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SGX Sensortech sells Air Quality Sensors division

Baird Capital’s UK-headquartered BCPE II portfolio company SGX Sensortech has completed the sale of its Air Quality Sensors (AQS) division to US-based Amphenol Corporation. Baird Capital invested in SGX Sensortech in 2012 as part of an investment initiative targeting safety products.   AQS manufactures and supplies advanced gas sensing products

Clarus Risk acquires Laven Partners’ private equity risk practice

Clarus Risk, an institutional risk solutions firm, is to acquire the private equity risk measurement practice and methodologies of Laven Partners, a consultancy and regulatory software publisher servicing the financial services industry. The deal, completed on 5 October 2016, will see Laven Partners offer compliance and due diligence solutions to

Cinven to sell Avio

Cinven has agreed the sale of Avio Space Propulsion, an international operator in space launchers and space propulsion, to Space2 and Leonardo-Finmeccanica together with Avio’s management. This represents a full realisation for Cinven from its shareholding in Avio Group.   Cinven originally acquired Avio from Carlyle in December 2006, alongside

Centaur launches enhanced private equity and real estate fund services

Centaur Fund Services has launched an enhanced fund services offering, which focuses on providing services to funds specialising in private equity, real estate, venture capital and fund of private equity strategies.   The announcement comes in response to a dramatic rise in the number of private equity firms outsourcing the

Avnet acquires Premier Farnell

Technology distributor Avnet has completed its acquisition of Premier Farnell in an all cash merger for GBP1.85 per share, which equates to an equity value of approximately GBP691 million. The acquisition was approved by Premier Farnell shareholders representing 99.9 per cent of the votes cast and has received all regulatory

Polaris sells Car-O-Liner to Snap-On

Polaris has sold Car-O-Liner, a provider of hardware, software and training to equipment manufacturers and repair shops, to Snap-On. Polaris acquired Car-O-Liner in 2012 and since then the company has developed from being a system provider to being a partner to equipment manufacturers and repair shops all over the world.

Monroe supports Goode Partners’ acquisition of Forman Mills

Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD32.5 million senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Forman Mills by private equity sponsor Goode Partners. Based in Pennsauken, New Jersey, Forman Mills owns and operates 36 stores in nine states.  

Wind farm

NTR secures GBP27.3m debt facility for 18MW wind project

NTR has closed its second project debt facility this year with Ulster Bank, securing a GBP27.3 million (circa EUR30 million) project finance debt facility. The debt facility will be used to finance the construction of the Altaveedan wind farm, a 18MW wind farm based in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, acquired

BGF exits Cussins following investment by Northumberland Estates

BGF (Business Growth Fund) has exited its investment in Cussins, a family-owned house builder based in the North East, following the acquisition by Northumberland Estates of a minority stake in the business for an undisclosed sum. The Cussins family remain majority owners of the business.    Minority shareholder BGF invested

Portag3 Ventures closes FinTech fund

Adam Felesky and Paul Desmarais III have closed the Portag3 Ventures fund, which is focused on the financial technology sector. Felesky, a co-founder and former CEO of Horizons ETFs, has been named president and will run day-to-day operations at the fund.   Desmarais III, a vice president of Power Corporation

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