Mark Hardwicke of boutique investment bank, Invenio Corporate Finance, writes on the tactics required to make a successful exit. The word was not even in the dictionary five years ago. Businesses were not making plans for it, the government was refusing to consider it, and almost no-one was predicting it.
Dyal Capital Partners (Dyal), a division of Neuberger Berman Group, has closed Dyal Capital Partners III (PE), its third fund, with approximately USD5.3 billion of committed capital. Dyal increased the target fund size by over USD2.0 billion during the marketing period, as investment opportunities increased and investor interest in the
Vision Capital has realised a 5.2x return its investment in Nordax Group AB (Nordax), a niche bank in the Nordic region. Vision Capital acquired a majority stake in Nordax in July 2010. During Vision Capital’s ownership, Nordax successfully implemented several important strategic initiatives to improve its business, including expansion into
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has made an investment on behalf of its clients into the Balko Wind project (Balko Wind), a 300MW installed capacity wind farm located in Beaver County, Oklahoma. Affiliates of D E Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) own Balko Wind. AllianzGI provided funding to refinance Balko Wind’s existing
Global law firm Reed Smith has advised Graphite Capital and Micheldever Group (MTS) on the acquisition of MTS by Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), Japan’s sixth largest tyre manufacturer. The sale was made for GBP215 million, 3.7 times the original investment made by Graphite in 2006. MTS is the second largest
OakNorth has completed a debt finance deal worth GBP8 million to ICP Nurseries Ltd. The OakNorth loan will be used to further support ICP Nurseries in acquiring leading nursery settings. ICP nurseries is owned by the founder, Tracey Storey, and the private equity firm Innervation Capital Partners. Tracey has worked
KKR has agreed to acquire Travelopia from TUI AG (TUI). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. Travelopia, headquartered in the UK, is a specialist travel groups, providing customers with unique experiences, such as sailing adventures, tailor-made holidays, sports tours, school expeditions, private jet travel and polar expedition cruises.
Alter Domus, a provider of Fund and Corporate Services to international private equity & infrastructure houses, real estate firms, private debt managers, multinationals, capital markets issuers and private clients is to acquire CARTA Fund Services in the US. CARTA specialises in providing Private Equity focused, client driven, customisable reporting and
Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD125 million senior credit facility to support the recapitalisation of a healthcare services company. The Riverside Company made a simultaneous minority investment as part of the transaction. The unnamed company is a provider
High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Midwest Wholesale Hardware, marking the sixth platform acquisition for High Road Capital Partners Fund II. Founded in 1987, Midwest Wholesale Hardware is a leading value-added wholesale distributor of commercial and institutional door hardware, electronic access control and security products. Based in
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