NVM Private Equity has exited from Coventry-based telecommunications and security systems integration provider Optilan following a secondary management buy-out by Blue Water Energy, delivering a 3.1x return on funds invested. NVM first supported Optilan in the GBP18 million management buy-out in 2008. Since then, under NVM’s ownership, Optilan
ITI Technologies, operating under the brand Finvale, has closed a USD500,000 investment deal from a consortium of venture capital funds specialising in fintech. Softline Seed Fund – a joint venture between Softline Group and Russian Venture Company’s seed fund – led the investment round, purchasing a minority stake for RUB15
HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital, has arranged a GBP27 million unitranche loan for Primesight, an out-of-home advertising company in the UK which is majority owned by GMT Communication Partners. Primesight is headquartered in London, UK and has around 140 employees. The company operates a
Exxelia, a manufacturer of high-performance complex passive components and subsystems focusing on highly demanding end-markets such as civil aeronautics, space and defence, has refinanced and simplified its debt structure. The former structure, which comprised both senior debt as well as a mezzanine debt financing, was enforced in March 2014 before
Funds advised by Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven Partners intend to launch a voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares of STADA Arzneimittel. STADA is an independent pharmaceutical company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company offers a portfolio of high-quality, low-cost generic products including selected
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group (KP), a specialist in rigid plastic film and packaging solutions, has signed a binding agreement to acquire LINPAC Senior Holdings and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (LINPAC), a film producer and converter for food packaging in Europe. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), an early-stage venture capital firm, has completed two more exits from BGV II, which first invested in 2014. Zentri, a BGV II seed investment, was acquired by Silicon Labs. Grid Dynamics, another early BGV II investment was acquired by Teamsun through its Hong Kong subsidiary
Accel-KKR, a technology-focused private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company Abila to Community Brands. Accel-KKR acquired Abila in 2013 when the business, which provides software and services to associations, non-profit organisations and governmental entities, was spun-off from UK-based The Sage Group. Following its initial investment in 2013, Accel-KKR
Foresight has invested GBP2.15 million from Foresight VCT into Fresh Relevance Limited (FRL), a marketing technology platform for eCommerce businesses. Fresh Relevance is a SaaS email marketing and web personalisation platform providing online retailers with personalised customer experiences and real-time marketing tools across desktop and mobile. Key features of
HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has held the final closes of its first mezzanine-focused co-investment fund at USD375 million and its third real assets fund at USD366 million. “Specialised programmes such as our mezzanine and real assets funds demonstrate our continued emphasis on offering solutions that help
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