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Perusa Partners acquires majority of Senator from Merz-Pharma-Group

Perusa Partners Fund II has completed a majority investment in Senator GmbH & Co KGaA. Senator, headquartered in Gross-Bieberau, had been owned by Merz-Pharma-Group since 1920.   In the previous financial year 2014/15 Senator generated nearly EUR50 million sales. The company currently employs around 350 people worldwide at the site

Lendix launches first ELTIF dedicated to lending to SMEs

Lendix has launched what it says is the first European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) dedicated to lending to very small businesses and SMEs. Lendix SME Loans fund II has received the agreement of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and is the first SME dedicated ELTIF authorised in Europe.

Audax closes fourth mezzanine fund with USD1.2bn of commitments

Alternative asset management firm Audax Group has held the final close of Audax Mezzanine Fund IV at its hard cap of USD1.2 billion of aggregate committed capital from a select group of institutional and high net worth limited partners. Fund IV was oversubscribed and exceeded its fundraising target of USD1

IDG Capital Partners closes USD1bn capital fund

IDG Capital Partners has held the final closing of IDG Capital Fund III with commitments totalling USD1 billion, in partnership with Breyer Capital, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital investor. The new fund will focus on investing in next-generation opportunities in technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), healthcare, energy, and consumer products,

CG Commercial Finance acquired by Atalaya Capital Management

CG Commercial Finance (CGCF) has sold all of the outstanding stock of the company to funds managed by Atalaya Capital Management. CGCF says transaction represents an important milestone in the firm’s long-term growth strategy establishing the capital resources to exponentially grow its originations platform; increase its funding capacity; and expand

Agilitas sells Ionisos to Ardian

Agilitas, a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company Ionisos to Ardian, an independent private investment company, for an undisclosed consideration. Agilitas invested in Ionisos, alongside management, in December 2014. During Agilitas’s ownership, Ionisos has boosted its sales and marketing efforts gaining strategic global European customers as

Audax Private Equity sells Winchester Electronics

Audax Private Equity has completed the sale of Winchester Electronics to Snow Phipps, a private equity firm based in New York, in conjunction with management and other investors. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in South Norwalk, Connecticut, Winchester is a provider of custom engineered interconnect

Wynnchurch Capital adds Alison Miller to team

Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has expanded its team with the addition of Alison Miller, who has joined the firm as director. Miller is focused on sourcing new investment opportunities that fit Wynnchurch's operations-oriented investment approach. She also supports the firm’s strategic relationships with the bankruptcy and restructuring

Patron Capital raises EUR949 million for Fund V

Patron Capital, the pan-European institutional investor focused on property-backed investments, has closed its fifth fund raising EUR949 million (USD1.05 billion), including approximately EUR143 million (USD158 billion) of co-investment capital. Greenhill & Co acted as the placement agent.   Patron Capital V exceeded its original target of EUR750 million (USD830 million),

Monroe Capital hires Marc Adelson as MD

Monroe Capital has appointed Marc Adelson as managing director, originations. Adelson joins Ben Marzouk and Lee Stern in the firm’s New York office.   “We are very excited to add Marc to the Monroe Capital team,” says Ted Koenig, president and chief executive of Monroe Capital. “Marc has an accomplished

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