In the third quarter of 2016, Israeli private equity deal-making rose to USD1.7 billion in 18 deals, the highest quarterly amount in the past two years. The amount was 32 per cent above the USD1.3 billion reached in the previous quarter and over four times the USD358 million achieved in
Equistone Partners Europe-backed Apogee Corporation has bolted on Hibernian Business Equipment, an Irish print management and managed print services provider. The deal marks the second acquisition since Equistone provided a significant investment in September 2016. Apogee has completed acquisitions in Scotland, Wales and Germany this year and will continue
The number of European private equity-backed deals declined during the summer holiday period, down 15.1 per cent to 309 transactions in Q3 2016 from the 364 transactions seen in the previous three months. This is according to preliminary figures from the Q3 2016 Private Equity Barometer, published by unquote” in
IK Investment Partners’ IK VIII Fund has reached an agreement to acquire Granite Holding (Schock), a granite kitchen sink manufacturer, from HQ Equita. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The original inventor of the manufacturing technology commonly used in the production of granite sinks, more than
UK venture capital investor Albion Ventures has completed the acquisition of OLIM from Close Brothers Group. The acquisition was first announced on 27 September 2016, subject to regulatory approval. OLIM is a fund manager specialising in UK quoted equities, with around GBP500 million of assets under management. The
SPLIO, a SaaS-based customer experience software company, has secured a EUR10 million fundraising supported by three funds – Digital Ambition Fund, BNP Paribas Développement and Amundi Private Equity Funds. Digital Ambition Fund is managed by Bpifrance under the Future Investment Program led by the Commissariat-General for investment (CGI). Leveraging
JMP Group, an investment banking and alternative asset management firm JMP Group, is partnering with investment bank with Bryan, Garnier & Co on the origination and execution of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory mandates and public and private capital-raising transactions. The alliance will operate under the common brand of
Saratoga Partners has acquired the xenon cinema business from Philips Lighting, with debt financing provided by GC Andersen Partners Capital. The business, to be named Lighting Technologies International (LTI), is a major manufacturer of xenon arc lamps for digital cinema projectors used in the worldwide cinema exhibition industry. GC
HarbourVest Partners has held the final close of its latest secondaries fund, which was oversubscribed and closed above its USD3.6 billion target at USD4.77 billion. “Our global secondaries team has decades of experience and deep industry relationships. As the secondaries market continues to evolve, these competitive advantages have helped us
Juniper Capital Advisors has held final close of its first institutionally-backed private equity fund, Juniper Capital II, at its hard cap of USD500 million. The fund targets equity investments of USD25 million to USD75 million in oil and gas companies located primarily in the continental US. Edward Geiser (pictured),
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