Collinson Group has acquired corporate assistance specialist Specialty Assist, subject to regulatory approval. Specialty Assist is a provider of medical assistance services to the corporate and London markets and the acquisition will further strengthen Collinson Group’s established global assistance capability. This acquisition forms part of a broader programme of investment
Vestar Capital Partners is to acquire Woodstream, a manufacturer and marketer of branded pest and animal control as well as lawn and garden products, from Brockway Moran and CHS Capital. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close teh second quarter of 2015, have not been disclosed. Woodstream, through
Joule Assets and Quantum Origination have joined forces to launch the SmartCity EIS Portfolio. Joule Assets, a provider of project finance solutions for the energy efficiency and demand response industries, running the successful ERA Fund in the USA, while Quantum Origination is a provider of strategic corporate advisory services. The
AdvancePierre Foods has completed the acquisition of the manufacturing assets of Better Bakery, (Better Bakery), a Valencia, California-based manufacturer of premium stuffed sandwiches. Production is being relocated to AdvancePierre’s sandwich manufacturing operation in Caseyville, Ill. The addition of Better Bakery’s premium, handcrafted stuffed sandwiches expands AdvancePierre’s ready-to-eat sandwich platform and
TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG, announced today the closing of TPG Growth III, its largest fund dedicated to investments in small- and mid-sized growth companies. The fund reached over USD3 billion in aggregate capital commitments, surpassing its fundraising target of USD2.75 billion in
International law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is advising Santander Asset Management on its merger with Pioneer Investment. Santander Asset Management is a joint venture between private equity funds Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic (as to 50 per cent) and Santander SA (as to 50 per cent). CGSH is
Unigestion has launched a Private Debt Allocator tool, which identifies private debt opportunities to exactly match clients’ investment objectives. Through its work with clients, Unigestion has identified a common perception of the universe of private debt opportunities as large, diverse and challenging. Depending on the type of debt, it can
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo and Teachers’ Private Capital, the private investor department of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, have completed their acquisition of Riverbed Technology, a specialist in application performance infrastructure. The acquisition is valued at approximately USD3.5 billion, with Riverbed stockholders receiving USD21.00 per share in cash. With the
London-listed private equity firm JZ Capital Partners Limited has acquired Midwest Valve Parts (MVP) alongside its long-term investment partner The Edgewater Funds. The acquisition of MVP is an add-on to Industrial Services Solutions’ (ISS) existing Specialty Products Group (SPG), and marks the third acquisition made into SPG (joining Worthington Compressors
Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm, has launched IVP XV, a USD1.4 billion fund, the largest fund raised in the firm’s 35-year history, which brings cumulative committed capital to USD5.4 billion. The fund was significantly oversubscribed, with IVP’s existing Limited Partners contributing the vast
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