LightBay Capital (LightBay), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on middle-market opportunities, has successfully completed fundraising for its inaugural institutional fund, LightBay Investment Partners, with total committed capital of USD615 million. The oversubscribed Fund, which LightBay officially began marketing in April 2017, exceeded its target of USD450 million with
Capidea Management has held the first closing of its third private equity fund, Capidea Kapital III K/S with commitments of DKK750 million from a group of new and existing Danish and international investors. The Fund has a target of DKK1 billion. Capidea was established in November 2006 with the objective
The total value of funds business in Guernsey grew by approximately GBP20 billion over the 12 months to the end of the third quarter of this year. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that, at the end of September 2017, the net asset value of all funds
Shore Capital Partners (Shore Capital) has sold The Stepping Stones Group (SSG) to Five Arrows Capital Partners (Five Arrows), with Shore Capital retaining a minority stake. The Stepping Stones Group is a provider of therapy and education solutions to children with special needs and autism in educational settings. Led by
The last couple of years have been a period of recovery for the EU. Since Q2 2016, GDP growth has been on an upward trajectory, having risen by 2.3 per cent year-on-year, according to Eurostat. That is even stronger than the US, which, by comparison, grew by 2.2 per cent.
Equity investments made through the ENVESTORS investor network have surpassed GBP100 million in value. To date, ENVESTORS has facilitated investments in 212 companies, with multiple funding rounds resulting in over 810 deals in those businesses. The average investment secured by these companies was around GBP475,000, with investors making an average
WillScot Corporation (Williams Scotsman) has acquired Onsite Space (Tyson Onsite) expanding its Ready to Work services to customers in the Midwest, most notably in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. The acquisition increases Williams Scotsman’s offering by approximately 1,750 units. Brad Soultz, president and chief executive officer of Williams Scotsman, says: “We
High Road Capital Partners’s portfolio company Midwest Wholesale Hardware has completed the acquisition of the assets of Strauss Lock Distributors (SLD). Based in Des Moines, Iowa, SLD is a wholesale distributor of residential door hardware and security products. In addition to its Des Moines headquarters, the company operates distribution centres
Cavendish Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of Tempcover Limited, a UK-based provider of direct to consumer, short-term motor insurance products to Connection Capital (Connection). Founded in 2006 by Alan Inskip, CEO, Tempcover’s multi-carrier insurance offering enables customers to buy temporary motor insurance directly from the company’s website and
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has partnered with existing management to recapitalise Gurobi Optimization (Gurobi) a Houston-based software provider. Shea & Company served as the exclusive financial advisor to Gurobi. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Gurobi has developed a suite
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