Premium bar and nightclub operator Novus Leisure has been sold by majority shareholders Barclays Ventures and RBS Strategic investment Group for GBP100m to new investors LGV Capital and Hutton Collins, which have backed the existing management team. Novus Leisure is the UK’s largest private bar and nightclub operator having a
Koontz-Wagner has completed the previously announced sale of its subsidiary, Koontz-Wagner Custom Controls, to Global Power Equipment Group. Custom Controls is a manufacturer and integrator of engineered packaged control house solutions for the energy, oil and gas, and electrical industries. Headquartered in Indiana, Custom Controls has delivered products and services
LDC has provided follow-on funding to support portfolio business Kirona Group’s acquisition of Xmbrace, a provider of scheduling software to the UK social housing sector. The deal represents Cheshire-based Kirona’s first acquisition since LDC invested in the business in November 2011, backing the management team’s focus on organic growth alongside
European private equity firm Cinven has sold 10.8 million ordinary shares of Ziggo NV, the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, at a price of EUR23.50 per share, realising EUR255m of gross proceeds. Following the listing in March 2012 and this sale of shares, Ziggo will have generated total proceeds
TAG Associates, a New York City-based multi-client family office, has appointed Jonathan M. Bergman as a managing director, reporting to the chief executive officer David Basner. Bergman’s primary responsibilities at TAG will be to serve as portfolio manager to client accounts and conduct investment manager diligence. He will also join
Total assets under management held by private equity funds worldwide have reached USD3 trillion for the first time, highlighting the sustained growth of the industry despite challenging wider economic conditions, according to research conducted by Preqin for the 2012 Private Equity Performance Monitor. The figure is calculated using unrealised portfolio
Silk Road Finance has launched Mandalay Capital, a Myanmar-focused investment banking firm. The new Myanmar-dedicated venture is to advise international clients and partners on their planned investments in Myanmar as well as build relationships with Myanmar institutions and companies and assist them with capital raising and strategic advisory. Strategically
CitySprint, a UK same day distribution network, has completed its sixth acquisition since it was backed by Dunedin, the UK mid-market private equity house, in 2010. CitySprint has acquired the same day courier, UK overnight and international operations of Scarlet Couriers. CitySprint is on track to deliver GBP100m of revenues
Maitland, the international wealth and fund services firm, has acquired 100 per cent of Inter-Ocean Management, a corporate services and trust company based in Mauritius. The deal takes effect from 1 July 2012. Over the past five years, Mauritius has transformed itself into a springboard for trade and investment into
Odyssey Investment Partners has acquired L-com, a provider of wired and wireless connectivity products to original equipment manufacturers, system integrators and network installers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts, L-com’s customers are typically design and network engineers who are responsible for specifying connectivity
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