Sun Capital Partners’ affiliated portfolio company StonePoint Materials (StonePoint) has completed the acquisition of Road Builders, one of Kentucky’s oldest materials and paving construction operations. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1948, Road Builders is operated by third and fourth generation family owners. Road Builders
Private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners’ (TSCP) portfolio company Marmic Fire & Safety Co (Marmic) has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina-based Fire Control Systems of Charlotte (FCS), a provider of commercial fire protection services. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. This is the fifth add-on acquisition completed by
Visible Capital, a new Scottish fintech company founded by three Scottish tech veterans has secured GBP500,000 seed funding from TechStart Ventures and a group of eight private investors. Preston Rabl, co-founder of the advertising and public relations giant WPP plc will join the board, whilst Ian Steel, former senior partner
BlackRock Real Assets has achieved a USD1 billion first close for its Global Renewable Power III fund (GRP III,) with commitments from over 35 institutional investors in North America, Europe and Asia. The record first close reflects strong investor demand for renewable power assets that can generate attractive risk adjusted
Amundi Private Equity Funds (Amundi PEF) has launched the second-generation of its investment program targeting European SMEs benefiting from disruptive global trends. This follows the success of the first-generation launched at the end of 2016 and closed in early 2019 after raising a total of EUR320 million, above the original
Relay Network, a personalised mobile engagement company for the enterprise, has completed a USD30 million growth capital investment from LLR Partners. The capital will be used to accelerate innovation of its breakthrough customer engagement platform and growth within its three primary vertical markets: healthcare, financial services and home services. At
Invest Europe, in conjunction with venture capital (VC) investor the European Investment Fund (EIF), has released new research that highlights venture capital’s positive impact on fostering innovation, growth and job creation at start-ups across Europe. The report entitled The VC Factor: Data-driven insights about VC-backed start-ups in Europe is the
Aquila Capital Holding (Aquila Capital), a manager of real asset investments, has entered into a strategic partnership with Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure Co (DEI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group (Daiwa). The partnership will enable Aquila Capital to further strengthen its position for real asset investments in Europe
The Unión MartÃn Group, a company backed by Alantra Private Equity, has completed the acquisition of a significant stake in the Mauritanian fishing company Societé Mauritanienne pour la Pêche Industrielle (SMPI), which has three freezer vessels and a fishing capacity of circa 700 tonnes per year. As a fundamental part
Changing comsumer habits and a changing of the guard in the boardrooms of the world’s top grossing and growing companies are bringing about a sea change in the attitudes of private equity GPs and LPs to diversity and inclusion issues, says Liz Pfeuti…
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