London-listed private equity firm JZ Capital Partners Limited has acquired Midwest Valve Parts (MVP) alongside its long-term investment partner The Edgewater Funds. The acquisition of MVP is an add-on to Industrial Services Solutions’ (ISS) existing Specialty Products Group (SPG), and marks the third acquisition made into SPG (joining Worthington Compressors
Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm, has launched IVP XV, a USD1.4 billion fund, the largest fund raised in the firm’s 35-year history, which brings cumulative committed capital to USD5.4 billion. The fund was significantly oversubscribed, with IVP’s existing Limited Partners contributing the vast
In this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Real Estate, Q1 2015, we analyse fund performance and take a look at private real estate funds currently in market. Fund Performance Closed-end private real estate funds have posted positive changes in NAV for 18 consecutive quarters, with Q3 2014 seeing an
China Everbright Limited (CEL) and Sinowel Enterprise Group (Sinowel) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to start their co-operation towards the secondary market of trust beneficiary rights. CEL and Sinowel plan to maximise their value, as well as leveraging their respective experience and advantages in the asset management sector to
Octopus Investments has completed a development with Transact to enable shares in its Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) to be bought and held on a financial adviser platform for the first time. Previously VCTs were unable to be purchased on adviser platforms or by a nominee account as they needed to
Simplilearn, a provider of certification courses to professionals, has raised USD15 million in Series C funding led by Mayfair, with existing investors Kalaari Capital and Helion Venture Partners also participating. Simplilearn has raised a total of USD27 million in capital. Simplilearn offers a multitude of training and certifications for business
This extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Infrastructure, Q1 2015 reflects on the first quarter’s infrastructure fundraising activity. Fundraising for unlisted infrastructure funds declined in Q1 2015, with just four funds closing, raising an aggregate USD5.3 billion in institutional capital (Fig 1). This represents the lowest amount of capital raised
Law firm Ogier in Jersey has acted for the lenders in connection with amendments and an increase to approximately USD6.3 billion to financing provided to the Tullow Oil Group. The lenders (including BNP Paribas) increased their lending facility by USD450 million, including a USD200 reserved based lending facility and USD250
James Briggs, an independent UK-based aerosol and speciality chemicals manufacturer, has acquired the business and assets of Premiere Products, a manufacturer of branded and private label janitorial cleaning products. James Briggs can trace its roots back to 1830 and Premiere has a similarly strong heritage in the UK having been
Materne-Mont Blanc, a provider of fruit purees and dessert creams sold at ambient temperature in supermarket food departments, backed by LBO France since 2010, has successfully completed a seven year EUR230 million refinancing. Pom’Potes is the group’s flagship brand for fruit purees sold in pouches, with a leading position among
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