Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity firm, has held a first and final closing of its new fund, Bowmark Capital Partners V, having raised GBP375m in just 10 weeks since its launch in October last year. Despite being restricted to Bowmark’s existing relationships, the new fund attracted investor demand significantly
The private equity industry has raised the largest amount of capital from investors in any year since the start of the financial crisis in 2008, according to data from PEI. Some 580 funds have collected a total of USD356bn in 2013, with just over USD80bn being raised by 119 funds
Grosvenor Capital Management and its affiliates have acquired Customized Fund Investment Group (CFIG) from Credit Suisse Group AG. The combined business, with more than USD44bn in assets under management and over 375 professionals, will be one of the largest of its kind in the world. "We are very pleased
Eurasia Capital and Mandalay Capital have completed an equity capital raising for Silk Road Ventures for gross proceeds of CAD5m. Eurasia Capital and Mandalay Capital have acted as financial advisors and joint placement agents with the regards to this transaction. Both firms are retained to advise Silk Road Ventures
High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Accurate Components & Fasteners has completed the acquisition of All Tool Sales. Based in Franksville, Wisconsin, All Tool Sales operates through two divisions: All Fasteners, a distributor of industrial fasteners used by original-equipment manufacturers; and All Tool Sales, a distributor of cutting tools and
Ares Capital has acquired a diversified middle-market corporate loan portfolio managed by a global banking institution for approximately USD319m. The portfolio is primarily comprised of first lien senior loans, and to a lesser extent, second lien loans and small equity co-investments. The portfolio is comprised of 32 investments in
Oakley Capital Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of cloud services provider e-know.net to Nasstar to create a significant new quoted cloud hosting and applications business. Nasstar has announced the proposed acquisition of Denara, the holding company of e-know.net, for an equity consideration of GBP13m. Oakley is advising Denara
ICL, a global minerals based products producer, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vale Fertilizantes’s share in Fosbrasil, a joint venture producing purified phosphoric acid and raw materials for fertilisers located in Brazil. The proposed transaction is subject to the approval of Brazilian competition authorities (CADE) and other
HgCapital, the European sector-focused private equity investor, has acquired 91.85 per cent of Personal & Informatik (P&I), a payroll and transaction HR software provider, from The Carlyle Group. Headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, P&I provides payroll and HR-related software to mid-market companies and the public sector in Germany and the surrounding
The management board of Kabel Deutschland has signed a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement pursuant to section 291 of the German Stock Corporation Act between Kabel Deutschland as the controlled entity and Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs as the controlling entity. Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs currently owns 76.57 per cent of
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