Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has sold its investment in Corbin & King, a London-based restaurant group. The sale forms part of a wider transaction in which Minor Hotels, one of the largest hospitality and leisure groups in the Asia-Pacific region, took a majority interest in the group. Minor
Palatine Private Equity has invested in ZyroFisher, a cycling parts and accessories distributor, alongside mid-market private equity investor LDC. ZyroFisher was originally formed in April 2016, when LDC backed the management buyout of Zyro and supported the simultaneous acquisition of Fisher Outdoor Leisure. Based in Darlington, the business supplies major
alphabroder, a North American distributor of imprintable sportswear and accessories and portfolio company of Littlejohn & Co, has closed its acquisition of Prime Line, a manufacturer and supplier of promotional products for more than three decades. Since its founding in 1980, Prime Line has introduced many innovative products and services
Private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners has acquired Captain D’s, the franchisor and operator of 530 Captain D’s restaurants in 21 US states. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The Captain D’s system consists of 227 franchised and 303 company-owned locations with established strongholds in the American Southeast
Unilever has received a binding offer from KKR to purchase its global Spreads business for EUR6.825 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, says: “In April of this year we set out our 2020 programme to accelerate sustainable value creation. After a long history in Unilever
Goji, an investment manager and platform in the Direct Lending sector, has added two seasoned wealth management executives to its new advisory board. The board’s expertise will enable Goji to further pioneer Direct Lending in the advisory sector during the 2018 IFISA season. Paul McMahon, former group marketing director
Egeria has held the first and final closing of the Egeria Private Equity Fund V, having raised EUR800 million in capital commitments in a record time of just six weeks. The fund is the largest private equity fund in Egeria’s twenty-year history. The capital for Private Equity Fund V
By Nick Bayley (pictured), Duff & Phelps – Fed up with MiFID II yet? We are in the home straight and 3 January is just over the hill. But rather than relief that the finishing line is in sight, many of people I speak to are just a bit fed
Two investment management firms have forged a partnership to offer a one-stop solution for ManCo services to its international client base of hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds. Lawson Conner Group, a leading ManCo, compliance and regulatory outsourcing firm, is teaming up with Fuchs Asset Management, a management
Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has led a GBP1.8 million investment into Curo Compensation Limited (Curo) to support the continued growth of the business. Maven is providing GBP1.2 million of development capital alongside further investment from Curo’s existing investors Downing and Scottish
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