The Duncan & Todd Group, a Scottish optical provider, has acquired Peebles-based Dempster Opticians as part of its national rollout of optician and hearing care services. The deal, which follows a GBP15 million investment from private equity firm LDC at the end of March 2018, will strengthen Duncan & Todd’s presence in the Central Belt.
Zilingo has raised USD54 million in a Series C funding round taking total funding raised by the company to USD82 million. The round was led by Sofina, Burda Principal Investments and Sequoia Capital India. Amadeus Capital too joins as a new investor. All existing investors participated in the round including
Funds advised by Triton have successfully completed the acquisition of Chevron Traffic Management (Chevron TM), a UK-based Work Zone Safety Services provider. The company has been acquired from Portchester Equity Limited, a UK private equity firm for an undisclosed sum. Following the acquisitions of Ramudden in Sweden and AVS in
Palm Beach Capital Fund IV, through one of its investment entities, has invested in Mears Transportation (Mears). Financial terms of the deal, which saw Palm Beach Capital partner with TriArtisan Capital Advisors, have not been disclosed. Mears Transportation is a ‘full service’ transportation company with primary operations serving Central
Strategic Partners Fund Solutions (Strategic Partners), Blackstone’s (NYSE:BX) dedicated secondary and fund solutions business, has held the final closing at the hard cap of USD1.75 billion for Strategic Partners Real Assets II (S PRA II), its second global infrastructure-focused secondary fund. SP RA II’s global investor base is comprised of
Oak North-backed Inception Group is to embark on its biggest expansion to date, doubling the size of its ‘Around The World in 80 Days’-inspired Mr Fogg’s Collection of bars, with the opening of three more premises. Mr Fogg’s House of Botanicals will open in Fitzrovia this June, followed by Mrs
Lincolnshire Management has sold Amports, a leading North American port terminal operator, to a group of investors led by InstarAGF Asset Management. Amports controls portside acreage at many of the top roll-on, roll-off ports across the United States and Mexico, including in the San Francisco Bay Area, Baltimore, Jacksonville and
Private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG) has closed the sale of HelpSystems Holdings (HelpSystems) to HGGC. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN, HelpSystems is a leading provider of systems and network management, business intelligence, and security and compliance solutions. The Company delivers IT infrastructure software for IBM
Swarm Fund, the blockchain for private equity, has announced its second Real Estate fund, the Viejo San Juan Comunidad RE Holdings Fund. The fund, available to Swarm Fund’s accredited investors, will target redevelopment of property and other projects in the ‘Old San Juan’ section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, serving
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions and application hosting for alternative investment firms, has reported a 21 per cent increase in revenue in Q1 2018 compared with the same period in 2017. The growth is attributed to winning a large number of new clients for its signature AbacusFLEXä
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