Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has agreed a strategic partnership with global growth equity firm General Atlantic. General Atlantic will acquire a majority stake in the business, enabling Argus to fuel its next phase of global expansion. Argus executive chairman and publisher Adrian Binks, who has led
TA Associates has completed a majority investment in Professional Datasolutions, Inc (PDI), a provider of ERP software and services to the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale marketer industries. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed PDI’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solution and related services are designed to
OrbiMed, an investment firm focused on the healthcare sector, has closed its second Israel-focused venture capital fund, OrbiMed Israel Partners II, LP, with approximately USD307 million in capital commitments. Investors in the Fund include several of the world’s largest healthcare companies, in addition to dozens of institutional investors and family
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has backed the management buyout of CIPHR, a vendor of human capital management (HCM) software, to further develop its SaaS offering and expand its product range. CIPHR, which is headquartered in Marlow, provides HR management software targeted at small and medium sized organisations (SMEs) with
Ares Capital Corporation and American Capital have signed a merger agreement whereby Ares Capital will acquire American Capital, excluding American Capital Mortgage Management. The combined company would have on a pro forma basis more than USD13 billion of investments at fair value as of March 31, 2016. The Boards of
BGF (Business Growth Fund), a provider of growth capital to small and mid-sized businesses, is celebrating celebrates five years of growth during which it has invested nearly GBP850 million in a diverse portfolio of more than 125 companies including manufacturers, retailers, technology providers, restaurants and more. The milestone follows BGF’s
Rail rolling stock leasing company Beacon Rail Leasing, a portfolio company of Pamplona Capital, is to purchase 13 sets of five-car intercity carriages which will be leased to TransPennine Express Limited (TPE), a FirstGroup plc company. The carriages will be manufactured by Spanish manufacturer, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (“CAF”)
Equistone Partners Europe-backed WEALTH at work – a provider of financial education in the workplace for the private sector – has acquired the Affinity group of companies (The Farleigh Group Ltd) based in Bristol. Affinity is a provider of financial education in the public sector with over 200 employers including
Groupe Eurotunnel is to purchase STAR Capital’s 51% per cent share of ElecLink. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions. Once concluded, Groupe Eurotunnel will hold 100 per cent of ElecLink. eleclink is a cross-channel electricity interconnector that will be positioned within the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnels.
The British Business Bank has launched the initial phase of Help to Grow, which is expected to support around GBP200 million of growth loans in its first two years. The Prime Minister announced the programme in February 2015. The first GBP30 million tranche of lending supported by Help to Grow
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