Investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital, a New York-based private equity firm focused on financial services investing, are to sell RidgeWorth Holdings, the holding company for multi-boutique asset manager RidgeWorth Capital Management, to Virtus Investment Partners for USD472 million. The transaction is not subject to financing and is subject to
Middle market investment bank Harris Williams & Co has advised The Leisure Pass Group in its sale to Exponent Private Equity. Leisure Pass is a city attraction pass provider with operations in 19 major international cities across Europe and North America. Harris Williams & Co served as the exclusive
Keensight Capital has agreed to sell its stake in Sogelink, a provider of vertical software dedicated to the construction and civil engineering market, to Naxicap. Founded in 2000, Sogelink designs, develops and markets software, SaaS (Software as a Service) and mobile solutions intended to simplify and optimise complex processes tailored
The slowdown in deal activity ahead of the EU Referendum in June continued after the surprise outcome, with year-on-year activity down 38 per cent from EUR89.7 billion in 2015 to EUR55.7 billion in 2016, according to the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR). The latest data from CMBOR, which is
SS&C Technologies, a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, has acquired Conifer Financial Services, an independent asset services firm, for an aggregate purchase price of USD88.5 million. Senior management of Conifer will continue to lead the business. Conifer has 200 clients worldwide representing USD110 billion of combined
Mercury UK Holdco, the majority shareholder of Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane (ICBPI), has acquired Setefi Processing and Intesa Sanpaolo Card (ISP Card), together known as ISP Processing, from Intesa Sanpaolo for an equity value of EUR1,035 million. Mercury UK Holdco is owned by a consortium of funds managed
Venture capital trust (VCT) and private equity manager Maven Capital Partners’ Maven Income and Growth VCT 6 has launched a new VCT offer, which is limited to GBP6 million in new subscriptions. There continues to be strong investor demand for the tax-free income potential and up to 30 per cent initial tax
High Growth Robotics Limited has launched the British Robotics Seed Fund – the first investment fund specialising in UK-based robotics start-ups. The focus of the fund is to deliver returns to investors by making targeted investments in promising UK-based seed-stage robotics under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). Automation
Independently owned family office Stonehage Fleming has held the final close of the Stonehage Fleming Global Private Capital Fund 2016. In conjunction with a number of new separate accounts, this takes the total the firm has raised for investment in private capital funds over the last 18 months to USD166
ORIX Corporation has acquired a controlling interest in RB Capital Empreendimentos, a Brazilian capital markets and asset management platform. The acquisition leverages ORIX’s strategy to expand its growing capital solutions and asset management business in Latin America. “This acquisition is an important step in expanding ORIX’s footprint in Latin
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