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Heavy metal investing – Ardian’s Fandozzi on US industrials mid-market buyout space

Last year, Ardian, the French independent private equity firm, joined forces with Seven Mile Capital Partners to launch a North American direct buyout business focusing primarily on US industrials. The business unit, overseen by Vincent Fandozzi, Head of Ardian North America Direct Buyouts, includes the whole Seven Mile Capital Partners team,

Tim Mills, Angel CoFund

The Angel CoFund invests in OTCX

OTCX, an over-the-counter derivatives platform, has secured backing from the Angel CoFund as part of its latest funding round. The Angel CoFund is a GBP100 million investment fund, supported by the British Business Bank, with objectives to back promising UK businesses and help develop the important business angel investment market.   In a market in which over 50 per

Nautic Partners sells IPS Corporation to Sherman Capital

Nautic Partners has sold portfolio company IPS Corporation to funds affiliated with Sherman Capital Holdings through Sherman Capital’s existing portfolio company Encaspsys, for USD 700 million. The two companies will operate together as Cypress Performance Group (CPG), offering a portfolio of advanced materials and diversified products with leading brand positions

Cairngorm Capital acquires Thornbridge

Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital) has acquired Thornbridge Sawmills Limited (Thornbridge), a leading Scottish timber processing and distribution company. Thornbridge sources certified timber and sheet materials from sustainable producers both domestically and overseas. It has a combined sawmill and distribution hub in Grangemouth, as well as eight regional branch outlets

irith Solutions completes Bytronics acquisition

irth Solutions, a provider of field service management solutions to the utility, energy and telecoms industries, has acquired Bytronics, a provider of software solutions to the energy, utility, municipality and contract locator industries and the maker of DigTrack One Call ticket management software. Financial terms of the transaction have not

Kirkland & Ellis advises Oakley Capital on the acquisition of Career Partner

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Oakley Capital Private Equity III on the acquisition of Career Partner Group from its shareholder Apollo Education Group Inc. The current management team of Career Partner is investing alongside Oakley in the transaction. The transaction is funded by a unitranche debt facility from BlueBay and equity

Quad-C invests in Galleher

Middle market private equity firm Quad-C Management has closed an investment in Galleher Corporation (Galleher), one of the oldest, largest and fastest growing value-added floor covering distributors in the United States. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1937, Galleher currently operates 23 locations in California, Nevada

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