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Estancia Capital Partners closes investment in Snowden Capital Advisors

Private equity fund Estancia Capital Partners has closed on its strategic growth capital investment in Snowden Capital Advisors. Snowden represents Estancia’s fourth investment from its inaugural fund Estancia Capital Partners, L.P. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.   Snowden is a nationally branded, open-architecture, hybrid SEC registered investment

Falconhead Capital sells NYDJ Apparel to Crestview and Maybrook

Falconhead Capital, a private equity firm specialising in growing sports and consumer-focused businesses, has sold its portfolio company NYDJ Apparel to Crestview Partners and Maybrook Capital Partners.  Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in Vernon, California, NYDJ offers a range of products to women. Under

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Keensight Capital teams with management to acquire Smile

Keensight Capital has acquired a majority stake in Smile, a European open source solutions specialist, alongside the firm’s management and its historic investor, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners. Founded 20 years ago, Smile has become over the last ten years a key player in the open source market in Europe,

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Beechbrook Capital makes two new investments and completes first full exit

Mid-market private debt manager Beechbrook Capital has completed two new mezzanine loans through its second fund, Beechbrook Mezzanine II, as well as its first exit from Beechbrook Mezzanine I. The two new investments are a mezzanine loan to Simply Biz, a business that provides compliance and business support to over

Kafevend sold to Eden Springs

ISIS Equity Partners has sold Kafevend to Eden Springs in a deal advised by Clearwater Corporate Finance. Formed in 1992, Kafevend is one of the fastest growing workplace vending suppliers in the UK. The business supplies hot drinks, coffee vending machines, water and snack vending machines to SMEs and corporates

Cox Enterprises acquires 25 per cent stake in AutoTrader Group

Cox Enterprises has acquired Providence Equity's 25 per cent equity interest in AutoTrader Group. Cox now holds a 98 per cent stake in AutoTrader Group, with the remainder being held by current and former employees.     Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.    "With more than 32

India PE deal value up 12 per cent in 2013

Private equity investments in India have increased 12 per cent in value terms from USD9.5bn in 2012 to USD10.68bn in 2013, according to data released by VCCEdge, financial data platform of VCCircle.com. Deal volume on the other hand dipped 13 per cent to 655 deals from 751 deals in 2012,

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Bowmark Capital raises new GBP375m fund in 10 weeks

Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity firm, has held a first and final closing of its new fund, Bowmark Capital Partners V, having raised GBP375m in just 10 weeks since its launch in October last year. Despite being restricted to Bowmark’s existing relationships, the new fund attracted investor demand significantly

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Private equity fundraising reaches five-year high in 2013

The private equity industry has raised the largest amount of capital from investors in any year since the start of the financial crisis in 2008, according to data from PEI. Some 580 funds have collected a total of USD356bn in 2013, with just over USD80bn being raised by 119 funds

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Grosvenor Capital Management acquires CFIG from Credit Suisse

Grosvenor Capital Management and its affiliates have acquired Customized Fund Investment Group (CFIG) from Credit Suisse Group AG. The combined business, with more than USD44bn in assets under management and over 375 professionals, will be one of the largest of its kind in the world.   "We are very pleased

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