Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in Ministry of Cake, the UK’s largest dedicated dessert manufacturer, in a sale to French counterpart Mademoiselle Desserts for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Taunton, Ministry of Cake produces over three million slices of hand-finished cakes, puddings and desserts every week,
BaltCap Private Equity Fund II, managed by BaltCap, is to buy the business operations serving the local markets in the Baltic States from European vending and coffee services company Selecta Group. The Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian businesses altogether employ about 75 people and generate net sales in excess of EUR10
Vortex, a European renewable energy platform managed by the private equity arm of EFG Hermes, is to acquire 100 per cent of a 365 MW operational solar PV power portfolio in the UK owned by TerraForm Power. The transaction is valued at an enterprise value of circa GBP470 million and
NewSpring Holdings, NewSpring Capital’s dedicated buy and build strategy, has acquired Vertical Management Systems (VMS), headquartered in Pasadena, California. VMS is a technology innovation firm which provides integrated solutions to solve today’s key issues like fiduciary risk, fee transparency and revenue reconciliation. VMS processes over USD600 billion in assets,
Livingstone's media and technology team has advised mid-market private equity house Bowmark Capital and the corporate private equity business of Rothschild Merchant Banking, Five Arrows Principal Investments, on the sale of Autodata to Solera Holdings for GBP340 million. Livingstone had previously advised the founders of Autodata on its GBP143 million sale to Bowmark and
Private equity firm Arlingtin Capital Partners has acquired Molecular Products Group (MPG) which was previously backed by BGF (Business Growth Fund). Headquartered in Harlow, Essex, MPG is a manufacturer of advanced chemistry-based products serving the healthcare, defence and industrial markets. The company primarily specialises in the manufacture and supply
Private equity firm HIG Capital has acquired Bigsal, an animal nutrition provider in the north region of Brazil. Founded in 2003 in the state of Rondônia, Bigsal focuses on ruminants and also provides supplements for fish, pet and other animal species. Fernando Marques Oliveira, managing director and head of
UK mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has agreed to sell Micheldever Tyre Services (MTS), the UK’s second largest distributor of car, 4×4 and motorcycle tyres, to Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd (SRI). Listed on the Tokyo stock exchange, SRI is the sixth largest tyre manufacturer in the world. The transaction
Vivaris Capital has created what it says is the first private equity hedge fund, which is designed to deliver superior alternative asset returns while mitigating downside risk. The structure deployed by Vivaris uses a portfolio of investment grade securities to diversify risk and to provide liquidity. The investment strategy
Gamut Capital Management has closed its debut middle market private equity fund, Gamut Investment Fund I, at USD1 billion, exceeding the fund’s USD750 million target. Gamut’s flexible investment strategy incorporates leveraged buy-outs, corporate carve-outs, strategic partnerships, and distressed-for-control situations. The fund’s target investment size ranges from USD50 million to
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