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NRD Capital Management closes fund II

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

Quark acquired by Parallax Capital Partners

Quark Software has been acquired by Parallax Capital Partners, LLC (Parallax), a Southern California-based software-focused private equity firm. The new owners intend to help Quark accelerate the adoption of its transformational content automation solutions through investment in organic growth and acquisitions.

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Star Capital Partners raises new EUR800 million fund

Star Capital Partners (Star) has held the final close of Star Strategic Assets III (Star III) at EUR800 million. The Fund closed at its hard cap, following strong support from a diversified range of global investors in Europe, North America and Asia. Star III is the latest vehicle raised by

Arma Partners advises Carlyle on the sale of BTI Studios to Altor

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) on the sale of its portfolio company BTI Studios to Altor. Founded in 1995, BTI Studios is a global localisation company providing dubbing, subtitling, access services and media solutions across multiple languages to a diverse international

Paul Hastings advises CVC Credit Partners on USD600m risk retention capital raise

Paul Hastings has advised CVC Credit Partners on the structuring and establishment of CVC Credit Partners Global CLO Management Limited, providing CVC Credit with risk retention capital for its global CLO business. The investment entity, CVC Credit Partners Global CLO Management Limited, reached its final close in June at the

Foresight generates 2x return from Blackstar exit

Foresight Group (Foresight) has successfully exited its investment in Blackstar Amplification Limited (Blackstar), a Northampton-based designer and manufacturer of innovative guitar amplifiers and effects pedals, following a management buyout. The transaction generated a circa 2x return for Foresight.   Foresight originally invested GBP3.5 million in 2012 to provide growth capital

Poq bags a further GBP3.5 million to extend its reach among enterprise retailers

App commerce company Poq has secured GBP3.5 million in its latest funding round, led by growth capital investor Beringea with additional funding from Meyer Bergman and Barclays. This round brings the total amount raised by Poq so far to GBP7 million. Poq provides a Software-as-a-Service platform (SaaS) for iOS and

Century Park Capital Partners sells Cirtec Medical

Century Park Capital Partners has agreed to sell Cirtec Medical to 3i Group. Cirtec specialises in outsourced solutions for OEMs of active implantable medical devices, with a focus on neuromodulation, drug delivery, cardiac rhythm management, and minimally invasive surgical devices. Cirtec has the expertise to provide value-added solutions to its

Industrial Opportunity Partners closes Fund III at USD450m

Operations-focused private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners, has held the closing of its third fund, Industrial Opportunity Partners III, with USD450 million of committed capital. IOP held a single close on 30 June, 2017, achieving its hard cap for Fund III after a three-month fundraising process, and exceeding its original

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