WFEL, the Stockport-based defence engineering group which is backed by UK mid-market private equity house Dunedin, has secured a significant contract to supply GBP57 million of tactical military bridges to the Swiss armed forces. This agreement follows a highly competitive two-year international procurement contest and as such strengthens WFEL’s position
Cheshire mobile application software developer Kirona Group has secured a significant investment from mid-market private equity firm LDC. The business, which is based in Alderley Edge, was established in 2003 by former Oracle executives David Murray and Neil Harvey, and develops FFA solutions for a wide range of industries
Specialist finance and advisory firm Trafalgar Capital Advisors (TCA) has closed a USD5m equity line to US-listed Omni Ventures Inc, a manufacturer of high-end fashion products. The loan facility has been provided through the TCA Global Credit Master Fund LP, TCA’s master feeder fund that seeks to finance small, growing,
Advent International, the global private equity firm and the François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Group, have completed the acquisition of the Card Systems and Identity divisions of Oberthur, following workers’ council consultation and the approval of the transaction by relevant market authorities. Advent International, along with the company’s management, now controls 90%
Brynwood Partners VI’s newly-formed portfolio company, Sun Country Foods, Inc, has acquired the Kretschmer wheat germ brand and manufacturing facility from The Quaker Oats Company. Sun Country Foods purchased the rights to the Kretschmer brand in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Additionally, Sun Country Foods acquired the Sun Country
arGEN-X, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of human monoclonal antibodies from its proprietary SIMPLE Antibody platform, has closed a EUR27.5 million (USD37 million) Series B fundraising round, which was oversubscribed. The fundraising was co-led by OrbiMed Advisors (USA) and Seventure Partners (France), with the existing shareholders
StepStone Group is to acquire the funds management business of Parish Capital Advisors, LLP (Parish Capital), a private equity investment manager with USD2 billion in assets under management. The acquisition is expected to close in January, 2012 and is subject to customary closing conditions. Terms of the transaction were not
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Acquisition Finance, a provider of leveraged debt to support private equity-backed transactions, has promoted former Head of European Origination, Ian Brown, to lead the division. Having joined Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Acquisition Finance as a Managing Director in 2006 following 13 years at UBS, Brown established
ABS Group of Companies, Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire Safetec Nordic AS (Safetec), a provider of integrated risk and asset management services. The programs and services of Safetec will strengthen and expand those of ABS Consulting (a subsidiary of ABS Group). ABS believes that combining the talent
Global financial crises and continued market volatility have transformed attitudes toward investing. As managers respond to the evolving needs of investors and their advisors, previously segregated products and segments are converging, according to a new paper from SEI. Regulated Alternative Funds: The New Conventional, which evaluates the opportunities and challenges
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