Riata Capital Group, a Dallas-based private equity investment firm focused on sponsoring investments in privately held companies in the consumer, energy, healthcare and business & industrial services sectors, has opened its doors for business. Riata is led by Jeff Fronterhouse, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Brazos Private Equity Partners,
Preqin and Baxon Solutions have formed a strategic partnership, which includes Preqin taking a significant minority stake in Baxon. This will accelerate Baxon’s development and delivery of a comprehensive portfolio management and valuations platform for the private equity industry. The principal aim of the partnership is to combine the alternative
Corporate, fund and private client services provider JTC Group has marked its 27th consecutive year of growth with the launch of a refreshed global brand. The launch of JTC’s new look comes after another successful year, which saw the firm continue its strategic expansion plan, growing its Assets Under Administration
D E Shaw Renewable Investments has acquired Balko Wind, a wind energy project in Beaver County, Oklahoma from Apex Clean Energy (Apex). Apex developed the 300 MW project and sold it to an affiliate of DESRI in late 2014. Financing for the acquisition and construction of the project was
RLJ Equity Partners has acquired Phase One Consulting Group, a provider of information technology-based consulting services and solutions to various US federal civilian agencies. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, Phase One provides a range of strategic solutions addressing IT strategy, organisational transformation, strategic communications, process and business
Kit Check, a specialist in hospital pharmacy kit processing and medication tracking software, has secured a USD12 million Series B funding round led by Kaiser Permanente Ventures. Rex Health Ventures, the venture investment arm of Raleigh, NC-based Rex Healthcare, also contributed to the round. All previous investors from the 2013
Marquee Brands LLC announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Bruno Magli brand and related intellectual property assets from Bruno Magli Spa. The transaction is expected to close in early 2015. Founded in 1936, Bruno Magli is among the original Italian luxury brands. Combining a
Private equity investment firm Harvest Partners has formed Harvest Partners SCF (HP SCF), a private investment advisor that provides structured equity and junior debt solutions to business owners. HP SCF intends to target investments with private equity-like returns while assuming the risks more characteristic of debt investments. HP SCF will
The total value of exits from private equity-backed portfolio companies throughout 2014 hit USD428bn, higher than any year previously and up from the USD330bn of exits in 2013. Christopher Elvin, Preqin’s Head of Private Equity Products, comments on the current deals and exits environment: 2014 represented the highest ever annual
Verne Global has secured USD98m of equity funding, led by Stefnir, an Icelandic asset management and private equity firm that is working with several of the largest Icelandic pension funds. Existing investors – the Wellcome Trust, Novator Partners and General Catalyst – also participated in the round. Verne Global will
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