OakNorth has completed a deal with private equity firm Baird Capital to part finance the acquisition of Collingwood Lighting, a leading designer and supplier of luminaires into the professional refurbishment and new-build markets in the UK and France. With roots dating back to 1902, Collingwood Lighting was a fourth-generation family-owned
Blockchain for private equity firm Swarm has partnered with decentralised autonomous organisation MakerDAO to integrate the Dai token into the Swarm platform. Swarm writes that this will give Swarm’s community of accredited investors a greater capability to lock in crypto prices, using the world’s first decentralised stablecoin on the
Holger Mertens, Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Credit and Chia Woon Khien, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income at Nikko Asset Management examine the future for Chinese bonds in major indices… In our publication “Will Investors be ready when Chinese bonds go global?” last October we raised the expectation that Chinese bonds
Great Rock Capital, an asset-focused commercial finance company specialising in middle market lending, has closed a USD12 million senior secured credit facility to toy manufacturer and seller Imperial Toy. The new capital will provide Imperial Toy with the financial flexibility needed to increase business production and position the firm for accelerated growth.
High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Nolan Power Group, which will be combined with Storage Battery Systems (SBS). High Road acquired SBS in May 2017 in the seventh platform acquisition for High Road Capital Partners Fund II. Based in Mandeville, Louisiana, Nolan Power Group is the Gulf
Periscope Equity (Periscope), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has completed the final closing of its first institutional fund. Periscope Equity I exceeded its target closing with more than USD104 million of committed capital. Periscope received fund commitments from a distinguished group of limited partners, including endowments, pension funds, charitable foundations,
Wild Bunch SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of European film distribution and sales company Wild Bunch AG, has agreed a refinancing deal with SWB Finance, part of the Sapinda Group. As part of this plan SWB Finance will assume the company’s existing financial liabilities for a total amount of EUR62.7
Superion, TriTech and Aptean; three technology companies that offer solutions for public safety and public administration agencies, are to merge to create a new business focused on building software that solves some of the most critical issues facing local governments. The combination of Superion, TriTech, and the public sector and
Alternative investment group Tages is to acquire a stake in VAM Investments, a private equity investment holding company specialising in growth capital and buyouts. This strategic partnership marks Tages’ entry into the private equity sector as it continues to grow its business lines across alternative asset classes. Under the
Apex Group (Apex), one of the world’s largest fund administrators, has appointed Joseph Holman as Global Head of Allocators for the Group. Holman will manage relationships with institutional-sized investors and allocators worldwide and brings with him more than 25 years of industry experience in building and integrating businesses in the
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