Dynegy and Energy Capital Partners (Energy Capital), through a newly formed joint venture, are to acquire ENGIE’s United States fossil portfolio consisting of 8,731 megawatts of generation capacity located in ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-New England. The joint venture has secured financing for the USD3.3 billion acquisition, as well as related
Lockton Benefit Group has expanded its Private Equity and Corporate Acquisition Practice (PECAP) with the addition of Donald G Harrington, Senior Vice President and director of the practice. An Associate of Lockton Benefit Group, Harrington is based in New York but has responsibility to integrate the company's private equity transactional
Quantifind has closed a USD30 million funding round led by global venture capital fund Cathay Innovation. Previous investors Redpoint Ventures, US Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures, Iris Capital and AME Cloud Ventures also joined the round. This investment will support the company’s growth as it helps marketers understand exactly how their
PolyPid, an emerging clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company, focused primarily on the development of post-surgical anti-infection pipeline, has closed a USD22 million private equity financing. The financing was co-led by new investor Shavit Capital and current investor Aurum Ventures. The round also included participation of Chaim Hurvitz who will now head the
An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital has acquired a portfolio of compensation product offerings, including Salary.com, from IBM Corporation. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Salary.com is a provider of reliable information, software, and best practices for compensation professionals. The Company’s product offerings help employers
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) has closed on over USD225 million in final capital commitments for Private Markets Income Fund I (PMIF). The fund’s strategy is to invest in niche income-oriented private market strategies, across primary fund commitments, co-investments and secondaries, which provide near-to-medium-term cash distributions. These investment strategies
Trilantic Capital Partners Europe has entered into an agreement with Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri (FSM) to make an initial investment of EUR66 million in the company to finance both organic and inorganic growth projects. As part of the transaction, FSM, a leading Italian operator of private hospitals, will transfer all its
CensorNet has acquired SMS Passcode, a European based multi-factor authentication vendor, and will integrate the unique multi-factor authentication technology into its Unified Security Solution. The funding for the acquisition was led by Talis Capital alongside existing investors. Hill Dickinson LLP advised investors on the transaction. This acquisition follows the
Venture capital investor Octopus Ventures has exited its investment in Vision Direct, the online contact lens retailer. Vision Direct has been acquired by Essilor. Octopus Ventures invested in Vision Direct in 2009 when the company employed 33 people and has remained the largest shareholder throughout this time, seeing Vision Direct
Paul Hastings has advised Investindustrial on the launch of Investindustrial Fund VI (Fund VI), the largest ever fund focused primarily on Southern Europe. The fund will pursue majority investments in quality European mid-market companies typically headquartered in Italy, Spain, Portugal or Switzerland with a strong internationalisation potential. Fund VI
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