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GTCR sells Devicor Medical Products

Private equity firm GTCR is to sell portfolio company Devicor Medical Products to Danaher Corporation’s Leica Biosystems, a provider of anatomical pathology solutions and automation used to advance cancer diagnostics. Devicor is a medical device company specialising in products for use in breast biopsy procedures. The company is the global

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IMSPEX Diagnostics completes GBP1.4 million funding round

IMSPEX Diagnostics Limited has completed its GBP1.4 million funding round led by Finance Wales and the Angel CoFund. The funds will be invested in establishing a group administration and sales team who will be based in Abercynon.   IMSPEX acquired Dortmund based technology company G.A.S GmbH in January 2013. The subsidiary

Warburg Pincus completes USD4bn global private equity energy fundraise

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has closed Warburg Pincus Energy at USD4 billion, surpassing its fundraising target of USD3 billion and reaching the fund cap agreed with investors.  Warburg Pincus Energy will be a companion fund to Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI, a USD11.2 billion global private equity fund, which

Marwyn Value Investors invests in Haversham

Marwyn Value Investors has entered into a placing letter to subscribe for GBP8.96 million of new ordinary shares in Haversham Holdings plc. Haversham intends to float on AIM, a London Stock Exchange market. This investment represents approximately 4.8 per cent of the NAV of the company’s ordinary shares (measured as

Arlington Capital Partners acquires Zemax

Private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has acquired the Zemax division of Radiant Zemax, a provider of optical and illumination design software to design engineers. Zemax becomes the sixth company with licensable software in Arlington Capital's current portfolio, joining Advanced Health, Compusearch, Iron Data, Novetta, and Quantum Spatial.   Zemax’s

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Luxembourg reaches record assets under management of over EUR3,000bn

Assets under management of Luxembourg domiciled funds reached EUR3,006.76 billion at the end of September 2014. This represents a 14.97 per cent increase since the beginning of this year and is mainly due to net sales.   Marc Saluzzi, chairman of the Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry (ALFI), says:

Altium enjoys bumper third quarter

UK-headquartered international investment bank Altium has enjoyed a bumper third quarter, with the group’s deal values for the quarter exceeding GBP1bn. During the third quarter, Altium has completed 15 transactions worth a total of GBP1.2bn. Significant deals for the group during the period include advising on the sale of online

Atlantica Hotels acquired by Soros Fund Management and Tao Capital Partners

Atlantica Hotels International has been recapitalised with equity capital from Quantum Strategic Partners Ltd, a private investment fund managed by Soros Fund Management, Tao Invest, a private investment fund managed by Tao Capital Partners, and management. Paul Sistare, founder and CEO of Atlantica, says: "This is a positive move for

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PHD Equity Partners to raise GBP25m for second PE fund

PHD Equity Partners has launched its second private equity fund, PHD Equity Partners Fund No2 LP. The firm is currently fundraising and expects to reach its target size of GBP25 million this year.   Fund 2 will build on the firm’s strategy of investing in smaller UK businesses, with valuations

SmarTV and Quadriga Worldwide to merge

Quadriga Worldwide, a provider of guest technology managed services for the hospitality industry, is merging with the SmarTV Company, a developer of interactive entertainment solutions for commercial and consumer markets. The merged company’s mission is to maximise guest engagement and satisfaction, enhance the HSIA and entertainment experience, and strengthen on-property

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