Babson Capital Management has provided subordinated debt and made an equity co-investment to support High Road Capital Partners’ acquisition of SMB Machinery Systems. Babson Capital was the sole provider of subordinated debt for the transaction. Founded in 1993 and based in Ball Ground, Georgia, SMB Machinery Systems is a
Olympus Partners has sold its investment in Neptune Finance CLS. Olympus formed Neptune to create a diverse portfolio of senior second loans in April 2008 to take advantage of the massive decline in the pricing of senior loans due to the fear in the financial markets. Olympus more than
Law firm Eversheds has advised the UK arm of private equity group Baird Capital on its purchase of a majority stake in Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Alpha is a provider of management consultancy services to the asset and wealth management industries. The transaction values the company at GBP28m. Founded
Franklin Templeton Private Equity Strategy (FTPES), a fund advised by Darby Private Equity, has sold its equity holding in Symbiotec Pharmalab to private equity firm Actis. Symbiotec, based in Indore in Central India, is engaged in research, development, manufacturing and marketing of research based active pharmaceutical ingredients for corticosteroids and
The Abraaj Group has sold its entire stake in Tunisian pharmaceutical company Opalia Pharma to Recordati, an international pharmaceutical company listed on the Italian stock exchange. The Abraaj Group invested into Opalia in 2009 and the deal marks the group’s first realisation in the Tunisian market. Over the past four
Contego Fraud Solutions has raised GBP900,000 in the firm’s latest investment round, following early investment in 2012 by seed angels and the Cass Entrepreneurship Fund. The total raised to date is GBP1.4m. Investment has been secured from the Rainbow Seed Fund; the Angel CoFund; select business angel groups London
Private equity investor New Mountain Capital is to acquire talent acquisition and management specialist Alexander Mann Solutions for GBP260m. The transaction is subject to EU Competition Commission approval. New Mountain is investing alongside management who have a significant ownership stake in the company. New Mountain will support Alexander Mann
Video engagement specialist Rockabox has completed a series A funding round led by Notion Capital and supported by existing investors Frog Capital and fourteen17. Video is the fastest growing part of the USD100bn digital advertising market and is expected to reach a 14.5 per cent share by 20161. Rockabox plans
Water Street Healthcare Partners has sold its outsourced pharmaceutical services company AAIPharma Services to Cambridge Major Laboratories. AAIPharma and CML have merged to form a provider of integrated chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) services. The transaction marks Water Street’s fourth strategic transaction in the past three weeks. Water Street
UK-based private equity firm Lonsdale Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in Oteac Limited, the firm’s third deal in the last 12 months. Oteac is a provider of integrated fire and safety services, both offshore in the oil and gas sector and onshore in the UK. The tougher
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