Antares Capital is serving as administrative agent and sole lead arranger on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of SmartBear Software (SmartBear) by Francisco Partners. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Somerville, MA, SmartBear is a global leader in software quality tools for teams. With over 22,000
Dave Famolari has been named managing director for Hearst Ventures. He will report to Scott English, Hearst Ventures senior managing director and head of US investments. Famolari comes to Hearst from Verizon, where he served as a director of the ventures arm of the company since 2013. During his time
Research Affiliates has launched a new version of Asset Allocation Interactive, an online investor tool that provides investment information and expected return data across more than 130 assets. The site features newly added alternative asset classes including real estate, hedge funds, and private equity. The site also includes 11 model
European mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe has invested in Willerby, the UK’s leading manufacturer of static holiday homes. Equistone has acquired a majority stake in the Company from Caird Capital. Financial terms of the investment are undisclosed, but CVC Credit’s European Private Debt Business provided a term debt
HIG Capital (HIG), a leading global private equity and alternative asset firm with over USD21 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates led a strategic investment in Trace3, Inc. Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Trace3 is a leading digital transformation and IT solutions
Liberty Hall Capital Partners (Liberty Hall), a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defence industry, has acquired Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Ltd, an independent global designer, manufacturer and retreader of aircraft tires, in a transaction valued at USD135 million. Dunlop Aircraft Tyres represents
Orrick has advised Michelin on its acquisition of NexTraq, a US provider of commercial fleet telematics, from Fleetcor Technologies in an all-cash transaction. NexTraq provides solutions for driver safety, fuel management and enhancing fleet productivity. Since its inception in 2000, NexTraq has become a leading provider of GPS fleet management
Independent credit provider InPark Square Capital (Park Square) has gone live on IHS Markit’s order management and portfolio modelling system, thinkFolio. The implementation delivers operational efficiencies for Park Square’s front and middle office functions, with thinkFolio seamlessly integrating with the firm’s other IHS Markit loan offerings, providing end-to-end connectivity and
Electra Private Equity has completed the appointment of G10 Capital, part of Lawson Conner Group, to serve as the Company’s AIFM, responsible for ensuring compliance with the AIFM Directive. Electra joins a strong suite of private equity managers on the Lawson Conner platform including four additional global mandates thus far
Edge Investments (Edge), a specialist investment house focused on the creative industries sector, has taken a stake in Antidote Productions. Antidote is an independent, factual TV production company based in London, working with major UK and international broadcasters. The Company was founded by Laura Jones, BAFTA and RTS award-winning filmmaker,
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