Ipreo Holdings has been acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone and the Goldman Sachs merchant banking division. The business has been acquired from affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. "Ipreo is an extraordinary company with tremendous potential for growth,"
Technology investment specialist Mercia Fund Management is launching a fund offering tax-efficient investment in the UK’s fast-growing digital economy. The Mercia Digital Fund will use the hybrid structure of Mercia’s previous three tax efficient funds, combining the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), to invest in
Middle market private equity firm Calera Capital has partnered with management to acquire United Site Services (USS), a provider of portable sanitation, temporary fencing and related site services. USS has over 1,500 employees across 60 branch locations in the US. James Farrell of Calera Capital says: “CEO Ron Carapezzi
A consortium of Duke Street, Partners Group and Tikehau are to acquire Voyage Care on behalf of their clients from HgCapital, in a GBP375 million transaction. Voyage Care, headquartered in Lichfield, UK is a provider of specialist residential services and supported living for people with learning disabilities, associated physical disabilities,
Ogier Legal has acted as Guernsey legal adviser to Mid Europa in the establishment of Mid Europa Fund IV, which closed at EUR800 million. Mid Europa Fund IV is a Guernsey authorised closed-ended investment scheme established primarily to make controlling investments in market leading companies in Central and Eastern Europe
Jamieson Corporate Finance, a management advisory firm, has established a Spanish joint venture, Jamieson & Basabe SL. The new business will be headed up by José Basabe, who will be responsible for sourcing and executing management advisory mandates in the Spanish market. Basabe is a seasoned financier with more
Mid-market advisory firm Clearwater International has advised Signature Outdoor on its sale to LDC-backed Ocean Outdoor, a provider of external digital advertising sites. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. Established in 2003, Signature is the market leader in Premium Large Format outdoor media in Birmingham and
Sell-side, mid-market M&A firm Cavendish Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of Freedom Finance Ltd, the UK’s largest personal loan broker, to Target Group, a portfolio company of SOF Annex Fund. Freedom Finance, established in 2007, has undergone strong growth within the loan brokerage market driven by its unique
Beringea’s portfolio company Altacor has been acquired by Esperante, a Netherlands-based life science investment company, for an undisclosed sum. Beringea first invested in Altacor in 2007. Altacor is a specialty ophthalmology company with a portfolio of eight marketed pharmaceutical products. The company differentiates its development products primarily through formulation
Walgreens has exercised its option to complete the second step of its strategic transaction with Alliance Boots and fully combine both companies. The transaction, subject to shareholder and various regulatory approvals, will form the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. This action follows the launch of the companies’ long-term
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