AnaCap Financial Partners and the management of Simply Business have completed the management buyout of the small business insurance provider. Under the terms of the agreement, funds advised by AnaCap and Simply Business’s management will acquire 100 per cent of Simply Business. Established in 2005 by parent company
Germany’s largest online optician Mister Spex, a portfolio company of private equity firm DN Capital, has acquired two Swedish online eyewear operations, Lensstore and Loveyewear. “With this step we demonstrate our leading position in Europe and accelerate our international expansion,” says Dirk Graber, founder and chief executive of Mister
Livingstone Partners’ debt advisory team has concluded a debt refinancing in support of Dunedin’s recently announced GBP43m buy-out of York-based Trustmarque Solutions. Livingstone arranged a GBP19.5m debt package with HSBC Bank, with additional capacity for acquisitions. Trustmarque is a provider of technology services and solutions to private and
Main Street Capital has closed a new portfolio investment totalling USD7m of invested capital in Garreco. Main Street’s investment in Garreco consists of USD5.8m in first lien, senior secured term debt and a USD1.2m direct equity investment. Garreco is headquartered in Heber Springs, Arkansas and is a manufacturer
Private equity firm Insight Venture Partners is to make a significant investment in Anaqua, a provider of intellectual asset management (IAM) services and SaaS software. The terms of the agreement, which include the buyout of Anaqua’s existing investors, have not been disclosed. As part of the transaction, Jeff
Middle market private equity firm GI Partners has acquired One Wilshire, a downtown Los Angeles network facility and data centre. In addition, the firm acquired three fully leased corporate office properties in El Segundo, California. The acquisition was made through TechCore, a USD1bn discretionary core real estate fund managed by GI
Water Street Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, has completed an investment in RTI Biologics. Headquartered in Alachua, Florida, RTI specialises in orthopaedic and other biologic implants. Water Street has invested a USD50m private placement of convertible preferred equity to support RTI
Ayasdi has raised USD30.6m in series B venture funding, led by IVP with participation from Citi Ventures, GE Ventures, and existing investors Khosla Ventures and Floodgate. In conjunction with the financing, Steve Harrick from IVP will join Ayasdi’s board of directors. Six months after the company’s initial launch,
Tiger Bay Advisors, a provider of consulting and business process outsourcing (BPO) services to asset managers, has completed its acquisition of Gramercy Park Advisors, a boutique strategic advisory firm focused on the asset management industry. The combination marks a new type of firm within the industry – one with
Omnes Capital, formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity, is investing EUR15m in the Eratome group, a social housing renovation specialist, as part of a primary LBO alongside founder, chairman and chief executive officer Jean-Michel Nucera, the company’s managers and FSI Régions – bpifrance. Founded in 1991 by Nucera, the Eratome group
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