Private equity deal volume in Q1 2017 rose by 3.6 per cent to 348 from 336, while the combined value of European private equity backed deals fell to EUR27.5 billion from EUR39.3 billion, according to the Q1 2017 Private Equity Barometer, published by unquote” in association with SL Capital Partners.
Tecum Capital has held the first closing of its second SBIC (Small Business Investment Company) fund having secured a license from the US Small Business Administration (SBA) for the fund’s operation. This second fund, Tecum Capital Partners II, is fully subscribed at USD225 million, and will continue the strategies of
EMK Capital has held the final close on its first fund, EMK Capital Partners, at the fund’s GBP575 million hard cap. The fund was raised from first meeting to final close in just eight months. EMK is an independent firm, established to continue the investment strategy of the managing
Independent fund and corporate services provider the Aztec Group has established two Jersey Private Funds (JPFs), the first funds to be formed since the regime’s inception on 18 April 2017. Introduced last month by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the new JPF product has been designed to rationalise and consolidate
Wellfleet Credit Partners, the credit business of private investment firm Littlejohn & Co, has closed a USD457.8 million collateralised loan obligation (CLO), Wellfleet CLO 2017-1, the fourth CLO issuance for the firm. Benefitting from supportive market conditions and investor receptivity, CLO 2017-1 was upsized approximately USD50.0 million during marketing.
KV Private Equity has acquired Northern Lite Mfg as the first investment of KV Private Equity Fund. Founded in 1989 and located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Northern Lite manufactures desirable high-end fibreglass truck campers, which are distributed throughout Canada and the US via its well-established dealer network. “We are
IK Investment Partners’ IK Small Cap I Fund is to acquire Messerschmitt Systems, a provider of access control and customised guest room management systems for the global hotel industry. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1994, Messerschmitt Systems’ multifunctional Room Management Systems and Access
Omnes Capital has used a capital development transaction to buy a core minority shareholding in Batiweb, a digital platform serving the construction sector that brings together building trade professionals and consumers. Ardian, the independent private investment company, has sold its shareholding in the company. At the same time, Batiweb
The private equity credit and fund restructuring team of institutional alternative asset manager Crestline Investors has closed four transactions committing a combined total of more than USD200 million in capital. Crestline also assumed governance rights across another USD250 million of capital contributed or rolled by existing investors. The group,
Adams Business Credit, a national asset-based lender, is to rebrand as Context Business Lending, bringing the firm in unison with the family of businesses and affiliates under Context Capital Partners, an alternative investment firm. The newly named Context Business Lending will continue to focus on providing flexible working capital solutions
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