Bright Horizons Family Solutions, a provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education, has acquired kidsunlimited, one of the UK’s largest providers of nursery care, for a cash consideration of GBP45m. The acquisition provides an exit for kidsunlimited’s private equity investor, LDC, which backed a secondary buyout of the business
Swander Pace Capital, a private equity firm specialising in investments in consumer products companies, has completed the acquisition of Caleel + Hayden Holdings, d.b.a gloProfessional. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. "Swander Pace’s reputation and track record with respected brands in the beauty and personal care
Media technology company Sticky has closed a USD3m funding round with European tech investors Conor and Northzone. Sticky claims that over 50 per cent of online impressions are never seen, while 30 per cent of those impressions that are considered “viewable” (in-screen) are also never seen. Sticky is designed
The first quarter of 2013 saw an aggregate USD9.7bn raised by six natural resources funds, the highest quarterly amount since the peak of USD16.6bn seen in Q2 2009. The significant USD9.7bn raised by private equity natural resources funds that closed in Q1 2013 already exceeds the aggregate amount of
Huron Capital Partners’ portfolio company, Ronnoco Coffee, has acquired International Blends, a distributor of coffee and other related products to convenience stores, restaurants and offices. The transaction brings Ronnoco and International Blends together and expands Ronnoco’s service area in its core markets. Scott Meader, chief executive of Ronnoco,
Affiliates and clients of KKR, including KKR Financial Holdings, in partnership with Colonie Pacific, have acquired Colonie Center. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Colonie is a 1.3 million square foot super-regional mall with over 113 stores that sit on 91 acres in Albany, New
Private equity firm Evolution Capital Partners, in partnership with management, has acquired AXIOM Sales Force Development. This partnership represents the third platform investment in Evolution’s second fund. AXIOM, based in Dallas, Texas, specialises in global sales coaching, sales methodology, integrated software solutions and implementation services. Its sales force
Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market buyout and growth equity investor, has closed an equity investment in Simpleview, a provider of software and digital marketing services to destination marketing organisations (DMOs). The existing management team, led by chief executive Ryan George and president Rich Reasons, will continue to run
Somo is one of the first beneficiaries of the new MMC London Fund, launched this week at London’s City Hall. The fund, managed by the Mayor of London and partly financed by a grant from the European Regional Development Fund, is intended to support the growth of London-based businesses.
AXA Private Equity has signed a binding agreement with Progressio SGR, on behalf of the Fund Progressio Investimenti II, to sell its majority (88 per cent) stake in Duplomatic Oleodinamica. Based in Parabiago, Milan, Duplomatic Group is a producer of hydraulic valves, pumps and oil-pressure activated systems which are
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