Sports nutrition brand Grenade has secured investment from Grovepoint Capital in a deal led by international investment bank Altium. This is Altium’s latest transaction in the sports nutrition market following the sale of sports supplements business CNP Professional to First Milk in 2012 and the sale of online retailer Myprotein.com
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds is to host Imagineer Technology Group’s Clienteer software platform in the AbacusFLEX private cloud environment. The partnership allows AbacusFLEX clients to access the Clienteer CRM Platform, with the option to either be maintained internally or
Nottinghamshire-based door manufacturer Door-Stop International has been acquired by Canadian trade buyer Masonite International for GBP30m, in a deal advised by Clearwater Corporate Finance. Established in 2008, Door-Stop is a UK manufacturer and distributor of high quality “ready-to-fit” composite exterior residential doorsets with an expanding nationwide customer base of trade
High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company BlueSpire Strategic Marketing has added Martino & Binzer to its family of companies. BlueSpire is a provider of strategy, technology, and content solutions for the healthcare and financial services industries. Martino & Binzer is a provider of integrated marketing, sales consulting, and technology
Boost Communications has raised an additional GBP1m in funding from Norwegian state-owned venture capital fund Investinor and the private venture capital fund Norsk Innvasjonskapital (NIK), following the previous GBP3.7m invested between 2012 and 2013. A leading player in the mobile web and marketing space, Boost Communications was established in Norway in 2000 and produces software that makes
European private equity firm Cinven has acquired a majority investment in Medpace for a total consideration of USD915m from CCMP Capital Advisors. Medpace is a global contract research organisation (CRO) business providing management services to the R&D departments of pharma, biotech and medical device clients to help plan and oversee
Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has invested GBP2m – via its EIS Fund – into a digital administration services provider of low-cost solutions for the pensions, savings and investment industries. Through its proprietary technology platform, Quai provides white-label administration services for personal savings products at a fraction of the
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has represented Swiss private equity firm Partners Group in making a majority investment in Mexico’s leading gas infrastructure firm, valued at approximately USD750m. Partners Group is acquiring a majority stake in Fermaca, which owns and operates gas pipelines and related energy assets in Mexico.
The German market for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) looks set to burst into life, with an increase in deal activity expected. Corporate transaction managers are flush with cash and coming under growing pressure to invest, but also face tougher competition from the private equity camp. These are the key
Iluka Resources has concluded an investment agreement with the private UK-based Metalysis Limited for an interest of 18.3 per cent of the company. Metalysis has demonstrated that it is able to produce titanium powder directly from Iluka’s main high grade titanium feedstock products of rutile. Iluka’s managing director David
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