BNP Paribas, China Investment Corporation (CIC) and Eurazeo have held a first close of their France-China Cooperation Fund on EUR400 million. The fund, which will be managed by Eurazeo, manifests plans set out last year, including a letter of intent signed in the presence of China’s and France’s presidents Xi
By Michael Halford & Brian O’Neill, Goodwin – Until recently, an investor in a private equity fund could expect an investment to be tied up for at least 10 years. Historically and currently, private equity funds have a 10-year life with the option for the general partner (usually with some
The Carlyle Group and T&D Holdings have completed their acquisition of a 76.6 per cent interest in Fortitude Group Holdings, whose group companies include Fortitude Re, from American International Group, Inc (AIG). The transaction, which was first announced in November 2019, closed following receipt of required regulatory approvals and customary closing
Enhanced Healthcare Partners (EHP), a New York-based private equity firm specialising in middle-market healthcare businesses, has made a joint investment in the business merger of Synergy Surgicalists and EA Health.The combined company will offer integrated, high performance clinical staffing and management services for emergency medicine, orthopaedic and general surgery staffing
Alternative asset management firm GCM Grosvenor has closed on an agreement to provide USD85 million in debt financing to Bakersfield Renewable Fuels (BKRF) to help retool the former Alon oil refinery in Bakersfield, California. GCM Grosvenor joins Orion Energy Partners (Orion Energy) and Voya Investment Management (Voya) in providing a total
Private equity and special situations institutional investor Sandton Capital Partners (Sandton) and Sheffield-based credit management specialist Credit Style have joined forces to support businesses facing financing and credit management challenges. The collaboration of these two industry specialists comes as many businesses continue to struggle in the wake of COVID-19, with recent
Kinly – a global specialist in video collaboration services, headquartered in Amsterdam – has acquired AVMI – a global AV-integrator and managed services provider, headquartered in London.Kinly and AVMI operate in over 20 locations throughout Europe, USA and APAC, serving clients in over 125 countries with over 1,200 talented and
Hunter Boot Ltd, a global footwear and outdoor lifestyle brand, has completed the recapitalisation of the business, led by existing shareholder, Pall Mall Legacy, and supported by Searchlight Capital, Pentland and other minority shareholders. As part of the recapitalisation, existing lender Wells Fargo will augment and extend existing financing arrangements for
Tictrac, a Health Engagement company, has secured a further GBP6 million in funding, bringing its total investment to date to GBP13.5 million. Led by London-based Puma Private Equity, the latest round will allow the company to expand its Employee Wellbeing (SaaS) platform, in a bid to tackle increasing stress levels and
WatchGuard Technologies has closed the acquisition of the advanced endpoint protection provider, Panda Security. WatchGuard announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase Panda in March 2020. Panda is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of WatchGuard, and the combined company will enable its current and future customers and partners to consolidate their
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