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Blue Point Capital Partners exits LineStar Services

Blue Point Capital Partners has sold its interest in LineStar Services, to LineStar Integrity Services, a portfolio company of energy focused private equity firm, First Reserve.  LineStar was a portfolio company in Blue Point II, which is the Firm’s 2006 vintage middle-market buyout fund with commitments of USD400 million. Sale terms

Clearwater International UK reports strong finish to 2017

Clearwater International UK experienced an exceptionally strong finish to 2017 having completed nine deals during the Christmas period with an aggregated deal value of GBP450 million. The most active sectors were Industrials, and Consumer. The Industrials team successfully delivered over GBP60 million of finance for construction services and aggregates provider

Energizer Holdings to acquire Spectrum Batteries for USD2bn

Energizer Holdings is to acquire Spectrum Brands’ (SPB) Global Battery and Portable Lighting Business (Spectrum Batteries) for USD2.0 billion in cash.  Anchored by the Varta and Rayovac brands, the portfolio has a longstanding history, global footprint and diversified range of products including alkaline, carbon zinc, hearing aid and nickel metal

MVF acquires Tech.co

Customer generation business MVF has acquired US technology news brand Tech.co. Founded in the US in 2006, Tech.co has transformed from a community-building ‘Tech Cocktail’ event to an influential media brand with millions of readers around the world. MVF presently operates a suite of global publishing sites, using expert articles

Round Hill raises more than USD260m for second music royalty fund

Round Hill Music Royalty Partners (Round Hill), a private equity firm solely dedicated to investing in music copyrights and one of the world’s largest independent owner of music copyrights, has closed its second fund, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund II with total equity commitments of USD263 million.   Fund II

Seurat Technologies closes USD13.5m Series A round led by True Ventures

Seurat Technologies has closed a USD13.5 million Series A round of funding led by True Ventures. Additional investors include GM Ventures, Porsche SE, next47 on behalf of Siemens Power and Gas, and Maniv Mobility. The funds will be used to accelerate the commercialisation of Seurat’s breakthrough metal additive manufacturing technology.

BGF backs health and wellness company, Revital

BGF has made a significant minority investment in London Middlesex-based Revital, a multi-channel retailer of supplements, beauty and wellness products. Founded in 1991 by Raj Vora, the family business is now under the stewardship of his son, Chief Executive Rahil Vora. Revital sells branded and own-brand products across a range

Houlihan Lokey acquires Quayle Munro

Houlihan Lokey is to acquire Quayle Munro Limited (Quayle Munro), an independent advisory firm that provides corporate finance advisory services to companies underpinned by data & analytics, content, software, and services. The agreement was signed on January 15 and is expected to close following regulatory approvals.   Quayle Munro was

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