The 2015/16 VCT season has drawn to an unexpectedly successful close, with VCTs raising record-breaking amounts. And law firm Howard Kennedy has once again been at the heart of the VCT community, advising over 80 per cent of all funds coming to market in 2015/16, including the largest fund raise
The Halifax Group (Halifax), in partnership with management, has completed an investment in Familia Dental Group Holdings. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Familia, headquartered in suburban Chicago, provides quality, affordable dental care to underserved populations in smaller markets across five states. The Company provides general dentistry, orthodontics
Nexthink, a provider of end-user IT analytics, has raised USD40 million in new investment round led by venture capital (VC) firm Highland Europe. This is the largest round of funding to date for Nexthink and includes participation from the Bertarelli family’s Waypoint Capital and existing investors Auriga Partners and Galeo
Healthcare private equity firm Council Capital has held the closing of its third private equity fund, Council Capital III, with commitments totalling over USD150 million, exceeding its target of USD125 million and hitting its hard cap, bringing total capital under management at the firm to approximately USD300 million. For Fund
An affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus is to acquire a majority stake in Reiss Holdings, owner of the global men's and women's fashion and accessories brand REISS, valuing the business at GBP230 million. REISS, founded by David Reiss in 1971, is an international fashion brand offering affordable luxury
A group of investors including GCP Capital Partners, Western Heritage Capital, and Performance Equity Management have acquired a significant stake in Complete Merchant Solutions (CMS), a leading provider of merchant acquisition services, credit card/debit card transaction processing services, and payment solutions. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered
Centerbridge Partners has selected SEI to provide a customised operating platform for its private equity and credit businesses. Through its Investment Manager Services division, SEI supplies customised operating infrastructure and services to investment organisations around the world. SEI drew on its global operating platform to provide Centerbridge with a solution
Private equity firm Webfolio Management has acquired ad-tech company PicReel.com for an undisclosed sum. PicReel is now part of a larger organisation that is operating several brands in the mar-tech and ad-tech vertical. The majority of PicReel employees will continue to work from their European and Asian offices, joining Webfolio's
Spring Ventures, a private equity investor specialising in management buyouts of UK companies with strong growth potential, has backed a group of commercial lending professionals to buy invoice financing provider, IGF Invoice Finance Limited (IGF), from Greater London Enterprise( GLE). Spring Ventures will initially invest GBP9 million to fund
Shanda Group is to purchase Trian’s 9.9 per cent holding in Legg Mason. Shanda Group is a Singapore-based global investing holding company with a long-term investment horizon across public market equity, fixed income and commodities, private equity and real estate. It is focused on value investment opportunities in the financial
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