Shamrock Environmental (Shamrodk) a portfolio company of private equity firm CenterOak Partners (CenterOak), has acquired Virginia American Industries (VAI). VAI is a regional provider of non-hazardous wastewater treatment services, operating through Centralised Wastewater Treatment (CWT) facilities in Florida and Virginia under the Aqua Clean and Reco trade names, respectively. Terms
Texthelp Ltd, a specialist in literacy and accessibility technology, has secured a significant investment from Five Arrows, the private equity arm of Rothschild & Co, as LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group exits. Five Arrows is investing in Texthelp through its European fund (Five Arrows Principal Investments) and
Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has invested GBP4 million into MR Machine Knives Limited (MRMK), providing equity release and growth capital to the business. The investment and Foresight’s involvement will support founder and Managing Director Michael Bailey in the continuing growth of the business, leveraging
Odyssey Investment Partners (Odyssey) is to acquire Protective Industrial Products Inc (PIP), a global supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE) and industrial safety products, from Audax Private Equity. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. PIP, founded in 1984, offers a broad suite of the most recognised PPE products
Periscope Equity (Periscope), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on investing in technology-enabled services and software companies, has held the final closing of its second institutional fund, Periscope Equity II, with USD225 million of capital commitments. The Fund exceeded its target and was oversubscribed with the backing of an experienced group
I Squared Capital, a global infrastructure investment manager, is to sell Grupo T-Solar to Cubico Sustainable Investments Ltd, a renewable energy specialist jointly owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and PSP Investments, for a total enterprise value of EUR1.5 billion.“Our objective during our stewardship of T- Solar was to improve
NewSpring, a family of private equity strategies, has completed 16 separate investments in lower-middle-market companies to date in 2020. This deal flow pace is ahead of prior years and demonstrates the firm’s unique ability to invest through all economic periods with its proven, flexible, multi-strategy approach. “NewSpring’s multi-strategy approach was
The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Bonnie & Don Flavours (B&D), a Canadian-based manufacturer of natural and organic flavours and extracts. B&D is the second add-on to Riverside’s Flavor Platform, following the initial platform investment of National
Growth private equity firmTA Associates has completed a significant growth investment in The Benecon Group (Benecon), a developer and manager of self-funded medical benefit programs. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1991 by Samuel Lombardo and headquartered in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Benecon helps design and implement
Whirli, a toy sharing subscription service, has raised GBP4 million in a seed funding round led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from MMC Ventures.The toy industry is a giant sector with annual global retail sales of ~GBP70 billion. It has however faced a decade of challenges and stagnation, culminating with
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