Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focussed on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, software, industrial technology, and healthcare industries, has held the final closing of Genstar Capital Partners IX with USD5.5 billion in limited partner commitments. In addition, Genstar has raised committed overage capacity of USD1.1 billion
Planixs, a high-growth FinTech company, has secured an initial GBP3.5 million minority equity investment from BGF. The company will take advantage of a fast-growing market by using the funding to expand its global customer base, accelerate product development and support recruitment across the business. Founded in 2011, Manchester-based Planixs works
Oxx, a growth capital firm focussed on B2B software companies, has led a USD8 million growth equity investment in Stockholm-based Funnel, a software company delivering automated data collection and transformation software to advertising and marketing business users. Existing investors, including Balderton, Industrifonden and Zobito also participated in the round. The
SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focussed on the speciality materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has closed SK Capital Partners Fund V with total committed capital of approximately USD2.1 billion. Fund V includes a separate overage fund that will enable the firm to provide greater speed and certainty to
New research from eFront, a financial software and solutions provider dedicated to Alternative Investments, has shown that Chinese venture capital funds are outperforming those in the US and Europe in terms of return on capital. A detailed analysis of venture capital funds globally shows that Chinese funds of vintage years
Apax VIII, a fund advised by Apax Partners, is to sell its entire stake in AssuredPartners, a leading US insurance brokerage, to an investor group led by GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm. GTCR previously owned AssuredPartners from its inception in 2011 until its sale to Apax VIII in 2015.
FLOWERBX, an online, wholesale, flower-delivery service, has closed a GBP4.2 million (USD5.5m US) fundraising round. The new funding will pave the way for the company’s US launch, scheduled for May 2019. This follows a successful raise of GBP1.5 million of seed equity in 2017, which was used to invest in
When the International Monetary Fund released its forecast at Davos last month it expected a 1.6 per cent growth in Europe and a 3.5 per cent growth globally. When things are going well it’s all about value creation but when things are going badly it is the global macro environment
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has completed the sale of ATG Access (ATG) to Hill & Smith Holdings (Hill & Smith) in a deal which values the business at GBP22.5 million. Headquartered in Haydock, ATG designs, manufactures and supplies high security vehicle barrier systems used to secure buildings and venues from vehicular impact and terrorist
Cairngorm Capital Partners’ (Cairngorm Capital) second fund, Cairngorm Capital II, has acquired Sentry Doors Holdings Limited (Sentry Doors). This transaction marks Cairngorm Capital’s entry into the fire protection sector. Established in 1989, Sentry Doors is a specialist manufacturer of timber fire and security door-sets for the social housing, public sector,
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