Maven Capital Partners, manager of the GBP20 million Finance Durham Fund, is open for business in the North East after moving into Salvus House at Aykley Heads, a new GBP3.4m office building run by Business Durham. With a newly recruited local team in place, Maven is supporting Durham-based businesses by
BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay) Private Debt Group has held the final close of its Senior Loan Fund with investable capital, including leverage, in excess of EUR3 billion. The Fund has significantly exceeded its initial target, with strong support from both existing and new institutional investors globally. BlueBay’s Private Debt platform
Middle-market private equity firm Calera Capital is to sell its majority interest in United Site Services (USS), a provider of portable toilets, temporary fence and related site services, to Platinum Equity. Terms of the transactions have not been disclosed. Calera Capital acquired a majority interest in United Site Services in
Acrolinx, a provider of AI software for enterprise content creation, has announced a majority acquisition and equity growth funding by GENUI in a transaction with a volume of approximately USD60 million. Bernd-Michael Rumpf, former CEO of SAP SI will invest alongside GENUI and Acrolinx management is expanding its shareholding in
Chassis Brakes International Group, a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, has completed its second successful recapitalisation. The proceeds will be used to fund a cash distribution to stockholders, refinance the company’s capital structure, purchase Robert Bosch GmbH’s financial interests in the company, and provide resources for investments in technology
SuperAwesome, a specialist in digital engagement for children, has received new growth capital from Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair). As TV viewing amongst kids continues to decline, under-thirteen (U13) users have become one of the fastest growing digital audiences around the world. In parallel, new data privacy laws have been implemented
iCapital Network, a financial technology platform aiming to democratise alternative investments for high-net-worth individuals and their financial advisors, has completed its latest funding round which included participation by Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Morgan Stanley’s investment, together with investments from UBS Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: UBS) and lead investor BlackRock (NYSE:
IK Investment Partners’ IK VIII Fund has entered into exclusive negotiations with Equistone to acquire a majority stake in Bretèche Industrie Group (Bretèche), a manufacturer of industrial equipment for the production of food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products. The management team will reinvest alongside the Fund. Financial terms of the transaction
Comparison Creator, a comparison software development company, has been bought out by its Managing Director and founder Steve Jones, as well as minority investors, with investment from financial information business Defaqto. As part of its strategic growth plan, the Cwmbran based business has also agreed a partnership with Defaqto, who
Private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) has backed the management team of YorkTest Laboratories Ltd in completing an MBO that sees CBPE Capital sell 100 per cent of its stake in the food intolerance testing business, which trades as YorkTest and Lorisian. YorkTest is the UK market leader in
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