Despite private equity managers raising a record USD453 billion in 2017, it is estimated that the amount of dry powder has risen to USD1.3 trillion. Whilst PE managers search for the best investments, this dry powder sits idle, to the detriment of investors. This is pushing large institutions to increasingly
Noerr has advised Daimler AG on an investment in Taxify. Daimler, whose mobility services portfolio includes Mytaxi and other ride-hailing services such as Clever Taxi and Taxibeat, now also holds an interest in ride-hailing provider Taxify. Taxify operates predominantly in Central and Eastern Europe and in Africa. Chinese ride-hailing platform
Mid-market private equity house Equistone Partners Europe has realised its investment in Travel Counsellors through a secondary buyout to Vitruvian Partners. Travel Counsellors was founded in 1994 by travel entrepreneur David Speakman, and has expanded to include international operations in Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, Australia and the UAE.
SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, is to acquire SI Group, a developer and manufacturer of performance additives and intermediates. Headquartered in Schenectady, New York, SI Group operates 20 manufacturing facilities on five continents with more than USD1 billion in
IW Capital, a Mayfair-based debt, equity and EIS investment specialist, has launched its first secured debt fund, the first in a series of diversified investment vehicles that form is planning to launch over the coming months. The launch is in direct response to the increased traction that IW Capital’s secured debt
Weinberg Capital Partners’ LBO fund WCP#3 has entered into exclusive negotiations with Vivarte Group for the acquisition of Besson Chaussures. Besson Chaussures, a subsidiary of Vivarte Group since 1998, operates through a network of 133 physical stores and has recently launched an online sales website. Established in the early ‘80s
Ironwood Capital has made a subordinated debt and minority equity investment in Behold Home, a motion and stationary upholstered furniture manufacturer based in Smithville, Mississippi. The investment is in support of Behold’s purchase of Washington Furniture of Pontotoc, Mississippi, a leading manufacturer of stationary upholstered furniture. The transaction was sponsored
iCON Infrastructure Partners IV, has completed the acquisition of a majority interest in Eco Eridania from Xenon Private Equity V and CEO Andrea Giustini’s family holding company Roccaforte, which will continue to own a minority interest in the company. Eco Eridania is an Italian integrated waste collection, transportation, treatment and
HIG Bayside Capital (Bayside), the credit-oriented affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital, has sold its portfolio company, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, to funds managed by Corsair Capital. Jackson Hewitt maintains a vast franchise and company-owned nationwide footprint of approximately 6,000 locations. The Company has developed a unique and comprehensive
ecobee Inc has raised an additional CAD47 million (USD36 million) of investment led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), AGL Energy Ltd and Business Development Bank of Canada, closing its Series C funding round at more than CAD127 million (USD98 million) and bringing its total funding to
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