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Avedon Capital-backed Kinly acquires MK2 Audiovisual

Kinly, a portfolio company of private equity firm Avedon Capital Partners has acquired MK2 in a deal that fits in with Kinly’s strategy of strengthening its position in the audio-visual and visual collaboration market through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. In recent years, MK2 has rapidly developed from Breda into

Blue Ox: Taking healthcare companies from the 2nd innings to the 6th innings

New York-based Blue Ox Healthcare Partners (Blue Ox) is a private equity investment firm providing capital to growth stage healthcare companies. The firm focuses on businesses in the middle market targeting the industry’s transformation to individuality and value-based care in healthcare services, HCIT, and medical and life sciences technologies, whose innovations,

Aurelius acquires Norwegian Wholesale Business from HELLA

Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co has acquired Norwegian automotive aftermarket wholesaler Hellanor from Nordic Forum Holding, a 100 per cent subsidiary of HELLA. Headquartered in Skytta near Oslo, Hellanor generates circa EUR70 million in revenues with approximately 250 employees.   The transaction is scheduled for completion in the fourth

SME housebuilder Backhouse secures GBP50 million investment from Cheyne Capital

Design-led SME housebuilder Backhouse has secured a GBP50 million investment from alternative asset manager Cheyne Capital to support major growth plans for the company in 2019 and beyond. This new investment by Cheyne Real Estate Credit (CRECH) Fund V – Opportunistic takes the form of a joint venture, giving Backhouse

Jonathan Bloch, EDI

Dinosaur Merchant Bank appoints non-exec director

Dinosaur Merchant Bank Ltd (DMBL), an independent London challenger bank and a subsidiary of Dinosaur Group Holdings, has appointed Jonathan Bloch, the founder and CEO of Exchange Data International (EDI), as non-executive director. Headquartered in London, DMBL specialises in institutional investing and finance, with a focus on emerging and frontier

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LibreMax Capital to acquire Trimaran Advisors

An affiliate of LibreMax Capital (LibreMax), an asset management firm specialising in structured credit, is to acquire Trimaran Advisors, a US-based investment manager with expertise in managing collateralised loan obligations (CLOs), from KCAP Financial (KCAP). Trimaran currently manages six CLOs with approximately USD3 billion of assets under management. Following the

Willdan completes acquisition of Lime Energy

Willdan Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of Lime Energy Co, a national provider of energy solutions for utilities and their commercial customers. Under the terms of the agreement, Willdan acquired all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Lime Energy for USD120 million in cash, exclusive of

Riverside Company adds Atlas Knowledge to Mintra Group platform

The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, has added Atlas Knowledge (Atlas) to its Mintra Group platform. This is the second add-on for Mintra since Riverside’s 2014 investment in the company. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, Atlas provides digital learning solutions for safety critical industries, primarily for the oil and

O’Melveny represents Finisar in USD3.2bn acquisition by II-VI Incorporated

O’Melveny has represented Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a global technology specialist in optical communications, in a definitive agreement under which II-VI Incorporated (NASDAQ:IIVI), will acquire the company in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately USD3.2 billion. The O’Melveny team was led by David Makarechian, Silicon Valley Partner and

GCA Altium advises Moneypenny on investment from ECI

Moneypenny, the UK’s leading outsourced communications provider delivering telephone answering, live chat, switchboard and multichannel customer services, is partnering with private equity investor ECI Partners to help drive the next stage of the company’s growth. ECI’s significant investment will support Moneypenny’s ambitious plans to substantially grow its turnover by expanding

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