repair and maintenance services to the global energy industry. ICR comprises four businesses that mainly operate in the UK and Middle East energy markets. Walker Technical is a specialist in composite
Private equity manager Maven Capital Partners has led a GBP4.6m investment in IT support and services business ISN Solutions. Established as a start-up in 1999, the business now generates sales close to GBP6m through the provision of consultancy, project management and outsourced IT services to a niche client base operating
Water Street Healthcare Partners and JLL Partners have merged their portfolio companies CCBR-SYNARC and BioClinica. The combination creates a global provider of specialty outsourced clinical services. JLL Partners and Water Street invested in BioClinica and CCBR-SYNARC in 2013 and reached an agreement earlier this year to combine the two
Houlihan Lokey, the international investment bank, has acquired ArchPoint Partners, an independent investment banking firm that provides M&A and private capital raising advisory services to clients in the technology sector. The transaction, which closed on 7 March, enhances Houlihan Lokey’s global coverage and capabilities for clients across the technology sector.
A fund managed by Blackstone on behalf of its private equity investors is to acquire a majority stake in Accuvant, a provider of information security solutions and services. Accuvant management and existing shareholder Sverica International will invest alongside Blackstone in the transaction. Blackstone’s investment will enable Accuvant to accelerate
Adbrain has raised USD7.5m in a Series A funding round led by Octopus Investments, while existing investors Notion Capital also participated. Adbrain will use the funding for its ongoing expansion into the US and Europe, and to step up the recruitment in its engineering, big data and artificial intelligence teams.
Euronet Worldwide is to acquire UK-based HiFX, a provider of online initiated international payments and foreign exchange services, for GBP145m or approximately USD242m. Twenty five per cent of the purchase price will be paid in shares of Euronet stock and the balance in cash. Euronet's existing revolving credit facility
Palatine Private Equity portfolio company Chase Templeton has completed the first in a new series of acquisitions with the purchase of Health Assist. Health Assist, based in Kenilworth, specialises in company private medical insurance (PMI), employee benefits and group risk. The acquisition will add GBP1.9m in annual premium income
Rcapital, the London based private investment company, has bought Shopacheck Financial Services (SFS), the home collected credit business, from Welcome Financial Services. The new deal will see SFS merge with Rcapital's existing home collected credit business, Morses Club Limited (MCL). The revenue of the newly formed business is expected
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