Funds managed by Alpina Partners (Alpina) have invested in New Solutions (New Solutions) a provider of software solutions for the digitalisation of business processes on the shop floor. The founder Christian Ehrenschwendtner will stay on board as a managing director and shareholder. Since its foundation in 1999, New Solutions
International law firm Ropes & Gray has advised TPG Capital and its portfolio company, Beaver-Visitec International, a leading global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of specialised surgical devices for the ophthalmic marketplace, on the acquisition of Vitreq, a Dutch ophthalmic technology company. Headquartered in Netherlands, Vitreq develops and manufactures high-quality, innovative
Growth capital investor Beringea has exited its investment in APM Healthcare through the sale of business to national pharmacy chain, Day Lewis Pharmacy. Day Lewis will take over APM Healthcare’s 18 UK pharmacies, which it runs in Joint Venture Partnerships with GP Practices across the country. Trading under the
Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles-based private equity investment firm, has held the final closing of Brentwood Associates Private Equity VI (Fund VI), with USD1.15 billion of capital commitments. Fund VI closed at its hard cap and exceeded its target of USD750 million. Fund VI is the largest fund raised by
Autotech Ventures, a specialist venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, has closed its inaugural fund at USD120 million. The fund, which will invest in startups focused on ground transportation, was supported by both financial and corporate investors. Among the fund’s corporate investors are BorgWarner and Autoliv, as well as
HarbourVest Partners has held the final close of its fourth co-investment fund at its hard cap of USD1.75 billion. HarbourVest Partners Co-Investment IV, which had an original target of USD1.0 billion and hard cap of USD1.5 billion, was oversubscribed. The fund’s hard cap was raised from USD1.5 billion to USD1.75
Inverness Graham has acquired SwipeClock, a provider of cloud-based integrated workforce management software solutions that include automated time and attendance and advanced scheduling. The Company’s products, which include TimeWorksPlus, TimeSimplicity, and TimeWorksTouch Intelligent Clock, are sold through over 850 partners to more than 26,000 businesses. “We are excited
Investcorp has agreed the sale of Esmalglass to global private equity firm Lone Star Fund X for an enterprise value of EUR605 million. Established in 1978 in Villareal, Spain, Esmalglass is a producer of ceramic colours and glazes with total sales of circa EUR400m in 2016. Esmalglass supplies a wide
The Petainer Group has secures EUR10 million in growth funding investment from Next Wave Partners to support a substantial increase in customer demand for the company’s PetainerKeg – a plastic alternative to traditional steel beer kegs. Commenting on the investment, Nigel Pritchard, Group Chief Executive of Petainer, says: “This funding
NRD Capital Management (NRD), an Atlanta-based private equity firmhas closed NRD Partners II (NRDP II) with total investor limited partner commitments of USD104.5 million secured over the past four months, exceeding the fund’s target of USD100 million. NRD focuses on companies specialising in franchised and multi-location business models. With NRDP
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