Inflexion has been advised by Carey Olsen and Aztec Group on the launch of its latest Guernsey-domiciled private equity fund – the 2012 Co-Investment Fund. The fund, which initially targeted GBP75m of commitments, closed in record time on 31 July at its hard cap of GBP100m, six weeks after launch.
Illinois Tool Works’ (ITW) Decorative Surfaces business is to become a new, independent company operating as Wilsonart International, backed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R). A fund managed by CD&R will invest USD395m in the new freestanding business to acquire a majority ownership stake. ITW will retain an ongoing ownership
The gradual recovery in deal flow in private equity’s UK lower mid-market continued during the second quarter of 2012, as the Eurozone crises’ impact on confidence and the availability of leveraged debt continued to dampen the wider continental buyout market. According to Lyceum Capital and Cass Business School’s UK Growth
Great Point Partners, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based private investment firm focused on the healthcare industry, has led a USD20m funding round in growth recapitalisation of Connecture. Existing investor Chrysalis Ventures also co-invested in the financing. The investment will enable Connecture to meet the demand from states for the creation of health
The Riverside Company has acquired the US food ingredients distribution business of Centerchem, a distributor of Capol products. Based in Elmshorn, Germany, Capol is a Riverside platform company that develops and manufactures polishing, anti-sticking and release agents used for confectionary applications. The new US operation, Capol LLC, is based in
Tech Coast Angels (TCA) raised more than USD10m of total investment in 17 companies, including USD4,571,000 of direct TCA investment, during the first half of 2012 via the group’s five networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Central Coast, and Inland Empire. The investment portfolio for the period spans
Maven Capital Partners has appointed Alan Robertson as investment manager. He will work alongside David Milroy in Maven’s Central Scotland team, and will be based out of the Edinburgh office. Robertson (pictured) will focus on sourcing and executing new investment opportunities for the Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) as well as
An affiliate of Lightyear Fund III has completed its acquisition of the Healthcare Benefit Solutions business from FIS. Lightyear previously announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the business on 25 June 2012. The new company has been renamed and will operate as Alegeus Technologies. Alegeus is provides
The Carlyle Group and Getty Images management have formed a partnership to acquire Getty Images, a creator and distributor of still imagery, video and multimedia products, from Hellman & Friedman for USD3.3bn. Carlyle will acquire a controlling stake in Getty Images, while Getty Images co-founder and chairman Mark Getty and
CAI Private Equity has appointed Allan Weinstein as a managing partner. Weinstein will lead the firm’s US investment effort, which is focused on energy and utility services, business and financial services, specialty/niche manufacturing, aerospace and healthcare. He will be based in CAI’s New York office. Tracey McVicar, managing partner, says:
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