Private investment firm Highlander Partners has sold its portfolio company, SensoryEffects, to Balchem Corporation, a publicly-traded human and animal health and wellness company. The purchase price was USD567 million, before working capital and other adjustments. The sale represents the culmination of eight years of collaboration and enterprise building between
Monroe Capital has funded a USD20.8 million unitranche credit facility to support the growth of Gracelock Industries. Based in Los Angeles, California, Gracelock Industries is a privately-held e-commerce provider to the marine, power sports, and home décor industries with operations throughout North America. Monroe Capital continues to expand its
DNV GL, a ship and offshore classification society and technical risk service provider, has acquired Marine Cybernetics, a specialist in third-party testing of computer control systems. Marine Cybernetics was established in 2002 as a spin-off from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Based in Trondheim, Norway, the
CTPartners has appointed Andrew Duncan as co-managing partner in the UK private equity practice in the firm’s London office. He will co-lead the practice with managing partner, Guy Barnes. Duncan previously served as an operating executive for many years. His work specialises in building talent teams within portfolio businesses,
US retail and consumer merger and acquisition (M&A) activity during the first quarter of 2014 was primarily driven by five multibillion dollar transactions, according to PwC's US retail and consumer deals insights Q1 2014 report. More than half of those deals were aligned to the food and beverage sector.
Milestone Group, a provider of fund processing solutions to the funds industry, has appointed Robert Caporale as managing director and head of North America. Caporale (pictured) brings 30 years of experience in financial services and technology. He spent the last 12 years at JPMorgan where he held senior leadership positions
European private equity fundraising more than doubled in 2013 to EUR53.6bn, according to the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association’s (EVCA) European Private Equity Activity report. The increase was driven by a change in the profile of the funds raised, with 12 buyout funds each raising in excess of
bfinance has made a number of senior management changes within its London office and promoted key executives. Chris Jones, managing director – head of alternatives and public markets, will take on the role of head of the London office. Pal Sarai, senior director – UK markets, will assume additional
Flux, a provider of collaborative design software for the building construction industry, has raised USD8 million in Series A financing. DFJ led this investment round with participation from Borealis Ventures. Flux's mission is to spread design knowledge and improve the accessibility of design tools in order to help meet
Next week’s federal budget should be framed around policies that help support a more innovative and internationally competitive Australian economy, according to the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). “There has been a lot of focus in the last few weeks on how costs can be stripped
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