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HIG Capital sells Brand Addition

Global private equity firm HIG Capital has sold Brand Addition to Elysian Capital. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in the UK, Brand Addition is a global service provider in the design, sourcing and distribution of promotional merchandise to large corporates predominantly in the automotive, engineering,

Howard Kennedy advises Solopress shareholders on sale to German print company

Law firm Howard Kennedy has acted for the founders and shareholders of Solopress on its sale to German print giant Onlineprinters, which completed on 2 May 2017. Solopress, founded in 1999, is one of the UK’s largest fast-turnaround online print companies, providing a wide range of business printed materials, including

CVC Credit Partners provides financing to support Wastewater Specialities

CVC Credit Partners’ US middle market private debt business acted as administrative agent on a first lien senior secured debt facility provided to Wastewater Specialities (WWS).  The proceeds were used to refinance existing debt and support future growth through equipment purchases.    Headquartered in Lake Charles, Louisiana and employing over

BDC and MaRS IAF hold initial closing of women-focused fund

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF), a seed-stage investor funded by the Province of Ontario and managed by MaRS, have held the first closing of StandUp Ventures Fund I. BDC Capital, the investment arm of BDC, has contributed CAD5 million to the new fund; other

Buyout slowdown masks regional surprises

Private equity deal volume in Q1 2017 rose by 3.6 per cent to 348 from 336, while the combined value of European private equity backed deals fell to EUR27.5 billion from EUR39.3 billion, according to the Q1 2017 Private Equity Barometer, published by unquote” in association with SL Capital Partners.

Tecum Capital launches second SBIC Fund

Tecum Capital has held the first closing of its second SBIC (Small Business Investment Company) fund having secured a license from the US Small Business Administration (SBA) for the fund’s operation. This second fund, Tecum Capital Partners II, is fully subscribed at USD225 million, and will continue the strategies of

EMK Capital Partners closes fund at GBP575m hard cap

EMK Capital has held the final close on its first fund, EMK Capital Partners, at the fund’s GBP575 million hard cap. The fund was raised from first meeting to final close in just eight months.   EMK is an independent firm, established to continue the investment strategy of the managing

Simon King, Aztec Group

Aztec Group establishes first Jersey Private Funds

Independent fund and corporate services provider the Aztec Group has established two Jersey Private Funds (JPFs), the first funds to be formed since the regime’s inception on 18 April 2017.  Introduced last month by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the new JPF product has been designed to rationalise and consolidate

Scott McKay, Wellfleet

Wellfleet completes fourth CLO offering

Wellfleet Credit Partners, the credit business of private investment firm Littlejohn & Co, has closed a USD457.8 million collateralised loan obligation (CLO), Wellfleet CLO 2017-1, the fourth CLO issuance for the firm. Benefitting from supportive market conditions and investor receptivity, CLO 2017-1 was upsized approximately USD50.0 million during marketing.  

KV Private Equity acquires Northern Lite Mfg

KV Private Equity has acquired Northern Lite Mfg as the first investment of KV Private Equity Fund. Founded in 1989 and located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Northern Lite manufactures desirable high-end fibreglass truck campers, which are distributed throughout Canada and the US via its well-established dealer network.   “We are

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