Align Capital Partners (ACP) has completed the majority recapitalisation of fire and life safety company International Systems of America (ISA) from Gen Cap America (Gen Cap). This was ACP’s fifth platform company investment since the firm’s first fund closed in September 2016. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, ISA is a
Swarm64, provider of the scalable data accelerator (SDA) which enables relational databases to perform real-time big data analytics, has secured USD12.5 million in a Series B funding round led by by Intel Capital and Investinor. Alliance Venture and Target Partners also participated in the round. “We are very glad to
Tractel, a specialist provider of working-at-heights and safety products and solutions, is to acquire Scanclimber Oy, the Finnish-headquartered provider of mast climbing work platforms (MCWP), for an undisclosed fee. Scanclimber supplies rack and pinion vertical access products to more than 250 clients, in Europe, North America and Asia. It has
MidOcean Partners (MidOcean), a premier middle market private equity firm focused on consumer and business services, has acquired BH Cosmetics (BH), a digitally native colour cosmetics brand. MidOcean’s investment will be used to drive BH’s continued growth and expansion. BH’s founders will retain a significant ownership stake in the Company.
LightBay Capital (LightBay), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on middle-market opportunities, has successfully completed fundraising for its inaugural institutional fund, LightBay Investment Partners, with total committed capital of USD615 million. The oversubscribed Fund, which LightBay officially began marketing in April 2017, exceeded its target of USD450 million with
Capidea Management has held the first closing of its third private equity fund, Capidea Kapital III K/S with commitments of DKK750 million from a group of new and existing Danish and international investors. The Fund has a target of DKK1 billion. Capidea was established in November 2006 with the objective
The total value of funds business in Guernsey grew by approximately GBP20 billion over the 12 months to the end of the third quarter of this year. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that, at the end of September 2017, the net asset value of all funds
Shore Capital Partners (Shore Capital) has sold The Stepping Stones Group (SSG) to Five Arrows Capital Partners (Five Arrows), with Shore Capital retaining a minority stake. The Stepping Stones Group is a provider of therapy and education solutions to children with special needs and autism in educational settings. Led by
The last couple of years have been a period of recovery for the EU. Since Q2 2016, GDP growth has been on an upward trajectory, having risen by 2.3 per cent year-on-year, according to Eurostat. That is even stronger than the US, which, by comparison, grew by 2.2 per cent.
Equity investments made through the ENVESTORS investor network have surpassed GBP100 million in value. To date, ENVESTORS has facilitated investments in 212 companies, with multiple funding rounds resulting in over 810 deals in those businesses. The average investment secured by these companies was around GBP475,000, with investors making an average
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