Private equity funds managed by Blackstone have agreed to sell GCA Services Group (GCA) to a consortium of the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs and Thomas H Lee Partners. GCA is a provider of janitorial/custodial and facility management services to over 930 customers, including ~20 per cent of the
Andrew Cosslett has joined private equity firm Advent International as an Operating Partner. Cosslett will work closely with Advent’s Retail, Consumer and Leisure team to identify new investment opportunities across Advent’s global network, with a particular focus on the leisure sector. He will also be available to support Advent’s current and
Law firm Paul Hastings has appointed structured finance and capital markets specialist Paul Severs as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice ion London. Severs will be joining the firm from Berwin Leighton Paisner, where he is Head of Structured Debt and Capital Markets. Severs has extensive experience in
Vector Capital has combined portfolio companies Freedom Scientific and Optelec to create the world's largest assistive technology provider for the visually impaired. The two companies have a long history of providing innovative technology solutions that enable blind and low vision individuals to reach their full potential – to gain an
The specialist securitisation team of leading Scottish law firm, Shepherd and Wedderburn, has acted alongside Allen & Overy in advising the debt funders Cerberus Capital Management’s acquisition ofNorthern Rock’s GBP13 billion asset portfolio – the largest ever financial asset sale by a European government. Shepherd and Wedderburn advised the arrangers
LoveCrafts has secured USD20 million in a funding round led by Highland Europe, with participation from existing investor Balderton Capital. Addressing the USD100 billion craft industry, LoveCrafts is at the centre of the crafting community, with its sites LoveKnitting.com and LoveCrochet.com attracting millions of visitors every month. The company has experienced
Funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities have acquired Diamonds Direct, an independent jewellery company. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Diamonds Direct has a ong and well-established history in diamond sales and manufacturing. In the last seven years, the company has grown from one location in Charlotte to a multi-channel retailer with seven
Audax Group has partnered with existing management to acquire Justrite Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of industrial safety products for regulated and critical safety environments. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Justrite, headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, is a leading, globally recognised industrial safety platform providing unparalleled technical expertise,
Atlas Holdings has sold portfolio company Pangborn Group, a designer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative surface preparation equipment and related aftermarket parts and services, to United Generations. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Atlas acquired Pangborn in June of 2006. Headquartered in Fairburn, Georgia, the company employs over 250 people
UK-based Sensible Lender Limited has raised GBP7 million in a first round of venture capital investments led by Venture Capital Partners to accelerate growth of its global peer-to-peer lending platform. The remainder of the GBP17.8 million commitment is to be provided in three separate tranches over a six-month period.
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