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CompleteSpectrum becomes CS Brand Group

CompleteSpectrum, a boutique firm focused on B2B branding for private equity funds and their portfolio companies, has rebranded as CS Brand Group. The new name and visual identity aim to better represent the company’s focused experience on strategic branding across multiple sectors, which has grown to encompass software, multisite healthcare,

Audax Private Equity sells Katena Products to GTCR portfolio company Corza Medical

Audax Private Equity (Audax) has completed the sale of Katena Products (Katena) to Corza Medical (Corza), a GTCR portfolio company. Katena is a global provider of precision ophthalmic instruments and therapeutics to physician offices, hospitals, surgical centres, distributors, medical device OEMs, and clinics. The company has more than 200 employees

Medical diagnostics

Funds advised by Apax sell Unilabs to AP Moller Holding

Funds advised by Apax Partners are selling their controlling stake in Unilabs, a pan-European provider of laboratory and imaging diagnostics services, to AP Moller Holding, the parent company of the Danish AP Moller Group founded and run by the Maersk family. 

Tern PLC, ALP and Venafi lead USD2.9m Device Authority funding round

Tern PLC, ALP and Venafi have led a USD2.9 million funding round in Device Authority, a specialist in identity and access management (IAM) for the Internet of Things (IoT).  The funding will be used to accelerate the revenue growth of the company through expansion within the core markets, most notably

abrdn

abrdn to acquire Interactive Investor in GBP1.49bn deal

abrdn is to acquire 100 per cent of the ordinary share capital of the holding company of Interactive Investor (ii) from its shareholders, including majority shareholder JC Flowers IV LP (a fund advised by JC Flowers), for a total consideration of GBP1.49 billion, subject to a locked box adjustment and

Cortec recapitalises Pink Lily

An investment group led by New York-based private equity firm Cortec Group’s Cortec Group Fund VII, has completed the growth recapitalisation of Pink Lily Holdings in partnership with founders Tori and Chris Gerbig. 

Bernhard Capital Partners exits Bernhard to DIF Capital Partners

Bernhard Capital Partners Management (BCP) has completed the sale of of Bernhard, a privately-owned, US Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) solutions company to global independent infrastructure investment fund manager DIF Capital Partners (DIF), through its DIF Infrastructure VI fund. As BCP’s first portfolio company, the sale of Bernhad represents a significant milestone for

SUSI Partners to finance LED street lighting retrofits in Greece

SUSI Partners, through its Energy Efficiency Fund II, is partnering with Greek ESCO Vashelios for the financing, implementation, and operation of LED public street lighting retrofits in Greek municipalities.  SUSI will initially provide capital for projects in three Greek municipalities to be undertaken by Vashelios, a full-service provider offering design,

SK Capital’s Tilley Company completes merger with Phoenix Aromas and Essential Oils

SK Capital portfolio company Tilley Company (Tilley), a US based distributor and service provider of specialty ingredients, has merged with with Phoenix Aromas and Essential Oils (Phoenix), a US-based distributor of flavour and fragrance ingredients and compounds, serving the food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical, air care, and fragrance markets. 

Praxis Fund Services supports launch of LSE’s first SPAC

Funds services provider Praxis Fund Services (PFS) has supported tech-focused venture capital group Hambro Perks on the launch of the first Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consulted on listing rules for the LSE earlier this year

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