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83North closes USD250m venture fund

83North has closed an oversubscribed new venture capital fund at USD250 million. The fourth raised in 11 years, 83North IV brings total capital under management to USD800 million.   The new fund will be deployed in the best consumer and enterprise technology companies led by aspiring European and Israeli entrepreneurs.

Local Pensions Partnership launches new private equity structure

The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) has launched its new private equity (PE) structure, coinciding with its first full year of operation, having received its FCA accreditation in April 2016. The new structure brings the GBP1.8 billion PE assets of its two shareholder funds, the London Pensions Fund Authority and Lancashire

Solteq acquires majority share of Analyteq Oy

Solteq has acquired a majority share majority of Analyteq Oy, which provides a stock replenishment service based on demand forecasting and an analytics service based on supply chain management. The company works in close cooperation with the software company Relex Solutions.   “In practice, the analytics service for stock replenishment

Audax acquires Fastener Distribution

Audax Private Equity has partnered with existing management to acquire Fastener Distribution Holdings (FDH) from Housatonic Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   FDH, headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, is a distributor of aerospace fasteners and other c-class components to commercial and defence aircraft manufacturers, subcontractors,

MCP II acquires La Fabbrica

Private equity firm Manadain Capital Partners’ MCP II fund has teamed with other qualified private investors to acquire La Fabbrica, an Italian manufacturer of high-end ceramic tiles and coatings. The transaction, which will be carried out via the Italcer vehicle, marks the first stage of a project to create an

OMERS Private Equity acquires Inmar

OMERS Private Equity (OPE), together with management, has agreed to acquire Inmar from ABRY Partners. ABRY will continue to be a significant shareholder in the company.    Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Inmar operates intelligent commerce networks, connecting offline and online transactions in real time for

Gen II Fund Services increases AUM to over USD150bn

Private equity fund administrator Gen II Fund Services has increased its assets under administration to in excess of USD150 billion. Since its founding in 2009, Gen II has grown to become the industry's largest independent firm focused on private equity fund administration.    Norman Leben, managing principal of Gen II,

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice exits Mauser investment in USD2.3bn transaction

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has completed the sale of Mauser Group to Stone Canyon Industries in an all-cash transaction valued at USD2.3 billion. Mauser, acquired by CD&R funds in 2014, is a supplier of industrial rigid packaging products and reconditioning services. Stone Canyon Industries, through its subsidiary BWAY Corp, is

Calculus closes EIS fundraising early after hitting GBP20m target

Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has closed its Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fundraising after reaching its GBP20 million target three months earlier than anticipated. John Glencross, Calculus Capital chief executive, says: “Appetite for investing in unlisted UK smaller companies through the EIS has been growing year-on-year. And it’s not surprising,

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