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Value Partners to launch inaugural mainland China private equity fund

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

Salveo Capital invests in Flow Kana

Salveo Capital, an alternative investment firm specialising in the legalised cannabis space, has acquired a minority equity interest in Flow Kana, a sustainable sun-grown cannabis provider in Northern California. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 2015, Flow Kana is focused on partnering with and

Moore Stephens to manage Paperblanks private equity investment

Vancouver and Dublin based Hartley & Marks, the makers of luxury stationary brand Paperblanks, has appointed Moore Stephens, the top 10 international accounting and advisory firm, to manage a private equity investment round to fuel the company’s future growth. Paperblanks was founded in 1992 and now produces annual revenues in

Golden Gate Capital acquires The Learning Experience

Private equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital (Golden Gate) has acquired The Learning Experience, an academy of early education for children six weeks to six years old. The Learning Experience, headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida, is led by Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Richard Weissman. Financial terms of the

Gide advises LFPI on acquisition of Umanis stake

LFPI has completed an indirect minority investment in the share capital of Umanis. Umanis, French leader in data, digital and business solutions, remains owned and controlled by its longstanding shareholders Laurent Piepszownik and Olivier Pouligny, who have entered into a shareholders’ agreement with LFPI. To successfully complete this operation, the

Global venture capital funds continue strong performance

Venture capital funds globally continued their strong run of performance over recent years in the first quarter of 2018, with a near-record return of 1.45x, according to new data published by eFront. The company’s latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance Report shows that despite a small seasonal dip from the all-time

Drake Star Partners advises Elgato Gaming on sale to Corsair

Corsair, a provider of PC peripherals and components for gamers, enthusiasts and eSports athletes, is to acquire Elgato Gaming, a Munich-based provider of hardware and software for content creators.  Global investment banking firm Drake Star Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Elgato Systems on this transaction.   “Elgato Gaming

Capzanine supports L Catterton and management team in the acquisition of Goiko Grill

Capzanine’s Capzannine 4 Private Debt Fund has supported L Catterton and Goiko Grill’s management team in the company’s LBO. Capzanine is participating in the transaction by providing a unitranche loan facility. Founded in 2013 by Andoni Goicoechea, Goiko Grill is the leading gourmet-burger restaurant chain in Spain. Goiko Grill serves

ARX Equity Partners completes buyout of Hungarian mobile device repair business

ARX Equity Partners (ARX) has completed the majority acquisition of TMX Mobile Solutions (TMX), a Hungary-based mobile device repair business on track to generate a revenue stream of over EUR40 million in 2018. Going forward, ARX will partner with the company’s senior management, who retain a significant minority stake as

Airwallex closes Series B fundraising with USD80m

International payments company Airwallex has completed its Series B fundraising. The company has now secured USUSD80 million in outside investment, taking their total fundraising to USD102 million. In this round, returning Series A investors Tencent and Sequoia China were joined by fellow China based Hillhouse, Sir Ka-Shing Li’s Horizons Ventures

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