Kainos Capital (Kainos), a food and consumer-focussed private equity firm, has agreed to sell its portfolio company SlimFast to Glanbia plc in a transaction valued at USD350 million. The transaction also includes SlimFast’s sister company, HNS. Headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, SlimFast is a leading provider of nutritional products,
Edinburgh-based venture capital firm Par Equity has invested GBP1.3m in a rapidly growing stem-cell research company that is helping pharmaceutical giants to develop new treatments for diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Censo Biotechnologies, which employs teams in Edinburgh and Cambridge, provides drug discovery services to some of the best known
Piper Jaffray Companies has held the final close of Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking Fund II, a USD130 million growth equity fund. With the closing of Fund II, Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking manages USD275 million of committed and invested capital through Fund II and its two prior growth equity funds.
Celestica, a specialist in design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions, is to acquire Impakt Holdings, LLC. Impakt is a highly-specialised, vertically integrated manufacturer providing manufacturing solutions for leading OEMs in the semiconductor and Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display industries, as well as other markets requiring complex fabrication services.
O’Melveny has represented Future Beat, a provider of VIP experiences for concerts and other events, in its sale to On Location Events, the official hospitality partner of the NFL. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Based in Los Angeles, Future Beat provides fans with a wide
Private equity firm The Riverside Company has sold BeneSys, a provider of third-party administration (TPA) services for employee healthcare and pension benefit programs for Taft-Hartley multi-employer plans. The Troy, Michigan-based company services more than 180 clients across the country. Riverside invested in the platform in 2014 and saw strong
Sky and Edge Investments have both made a further investment in TRX, a B2B online licensing platform for TV rights. The investment round of GBP2.9 million (which was also supported by other existing private investors) brings the total funds raised by TRX to GBP14 million. TRX will use this latest
TECHNEDs Investment has signed an investment deal with Poole-based unified communications provider Crystal Clear Telecom, aimed at building Crystal Clear Telecom into Dorset’s leading UC provider through organic growth and base acquisitions. Crystal Clear Telecom will benefit from TECHNEDs’ experience in building technology businesses. The plan is to provide more
Carey Olsen’s investment funds team in Jersey has advised private equity firm Epiris on the launch and final closing of its UK-focussed buyout fund, Epiris Fund II, at GBP821 million. The fund, which has already made four acquisitions, has secured commitments from some of the world’s leading private equity investors,
Halcyon Capital Management (Halcyon) has sold minority stakes to TPG Sixth Street Partners (TSSP), the global credit and credit-related investment platform, and to Dyal Capital Partners (Dyal), a division of Neuberger Berman Group. TSSP has made a new minority investment in the firm, while Dyal has invested additional capital to
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