Private equity firm San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP) has acquired a majority stake in beauty company Japonesque. SFEP is partnering with current Japonesque owner Karen McKay, an industry leader in the beauty tools category, to capitalise on the extraordinary momentum in the business. Japonesque is a company with a
Kinetics Energy Services has closed a private equity financing with Natural Gas Partners, through its affiliate, NGP Natural Resources XI (NGP). Kinetics is focused on acquiring, integrating and growing North American energy services & equipment companies providing well completions and production enhancement. Chaden Lassoued, Chief Executive Officer of Kinetics, previously
idverde, a French provider of landscape construction and grounds maintenance services, has acquired The Landscape Group (TLG), a leading ‘green service’ provider in the UK. idverde was advised on the transaction by Livingstone’s Business Services sector team. idverde was created in February 2014 following the buy-out of the French landscape
GO Scale Capital, an investment fund sponsored by GSR Ventures and Oak Investment Partners, is to acquire an 80.1% interest in Philips' combined LED components and Automotive lighting business, Limiteds. Philips will retaining the remaining 19.9% interest. The transaction values the business at an enterprise value of approximately USD3.3 billion.
Affiliates of Vector Capital have successfully completed the acquisition of Saba, a specialist in cloud-based intelligent talent management solutions. Under the terms of the merger agreement adopted by Saba stockholders on 26 March, 2015, Saba stockholders will receive USD9.00 per share in cash, which equates to an enterprise value of
Private equity firm Permira has selected iLEVEL to manage its portfolio data. Established in 1985, the Permira funds have made over 200 private equity investments internationally, with total committed capital of approx. EUR25 billion. The Permira funds invest primarily in consumer, financial services, healthcare, industrials, and technology sectors. “Given the complex
Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Trust has agreed to make a follow-on investment in Mexico Tower Partners (MTP) to fund the acquisition of a significant portfolio of wireless and broadcast telecommunication sites in Mexico. Scotiabank is the agent and bookrunner for the debt financing of the acquisition. Scotiabank Inverlat, SA Institucion be
GlassesUSA, the online retailer specialising in prescription eyewear, announced the closing of USD12.5 million in new financing led by Viola Private Equity, a member of the Viola Group. The funding will further GlassesUSA's aggressive business growth and accelerate their expansion as a leading player in the growing global market of
Intesa Sanpaolo and GSO Capital Partners, the credit investment arm of Blackstone, are partnering to provide an alternative source of funding to Italian middle market businesses. The partnership will significantly expand the availability of private debt capital in Italy, enabled by favourable recent changes in the Italian legal and regulatory
Novan Therapeutics has secured USD50 million in an oversubscribed private financing led by new investor Malin Corporation with strong participation from Novan’s existing private investors throughout the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. The round closed 27 March, 2015 at USD50 million, including an August 2014 initial filing of USD10.3
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