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CVC Fund VI closes acquisition of Theramex

CVC Capital Partners (CVC) has closed CVC Fund VI’s acquisition of the international women’s health assets which the fund agreed to acquire from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd in Q3 2017. The new company, called Theramex, is a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to women and their health. Headquartered in London, UK,

Aberdeen Standard launches UK Impact Fund with Big Issue Invest

Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched the UK Equity Impact – Employment Opportunities Fund, in collaboration with Big Issue Invest, the social investment arm of The Big Issue. The Fund will be managed by Lesley Duncan, Investment Director, Aberdeen Standard Investments. The aim of the Fund is to generate a financial

Unigestion’s Euro Choice Secondary II closes at card-cap

Unigestion’s Euro Choice Secondary II (ECS II), a European small and mid-market private equity secondary investment programme, has completed its final close at its hard-cap of EUR300 million. The fund attracted a high level of interest with some 59 limited partners subscribing. The final close of ECS II was achieved

Ropes & Gray advises on sale of Thomas International to Palamon

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has advised the founders of Thomas International, a provider of psychometric assessment solutions, on the sale of a majority stake in the company to Palamon Capital Partners, a pan-European growth investor.   The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Thomas International

Noerr assists SSVP funds advised by Orlando on sale of TierOne to HIG Capital

A team from Noerr led by Georg Schneider has assisted private equity funds advised by Orlando Management AG in the sale of TierOne Beteiligungs GmbH to HIG Capital. TierOne is a holding company which holds a majority stake in the automotive supplier Beinbauer.   The Beinbauer Group primarily specialises in

Siparex has record-breaking year in 2017

French private equity investor Siparex enjoyed a record year in 2017 with EUR206 million in investments and EUR213 million in exits reflecting contributions from all of the company’s business segments. The Group’s strong activity in 2017 confirms the pertinence of the Siparex model featuring five business segments (Midmarket, Midcaps, Small

Lovell Minnick completes Tortoise buyout

Tortoise Investments in conjunction with existing management has completed the buyout of Tortoise.   As part of the transaction, the existing management and employees have increased their equity ownership of the company, with many investing additional capital alongside Lovell Minnick, who purchased the equity stake held by Mariner Holdings and

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to acquire Ply Gem Holdings

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ply Gem common stock in a go-private transaction valued at approximately USD2.4 billion.  Ply Gem Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PGEM), is a leading North American building products manufacturer.   Ply Gem’s board of directors unanimously approved the agreement,

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HSBC Alternative Investments launches first dedicated loan fund

HSBC Alternative Investments Limited (HAIL) has launched the HSBC Diversified Loan Fund, combining both loan investing and direct lending within a fully managed, alternative credit solution. With circa USD550m raised so far, the first close for the fund was held on 31 October 2017 and the second one on 19

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