Falfurrias Capital Partners has acquired a controlling interest in American Safety Council (ASC) to support and enhance its growth under the leadership of chief executive Jeff Pairan. Based in Orlando, Florida and founded in 1993, ASC is a provider of e-Learning training solutions to address transportation and workplace safety, testing,
BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched an AIFMD depositary banking service aimed at asset managers distributing non-European alternative investment funds into Europe. The service will help these asset managers comply with AIFMD (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive), a European directive designed to introduce new levels of security and investor protection
Napier Park Global Capital’s financial partners team has completed the initial investment of the Napier Park Railcar Lease Fund, a USD370 million specialised, single-purpose private equity fund. The fund has deployed a total of USD359 million in equity capital, or 97 per cent, within 12 months of its inception and
DMS Offshore Investment Services has received approval from the Central Bank of Ireland for its AIFM passporting application to Luxembourg. The Central Bank has now forwarded the notification application to the Luxembourg authorities and this confirmation of transmission of the notification process technically completes that requirement under the Alternative Investment
ResponseTap, a specialist in call tracking and analytics, has secured GBP4m of Series B funding including GBP2.5m from Beringea, which manages the ProVen Venture Capital Trusts, and GBP1.5m from Eden Ventures. ResponseTap will use this investment to accelerate expansion in the US and to continue support for its UK development
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has completed its USD930 million acquisition of TravelClick, a provider of cloud-based revenue-generating solutions for the USD500 billion global hospitality industry. “TravelClick has established itself as the leader in delivering revenue-enhancing technology and services to the hotel industry, and we look forward to supporting the
RiverVest Venture Partners has sold portfolio company Lumena Pharmaceuticals to Dublin-based Shire Plc in a transaction with an upfront payment of USD260 million in cash. The deal also includes a payment for net cash at closing, and near-term contingent milestone payments related to ongoing clinical trials. In the three
Middle market private equity firm GI Partners is to acquire IT infrastructure and cloud provider Peak 10. Founded in 2000, Peak 10 provides hybrid IT infrastructure services including data centre services, private and enterprise cloud infrastructure and managed services. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates 24 data
Private equity-backed IPOs in Latin America outperformed the broader public markets and other IPOs in the region by a significant margin over the course of 2013, according to a survey by EY. The report – Great expectations: what’s next for Latin American private equity? – underscores that exits via IPOs
Venture capital investor Octopus Investments and tech start-up specialist 360 Leaders have formed a strategic partnership to work on projects in the technology and enterprise space over the next 12 months. 360 Leaders held its latest ‘Hot Topics’ event last week in New York, focused on the trends of international
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