ARX Equity Partners has fully exited its investment in Polish plastics processor, Ergis Eurofilms, generating an overall internal rate of return of over 33 per cent and 4.5 cash-on-cash multiple. The ARX exit was executed via a series of block trades to investors on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in December
Private investment firm Forstmann Little is to sell its ownership stake in sports, fashion and media business IMG Worldwide to Silver Lake Partners and William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. The transaction concludes a successful partnership between Forstmann Little and IMG, during which IMG grew into one of the world’s premier sports,
Temptime Corporation, a provider of time-temperature indicators to the healthcare industry, has acquired Connecticut-based William Laboratories to expand into blood temperature monitoring solutions. Temptime’s acquisition is a significant step toward expanding its capabilities since it partnered in September with Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic investor focused exclusively on healthcare.
Digital advertising agency Olson, a KRG Fund IV portfolio company, has acquired PulsePoint Group, an Austin-based digital marketing strategy consulting firm. The addition of PulsePoint’s strategic expertise and tools further strengthens Olson’s digital creative and executional capabilities. Olson chief executive officer John Partilla says Olson chose PulsePoint because of
Ardian has sold its minority stake in the CEGOS Group to management and the CEGOS Association, a long-standing shareholder in the group. The CEGOS Group is a specialist in vocational training services. Since Ardian’s investment in 2009, the CEGOS Group has significantly increased its market share in France and,
MMC Ventures closed 18 deals and attracted more than USD100m in total investment into its portfolio in 2013. One of the top five most active VCs in the UK, MMC welcomed nine new companies into its portfolio this year. Research compiled by Ascendant showed that, despite overall falls in
WyzAnt, an online marketplace for private tutoring, has secured a USD21.5m investment from Accel Partners, the global venture capital firm. The funds will be used to drive product innovation and scale WyzAnt's technology platform as the company expands globally. With over 500,000 tutors and one million students, WyzAnt is
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has sold its portfolio company, digital identities and information specialist Entrust, to Datacard Group. Financial terms have not been disclosed. The sale is expected to close by year-end. “Thoma Bravo worked closely with Entrust management to grow the business into an industry leader through
KKR & Co and KKR Financial Holdings (KFN) have signed a definitive merger agreement where KKR will acquire KFN through a stock-for-stock merger that values KFN at USD2.6bn. KFN is a specialty finance company with a portfolio of assets spanning a complementary range of strategies, principally leveraged credit through ownership
Kester Capital has sold its interest in Chiltern in a deal which values the business at GBP135m. The exit comes as Chiltern announces the consolidation of existing investors, led by Sir Douglas Myers. The transaction has generated a return of over 2x capital and a 25 per cent IRR
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