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Clearwater International advises Imtech on sale to EDF Energy Services

Clearwater International has advised the shareholders of Imtech UK and Ireland (Imtech), including Endless, on the sale of the business to EDF Energy Services. a joint venture between EDF Energy and Dalkia. Imtech is a leading engineering services company and one of the largest providers of technical services to construction,

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Sun Hung Kai Financial acquires UK specialist brokerage firm NSBO

Sun Hung Kai Financial (SHKF) announced it has closed on its acquisition of 100 per cent of UK specialist brokerage and research firm North Square Blue Oak Limited (NSBO), following strategic cooperation between the two parties that started in early 2016 and with approval from UK regulators. Subsequently, NSBO has

GDPR: what are the implications for the private equity industry?

By Ian Kelly, CEO, Augentius – When it comes to data, the headlines in recent weeks have understandably been dominated by the global WannaCry ransomware attack, but that’s not the only data issue that should be on the agenda of private equity fund managers and investors. In a year’s time, the General

Farah Ballands, Estera

Estera acquires Heritage Financial Services

Fiduciary and administration provider, Estera, has acquired the Heritage Financial Services Group (HFSG), an independent business providing third party fund administration, depositary, trust and corporate services in Guernsey, the UK and Malta. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, following which the business will be rebranded under the Estera name.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquires HD Supplys’ Waterworks business

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is to acquire HD Supply Holding’s Waterworks business unit (Waterworks), a distributor of water, sewer, storm and fire protection products, for USD2.5 billion. Through a carve-out transaction, Waterworks will become an independent company, wholly-owned by CD&R funds.   Waterworks is a leading US distributor of

Dentons advises Rutland Partners on investment in Aston Barclay Group

Dentons has advised private equity investor Rutland Partners (Rutland) on its recent pound investment in Aston Barclay, the independent car auction group which provides vehicle remarketing services to fleet and dealership vendors.  Aston Barclay, which currently operates from four sites in the UK, has invested heavily in recent years in

JMC expands business development team after successful close of second fund

JMC Capital Partners (JMC), a private equity buyout firm focusing on industrial product and technology businesses, has expanded Business Development Team following the recent closing of its second fund at USD206 million. With the addition of three more business development professionals, JMC continues its efforts to strengthen relationships with “lower-lower” market founders and

Aurora Capital Partners acquires Randall-Reilly from Investcorp

Aurora Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Randall-Reilly, a provider of B2B data and data-driven marketing services, media and events for the trucking, construction, agriculture and additional industrial markets. Aurora acquired Randall-Reilly from Investcorp, a global manager of alternative investment products. Key Company leadership, including CEO Brent

Alpha Private Equity raises EUR903m for seventh fund

Alpha Private Equity has held the final closing of its seventh mid-market Pan-European private equity fund, Alpha Private Equity Fund 7 (APEF 7), with total commitments of EUR903 million, significantly surpassing the fund’s target cover of EUR800 million. Investors in the fund include a diverse group of pension funds, funds

Shore Capital Partners recapitalises Behavioral Innovations

Shore Capital Partners (Shore Capital) has completed a recapitalisation of Behavioral Innovations (BI) and formed SCP Behavioral Innovations HoldCo, LLC. Behavioral Innovations provides centre-based and in-home applied behaviour analysis therapy (“ABA”), speech therapy (“SLP”) and occupational therapy (“OT”) services to children ages birth through 18 with autism spectrum disorder and

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