General Partners (GPs) and their teams at private equity funds are increasing their personal commitments, expecting to commit an average of 3.3 per cent to their next fund, according to Investec Fund Finance’s latest GP Trends report. “These figures show that the days of 1 or 2 per cent commitments
Law firm Paul Hastings has acted for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup as arrangers on financing for the recommended public-to-private GBP1 billion acquisition of Laird by Advent International. AI Ladder Limited (Bidco) (a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of funds managed by Advent International Corporation) and UK electronics and technology business Laird reached
Dallas-based private equity firm CenterOak Partners has launched TruRoad Holdings through its investment in JN Phillips Auto Glass and subsequent combination with Techna Glass. The combination creates the second largest automotive glass and claims-management company in the United States. CenterOak’s investment will provide capital to support the growth of the
Noerr has advised JC Flowers & Co on the acquisition of shares in HSH Nordbank. Certain funds advised by the US private equity firm are acquiring the bank along with the financial investor Cerberus Capital Management as independent investors. Further investors are the investment companies Golden Tree and Centaurus
Intelligent instant callback platform, ResponseIQ, which facilitates instant lead responses for businesses, has secured GBP850,000 in investment from investment funds. The investment will be used to develop the second version of the ResponseiQ platform, create new products, expand the sales presence in the EU and US, and build strategic partnerships
Shore Capital Partners’ medical products platform Innovia Medical has acquired Network Medical Products (Network). Based in Ripon, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Network is a designer and manufacturer of sterile single use products for ENT and ophthalmic procedures. “Since their founding in 1997, Network Medical has established itself as a leading
Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s corporate and finance practice in the Cayman Islands have advised 99, the Brazilian ride-sharing application and Uber competitor, on its sale to China’s Didi Chuxing. The deal, which values 99 at more than USD1 billion, comes a year after Didi secured a minority stake in the
Private equity investor Vaaka Partners’ Buyout Fund III is investing in the Finnish company Framery, a provider of soundproof booths and meeting pods for open-plan offices. Vaaka Partners and its co-investors will own 60 per cent of the company. In 2017, Framery more than doubled its turnover from the
Boutique asset manager Unigestion has held the final close of Unigestion Secondary Opportunity IV (USO IV), the firm’s fourth global small and mid-market private equity secondary investment program, at EUR306 million – nearly twice the size of its predecessor fund. USO IV has already completed 11 secondary transactions across North
LNC Partners has completed the purchase of CrossLink Professional Tax Solutions (CrossLink), a provider of professional tax software solutions to tax preparers across the United States. LNC partnered with the Company’s CEO, Reynold Sbrilli, who has been instrumental in growing the business into an industry leader over the past six years. Sbrilli and his executive team
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