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Riverside invests in Woon-tech

Private equity firm The Riverside Company has invested in Woon-Tech, a Boston, Massachusetts, manufacturer of specialty glass for shower enclosures and other residential and commercial applications. Woon-Tech is an add-on to Riverside’s Cardinal platform. Riverside invested in Louisville, Kentucky-based Cardinal in early 2018. The company manufactures and provides glass products

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DWS and Tikehau Capital form strategic alliance

DWS Group and Tikehau Capital have agreed to enter into a strategic alliance, deepening their relationship following Tikehau’s participation in the initial public offering of DWS in March 2018. With the agreement, the two asset managers aim to identify and develop various business opportunities. “This is an important alliance aligned

Inflexion supports Huws Gray’s acquisition of Ridgeons

Inflexion Private Equity’s portfolio company Huws Gray, an independent builders’ merchants, has acquired Ridgeons, an independently owned timber and builders’ merchants trading from over 40 mixed branches in East Anglia. This follows a minority investment by Inflexion Partnership Capital I in Huws Gray in April 2018.   The transformational acquisition

Quadrille Capital announces first closing above EUR200 million for Technologies Fund IV

Quadrille Capital, an independent French private investment firm, based in Paris and San Francisco, has held a first closing above EUR200 million for its Technologies Fund IV, which is targeting EUR300 million. Consistent with Quadrille’s original and successful strategy, this new fund invests between EUR8 million to EUR12 million across

TRI completes growth capital fundraising round led by Octopus Investments

TRI, a leading global provider of Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM) solutions for clinical trials, has completed a growth capital fundraise to accelerate development of its core technology platform, OPRA and expand its international presence. Funding was raised through Octopus Investments, part of the Octopus Group headquartered in London.   Founded in

SK Capital acquires SI Group

SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focussed on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has completed the acquisition of SI Group, a global developer and manufacturer of performance additives and intermediates.    The transaction includes the combination of SI Group with Addivant, an SK Capital portfolio company since

Arcapita Invests in NuYu

Arcapita, a specialist in Shari’ah-compliant alternative investments, has invested in NuYu, a chain of women-only boutique gyms in Saudi Arabia. Arcapita’s capital will help NuYu deploy over SAR250 million (USD67 million) to grow its network of boutique gyms from seven to over 30 across the Kingdom. The new centres are

Auxo Investment Partners acquires niche manufacturer Prestige Stamping

Private equity firm Auxo Investment Partners has partnered with the Rink family to acquire Prestige Stamping, a Michigan-based high-speed niche manufacturer of custom engineered stampings for the fastener industry. The deal, terms of which have not been disclosed, marks Auxo’s fifth acquisition in 13 months and follows the September closing

Private equity could boost African entrepreneurs

Private equity funds in Africa are increasingly investing in early-stage businesses in the search for earnings growth. This is partially driven by the rising trend in purchase prices of private companies in Africa as indicated by the latest Bright Africa 2018 report. Bright Africa is an ongoing research effort into

CRG acquires Affinity Workforce

CRG, a UK specialist in the healthcare and social care staffing market, has acquired Affinity Workforce (Affinity), a provider of education, health and social care staffing from Endless, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition sees CRG shareholders Ian Munro, Tristan Ramus and Jamie Webb leading the next step of Affinity’s

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