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Epidarex portfolio company Harpoon acquired by Edwards Lifesciences

Epidarex Capital (Epidarex) portfolio company Harpoon Medical (Harpoon), a pioneer in beating-heart repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR), has been acquired by Edwards Lifesciences for up to USD250 million. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Edwards paid USD100 million in cash for Harpoon at closing on 1 December, 2017

Abacus Group adds 72 Alt Investment Fund Clients in 2017

Abacus Group has added 72 new client firms through the first three quarters of 2017 along with a host of platform and cybersecurity enhancements, and a new solution specifically for small and start-up funds.  Chris Grandi, CEO of Abacus Group, says the company has surpassed 100 employees as it completes

Churchill Asset Management completes second middle market CLO

Churchill Asset Management (Churchill), a provider of senior and unitranche debt financing to middle market companies, has closed its second structured debt investment offering, a USD340 million collateralised loan obligation fund (CLO) named TIAA Churchill Middle Market CLO II Ltd. This follows TIAA Churchill Middle Market CLO I Ltd, a

IWSC Group rebrands as The Conversion Fund

IWSC Group has rebranded as The Conversion Fund in a move the firm says more accurately reflects the nature of the company as a private investment vehicle, partnering with entrepreneurs and innovative management teams to drive sustainable value. With expertise in acquiring, incubating and growing businesses that span sectors in

Inflexion secures GBP150 million stake in Radius Payment Solutions

Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s corporate and finance group in Guernsey have advised longstanding client, Inflexion Private Equity (Inflexion), on its minority investment in Radius Payment Solutions (Radius), a leading fleet payments and telematics provider. Inflexion has invested GBP150 million in Radius, with the deal valued at GBP800 million, through its

Kirkland & Ellis Advises Vitruvian Partners on Technogroup acquisition

Kirkland & Ellis International is advising Vitruvian Partners on the acquisition of Technogroup IT-Service. The transaction is still subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. Vitruvian Partners is an independent pan-European private equity firm which specialises in ‘dynamic situations’ – investments in companies undergoing rapid growth and change. Vitruvian

LiveHire raises USD20m to accelerate growth in global RPO channel and AI investment

LiveHire Limited, a Live Talent Community software platform providing an enterprise scale, human-cloud hiring ecosystem across entire industries, has received firm commitments to raise USD20 million via a placement to institutional and sophisticated investors. The Placement will comprise of approximately 19.05 million shares (Placement Shares) at a price of USD1.05

Equistone acquires prefabricated home manufacturers Bien-Zenker and Hanse Haus

Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) have agreed to acquire two prefabricated home manufacturers Bien-Zenker and Hanse Haus from Munich-based industrial holding company ADCURAM Group AG. The financial terms of the deal, which is subject to competition and regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.   Both based in Germany,

Athyrium Capital Management and Neuberger Berman close USD2bn healthcare fund

Athyrium Capital Management, an asset management company focused on opportunities in the global healthcare sector, and Neuberger Berman, have closed Athyrium Opportunities Fund III, which seeks to make capital investments in commercial-stage healthcare companies. Athyrium Opportunities Fund III closed at approximately USD2.025 billion. Including the new fund, Athyrium Capital now advises funds

NGDATA raises USD19m in Series C funding

NGDATA has raised just over USD19 million in Series C funding. HPE Growth Capital led the round with participation from existing investors including Idinvest Partners, Pamica, SmartFin Capital, Capricorn Venture Partners and Nausicaa Ventures. This latest investment comes on the heels of tremendous momentum for the company. In January 2017, NGDATA closed

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