Kian Capital Partners (Kian), a middle-market focused private investment firm, has sold its portfolio company, Empire Group (Empire) to PNC Riverarch Capital (PNC Riverarch). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, Empire is a wholesale distributor of commercial foodservice equipment and genuine OEM parts into diverse
London-based IMAN Capital Partners has, together with a group of investors, agreed to acquire a majority stake in Crealsa Investments, a Spanish provider of web solutions for the financing of invoices and promissory notes to SMEs on a nationwide basis.
LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity firm, says it would seek to increase its investment in UK companies during 2020 after deploying GBP365 million of capital in 2019 to back 18 ambitious management teams.The firm, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said the role of private equity in supporting the
One of Lithuania’s largest asset management companies, INVL Asset Management, has held a final close of INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund, the largest private equity investment fund for the Baltic region, at a total of EUR165 million.
Keensight Capital, a private equity managers dedicated to pan-European growth buyout investments, is to sell shares of smartTrade Technologies, a specialist in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, to Hg.Founded in 1999 and headquartered in France, smartTrade Technologies has developed an automated trading platform which enables fast access to a wide range
Collision Management Systems (CMS), a connected vehicle data specialist, working with insurers, fleets and remote worker organisations to reduce employee risk, has secured a second round of funding from BGF.This investment comes as CMS passes the milestone of over 100,000 people connected to its award-winning platform. In addition, through the
Corfin Industries has announced a strategic combination with Micross Components, a provider of mission-critical microelectronic components and services for high-reliability markets, as part of a transaction led by Corfin’s current majority shareholder Behrman Capital. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Micross serves the
Busy Bees, a multinational childcare provider, has acquired EduKids, an early childhood education and care centre operator with 15 locations in Western New York. The deal, which closed on 31 Friday January, follows the acquisition by Busy Bees of Educational Playcare’s 19 centres across Connecticut in August 2019. This expands Busy
CBPE Capital (CBPE) has sold its investment in ABI Holiday Homes (ABI) to the Company’s management team, with a minority equity investment from Pricoa Private Capital. Terms of the transaction are not disclosed but CBPE has achieved a money multiple return of 3.0x on its investment in ABI and an IRR
Ingenious’ Infrastructure Ventures EIS Service has invested as part of a USD6 million Series A investment round in TeraView, a specialist in terahertz technology and solutions.The investment is designed to ensure that TeraView retains its leadership in the growing terahertz market and continues to provide a high level of support
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