LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity firm, says it would seek to increase its investment in UK companies during 2020 after deploying GBP365 million of capital in 2019 to back 18 ambitious management teams.The firm, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said the role of private equity in supporting the
One of Lithuania’s largest asset management companies, INVL Asset Management, has held a final close of INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund, the largest private equity investment fund for the Baltic region, at a total of EUR165 million.
Keensight Capital, a private equity managers dedicated to pan-European growth buyout investments, is to sell shares of smartTrade Technologies, a specialist in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, to Hg.Founded in 1999 and headquartered in France, smartTrade Technologies has developed an automated trading platform which enables fast access to a wide range
Collision Management Systems (CMS), a connected vehicle data specialist, working with insurers, fleets and remote worker organisations to reduce employee risk, has secured a second round of funding from BGF.This investment comes as CMS passes the milestone of over 100,000 people connected to its award-winning platform. In addition, through the
EV Private Equity, a global private equity firm focused on the energy sector, has promoted Houston-based Matt Anstead to Senior Partner. In his new role, he will continue to provide strategic input to the firm’s current portfolio of leading energy service companies, in addition to supporting the execution of new investment
Corfin Industries has announced a strategic combination with Micross Components, a provider of mission-critical microelectronic components and services for high-reliability markets, as part of a transaction led by Corfin’s current majority shareholder Behrman Capital. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Micross serves the
Former Macquarie Group Senior Investment Specialist Teiki Benveniste has been appointed as the Head of newly formed Ares Australia Management, which was formed as a strategic joint venture between Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Fidante Partners in October 2019 and is aiming to become one of Australia’s leading credit and
LDC-backed global digital marketing agency Croud has appointed the former Chief Executive of Dentsu Aegis Network, Jerry Buhlmann, as its Non-Executive Chairman, with immediate effect.The new appointment follows LDC’s recent GBP30 million investment in the business to support the existing management team’s growth strategy. In his role as Non-Executive Chairman
Busy Bees, a multinational childcare provider, has acquired EduKids, an early childhood education and care centre operator with 15 locations in Western New York. The deal, which closed on 31 Friday January, follows the acquisition by Busy Bees of Educational Playcare’s 19 centres across Connecticut in August 2019. This expands Busy
CBPE Capital (CBPE) has sold its investment in ABI Holiday Homes (ABI) to the Company’s management team, with a minority equity investment from Pricoa Private Capital. Terms of the transaction are not disclosed but CBPE has achieved a money multiple return of 3.0x on its investment in ABI and an IRR
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