AUA Private Equity Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm investing in US Hispanic-oriented and/or family-owned businesses, has recapitalised Associated Foods Holdings. In excess of 30 per cent of invested capital has been distributed back to investors within 10 months of the firm’s original investment. AUA Equity acquired
Fenergo has secured EUR4m of new equity funding, which will help support the company’s continued international growth and development. The EUR4m investment is being made by The Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund, managed by Investec Ventures, with co-investment from existing shareholders. Fenergo, which develops client onboarding, enterprise compliance
Water Street Healthcare Partners has sold ConVerge Diagnostic Services to Quest Diagnostics. Headquartered in Peabody, Massachusetts, ConVerge is a regional laboratory providing clinical, cytology and anatomic pathology testing services. Water Street invested in ConVerge in 2009 and recruited a management team spearheaded by Bob Gorman, a leader with
Albion Ventures has led a substantial investment in Aridhia Informatics, a health and biomedical informatics company. Founder investor Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) also participated in the round. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Aridhia was founded in 2008 by Dr David Sibbald OBE and Professor Andrew Morris, dean and professor of
Maternity clothing brand Isabella Oliver has secured GBP700,000 of growth capital investment, and GBP700,000 debt finance to fuel growth, from Santander’s Breakthrough programme. Established in 2003, Isabella Oliver is an online retailer of clothing for women during all stages of pregnancy. The brand has grown rapidly since creation with
Electranova Capital, the cleantech investment fund managed by Idinvest Partners in partnership with EDF, has invested in Enlighted to accelerate its growth in Europe. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Enlighted harnesses sensors, software and analytics to increase energy efficiency in industrial, commercial and office buildings. The company’s first application, advanced
Monomoy Capital Partners, a New York private equity fund focused on value investing and business improvement, has acquired Escort from a consortium of investors led by Falconhead Capital. Monomoy acquired Escort through its second fund, Monomoy Capital Partners II. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Escort offers
Water Street Healthcare Partners has partnered with one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies to develop a set of generic products. The collaboration is a new model of outsourcing that is designed to provide pharmaceutical companies with greater flexibility and support to maximise their investment in drug development.
Private equity firm LDC has invested in a GBP20m transaction to support the future growth of The Training Room (TTR), a UK provider of vocational training and accreditation for gym instructors and personal trainers. LDC has invested alongside founder and chief executive Jonathan Davies, who will retain a significant
Aviva Investors has acquired an 8.6MW portfolio of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems installed on over 3,000 properties across the UK from Zouk’s first infrastructure fund, Zouk Solar Opportunities Ltd (ZSOL). The ZSOL portfolio was developed and financed by Zouk over 2011-2013. The investment model enables homeowners and social
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