Macfarlanes has advised long-standing client Hollyport Capital, on the raising of its seventh secondaries fund which has closed at its hard cap of USD1 billion.Macfarlanes previously advised Hollyport Capital on the raising of its sixth secondaries fund, which closed in October 2017 at USD500 millio. The Macfarlanes team for
Pan-European private equity firm IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap II Fund has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Acture Groep (Acture) from the Company’s founders. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Acture Groep is a unique collective of innovative businesses providing specialised outsourced
Denham Capital (Denham), a leading global energy-focused private equity firm, acting through its International Power Fund, is to make an initial commitment of USD250 million to Ceiba Energy (Ceiba), owner, developer, and operator of Latin American power generation assets.The partnership with Ceiba will reinforce Denham Capital’s position as a leading
Funds advised by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) have banked a healthy return multiple of 2.25x within two years of their initial investment in EIKON Group, with YFM retaining a minority investment.In March 2018, YFM initially provided GBP6 million funding to EIKON, a London-based leading provider of digital mastering and localisation
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has closed Aberdeen US Private Equity VIII (APE VIII), its eighth US private equity fund. The fundraising, which was completed in less than nine months, exceeded the firm’s USD350 million target and was oversubscribed. APE VIII, which closed on 23 December, will invest in a strategically concentrated
Rockpool Investments’ portfolio company, Airedale Group has acquired Flowrite Refrigeration Holdings Limited, a business majority owned by Foresight Group.Airedale is the leading UK specialist in the design, installation and servicing of catering equipment in the UK, working across all sectors including retail, hospitality, education and healthcare. Flowrite is the UK’s
KPS Capital Partners (KPS) is to purchase the IKG business (IKG) from Harsco Corporation (Harsco) for a total consideration of USD85 million, subject to customary closing adjustments.Upon completion of the transaction, IKG will become the second portfolio company of KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund (KPS Mid-Cap). IKG is a
Nuveen is bringing its private equity and junior capital group together with Churchill Asset Management, its middle-market senior loan and unitranche financing business, to create a direct access platform with over USD21 billion in committed capital. The combined platform, operating as Churchill, manages over 250 portfolio investments and has more than
Umbra Capital, a one-year old London-based merchant bank, provided a USD20 million equity portion in a USD270 million funding round in socially responsible capital app Hastee in December.
BGF invested GBP93 million of growth capital into companies based in London and the South East in 2019. Sixteen new businesses were added to the portfolio, and several existing portfolio companies received follow on funding to support further business growth. This brings BGF total in the South East region to
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