ICV Partners (ICV), an investment firm focused on lower middle market companies, has successfully completed the final closing for ICV Partners IV (Fund IV) with USD585 million of committed capital. ICV currently manages usd1.3 billion of AUM. ICV’s Fund IV meaningfully exceeded the firm’s target and represents an approximately
KPS Capital Partners (KPS), through an affiliate, is to sell Expera Specialty Solutions (Expera) to Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj (Ahlstrom-Munksjö), of Finland, a specialist in fibre-based materials, for USD615 million. Expera is a leading North American manufacturer of specialty paper products for the industrial & technical, food and pressure-sensitive release liner segments.
UK private equity investor Graphite Capital, has completed the fundraising for its ninth fund, Graphite Capital Partners IX, securing capital commitments of over GBP470 million, slightly more than the GBP450m raised for its previous fund. Graphite was able to reach its target quickly, with existing investors providing 75 per cent
Arkessa, an Internet-of-Things (IoT) managed services provider, has completed a management buyout backed by ECI Partners. Arkessa enables Enterprises to develop and optimise their businesses by helping them adopt, integrate and scale IoT enabled services. Founded in Cambridge in 2009, Arkessa’s goal is to ‘future proof’ customers’ connections to the
Balance Point Capital (Balance Point), in conjunction with its affiliated funds, Balance Point Capital Partners II, and Balance Point Capital Partners III, has invested in Two-Twenty Records Management (Two-Twenty), a portfolio company of private equity firm Topspin Partners (Topspin). Continuing with its theme of providing long-term, partnership-oriented capital, Balance Point
Wren House Infrastructure Management (Wren House), a London-based global infrastructure investor, is to acquire North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) from private equity firm and affiliate ArcLight Capital Partners (ArcLight). Wren House has agreed to acquire ArcLight’s entire stake in the company. NSMP has interests in and operates four large
Ogier has acted as Jersey legal adviser for Index Ventures on the establishment of Index Ventures Growth IV, which has raised USD1 billion to invest in later-stage, growth rounds, and Index Ventures IX, which recently closed at EUR650 million to put into earlier rounds for smaller start-up companies. This latest
International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised European commercial printing group Walstead on its acquisition of LSC Communications’ European printing business based in Poland. Following completion, Walstead will be a leading producer of advertising flyers and magazines in Europe with pro-forma annual revenues exceeding EUR730 million. The enlarged group will
Brightpearl, a provider of a purpose-built retail ERP platform, has secured a USD15 million in growth investment round and appointed a new Chairman to help drive further expansion. More than 1,000 brands rely on Brightpearl to transact more than USD1.8 billion of trade across 26 countries. The company has seen
Graycliff Partners, an independent investment firm focused on lower middle market private equity and mezzanine investments in the United States, has completed the sale of Skandia, an interior products and services provider to the aviation industry, to TransDigm Group Incorporated for a total purchase price of USD84 million. TransDigm, through
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