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Vanguard Healthcare completes GBP16.5m refinancing deal

Mobile healthcare provider Vanguard Healthcare Solutions has raised GBP16.5m in a debt refinancing deal with high street bank AIB.   Vanguard Healthcare provides additional capacity through the provision of mobile surgical facilities – including operating theatres, endoscopy suites, mobile wards and clinics – to the NHS and private healthcare providers

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KKR acquires majority interest in OEG Offshore Group

KKR has acquired a majority interest in OEG Offshore Group, a provider of specialist equipment to the offshore oil and gas industry. OEG’s executive management retain a significant holding in the company.   OEG is headquartered in Aberdeen, UK with regional hubs in the main offshore oil and gas regions

GTCR and Opus Global acquire Hiperos

Private equity firm GTCR’s management partnership Opus Global, led by former VeriFone chief executive Douglas Bergeron, has acquired Hiperos, a specialist in third party management. Hiperos’ SaaS-based solutions serve the third party-related information management, risk, compliance and performance needs of Global 2000 companies such as Aetna, AXA, Bank of Montreal,

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Agritek Holdings secures USD400,000 cash infusion from PE fund

Agritek Holdings is to receive an estimated USD400,000 from its institutional partners and private equity fund based in Chicago this month. The funds will be used to roll out and market the company's Mont Blunt brand of e-cigarettes and to cover initial infrastructure costs related to its agricultural greenhouse project

Vector Capital acquires IPVALUE

Private equity firm Vector Capital has acquired IPVALUE Management from existing venture investors and other shareholders. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   IPVALUE, founded in 2001, is a provider of intellectual property (IP) transactional and advisory services for the world’s premier technology companies, top R&D labs,

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Private equity and alternative firms move down market to support retail clients

Private equity and alternative firms are moving down market to support the retail marketplace, according to research from analytics firm Cerulli Associates. "Private investment managers, following in the tracks of hedge-fund-focused alternative firms and traditional long-only managers, are tapping the public markets," says Michele Giuditta, associate director at Cerulli. "Delivering

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MidOcean Partners invests in Nutrabolt

Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has made a significant minority equity investment in Nutrabolt, a nutritional life sciences company known for its popular sports nutrition brand, Cellucor. Founded in 2002 in Texas, Nutrabolt produces a line of sports nutrition products under the Cellucor, Neon Sport and Royal Sport brands.  

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AAA to acquire additional APU stake

All Asia Asset Capital (AAA), through a special purpose wholly owned subsidiary, is to acquire a further 4.5 per cent of Andaman Power and Utility Company (APU) from existing shareholder Chakris Kajkumjohndej. APU is a privately held company based in Myanmar and Thailand which operates in the development of utility

HSBC supports Equistone-backed Concept Life Sciences transaction

HSBC’s North West leverage finance team has played a key role in supporting three acquisitions made by the Manchester-based Concept Life Sciences Group, a newly formed scientific laboratory and consultancy business. Following backing from Equistone Partners Europe, which has taken a majority stake in the group, Concept Life Sciences has

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Horizon Technology Finance leads USD25m venture loan to mBlox

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has led a USD25 million venture loan for mBlox, one of the world’s largest providers of A2P (application-to-person) text messaging. The venture loan was fully funded at closing, with Horizon funding its commitment of USD10 million. mBlox will use the funds to support its continued growth.

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