MadDog Ventures has held the closing of its first venture capital fund, Mad Dog Venture Fund I with capital commitments of USD26.675 million, exceeding its target of USD25 million. MadDog Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in companies that develop and market cloud-based business applications that disrupt existing
PNC Bank has closed a USD33 million of senior secured credit facility for Motley Services (Motley), a portfolio company of Irving, Texas-based District 5 Investments. Headquartered in Odessa, TX, Motley will use the funds for capital expenditures and ongoing working capital needs. PNC Bank served as administrative agent. Treasury management
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the GBP22.5 million management buyout (MBO) of Precision Micro Limited, a European-based photo-chemical etching company, from global aerospace, defence and energy group Meggitt PLC. As part of the deal, LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has invested GBP13 million of
Private equity firm IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap II Fund, together with management and company founders, is to acquire Bahr Modultechnik, a manufacturer of modular positioning systems. Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed. Founded in 1990 by the
Affiliates of AEA Investors and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) are to acquire Springs Window Fashions (Springs), a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital. Springs’ management team, led by CEO Eric Jungbluth, will continue to lead the Company after the closing of the transaction. Headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin,
Culture Trip, a fast-growing startup providing cultural and travel inspiration to users looking to explore the world, has secured USD80 million in Series B funding round. Led by PPF Group, the round is being used to aggressively propel the business forward across all areas, including an immediate bolstering of its
Chelverton Asset Management Limited (Chelverton), a specialist investor in sub-FTSE 100 quoted equities and unquoted SMEs, has completed its first realisation of 2018 on behalf of its Investor Club. Crawley-based Tufwell Glass Limited (Tufwell) has been sold to Brownhills Investments Limited – the holding company for Midlands-based Brownhills Glass and
Global investment manager AMP Capital has agreed to acquire 49 per cent of London Luton Airport from Ardian on behalf of investors in its Global Infrastructure Equity strategy. London Luton Airport (London Luton) is the fifth-largest UK airport, serving 15.8 million passengers in 2017, and the fastest-growing airport in the
Verdane Capital IX has closed the acquisition of a three-company portfolio from Germany-based Bauer Media Group. The acquired portfolio consists of the three companies: navabi, CareerFoundry and Kyto, with Verdane Capital IX having taken over all of Bauer Media Group’s shares in the companies. Verdane Capital IX, a well-known investor
DOB Equity, a leading Dutch family-backed impact investor, has completed its first investment in Rwanda, in grain trading company Sarura Commodities. DOB Equity’s investment means the company is now present in all five East African countries. Sarura Commodities links smallholder farmers to reliable input and service providers to increase
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