Experienced investor, lender and adviser Stephen Murray has joined YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which has offices in Birmingham, London, Leeds, Manchester and Reading, as investment director to strengthen the firm’s support for fast-growing businesses across the Midlands. YFM typically invests between GBP2 million and GBP10 million per transaction. Murray
IK Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap III Fund is to acquire STEIN HGS (STEIN HGS), a B2B e-commerce specialist for barrier technology, municipality, construction site and facility management supplies. IK is investing from its dedicated pool of Development Capital and is acquiring its stake from Lennertz & Co (Lennertz) and
Silverfleet is to sell CoreDux, a manufacturer of flexible gas and fluid artery systems headquartered in The Netherlands, to Arcline Investment Management. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected by Q1 or Q2 2022. Founded following a carve-out of two entities from the
Markerstudy has acquired BGL Insurance (BGLi) from BGL Group, a digital distributor of insurance and household financial services, subject to regulatory approval. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete during the first half of 2022. Markerstudy was advised by KBW, Slaughter and May, and
Semcon is expanding its offering in digital learning by establishing a local presence in a new geographic market through the acquisition of UK-based Walkgrove. Walkgrove began operating back in 1994 and the company has a long tradition of providing high-quality learning solutions. Its customer base includes organisations from many different
Azalea Investment Management has held the closing of the second fund of its flagship private equity fund of funds product, Altrium II, at USD805 million, with capital commitments from a diverse group of limited partners including pensions, foundations, insurers, family offices and high-net-worth individuals. Altrium II is a PE fund
Victory Capital Holdings has successfully closed its acquisition of WestEnd Advisors (WestEnd). WestEnd will become Victory Capital’s 12th Investment Franchise. Founded in 2004, and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, WestEnd provides financial advisors with turnkey, core model allocation strategies serving as holistic solutions and complementary sources of alpha. The firm
Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specialising in infrastructure and real assets, has recapitalises Cologix, a private interconnection and hyperscale edge platform in North America. The recapitalisation is being effectuated as a sale of Cologix by Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund II LP and co-investors (Fund II) to Stonepeak-managed vehicles comprising a combination
The Heubach Group (Heubach), a global producer of pigments, and SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, have acquired Clariant’s Global Colorants Business (Clariant Pigments). The combined business, which will operate under the Heubach brand, supplies a broad portfolio
Pacific Current Group Limited (PAC) a global multi-boutique asset management firm, has acquired a 35 per cent stake in Banner Oak Capital Partners (Banner Oak), a private equity real estate firm. Banner Oak is a Dallas-based alternative investment manager offering a private equity real estate strategy focused on the creation
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