The German mid-cap LBO market generated another round of strong growth in the first half of 2017. The latest MidCapMonitor prepared by the investment bank GCA Altium that regularly analyses leveraged buyout finance transactions with a credit volume of between EUR20 million and EUR500 million recorded 41 transactions in the
Private equity firm Boyne Capital Partners has closed its BCM Fund I with USD126 million of total capital commitments, surpassing the original target of USD100 million. The Fund includes select limited partners representing insurance companies, fund of funds, family offices and individuals. The Fund targets investments in the lower middle
Private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) has acquired a minority stake in London-based independent performance media agency, MC&C. This is KCP’s third investment from its latest fund. The capital will be used to grow the firm, enabling key hires, further investment in operational technology, financing potential acquisitions, and acceleration of
Union Capital Associates, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has closed its most recent pool of capital – Union Capital Equity Partners II. The oversubscribed Fund closed at its hard cap of USD200 million. The Fund will invest in smaller U.S. founder-owned businesses, where Union Capital is typically the first
Funds managed by Alpina Partners (Alpina) have invested in New Solutions (New Solutions) a provider of software solutions for the digitalisation of business processes on the shop floor. The founder Christian Ehrenschwendtner will stay on board as a managing director and shareholder. Since its foundation in 1999, New Solutions
International law firm Ropes & Gray has advised TPG Capital and its portfolio company, Beaver-Visitec International, a leading global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of specialised surgical devices for the ophthalmic marketplace, on the acquisition of Vitreq, a Dutch ophthalmic technology company. Headquartered in Netherlands, Vitreq develops and manufactures high-quality, innovative
Growth capital investor Beringea has exited its investment in APM Healthcare through the sale of business to national pharmacy chain, Day Lewis Pharmacy. Day Lewis will take over APM Healthcare’s 18 UK pharmacies, which it runs in Joint Venture Partnerships with GP Practices across the country. Trading under the
Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles-based private equity investment firm, has held the final closing of Brentwood Associates Private Equity VI (Fund VI), with USD1.15 billion of capital commitments. Fund VI closed at its hard cap and exceeded its target of USD750 million. Fund VI is the largest fund raised by
Autotech Ventures, a specialist venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, has closed its inaugural fund at USD120 million. The fund, which will invest in startups focused on ground transportation, was supported by both financial and corporate investors. Among the fund’s corporate investors are BorgWarner and Autoliv, as well as
HarbourVest Partners has held the final close of its fourth co-investment fund at its hard cap of USD1.75 billion. HarbourVest Partners Co-Investment IV, which had an original target of USD1.0 billion and hard cap of USD1.5 billion, was oversubscribed. The fund’s hard cap was raised from USD1.5 billion to USD1.75
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