Private equity firm Keensight Capital is in negotiations with Reed Elsevier for the sale of FircoSoft, a specialist in watch list filtering solutions. The proposed transaction is expected to be concluded in the coming weeks, pending the completion of a consultation with the works council of FircoSoft. Created in
The Chiesi Group has launched a venture capital fund, Chiesi Ventures, via a collaboration with A M Pappas & Associates. Chiesi Ventures will complement the strategic interest of the Chiesi Group in the area of rare diseases by investing in early stage opportunities and expanding the Chiesi network in the
DN Capital has raised USD200 million (EUR144 million) for its third venture capital fund, GVC III, a three time increase on its previous fund. The fund is dedicated to investing in early and growth stage companies in northern Europe, particularly the UK, Germany, and the Nordics with an allocation for US
Glennmont Partners has closed its second fund, Clean Energy Fund II, having raised EUR500 million, the maximum amount permitted, exceeding its target of EUR450 million. The life of the fund is ten years and the fundraising has been supported both by existing and new investors, including the European Investment Bank
New York-based private equity fund Monomoy Capital Partners II is to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Cobra Electronics, a designer and marketer of mobile communications and navigation products, at USD4.30 per share in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, an affiliate of Monomoy will
Lower middle-market private equity from Superior Street Partners has acquired Riverbend Nursery. Union First Market Bank provided the senior debt financing for the transaction, in addition to providing continuing working capital support. Based in Virginia, Riverbend Nursery is a producer and distributer of perennial plants, herbs, and ground
KKR and Borealis Maritime has acquired a portfolio of nine feeder container vessels in a sale process coordinated by Commerzbank. The vessels were previously owned by a number of German KG funds and were originally financed by Commerzbank. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. In 2013, KKR
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed a collateralised loan obligation (CLO) fund in the US totalling approximately USD816 million. The CLO, arranged by Citigroup, is the firm’s third of 2014 in the US. Carlyle GMS CLO 2014-3 will invest predominantly in senior secured bank loans. Including
Cressey & Company and Level Equity Management have sold Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) to Roper Industries, a diversified technology company. SHP, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, is a provider of software and informatics solutions to the post-acute healthcare market. SHP delivers data-driven insight to thousands of post-acute organisations, such as home
ARCH Venture Partners’s eighth venture fund has closed with more than USD400 million in subscriptions. ARCH Venture Fund VIII exceeded its USD250 million subscription target by more than USD150 million. "The enthusiasm behind Fund VIII shows the strength and potential of our approach to finding and funding new platform
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