New private equity firm Plus2 Capital has held the closing of its first fund. The firm’s founding partners, Nathaniel Broughton and Brandon Laughridge, recently formed Plus2 after completing multiple acquisitions in Southern California in partnership with Succession Capital, a division of Lynx Equity Limited. “Plus2 Capital is our opportunity to
Palatine Private Equity has completed the management buy out of the mortgage broking business, John Charcol, and the financial planning business of the Towergate Group. The Financial Planning business will be announcing a new brand in the coming weeks whilst John Charcol will continue to trade under the brand
Global private equity firm HIG Capital has completed the recapitalisation of Fox River Fiber. Fox River will be combined with Rolland Enterprises Inc. (“Rolland”), a market leader in the production of recycled fine papers and security papers, which was acquired by an HIG affiliate in 2014. Headquartered in De Pere,
K2 Capital Partners has held the final closing of its debut fund. Investors include leading investment institutions, family offices, and high net worth individuals. K2 Capital Partners is targeting well-established, profitable lower middle market companies with sales between USD10 million and USD40 million operating in growing industries. The firm’s strategy
Stanhope Capital, the global investment office, is adding significant resources in private equity to address growing client demand for further investments in this area. Edward Clive, a Senior Director within the firm’s investment research department, has been appointed Head of Private Funds. He previously worked at Lazard and Vantage Group,
Peer-to-peer lender Lending Works is launching an Auto Income tool that allows lenders to draw down a regular income over the course of their lending term. From 6 April, Lending Works customers will be able to elect to draw down their interest repayments, or a combination of their capital and
ARX Equity Partners, together with experienced healthcare investor Joseph Priel, has completed the 100% buy-out of Slovenian healthcare services provider, Diagnosticni Center Bled doo (DCB). Details of the transaction have not been disclosed. DCB is the largest private healthcare service provider in Slovenia. The Company provides comprehensive outpatient and inpatient
A USD 1 billion sector focused private equity fund underwritten by Cairo Financial Holding is behind a plan to revive the tourism sector in Egypt, battered by four years of turmoil and instability. Tourism revenues have dropped by 55 per cent over the past four years, but the return of
Värde Partners, KKR and Deutsche Bank are to acquire GE Capital’s Australia and New Zealand Consumer Lending Business (the company) at an enterprise value of AUD8.2 billion. The company is a leading financial services provider offering a range of services and products including personal loans, credit cards and interest free
NetBase, a social media analytics company, has completed a new round of growth funding with USD24 million in Series E financing led by new investor Spring Lake Equity Partners. Also participating in the financing were long-time investors Thomvest Ventures, Altos Ventures, and WestSummit Capital. NetBase will use this additional funding
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