Associated Continuity Teams (ACT Clean) has secured private investor backing for a GBP10.2 million management buyout – a significant deal that signals a new cycle of growth and energy for the specialist outsourcing company of kitchen porters, night cleaning and housekeeping. Founded in 2006, ACT Clean has grown swiftly, alongside
Private equity firm TA Associates has made a minority investment in Retriever Medical/Dental Payments (Retriever), a provider of payment technology and merchant services to healthcare providers. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1993 by Frank Shiner, Retriever is one of the largest payments companies focused
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona), along with Ascent Venture Partners (Ascent), has committed USD100 million to Nova Sciences Holdings (Nova), a new platform formed to acquire metering, monitoring, measurement and control instrumentation businesses. Nova is led by highly experienced CEO Jim Barbookles and a senior management team that has worked together for
CVC Credit Partners, an alternative investment manager focused on sub-investment grade debt markets in the US and Europe, has priced its CVC Cordatus Loan Fund VIII at EUR415.6 million via Goldman Sachs. The CLO received strong investor demand across 33 investors, including five new investors to CVC Credit Partners’ European
CVC Capital Partners (CVC) is to buy the shares currently held by a number of investors in Pension Insurance Corporation Group (PICG), the ultimate parent company of Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC). The investment is subject to customary regulatory approvals. PIC is a specialist insurer and leading provider of bulk annuities
The Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) is to rebrand as The International Stock Exchange (TISE) from early March. The Exchange, which is headquartered in Guernsey and opened an office in Jersey in 2015, will also launch a presence in the Isle of Man next month. Jon Moulton, Chairman of the
Mourant Ozannes BVI has advised MegaFon, a Russian telecommunications company, on its USD740 million acquisition of a controlling stake in Mail.Ru Group, the internet and social media group. Mail.Ru was acquired from USM Holdings, MegaFon's controlling shareholder. Cleary Gottlieb acted as onshore counsel to MegaFon. MegaFon has acquired
Africa-focused private equity firm DPI’s ADP I Fund has sold its 27.7 per cent shareholding in CAL Bank in Ghana to Arise, a financial services investment company whose major shareholders are Norfund, Rabobank and FMO. The deal is due to complete on 14 February 2017. CAL Bank is one
Sovereign Capital is to back the management buy-out of Arachas Corporate Brokers, an insurance brokerage operating in Ireland. Sovereign will work with the management team to further grow and develop the business through a strategy of buy and build. The transaction is subject to approval from the Central Bank
Middle market private equity firm Calera Capital has acquired a majority stake in the Evans Network of Companies, a provider of intermodal and other trucking services through a non-asset based agency model. Bo Bates, Evans’ CEO, the Evans family and management will retain a significant equity interest in the business.
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