LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, is increasing its support of the UK’s mid-market through a new commitment to invest in at least 100 medium-sized businesses over the next five years.
Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington), a Washington, DC-based private equity firm, has acquired Millstone Medical Outsourcing (Millstone). Selling shareholders included Schooner Capital, a Boston-based investment firm. Headquartered in Fall River, MA, Millstone is a comprehensive solutions provider of quality-critical services to the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, managing post-manufacturing services and
Redstor, a data management and SaaS protection company, has secured a growth investment from Bregal Milestone, a European technology growth capital firm. With more than 40,000 customers worldwide, Redstor will use the financing to fuel its international expansion into the United States and accelerate its AI-enabled platform and overall growth.
The seventh fund in PGIM Real Estate’s European flagship high yield debt fund series, PGIM Real Estate Capital VII (PRECap VII), has closed on EUR1.82 billion (GBP1.53bn/USD2.07bn), the largest European real estate debt fund closed in 2021. PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment and financing business of PGIM,
Softline, a global IT and digital transformation provider, is to acquire Academy IT, a provider of corporate training and learning management solution. Academy IT, which creates, develops, and deploys bespoke corporate training solutions, will join Softline’s existing technology education and training business, including a learning centre where more than 300,000
High Street Capital (HSC) portfolio company Tramec has completed the acquisition of Penz Products (Penz), a designer and manufacturer primarily of vent doors, fenders, and trailer landing gear components for heavy-duty trailer OEM and aftermarket customers. Penz’s operations will be integrated into the Tramec Sloan division, presenting numerous opportunities to
London witnessed a record number of IPOs in 2021 with 121 listings, the highest since 2007, raising total funds of GBP16.3 billion, according to EY’s latest market tracker, IPO Eye. The main market continued to see a significant flow of IPOs in Q4, with 17 IPOs raising GBP1.9 billion, surpassing
Circulate Capital, a Singapore-based investment management firm that finances innovations, companies, and infrastructure to prevent the flow of plastic waste into the world’s oceans, is investing in Prevented Ocean Plastic Southeast Asia via the Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF). This plastic waste collection and recycling company is pioneering and testing
Global private equity firm Astorg has signed an exclusivity agreement to invest in ARMOR-IIMAK via its newly launched Mid-Cap fund in partnership with Hubert de Boisredon, ARMOR Group’s Chairman and CEO, and its management team. De Boisredon and ARMOR-IIMAK’s Management team will remain the majority shareholders with Astorg acquiring a
AI enabled fintech company Qraft Technologies has closed a USD146 million investment from SoftBank Group Corp. (SoftBank), which includes primary growth capital and secondary capital that will be used to fund share purchases from investors.
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