Plantronics has completed its previously announced acquisition of Polycom. “We are pleased that Plantronics and Polycom are moving ahead as one company focused on putting people at the centre of every collaboration experience,” says Joe Burton, Plantronics’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “Plantronics now offers an unparalleled portfolio of integrated,
Private investment firm Rcapital has backed Scottish shopfitter Havelock, based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. The deal secures over 300 jobs and the firm’s manufacturing sites, providing financial stability for the business. Havelock’s management team will work in partnership with Rcapital to restructure and invest in the business. A key focus will be
TorQuest Partners and its co-investors have completed the sale of their majority interest in Spinrite to Comvest Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Daniel Sonshine, Partner at TorQuest, says: “Spinrite’s success over the past two and a half years is the result of the Company’s continuous drive
Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, announced that the recently tokenised Andra Fund will be made available to its investors. The firm writes that through the Andra Fund, Swarm investors will be able to utilise any of four cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Swarm, or the Dai stablecoin) to invest in one
Ropes & Gray has advised Duke Street Capital, a UK-based mid-market private equity firm – and another new client for the firm – on its acquisition of Great Rail Journeys, a provider of escorted rail holidays, from ECI. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Great Rail Journeys offers
Amundi Energy Transition (AET), a joint venture between Amundi (60 per cent) and EDF (40 per cent) it has raised more than EUR500 million in equity capital from institutional investors to finance projects for energy transition among French regions and industries. The European Investment Bank, for an amount of EUR50
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as administrative agent on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Comar Packaging (Comar) by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP). Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Voorhees, New Jersey, Comar is a manufacturer and leading provider of
Manchester-based Ardenton Capital has backed PP Control & Automation in the investor’s second deal. Ardenton now owns a majority stake in PP Control & Automation (PP), which employs more than 230 people at its world-class manufacturing facility in the West Midlands. Established in 1967 and headquartered in Walsall, PP
Waterland Private Equity has expanded its portfolio company MEDIAN with the acquisition of Klinikzentrum Mühlengrund in north Hesse. Mühlengrund is a modern facility for inpatient rehabilitation in the indications of orthopaedics, internal medicine/cardiology, diabetology, neurology and psychosomatics. The acquisition marks the extension of MEDIAN’s range of medical and therapeutic services
Value Partners Group’s subsidiary Value Partners Private Equity Investment (Shen Zhen) Limited (VP Shenzhen) is partnering with Huajiao Education Technology (Jiangxi) Co to establish a private equity fund that focuses on the Chinese education sector. The fund will be the inaugural fund of VP Shenzhen, the Group’s newly established
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