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White Oak acquires Finacity

White Oak Global Advisors (White Oak) has completed the acquisition of Finacity Corporation, a global specialist in working capital and trade finance funding solutions to global businesses.  Finacity originates, structures and places over USD100 billion in trade finance receivables yearly with over 50 leading financial institutions in asset-backed security structures.

LLCP Lower middle Market Fund III oversubscribed with USD1.38bn in capital commitments

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has closed the bLLCP Lower Middle Market Fund III (LMM III) with total capital commitments of USD1.38 billion.  LMM III, which was significantly oversubscribed and closed at its increased hard cap, received strong support from existing and new institutional

IMServ partners with Bluewater

IMServ, a UK specialist in smart metering technology and data for the industrial, commercial, and domestic electricity sectors, has partnered with energy transition leader private equity firm Bluewater through a successful acquisition from international company Schneider Electric providing energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability. The value of

Cairngorm Capital merges Grant & Stone and IBMG

Cairngorm Capital Partners has merged two of its portfolio companies, Grant & Stone Group and Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), creating a builders’ merchant group with 123 branches, revenues in excess of GBP500 million and over 1,700 employees.  The new Group extends from Cornwall to Kent and comprises builders’ merchants,

Ara Partners expands team with four appointments

Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments, has hired Sarah Kent and Rob Tripp as Operating Partners, David Lynch as a Principal and Chris Trachier as a Senior Associate. “The additions of Sarah and Rob help us further deepen our operating expertise and actively manage

Alavrez & Marsal expands global transaction advisory group into Geneva

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has expanded its Global Transaction Advisory Group (TAG) into Geneva, with the appointment of Amaury Bonnaire as Managing Director.  Following  the arrival of Managing Directors Cristina Almeida and Ignacio Basagoiti in Madrid and Ali Anwar, in Dubai, Bonnaire’s hire aligns with A&M’s

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