Direct Healthcare Group (DHG) has completed its second bolt-on acquisition in 12 months after acquiring Kirton Healthcare, a UK manufacturer of specialist seating products, from NVM Private Equity. Based in Caerphilly, DHG specialises in the development of clinically effective solutions for harm-free patient care. With 190 employees and turnover
UK private equity investor LDC has exited its investment in international hosting group UK2 in a sale to The Hut Group (THG), one of the world’s largest online health and beauty retailers and brand owners. The transaction value has not been disclosed. LDC originally backed a management buyout
UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted for Safestay in its GBP18.4 million debt restructuring and refinancing with HSBC. The Shepherd and Wedderburn team also acted for the group in completing sale and leaseback transactions on Safestay’s hostels in Edinburgh and London’s Elephant & Castle. Those transactions raised
From a structuring perspective, infrastructure funds are most frequently established as either a limited partnership or a limited company. Partnerships are the familiar vehicle for private funds, whereas companies will be used for listed vehicles. Obviously there will be nuances, depending on the asset class and the type of investors
PNC Bank has closed a USD37 million senior secured credit facility for Derby Fabricating Solutions, a portfolio company of Prophet Equity Management. PNC Capital Markets led the syndication as sole lead arranger, with PNC Bank serving as administrative agent. Steel City Capital Funding, a division of PNC Bank, provided a
Life sciences venture capital fund Pappas Capital’s new fund Pappas Ventures V has invested in OrphoMed, a clinical stage company that is developing therapies for treatment of inadequately-controlled gastrointestinal disorders. The investment in OrphoMed is the first investment by the new Pappas Ventures fund. The USD39 million Series
DC Capital Partners Management has held the final close of its first institutionally-backed private equity fund, DC Capital Partners Fund II, at its hard cap of USD450 million. The fund was established to make control, private equity only investments in middle market, US based, government services and engineering &
Clearwater International has advised the shareholders of Buchbinder on the sale of the company to Europcar Group. Founded over 60 years ago, Buchbinder is a well-established company in Germany, with an extensive network of 152 stations of which 18 airport stations and an average fleet in excess of 20,000
SoftBank Group has selected Jersey for the structuring of its new Vision Fund, working alongside law firm Carey Olsen and fund and corporate services provider the Aztec Group. The SoftBank Vision Fund has now raised over USD93 billion in committed capital, making it the world’s largest ever investment fund.
Conquest Asset Management has reached a final agreement with SolairDirect, a subsidiary of Engie, to acquire a portfolio of six solar photovoltaic parks in France. The real assets portfolio, located in the South of France, represents a total of 35MW power capacity. The assets are supported by up
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