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AnaCap achieves over 50 per cent IRR on Ellisphere sale

AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist European financial services private equity firm and active investor, has sold Ellisphere, a French business intelligence company that specialises in data and analytics, to Andera Partners, Tikehau Capital and Bpifrance.  The exit comes after just two years since AnaCap’s initial investment and will generate

Ares Private Equity Group invests in Cooper’s Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants, an lifestyle brand centred around food and wine, has secured an investment by a fund managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation (ARES). Terms of the investment have not been disclosed. Since its founding in 2005, Cooper’s Hawk has built the world’s

Vista Equity Partners closes Endeavor Fund II at USD85m hard cap

Vista Equity Partners (Vista), an investment firm focused on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses, has completed fundraising for Vista Equity Endeavor Fund II.  The Fund was significantly oversubscribed from a diverse group of limited partners and closed at its hard-cap of USD850 million. Vista’s Endeavor platform now manages over

Audax Private Equity completes sale of Preferred Compounding to HEXPOL

Audax Private Equity (Audax), in partnership with management, has completed the sale of Preferred Compounding Corporation (Preferred Compounding) to HEXPOL (STO:HPOL-B). Headquartered in Copley, OH, Preferred is a leading provider of proprietary and custom mixed rubber compounds, including strips, slabs, pellets, and calendered sheet end forms. The Company maintains relationships

Hetherley Capital adds three to leadership team

Hetherley Capital Partners (Hetherley) has appointed three Senior Executives to its leadership team as it continues its expansion in the UK hotel real estate sector.  Stephane Lalou joins Hetherley as Executive Vice President, responsible for the commercial development of the business. Previously with private equity investor EQ Group and family

Kleinberg Kaplan becomes champion sponsor of Women in Funds

Boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan has become a champion-level sponsor of Women in Funds, a social community for female leaders in the private investment funds industry and select senior leaders at law firms, allocators, and industry consultants. “As a firm we recognise the need for diversity and we likewise counsel

Incline Equity Partners closes on USD314.5m for new fund platform

Sixpoint Partners has announced the successful closing of Incline Elevate Fund with USD314.5 million of total capital commitments. The Fund, which is the fifth investment vehicle and first fund extension vehicle for Incline Equity Partners (Incline), easily surpassed its initial hard cap of USD300 million after only two months of

Inverness Graham raises USD415m for latest fund

Inverness Graham Investments, a lower middle market private investment firm, has raised USD415 million for Inverness Graham Investments IV (IGI-IV), eclipsing its USD300 million target and meeting its hard cap in less than four months. The firm did not use a placement agent. IGI-IV will continue its strategy of acquiring high

Core Industrial’s portfolio company Protek acquires Cal-X

Chicago-based private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners’ (CORE) portfolio company Prototek has acquired Cal-X, a provider of precision machining and sheet metal fabrication rapid prototyping services.  Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in Wisconsin, Cal-X offers rapid prototyping and short-run production services through its wide

Weatherford Capital adds Vice President

Weatherford Capital, a family-owned private investment firm, has appointed David Seider as a Vice President. Seider will be responsible for investment analysis, transaction execution, and portfolio management. “We are very pleased to welcome David to the team,” says Will Weatherford, Managing Partner at Weatherford Capital. “As we continue to build

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