Norway and the UK are set to host the concentration of private equity portfolio company exit deals in the European oil and gas sector, as a potential further 24 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas reputedly remain in the North Sea, says S&P Capital IQ. Looking at current opportunities
BaltCap has signed an investment agreement of EUR1.5m with Latvian cosmetics producer and franchise developer Stenders. Stenders has 225 franchise stores in 23 countries worldwide. It is particularly strongly represented in China and Russia, with revenues from these markets comprising more than half of the company’s turnover. The product assortment
Filtration Group is to acquire Porex Corporation from Los Angeles-based investment firm Aurora Capital Group. Filtration Group is owned by Chicago-based Madison Capital Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The combined company will have a robust portfolio of products and technologies that serve a
Rage Frameworks, a managed service provider of business process automation and big data solutions, has partnered with growth private equity firm Kayne Partners. Headquartered in Westwood, Massachusetts, Rage was founded by serial entrepreneur Venkat Srinivasan (chairman and chief executive) and launched its managed services business in 2006. Rage delivers its
Private equity firm HIG Capital has completed the sale of its portfolio company PMSI to an affiliate of Kelso & Company and StoneRiver Group. Simultaneous with the sale, the company will be merged with Progressive Medical to create a provider of customized and clinically-focused solutions to manage pharmacy benefit management
Water Street Healthcare Partners has sold its anatomic pathology company, PLUS Diagnostics, to Miraca Life Sciences. The deal makes Miraca the largest independent anatomic pathology laboratory company in the US. Water Street acquired PLUS in 2006 when it was a regional laboratory. It invested its team’s industry expertise and
Private equity firm First Reserve’s Fund XII, in partnership with the existing management team, is to acquire TNT Crane & Rigging from Odyssey Investment Partners. TNT is a provider of lifting services and equipment to customers in the North American energy and industrial infrastructure end markets. Financial terms of
CYP Design Ltd (CDL) has completed a seed funding round led by Mercia Fund Management (MFM) under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). CDL is a spin out from the Leicester School of Pharmacy, part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University (DMU). The company
High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of SMB Machinery Systems, a provider of used packaging and process equipment to the food and beverage industries. “SMB has grown to become the leading provider of used food and beverage equipment due to the company’s deep product knowledge, comprehensive service offering,
The Abraaj Group has acquired a majority stake in Ghana Home Loans (GHL), a provider of residential mortgages in Ghana. Established in 2006, GHL, headquartered in Accra, has a primary focus on the Ghanaian residential home buyer, offering mortgages for first time buyers, as well as buy to let, equity
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