Ropes & Gray has advised UK private equity firm Epiris on Epiris Fund II’s acquisition of Bonhams, the global auction house, from private shareholders. The deal, announced today, is the fourth investment of the Epiris Fund II. Bonhams is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers of fine
Webster Capital (Webster) has held the final closing of its latest fund, Webster Capital IV at its hard cap of USD875 million, exceeding its initial target of USD650 million. The fund will allow Webster to continue to pursue its successful strategy of investing in branded consumer and healthcare service companies
Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, has made a strategic minority investment in Banque Pâris Bertrand Sturdza, an independent, Swiss-regulated private bank based in Geneva and Luxembourg. The Bank has experienced strong growth since its establishment in Geneva in May 2009, growing its assets under management (AUM)
Mesirow Financial has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Adams Manufacturing Corp on its sale to Keter Group (Keter), a portfolio company of BC Partners. Adams is a manufacturer of injection moulded consumer products. The company’s product portfolio includes resin garden furniture and accessories, suction cups and Christmas decorating
Auxo Investment Partners, a Michigan-based private equity firm, has held the final closing of its first investment fund, Auxo Growth Holdings I with USD50 million in committed capital from family offices and institutional investors. Auxo was founded in late 2016 by three veteran investors and operators: Jeff Helminski, Jack Kolodny
The total value of funds business in Guernsey is at a five-year high following a predicted rise in net asset value in Q2 2018, according to the latest figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. The figures for the end of June 2018 showed the net asset value stood at
Renewable energy infrastructure investors Aurium Capital Markets (Aurium), Equitix and Helios Energy Investments (Helios) have formed a new dedicated business to invest in renewable energy plants which use anaerobic digestion (AD) technology. The newly formed Bio Capital is developing a portfolio of AD plants in the UK and Ireland, targeting
BGF has provided GBP6 million funding to One Media iP Group, a digital media content provider that primarily exploits music intellectual property rights. The AIM listed company, which is based in Pinewood Studios, will use the funding to support the acquisition of music catalogues as part of its buy and
Private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the sale of its portfolio company AMPAC Fine Chemicals (AFC) to SK Holdings Co Ltd. Based in Rancho Cordova, California, AFC is a global supplier of high value-added active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates used in treating diseases such as cancer, CNS
UK-based privacy technology and data analytics company MyLife Digital has completed a new circa GBP6 million funding round led by BGF to support the international roll-out of its innovative platform. MyLife Digital provides an enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to help organisations manage the challenges around personal data, enabling them to
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