The London Stock Exchange has seen nine fund IPOs on its markets to date in 2017, raising GBP1.4 billion. London listed funds have also raised GBP3.6 billion in further capital in the first half of the year. London continues to be an attractive market for international fund managers, particularly from the
AxiomSL, a provider of risk data management and regulatory reporting technology for the financial services industry, has secured a strategic investment from growth equity firm TCV. This investment represents AxiomSL’s first institutional financing, having bootstrapped to scale since its founding in 1991. TCV’s investment will enable the company to accelerate
Private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has sold its portfolio company Comverge through the sale of its parent company, Peak Holding Corp, to Itron in a cash transaction valued at approximately USD100 million. Comverge is a leading provider of demand response, energy efficiency, customer engagement and distributed generation solutions
An affiliate of HIG Europe (HIG) has acquired a controlling stake in Santa Lucia Pharma Apps (SLPA), an Italian provider of advanced services to hospitals. SLPA offers integrated turn-key solutions to hospitals for the traceability and management of unit dose drugs and medical devices. SLPA solutions, which include proprietary software,
Exiting shareholders Golden Partner and its affiliates have subscribed to an additional CHF3.5 million shares in energy storage solutions specialist Leclanché. At the same time key shareholders Bruellan and Trialford have converted their respective CHF1 million and CHF0.5 million convertible notes into equity. Leclanché says it is now working
OMERS Private Equity is to acquire a minority stake in National Veterinary Associates (NVA). The transaction is in partnership with NVA’s leadership team and funds affiliated with Ares Management (NYSE:ARES), which will continue as the majority equityholder of NVA. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is
Palatine Private Equity has invested in TTC Group, a provider of road user and cycling education courses in the UK. The transaction was introduced by EY Corporate Finance in Birmingham who advised the shareholders. The deal sees Palatine back current MD, Jim Kirkwood and his team, and is the second
Altitude Partners, the regional private equity firm, is raising of its second regional fund from high net worth investors and family offices, following a further successful exit from its maiden fund. The boutique investor has sold Gradwell Communications (Gradwell) to a Buy-in Management Buy Out team backed by Chiltern Capital,
SEI has acquired Archway Technology Partners, a provider of operating technologies and services to the family office industry and the institutions who service that market. SEI says the move will allow it to better serve the family office segment, and address additional verticals, including institutions, investment advisors, private banks, hedge funds,
Castanea Partners has made an investment in Simms Fishing Products, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana. Founded in 1980 and acquired in 1993 by KC Walsh, its current owner and President, Simms offers a comprehensive line of high-performance fishing apparel, footwear, and gear. Its premium fishing waders are produced domestically at Simms’
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