UK online pharmacy companies Pharmacy2U and ChemistDirect.co.uk have merged in a GBP40 million deal backed by GBP10 million of investment from Business Growth Fund (BGF), creating a business with a 1.5 million customer base. The merger follows the opening of Pharmacy2U’s brand new GBP3.5 million dispensing hub in Leeds –
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has acquired Trader Corporation, a Canada-based digital automotive marketplace and software solutions provider, from funds advised by Apax Partners for approximately CAD1.575 billion. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2016. “We’re extremely
Permira is to sell Intelligrated, a North American-based advanced fulfilment solutions provider, to Honeywell in an all-cash transaction for USD1.5 billion. Richard Carey, a Permira partner and co-head of the firm’s industrials sector team, says: “This was an incredibly successful partnership for Intelligrated and the Permira funds and we are
Global infrastructure deal activity slowed in the second quarter, with just 225 deals concluded, down on the 339 transactions seen in Q1, according to the Preqin Q2 2016 infrastructure deals update. However, this downtick is not reflected in the total deal value, with the USD72 billion announced in Q2 approaching
BGF (Business Growth Fund) is participating in a GBP55m fundraising round alongside new senior debt facilities of GBP20 million to support the acquisition of Tax Computer Systems by AIM-listed Eco City Vehicle (AIM: ECV) for an enterprise value of GBP73 million. BGF is providing a GBP10 million structured investment to
Funds affiliated with Bain Capital Private Equity and Vista Equity Partners have completed the acquisition of insurance technology specialist Vertafore. With over 45 years of industry expertise, more than 500,000 insurance professionals currently use Vertafore technology every day across each point of the insurance value chain. Leading products in
Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) has completed its acquisition of two casting facilities from Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney Canada that is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The two casting facilities, located in Rzeszow, Poland,
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,
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