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TorQuest Partners sells GTT to Gilbarco

TorQuest Partners has completed the sale of Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) to Gilbarco. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   GTT provides priority traffic control for public transit and emergency vehicles, with a growing presence in the broader public transit market for solutions that improve public transportation efficiency,

Equistone-backed Meilleurtaux.com acquires MerciHenri.com

Meilleurtaux.com, a French provider of mortgage solutions advice backed by Equistone Partners Europe, has acquired the insurance comparison website MerciHenri.com through its holding company Finizy. MerciHenri.com (formerly LeComparateurAssurance.com) specialises in the comparison of health, housing, car and motorcycle insurance.   Christophe Triquet, founder of MerciHenri.com, will join the management of

Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank lead on USD815m Suddenlink refinancing

Law firm Paul Hastings has advised Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank as lead arrangers and bookrunners on the USD815 million term loan B refinancing of Suddenlink’s existing term loan facilities. Suddenlink is the seventh largest US cable operator with approximately 1.5 million subscribers.   In June 2015, Paul Hastings advised JP Morgan

Cinven to sell SLV to Ardian

Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to sell SLV Group, a German-headquartered provider of residential and technical lighting, to Ardian for an undisclosed amount. This represents the second successful realisation of an industrials business within the last month, following Cinven’s agreement to sell Italian-headquartered Avio Spazio to Space2 and Leonardo-Finmeccanica

Maples and Calder advises Western Digital on SanDisk acquisition

Maples and Calder has advised Western Digital on the Cayman Islands corporate and financing aspects of the acquisition of SanDisk by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Western Digital Technologies. The deal completed on 12 May 2016 and valued SanDisk at a total equity value of approximately USD19 billion.   Under the terms

Montreux Healthcare Fund owns ninth largest UK care group following merger

The Montreux Healthcare Fund now owns the ninth largest care group in the UK following the merger of two of its companies. The ACH Group, which operated 25 residential services in England, last month merged with The Regard Partnership which provides learning disability, brain injury, and mental healthcare.   The

Tequity advises Salentica on acquisition by SS&C

SS&C Technologies has acquired CRM solution provider Salentica. Tequity acted as the exclusive adviser to Salentica, which will now become a platform partner to the firm's Black Diamond wealth platform.   The Salentica team brings expertise in providing integrated CRM solutions for both Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Salesforce CRM platforms.

SIB enters alternative lending market with LendingCrowd

LendingCrowd, a UK alternative finance lender, has partnered with the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise, in an initiative that will see GBP2.75 million invested in Scottish SMEs across the LendingCrowd platform. It is expected that the move will stimulate loans of up to GBP35 million

Perceptive Advisors raises USD323m Credit Opportunities Fund

Perceptive Advisors, an investment management firm focused on the healthcare sector, has closed the Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, which provides private credit to healthcare companies.  The fund and related entities have USD323 million in investor commitments, exceeding the USD300 million target.   The fund's global investor base includes endowments, family

Investec Aviation Finance sells 20 per cent interest in Goshawk Aviation

Investec Aviation Finance, a unit of Investec Bank, has sold out of Goshawk Aviation and Goshawk Management Holdings (Manco) to its co-shareholders Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) and NWS. Co-investors CTFE and NWS each have increased their respective stakes in Goshawk and Manco from 40 per cent to 50 per

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