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Wellington Management closes Biomedical Innovation Fund I at USD393m

Independent management and investment firm, Wellington Management (Wellington), has announced the final close of the Wellington Biomedical Innovation Fund I (the Fund).  At the point of closure, the Fund was oversubscribed.   The Fund will invest in private biotechnology companies focused on drug discovery and development, and seeking capital to advance

Avedon Capital Partners sells its investment in Olympia

Avedon Capital Partners has sold its stake in Olympia, an employment agency focused on the social transition to meaningful work, to Morgan Stanley Tactical Value Investing. Morgan Stanley Tactical Value Investing will support Olympia in the next phase of its growth and strategy. Olympia has over 10 years of industry

Cairngorm Capital acquires Grant & Stone

Specialist private investment firm, Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital), has acquired independent builders’ merchant, Grant & Stone, and its commence subsidiary, Trading Depot UK Limited. Cairngorm Capital has acquired Grant & Stone from its founding shareholders and will support the current management team, led by Chief Executive, Nick House.  

Protegis acquires Florida Fire Service

Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) Fire and life safety platform, Protegis Fire and Safety (Protegis), has acquired Florida Fire Service (Florida Fire). The Tampa-based company provides fire alarm, sprinkler and extinguisher inspection and repair services, along with service and installation. As a result of Protegis’ growth, Florida Fire now employs nearly

Arlington Capital Partners agrees to sell Quantum Spatial to NV5 Global for USD303m

Washington DC-based private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington Capital) has agreed to sell Quantum Spatial (Quantum) to NV5 Global for USD303 million. Quantum Spatial, one of the USA’s largest independent geospatial data firms, provides geographic insights to government and corporate organisations that need geospatial intelligence to mitigate risk, plan for

BNP Paribas Securities Services expands private capital offering with stake in AssetMetrix

BNP Paribas Securities Services has taken a strategic stake in the capital of fintech AssetMetrix. The partnership will enable BNP Paribas Securities Services to expand and digitalise its services to private capital clients and investors. By deploying AssetMetrix’s leading technology and web services within its private capital business, BNP Paribas

Mirova’s Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund raises additional USD50m

Mirova Natural Capital wholly owned by sustainable investment manager Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has held the second close of the Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund (SOF), a fund dedicated to making pioneering impact investments into marine and coastal projects and enterprises that can deliver sustainable economic returns in

DECALIA appoints Lead Portfolio Manager for investment selection in private markets

The Geneva-based asset management company DECALIA Asset Management has hired Reji Vettasseri as Lead Portfolio Manager for alternative funds and mandates invested in private markets. Vettasseri is an experienced private debt and private equity investor with more than 14 years’ industry experience. He joins DECALIA from Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment

Global domain registry provider CentralNic to acquire Team Internet for USD48 million

CentralNic has signed a conditional agreement to acquire Munich-based web services provider Team Internet from Matomy for a total of USD48 million. CentralNic said it expects the acquisition to be immediately earnings enhancing and earnings accretive in 2020 before any synergies.   The acquisition will add an additional 40 staff

Littlejohn-backed Kaman Distribution appoints CEO

Kaman Distribution Group (KDG), a leading value-added distributor of bearings and power transmission, automation, and fluid power products, has appointed Benjamin Mondics has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Littlejohn & Co acquired KDG earlier this year.  Mondics is a seasoned executive with a thirty-five-year track record of success in the industrial

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