The EQT VII Fund is to acquire AutoStore from Jakob Hatteland Holding AS and other minority owners. AutoStore is an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) which uses robotics for collecting stored goods in a warehouse. From the origin of the idea by Ingvar Hognaland in the Hatteland Group
FS Investments’ business development company (BDC) direct lending platform committed approximately USD988 million in senior secured loans and other debt and equity financing to middle market companies in the third quarter of 2016, bringing its year-to-date total originations to more than USD2.2 billion. New directly originated investments during the quarter
Audax Private Equity has partnered with management to acquire Accent Food Services from Silver Oak Services Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Accent, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a provider of customised fresh food, snacks, and refreshment services to businesses, educational institutions, and property management companies.
NewStar Financial has closed the NewStar Berkeley Fund CLO, a USD505 million middle market collateralised loan obligation managed for qualified institutional investors. The Berkeley Fund is the fourth credit fund sponsored by NewStar to co-invest in middle market commercial loans originated through its direct lending platform. The Berkeley Fund
Arma Partners has acted as financial adviser to EQT on the sale of its portfolio company, Automic, to CA Technologies at an enterprise valuation of EUR600 million. Automic is a provider of business automation software that helps enterprises improve productivity and drive agility by automating business processes and IT infrastructure
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) is to add Sound Harbor Partners, a US private credit manager led by Michael Zupon and Dean Criares, to its private debt platform. AllianzGI will acquire Sound Harbor’s assets for an undisclosed sum and the Sound Harbor team will join AllianzGI. The Sound Harbor team
Central and Eastern Europe private equity fund Innova Capital has sold its 27 per cent stake in Wirtualna Polska Holding for PLN50 per share. In 2014 the Innova Capital fund financed the acquisition of Wirtualna Polska from Orange Polska and its merger with the o2 Group. The purpose of
Albion Ventures has launched the Albion VCTs Top Up Offers and is seeking to raise up to GBP24 million across its six venture capital trusts. Investors who apply before 31 January 2017 for the first GBP7.5 million of shares will be entitled to an "early bird" discount. The latest
Cvent, a cloud-based enterprise event management company, has been acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. The USD1.65 billion transaction, originally announced on 18 April 2016, was completed on 29 November. Cvent’s shareholders approved the agreement on 12 July 2016. Following the transaction, Reggie Aggarwal will remain
Gide has advised Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB) on the acquisition of RBS Asia, a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Scotland, which consists primarily of the Korean Securities franchise. With the completion of the transaction of this securities franchise in Korea, Crédit Agricole CIB says it
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