GigPeak, a specialist in semiconductor ICs and software solutions for high-speed connectivity and high-quality video compression over the Network and the Cloud, has closed its acquisition of Exccess Venture Fund holding Magnum Semiconductor. Magnum Semiconductor is a provider of silicon ICs, SoCs, software, and IP for the professional video broadcast
Avedon Capital Partners and management have sold Tesch Inkasso Group, a German debt collection company, to Lowell GFKL Group, a credit receivables management backed by the Permira Funds and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP). Tesch Inkasso is headquartered in Wiehl, Germany. Its core business is to recover debt claims, mostly
The half-year 2016 edition of Mergermarket's Deal Drivers EMEA reveals a more cautious dealmaking environment, with European investors eyeing political and economic changes in key markets, notably the UK's decision to ultimately leave the EU. As a result, European deal value dropped 18 per cent to EUR314.7 billion compared to
Inflexion portfolio company Global Reach Partners (GRP), a UK foreign exchange specialist, has completed the acquisition of international money transfer and payment solutions provider FC Exchange. GRP, which provides payments and hedging services to businesses and private individuals, transacts annually over GBP3.5 billion of foreign currency, through its team of
BPS Technology has completed its underwritten AUD27.5 million institutional placement and will use net proceeds of the capital raising to fund the acquisition of Entertainment Publications Australia and New Zealand. Entertainment Publications is a business-to-consumer deals platform with 12,000 SMEs, 18,000 not-for-profits and 550,000 members. The consideration for the
Alternative asset manager Mariner Investment Group has closed a USD503 million collateralised loan obligation (CLO), the third such transaction by Mariner's leveraged credit team. Mariner has now closed approximately USD1.5 billion in CLOs in the past two years. "We are pleased at the continued success our team has
Private equity investment firm KKR has launched the Eco-Innovation Award for its portfolio companies as part of the firm’s Green Solutions Platform (GSP). The platformh aims to identify, support and highlight environmental initiatives across three areas: eco-efficiency, eco-innovation, and/or eco-solutions. The Eco-Innovation Award is intended to reward current projects
Private equity returns remained relatively flat in the first three months of the year, according to State Street’s GX Private Equity Index, which saw an overall return of 0.65 per cent for the period. The index, which includes a dataset dating back to 1980, is based on directly sourced limited
Pharos Capital Group, a private equity firm based in Dallas and Nashville, has acquired telepsychiatry services provider FasPsych in partnership with the company's founder, Ed Irby. Irby, along with the company’s management team, rolled a significant equity stake in conjunction with the transaction. FasPsych, founded in 2007 and headquartered
Manulife Investments is introducing the Manulife International Equity Private Trust and a Series F for the Manulife Dollar-Cost Averaging Fund (DCAF). The Manulife International Equity Private Trust will be part of the Manulife Private Investment Pools, which now has a lower minimum entry point of USD100,000. Launched in December
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