CAPZA, an independent management company and leading player in private investments in European SMEs with EUR4.82 billion of assets under management, has appointed Guillaume Basquin and Frédéric Chiche as Partners and Co-Heads of CAPZA Expansion, a fund dedicated to investments in French mid-cap companies. The fund has already begun investing
Millbrook Healthcare (Millbrook), a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital), has acquired Ross Care Limited (Ross Care). The acquisition creates a national group with market leadership within the outsourced wheelchair and community equipment services sector. Established in 1949, Ross Care is a major provider of wheelchair services and
By Phil Spratt, co-founder of digital intelligence service Deltabase – With the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic suppressing some sectors, the attention of the private equity industry is now even more acutely focused on assets in the resilient SaaS technology sector and on firms that have successfully managed to
The number of private funds being established in the Cayman Islands has continued to rise. This sector proved to be resilient and flexible as it swiftly adapted to a new regulatory regime and turned the additional oversight into an advantage. “The growth of private funds is a function of the
By A Paris – In what has been a rollercoaster year from all perspectives, 2020 saw the Cayman Islands being first placed on the European Union blacklist in February, followed by its removal from said list in October, after it made improvements to its tax framework. The jurisdiction, best known as a
By Jude Scott, Cayman Finance – In August 1864, 900 miles almost due North of the Cayman Islands, US Navy Rear Admiral David Farragut faced a pivotal moment. Leading a squadron charged with attacking Confederate forces in Mobile Bay, Alabama, Farragut’s flotilla encountered tethered mines known then as “torpedoes” which
Wallbox has closed a EUR33 million financing round to help propel the company’s expansion into new markets and meet global demand for its award-winning Electric Vehicle charging solutions. The investment is the latest endorsement of Wallbox’s proprietary technology and support for its mission to reduce the world’s dependence on fossil
Thorntons Investment Management Limited has been provided with funding to support the acquisitions of Matheson Financial Consulting Limited and Sonas Wealth Management Limited by leading alternative finance provider for mid-sized SMEs, ThinCats. Thorntons Investment Management is an Independent Financial Advisor providing a range of wealth and asset management services to
Reckitt Benckiser’s (RB) venture division has led a GBP4 million funding round in India-based Bombay Shaving Company (BSC). With a mission to make high-quality health, hygiene and nutrition accessible to all, RB’s venture arm is partnering with early-stage start-ups who share its ‘fight for access’. Launched in 2016, BSC has
European private equity firm Montagu Private Equity (Montagu) is to acquire a majority position in ITRS Group (ITRS), a global provider of real-time monitoring and analytics software from TA Associates (TA), who will remain a minority holder alongside Montagu and Management. Completion is expected next month, subject to customary closing
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