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Audax Private Equity completes acquisition of EIS

Audax Private Equity (Audax) has completed its acquisition of EIS, a distributor, fabricator, and converter of electrical process materials, wire, cable and assemblies serving end-user segments in electrical power and related markets. EIS provides more than 100,000 products from 38 branches and four fabrication facilities to more than 20,000 customers

Maven adds to North East investment team

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has expanded its investment team with the appointment of David Nixon to help manage funds across the North East. Joining as Investment Manager to source and complete deals on behalf of Maven’s private equity funds, Nixon will also help manage the GBP27

GED sells its stake in Telecom CLM to the pan-European fund manager Equitix

The infrastructure division of GED, GED Infrastructure SGEIC, is to sell its stake in Telecom Castilla – La Mancha (Telecom CLM) to a pan-European fund manager specialising in infrastructure Equitix. The closing of the transaction will take place after the accomplishment of the Condition Precedents (Antitrust clearance amongst others).  

ProFinda secures GBP1m investment from Nesta

ProFinda has received GBP1 million of funding from Nesta Impact Investments, a venture capital arm of one of the UK’s leading innovation foundations. Nesta Impact Investments supports businesses like ProFinda which have the potential to deliver clear social impact as a part of their business model.    ProFinda’s mission is

Secondary considerations

This week we look at the growing popularity of private equity secondary investments, with Cari Lodge, Head of Secondaries at Commonfund Capital, forecasting that secondary market volume is “on track to reach USD100 billion this year”. We also have news of the latest fund from One Equity Partners which has

Private equity partner joins Sidley in London

Sidley Austin has appointed Eleanor Shanks as a partner based in London. Shanks, who will be a member of Sidley’s global M&A and Private Equity practice, joins from Proskauer Rose LLP. “Eleanor is one of the most respected private equity lawyers in London and highly regarded for her work across

Livingbridge invests in Nationwide Hire

Livingbridge, a UK mid-market private equity investors, has made a GBP15 million investment in Nationwide Hire, an aggregator of equipment rental and hire services. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Fareham, Hampshire, Nationwide Hire manages a network of over 4,000 suppliers based in over 9,000 locations across the UK and

Varde Partners and AGAM Capital form life and retirement solutions JV

Värde Partners and Agam Capital are forming a joint venture pursue the acquisition, reinsurance and management of life and retirement businesses globally. The joint venture combines the investment management expertise of Värde Partners with the proprietary insurance solutions platform developed by Agam, and will have the capability to price and

One Equity Partners closes Fund VII with USD1.75bn of total commit-ments

One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, has completed fundraising for One Equity Partners VII, LP (Fund VII) with USD1.75 billion in total capital commitments, bringing the firm’s total AUM to USD6.5 billion. Fund VII attracted commitments from a range of premier global institutional LPs, including pensions

Voyager Capital raises USD100m in fifth fund

Voyager Capital, a West Coast venture capital firm focused on first-round venture technology investments, thas raised USD100 million to fuel innovation in the underserved Cascadia market, which includes Washington, Oregon, and Western Canada. The fund, Voyager’s fifth, will power first-round investments in B2B startups across cloud infrastructure, software as a

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