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Drawbridge Partners acquires inCyber Security

Drawbridge Partners, a cybersecurity consulting firm specialising in the needs of hedge fund and private equity managers, has acquired inCyber Security, inCyber Compliance’s consultancy division.  The acquisition gives Drawbridge Partners a portfolio of high-profile and long-term clients as the firm continues its impressive growth and focus on expanding its advisory,

Dunedin backs MBO of niche insurance broker Acquis

Dunedin, a UK mid-market private equity house, has backed the management buyout of Acquis Insurance Management (Acquis), an independent insurance broker and administrator that provides specialist solutions to the finance and leasing industry.    The deal (which is subject to regulatory approval) enables the current management team, led by CEO Nick

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Commonfund Capital closes second secondaries fund at USD450m

Commonfund Capital has held the closing of its second secondaries fund, Commonfund Capital Secondary Partners II with USD450 million of capital commitments sourced from investors including endowments, foundations, pension plans, insurance pools and family offices. The total raised is more than double the USD170 million committed to Commonfund Capital Secondary

Wind Point Partners acquires A&R Logistics

Wind Point Partners (Wind Point), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired A&R Logistics (A&R). Based in Louisville, Kentucky, A&R is a provider of integrated dry bulk logistics solutions for the chemical and plastic industries and offers a comprehensive suite of services including transportation, warehousing, packaging, and fully outsourced logistics

West Lane Capital Partners acquires stake in Fantasy Files Group

Private equity firm West Lane Capital Partners (West Lane) has acquired a majority stake in Fantasy Files Group (Fantasy Files), a California-based developer, manufacturer and distributor of specialty cosmetic products under the Blossom, Blue Cross and Savina brands. Ron Tinero and Mark Friedman, the founders of Fantasy Files, will remain

EQT Partners and Digital Colony to acquire Zayo

Zayo Group Holdings is to be acquired by affiliates of Digital Colony Partners (Digital Colony) and the EQT Infrastructure IV fund (EQT). The transaction would result in Zayo transitioning from a public company to a private company.  Under the new ownership, the Zayo team would continue to execute the Company’s

Hampleton Partners advises on Simi sale to ZF Friedrichshafen

Hampleton Partners, an international mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance advisory firm for technology companies, has advised Simi Reality Motion Systems, a developer of fully markerless video-based motion capture and analysis software, on its acquisition by ZF Friedrichshafen, a global automotive supplier and specialist in autonomous vehicle technology.  This is

Asoko Insight and Orbitt partner to create African digital investment ecosystem

Asoko Insight (Asoko), an African corporate data platform, and Orbitt, an African deal origination and processing platform, have formed a partnership to establish an expanded digital platform for  companies, investors and advisers across the continent. Combining Asoko’s unique data acquisition model and growing database of over 50,000 companies with the

Insights on Asia Pacific’s Private Equity fundraising market

Fund raising activity for PE funds focused on Asia Pacific proved to be buoyant in 2018, with an estimated USD37.8 billion of net inflows recorded through the first nine months of the year according to Private Equity International’s Q3 2018 Fundraising Report. This compared to USD37.7 billion raised for the

Investcorp sells cybersecurity service provider SecureLink

Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, is to sell SecureLink Group, one of the largest dedicated cybersecurity infrastructure and managed services providers in Europe, to global telecoms group Orange for an enterprise value of EUR515 million. Investcorp first acquired SecureLink, a leading player in the Benelux region,

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