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Francisco Partners closes USD600m Agility Fund

Francisco Partners Management, a technology-focused private equity investment firm, has closed the Agility Fund, a USD600 million fund targeting smaller tech deals. “Our natural process of meeting companies has consistently produced very interesting opportunities that may be too small for our main funds. With the addition of Agility, we now

Orrick advises Lintec on purchase of MACtac from Platinum Equity

Orrick is advising Tokyo-based Lintec Corporation in its USD375 million purchase of Ohio-based MACtac Americas from global investment firm Platinum Equity. Lintec is a manufacturer of adhesive-related products with operations in 15 countries around the world.   MACtac is a manufacturer and distributor of pressure sensitive labels with operations in

Mohammed Al Ardhi, Investcorp

Investcorp buys 3i’s debt management business

Alternative investment specialist Investcorp has agreed to acquire the debt management business of 3i (3iDM) from UK-based 3i Group for GBP222 million (approximately USD271 million). The deal will see Investcorp’s assets under management (AUM) increase by USD12 billion to approximately USD23 billion.     Investcorp says the acquisition will add

Legal & General completes GBP175m refinancing of Arora Group debt

Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets (LGIM Real Assets) has completed a new loan to the Arora Group, for GBP175 million over 15 years, refinancing existing debt for Arora in the current low interest rate environment. LGIM Real Assets arranged the transaction for a third party client alongside its

Warren Equity Partners acquires IPC Lydon

Warren Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has acquired a majority interest in IPC Lydon, an industrial services business specialising in maintenance, repair and upgrade services to the material handling, power generation, wastewater treatment and general industrial markets. IPCL, based in Avon, Massachusetts, was previously a wholly owned

Palamon agrees sale of SARquavitae for a 3x return

Palamon Capital Partners has agreed the sale of SARquavitae, an elderly care provider in Spain, to HomeVi SAS, a portfolio company of PAI Partners.  The transaction is subject to receipt of antitrust clearance from the European Commission and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017.    The

Kimble secures GBP1.5m loan from Barclays

Barclays has signed a GBP1.5 million money market loan agreement with Kimble, a business performance software provider. The funding agreement was signed by Lorraine Ruckstuhl from Barclays and Sean Hoban from Kimble, to provide the business with working capital for future growth.   The funding comes from Barclays’ GBP200 million

MPI’s endowment research shows highest performers in 2016

Research and analytics firm MPI has published an assessment of Ivy League endowments’ 2016 FY Performance. The firm writes that asset allocation remains the largest determining factor in endowment performance. “Commodities and Emerging Markets, each of which suffered respective losses due to continued declining oil prices or political turmoil, were a

President Trump would be bad for M&A, say dealmakers

The outcome of the US presidential election represents a significant threat to merger and acquisition (M&A) activity over the next six months, according to a survey of over 1,600 global dealmakers by Intralinks. Respondents from North America predict the US presidential election will have the greatest impact on M&A activity

KCP sees five times return on exit of Gear4Music

Private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) has exited its interest in Gear4Music, selling its remaining shares for GBP9 million, which combined with earlier partial exits has generated a five times return on investment. The GBP55 million turnover online musical instrument retailer has seen growth in recent years following KCP’s

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