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Taylor Wessing advises Rutland Partners on the GBP122m sale of Millbrook Group

Law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Rutland Partners on the sale of Millbrook Group to Spectris for GBP122 million, realising a return for investors of over six times their investment. Taylor Wessing advised Rutland on the acquisition of Millbrook from General Motors in 2013.   The business, a test, validation

Orrick advises PE consortium on Benestra sale

Orrick has advised a consortium of international private equity firms, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, HarbourVest Partners, Innova Capital, MC Partners and Oak Investment Partners, in the sale of Slovakian telecommunications provider Benestra to private equity house Sandberg Capital. The deal, announced one 26 May 2016, has now closed. 

NewQuest Capital Partners acquires Integreon

Hong-Kong based private equity firm NewQuest Capital Partners has acquired Integreon, a provider of legal, document, business and research outsourcing, from LiveIt Investments and Actis. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   Amit Gupta, partner and chief operating officer at NewQuest, says: “The Integreon transaction is an

Paul Hastings advises Filtration on acquisition of Essentra’s Porous Technologies

Law firm Paul Hastings has advised Filtration Group, an affiliate of Chicago-based Madison Industries, on the GBP220 million acquisition of the Porous Technologies business of UK-based industrial group Essentra. Essentra Porous Technologies is a producer and distributor of the essential components that control liquids and vapours in products used in

Vector Capital sells Gerber Technology to American Industrial Partners

Private equity firm Vector Capital has sold Gerber Technology, a provider of integrated software and automated systems for the production of flexible materials, to American Industrial Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in Tolland, Connecticut, Gerber Technology provides integrated software and system solutions to more

Sierra Income supports ZS Fund’s acquisition of AmeriJet

Sierra Income Corporation and its affiliate Medley Management provided a senior secured first lien term loan to facilitate ZS Fund’s acquisition of AmeriJet Holdings. AmeriJet, headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, is a provider of air cargo and logistics services to and from the US and the Caribbean, Mexico and Latin

Kayne Private Energy Income Fund raises USD1.55bn in commitments

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors has held the final close of its newest energy-focused private equity fund, the Kayne Private Energy Income Fund (KPEIF), with total capital commitments of USD1.55 billion. KPEIF’s strategy is to partner with a select group of high-quality management teams to acquire and develop large, long-life producing

Canadian VC investment strong in first half, says CVCA

The Canadian investment landscape continued to show strength in the first six months of 2016 – especially on the venture capital (VC) side, according to the CVCA. Building on a huge Q1, CAD683 million was invested in Q2 bringing the total to CAD1.5 billion invested over 255 deals. This is

Aurora-backed Alltub acquires Karl Holl

Aurora Capital’s portfolio company Alltub Group, a manufacturer of collapsible aluminium tubes, has acquired Karl Höll. Headquartered near Düsseldorf in Germany, Karl Höll is a manufacturer of collapsible aluminium and laminate tubes with annual production capacity of approximately 330 million tubes globally.   The production capacity of the combined group

BlackFin hires two for new European FinTech venture fund

BlackFin Capital Partners is launching a venture fund focused on FinTech opportunities across Europe.   The venture fund, which will be supported by a new dedicated FinTech team led by Julien Creuzé and Maxime Mandin, will focus on the FinTech sector including all aspects of banking, payments, wealth and asset-management,

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