The Gym, a UK operator of low-cost gyms, has secured new investment from Phoenix Equity Partners, a UK middle-market private equity firm, to support its continued expansion. Bridges Ventures, which has been an investor in The Gym since 2007, retains a substantial shareholding in the business and will also
Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Hot Topic in a transaction is valued at approximately USD600m. Hot Topic operates more than 800 stores selling clothing, accessories and music to teens. "Hot Topic and Torrid are both leaders in their categories, and we are excited to have both
Salvepar has committed to invest USD7m in Latin America Power (LAP), a developer and operator of renewable energy projects in Chile and Peru with a staff of approximately 65 employees. This investment by the company comes as part of a capital increase in LAP led by LAP existing shareholders,
RTI Biologics is to acquire privately held Pioneer Surgical Technology, headquartered in Marquette, Michigan. Pioneer is a medical technology company that manufactures and distributes metal and synthetic products in the orthopedics, biologics, spine, trauma and cardiothoracic markets. The acquisition of Pioneer supports RTI’s initiatives to expand its current implant
OMERS Private Equity (OPE), the private equity investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, in equal partnership with Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) on behalf of certain of its clients, have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vue Entertainment from Doughty Hanson and management for an enterprise value of GBP935m
Dataminr has raised a USD30m venture capital round of funding led by Venrock and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). Dataminr is a New York-based real-time information discovery company. Dataminr’s real-time analytics engine transforms raw social media streams into actionable signals, providing enterprise clients with one of the earliest warning
Ogier has advised European private equity firm Cinven and annuity provider Partnership Assurance on Partnership’s recent premium listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. The GBP1.54bn market capitalisation implied by the offer price would be enough to include it in the FTSE 250 index, which comprises
Northzone has sold portfolio company Energy Micro to Nasdaq-listed Silicon Labs for USD170m. The entity’s combined portfolio of products will continue to power the Internet of Things, smart energy and portable electronics. Northzone, together with Investinor, has been an investor in Energy Micro since March 2010, and has
ACON Latin America Opportunities Fund (ALAOF), a private equity investment fund managed by an affiliate of ACON Investments, has exited from its investment in InverCap. InverCap’s main subsidiary, Afore InverCap, is the largest independent pension fund manager in Mexico. ACON invested in the company in October 2010 through
Medical Specialties Distributors (MSD), a portfolio company of private equity firm Water Street Healthcare Partners, has acquired Medical Technology Resources (MTR). Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, MTR specialises in providing infusion pumps and related products, as well as biomedical and billing services to alternate-site healthcare providers. “MTR’s unique product
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