PNC Bank has closed a USD100 million senior secured revolving credit for Apache Industrial Services, a portfolio company of Quantum Capital. PNC Capital Markets led the syndication as sole lead arranger, and PNC Bank is serving as administrative agent. Based in Houston, Texas, Apache Industrial Services provides a suite
The Riverside Company has sold a non-voting minority stake to Parkwood to accelerate continuing growth. Parkwood is a limited partner in multiple Riverside funds. “Parkwood has a deep understanding of Riverside including our strategy, market leadership and culture,” says Riverside co-CEO Stewart Kohl. “This is a natural extension of
Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners’ portfolio company Anvil International has acquired AFCON, a provider of patented fire protection pipe hangers and seismic bracing products. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in El Monte, California, AFCON manufactures a complete range of fire
Private equity activity in Africa will inject billions of US dollars of sustainable investment over the next five years, research shows. Private equity deals in Africa are growing from a low base equivalent to 0.18 per cent of Africa’s GDP in 2016. Every 0.01 per cent increase will mean
NVM Private Equity has exited from Coventry-based telecommunications and security systems integration provider Optilan following a secondary management buy-out by Blue Water Energy, delivering a 3.1x return on funds invested. NVM first supported Optilan in the GBP18 million management buy-out in 2008. Since then, under NVM’s ownership, Optilan
ITI Technologies, operating under the brand Finvale, has closed a USD500,000 investment deal from a consortium of venture capital funds specialising in fintech. Softline Seed Fund – a joint venture between Softline Group and Russian Venture Company’s seed fund – led the investment round, purchasing a minority stake for RUB15
Redwood Bank, a new UK SME business bank, has secured a banking licence following approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). Redwood will now enter its mobilisation phase and expects to launch to customers later in 2017. Redwood Bank is wholly owned by Redwood
HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital, has arranged a GBP27 million unitranche loan for Primesight, an out-of-home advertising company in the UK which is majority owned by GMT Communication Partners. Primesight is headquartered in London, UK and has around 140 employees. The company operates a
Exxelia, a manufacturer of high-performance complex passive components and subsystems focusing on highly demanding end-markets such as civil aeronautics, space and defence, has refinanced and simplified its debt structure. The former structure, which comprised both senior debt as well as a mezzanine debt financing, was enforced in March 2014 before
Funds advised by Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven Partners intend to launch a voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares of STADA Arzneimittel. STADA is an independent pharmaceutical company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company offers a portfolio of high-quality, low-cost generic products including selected
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