KKR is to acquire a majority stake in cyber security specialist Optiv Security from a group of private investors, including a private equity fund managed by Blackstone. Blackstone will maintain a minority interest in Optiv along with Optiv management. Other selling shareholders include Investcorp and Sverica. Financial terms of
Kirkland & Ellis has advised CD Capital, a London-based specialist natural resources and mining private equity manager, on the closing of the CD Capital Natural Resources Fund III. The fund was closed with aggregate capital commitments of USD355 million. The fund, which will make investments in global natural resources
Alternative asset manager Atalaya Capital Management has closed its third Asset Income Fund (AIF III) at its USD525 million hard cap, exceeding its USD500 million target. AIF III held its first close in June 2016. AIF III’s investors are primarily public and corporate pension plans, foundations, and endowments. In
Polaris has agreed to sell Avanti Wind Systems to Alimak Group, marking the private equity firm’s sixth exit in the past 18 months. With Polaris as its owner since 2011, Avanti, a specialist in service lifts as well as ladder and safety systems for the wind turbine industry, has doubled
Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to sell Host Europe Group (HEG), one of the largest privately-owned web services providers in Europe, to GoDaddy, a cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures. Cinven acquired the core business within HEG in August 2013 for an original consideration of GBP438 million.
Clessidra SGR has signed a definitive agreement to sell all outstanding shares of ABM Italia to funds advised by BC Partners through their participation in Keter Group. ABM Italia is one of Europe's leading manufacturer of high-end resin storage systems for domestic/office applications such as cabinets, shelves and storage boxes.
Solace Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on distressed-for-control and special situations investments in North America, has closed its inaugural Solace Capital Special Situations Fund at USD576 million, in excess of its USD500 million target. Solace has flexible capital and targets control-oriented investments in complex, distressed or capital-constrained, lower-middle
Exit Strategies, a specialist in the buy side, mergers and acquisitions space, closed three new buy side transactions in September 2016. “Our proprietary process and tools continue to be validated by these high quality transactions,” says Jordan Wagner, co-founder at Exit Strategies. The September closed deals originated and facilitated
Healthcare-focused private equity firms DW Healthcare Partners (DWHP) and Linden Capital Partners are to acquire Edge Systems. Headquartered in Signal Hill, California, Edge is a manufacturer and marketer of non-invasive equipment and consumables used in aesthetic skin health treatments. Edge's leading product is the HydraFacial line of facial skin
A cross-border team from law firm Goodwin represented the neuroscience company Cerevance in its financing by Lightstone Ventures and Takeda Pharmaceutical. Cerevance will focus on discovering and developing novel therapeutics for neurological and psychiatric disorders. The USD36 million funding round includes a USD21.5 million Series A financing investment from
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