Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has completed the acquisition of Alfatherm – just nine days after signing a definitive agreement with Emerald and PM & Partners, the shareholders and current debt holders for the acquisition. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Alfatherm will benefit from OpenGate Capital’s
Updata Partners has closed its new growth equity investment fund, Updata Partners V, with commitments of USD280 million – over its original target of USD225 million. The fund will invest in software and software-driven companies that have achieved initial operating scale and are at an inflection point in their growth.
European fund manager STAR Capital Partners has acquired Synergy Health Managed Services Limited – the operator of the UK Linen Management Services (LMS) business – for GBP50 million. This is the first acquisition made by STAR’s third fund (STAR III). The LMS business of Synergy Health Managed Services Limited,
Vincent Mortier (pictured), Deputy CIO, Global Head of Multi-Asset Amundi and Pascal Blanqué, CIO, Global Head of Institutional Division Amundi have issued a joint statement on the situation post Brexit. They write that a few days after the surprise vote in the UK, uncertainty remains high and that they believe
TorQuest Partners has held the final closing of TorQuest Partners Fund IV, with USD925 million of committed capital. TorQuest IV will apply the firm's established and highly successful middle-market investment and operating strategy of partnering closely with management teams to create value through strategic change, operational improvements, and the successful
Growth private equity firm TA Associates has acquired a majority interest in Masquepet (Kiwoko) from Corpfin Capital Fund III (Corpfin Capital) and Prince Capital Partners (Prince Capital) who sold an 89.4 per cent stake to TA Associates and the founders of Kiwoko. Financial terms of the transaction have not been
Broadwell Capital Limited (Broadwell) has successfully raised USD1 billion in commitments for its first private equity fund, the Broadwell Tactical Opportunities Fund (Fund). Broadwell was established to acquire opportunistic investments across all sectors and asset classes, targeting investment opportunities that are often complex and illiquid. Caspar Gilroy, Chairman and founder
Beringea Growth Finance has realised an ‘attractive’ return following the acquisition of Speciality European Pharma (SEP) by life science investor Juno Pharmaceuticals. In December 2014 Beringea Growth Finance agreed a GBP4.7m 4-year term loan to SEP. Beringea Growth Finance is part of Beringea, the transatlantic investor in high growth businesses
Activa Capital has taken a majority stake in Look Cycle, alongside the existing owners, Dominique Bergin and Thierry Fournier, with the aim of accelerating the brands expansion in France and internationally. As the inventor and a world leader in clipless pedals, Look Cycle capitalises on 30 years of experience at
Bedell Cristin has further strengthened its corporate team in response to sustained client demand through the appointment of Guy Westmacott as Senior Associate in the firm’s Jersey office. Westmacott joins from Mubadala Development Company, an Abu Dhabi Government-owned investment and development company, where he worked between 2008 and 2016. During
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