Align Capital Partners has held the first and final close of its inaugural private equity investment fund, Align Capital Partners Fund I, and Align Capital Partners Fund I-A (collectively ACP I). Align began fundraising in June 2016 with an initial target of USD250 million and closed at its hard cap
Smart Communications has completed its spinoff from Thunderhead and has launched as an independent company led by its existing management team and backed by Accel-KKR, a technology-focused private equity firm. As an independent company, Smart Communications will continue to define and lead the next generation of cloud-enabled customer communications management
Gide has advised iBionext on setting up the firm’s management company and on structuring its first venture capital fund, iBionext Growth Fund. The fund specialises in the investment in and development of healthcare start-ups. iBionext Growth Fund has announced a first closing of USD52.5 million, with a target of USD112
Audax Private Equity, together with its co-investors and management, has completed the sale of Laborie Medical Technologies to Patricia Industries, a part of Investor AB. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Laborie Medical Technologies is a provider of medical devices for urological, pelvic health, and gastrointestinal applications. The company’s products are
Twino Group, a consumer lender, has now issued over EUR300 million in issued loans. The company, which has been operating since 2009, provides unsecured consumer loans for private individuals in 10 countries, including Poland, Russia and Georgia. In May 2015, the company also launched a peer-to-peer lending platform, offering
Direct to market venture firm Legion Capital has launched the Legion High Yield Mortgage Fund I, a USD25 million real estate mortgage fund to finance property acquisition, renovation and rent. "The US real estate market is experiencing a sustained recovery, with home equity nearly doubled since 2011. However, banks are
Global retail marketing company TCC Global has acquired online retailing specialist Summit. The deal, advised by Livingstone, sees TCC Global, which turned over EUR500 million in 2015, bring in Summit’s expertise in online retailing to enhance its digital engagement capabilities. Summit, which turned over in excess of GBP47 million
Ridgemont Equity Partners-backed Perimeter Healthcare has acquired WoodRidge Behavioural Care. Ridgemont formalised a partnership with Perimeter earlier this year and sponsored the acquisition of WoodRidge as the foundation for a new behavioural healthcare company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Perimeter is led by president and
The Paris office of global law firm K&L Gates have advised Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, on the acquisition of Digital Realty's operating business in St. Denis, Paris, including its real estate and data centre facility, for approximately EUR190 million. The US supplier will extend its hosting
Tikehau Capital has secured a EUR200 million five-year syndicated loan facility for its long term investment company Tikehau Capital Partners. The loan is from eight international banks led by BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank and LCL. This marks the first time Tikehau Capital has used a
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