Larsen MacColl Partners has sold its portfolio company, A&S Services Group and affiliates, to Celadon Group. The purchase price of USD55 million sees LMP realise a 24x multiple of its invested capital from the sale. LMP managing partner, Jeff Larsen, says: “Thanks to Ken Buck and his team, A&S
Elian Fund Services has appointed two associate directors, Jane Stammers and Alex Di Santo, to its real estate and private equity teams in Jersey. Stammers has over 20 years’ experience in the offshore administration of real estate and corporate structures. In her new role she will be responsible for ensuring
easyProperty, the online estate agent from easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and property entrepreneur Rob Ellice, has smashed its overall fundraising target by 30 per cent, raising GBP9.75m through a mix of crowdfunding and private investment.
Global law firm White & Case has advised GSO Capital Partners on its GBP115 million debt-and-equity financing of the management buyout of XLN Telecom from ECI Partners. White & Case also represented the management-backed Newco on the acquisition. GSO, a subsidiary of global investment and advisory firm The Blackstone
Indian car rental company Zoomcar has secured an investment from private equity firm Sequoia Capital. Zoomcar started in Bangalore in February 2013, with seven vehicles at one location, but now has over 250 cars at about 40 locations across Bangalore and Pune, with plans to expand to other cities in India.
A company owned by the private equity firm Permira is to acquire Metalogix, a provider of management tools for mission-critical collaboration platforms, including Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange and Office 365. Members of Metalogix’s senior management team, including chief executive officer Steven Murphy, will maintain a significant equity stake in the company
Alter Domus, a provider of fund and corporate services to international private equity and infrastructure houses, real estate firms, multinationals, private clients and private debt managers, has opened an office in Düsseldorf, Germany. Chief executive Laurent Vanderweyen says: “Expanding our international presence into this important European nation’s financial sector is
Drug development firm Brabant Pharma has been sold to US-based pharmaceutical company Zogenix, in a deal where the main selling shareholders were advised by Zeus Capital. Consideration for the deal is expected to reach up to USD130m. Brabant is a single purpose company developing its low-dose fenfluramine treatment to
Consumer brands specialist investor Piper has sold Justin Craig Education, a UK exam revision business, to independent college brand MPW. The sale was completed for an undisclosed sum. Piper bought Justin Craig in 2008. Since then, it has doubled sales and become a leading brand in the group tuition market. In transforming the business, Piper
Private equity firm Advent International has completed the acquisition of Corialis (Core Innovative Aluminium Integrated Solutions) from Sagard and Ergon, alongside the management team led by CEO Johan Verstrepen. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1984, and headquartered in Belgium, Corialis is a European aluminium
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