Smart bike-sharing company Mobike has raised over USD600 million in a new round of financing led by existing investor Tencent, plus Sequoia, TPG, and Hillhouse Capital, among others. New investors in this round included leading banks BOCOM International, ICBC International, and global institutional asset management firm Farallon Capital. China Renaissance
eQ Asset Management (eQ) has raised over USD100 million for eQ PE IX US, the firm’s second private equity offering focused investing in North America. The final closing was held on 14 June 2017. eQ’s dirst PE fund – Q PE VII US – was founded in 2015 with USD80
Private Equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital (GGC) has acquired Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers (Express Oil) from Carousel Capital. Express Oil will remain headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama and will continue to be led by its current management team, including Chief Executive Officer Ricky Brooks. Express Oil’s management and
Antares Capital is serving as administrative agent and sole lead arranger on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of SmartBear Software (SmartBear) by Francisco Partners. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Somerville, MA, SmartBear is a global leader in software quality tools for teams. With over 22,000
European mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe has invested in Willerby, the UK’s leading manufacturer of static holiday homes. Equistone has acquired a majority stake in the Company from Caird Capital. Financial terms of the investment are undisclosed, but CVC Credit’s European Private Debt Business provided a term debt
HIG Capital (HIG), a leading global private equity and alternative asset firm with over USD21 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates led a strategic investment in Trace3, Inc. Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Trace3 is a leading digital transformation and IT solutions
Liberty Hall Capital Partners (Liberty Hall), a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defence industry, has acquired Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Ltd, an independent global designer, manufacturer and retreader of aircraft tires, in a transaction valued at USD135 million. Dunlop Aircraft Tyres represents
Orrick has advised Michelin on its acquisition of NexTraq, a US provider of commercial fleet telematics, from Fleetcor Technologies in an all-cash transaction. NexTraq provides solutions for driver safety, fuel management and enhancing fleet productivity. Since its inception in 2000, NexTraq has become a leading provider of GPS fleet management
Edge Investments (Edge), a specialist investment house focused on the creative industries sector, has taken a stake in Antidote Productions. Antidote is an independent, factual TV production company based in London, working with major UK and international broadcasters. The Company was founded by Laura Jones, BAFTA and RTS award-winning filmmaker,
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has completed its acquisition of a 35 per cent stake in tfintech company Avaloq, a specialist in integrated and comprehensive banking solutions. Under the partnership announced on 22 March 2017, Avaloq will be able to capitalise on Warburg Pincus’ expertise and network in the financial
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