Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital) has acquired Parker Building Supplies (Parkers), an independent builders’ merchant based in the South East of England. Cairngorm Capital is acquiring the business from its founder and Managing Director, Tom Parker. This is Cairngorm Capital’s 13th proprietary transaction since July 2016. Cairngorm Capital will seek
TECHNEDs, a specialist in technology investment, has expanded its service portfolio with the addition of cyber security specialists, Guardian Technologies. The company also added Ed Crane as a non-executive director. “The opportunities that digital transformation provides means that all businesses need to redefine their requirements for digital security. This is
Future Finance, a private student lender, has closed a EUR40 million Series C round of venture capital financing. The internal round was led by KCK with participation from S-Cubed, Invus, Fenway Summers and other existing shareholders. Future Finance has now raised nearly EUR90 million in equity and GBP150 million in
Private investment firm GI Partners has acquired Group Management Software and Payments specialist Togetherwork from Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in financial services and technology. Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. “Our partnership with Aquiline Capital Partners has successfully allowed us
Tikehau Capital, a pan-European alternative asset management and investment company, and SPRIM Ventures, a medical and scientific consultancy firm, has held the initial closing of their first venture capital fund, TKS1, which will focus on early stage investments in med-tech and life science companies. Total committed capital for the fund
Law firm Paul Hastings has signed a pre-let agreement to locate its new London office at 100 Bishopsgate. The firm will take the top two floors of the 37-storey tower totalling circa 40,000 sq ft Paul Hastings joins other confirmed occupants including Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies and Freshfields Bruckhaus
Natixis is to make strategic investments in three flagship independent M&A boutiques, all of which are recognised as strong leaders in their respective market segments – Financial Services, China M&A and Technology. The combined impact of these three investments on Natixis’ CET ratio is estimated at around 8bps. Following
BondMason’s latest investment fundraising round raised GBP1.85 million, to drive the growth of the business and fulfil the company’s vision to enable more investors to access returns from direct lending. The direct lending market in the UK is continuing to come of age, offering investors the potential to deliver attractive
Alter Domus, a fund and corporate services provider is now able to offer third party Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) services following its acquisition of Luxembourg Fund Partners, a Super Manco with Chapter 15 (UCITS) and AIFM authorisations. Founded in 2009, Luxembourg Fund Partners was one of the first Luxembourg-based
PineBridge Investments, has closed its latest secondary fund, PineBridge Secondary Partners IV (PSP IV), with total capital commitments of USD568 million, above an initial target of USD500 million. PSP IV attracted a global investor base, represented by a wide range of limited partners from the Americas, Asia, Europe and the
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