The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has committed USD200 million to diversify its Private Equity Proactive Portfolio, which reaches small, niche emerging managers including those in under-served domestic markets. This latest commitment expands the programme, established in 2003, to USD1.9 billion. The programme adds a new partner, Chicago-based
Maven Capital Partners, a private equity and alternative asset manager, has secured GBP7 million of funding for a hotel development using the benefits of Business Premises Renovation Allowance (BPRA). The deal will see the purchase of Telfer House, an empty office building in Glasgow’s Merchant City, for refurbishment into a
Coal Grill and Bar (t/a Charterhouse Leisure Ltd) has secured additional growth funding from Beringea and venture capital investors Octopus Investments, along with bank finance, to continue its expansion. With six high volume casual dining restaurants already established in Basingstoke, Bristol, Bristol Waterside, Exeter, Meadowhall in Sheffield and Milton Keynes,
The Abraaj Group has, through one of its funds, acquired a stake in Kool Food, a Moroccan chocolate confectionery manufacturer based in Casablanca. Kool Food was founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Anas Lahlou and specialises in developing, producing and selling chocolate confections, powder drinks as well as other sweet and
LoneStar, backed by private equity firm AEA Investors, has bought Hydrobolt, a manufacturer and distributor of high integrity fully traceable specialty fasteners, machined components, and flanges and fittings predominately servicing the global oil and gas and power generation markets. The transaction, which has been managed by Rothschild, represents an exit
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired Synchrogenix, a regulatory writing and related services firm. Synchrogenix provides services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies worldwide. Concurrent with the transaction, Synchrogenix will be merged into Certara, a global technology-enabled drug development and drug safety consultancy acquired by Arsenal
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial adviser to AMT-SYBEX Group on its sale to Capita plc for an initial consideration of GBP82 million. There is a contingent consideration of up to GBP23 million based on the business reaching specific profit targets over the next 12 months. Completion of
Denver-based private equity firm KRG Capital Partners has completed the sale of Focus Group to WSP Global. Focus is a provider of engineering services in Western Canada to the energy and infrastructure end markets. WSP is a professional services firms, working with governments, businesses, architects and planners and providing
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has completed an investment to support the multi-million pound management buy-out of Connect Communications, a provider of telephone systems and unified communications channels to businesses across the UK, mainland Europe, Middle East and Africa. Established in 1992, Connect Communications manages the day-to-day running of multi-site
Middle market private equity firm Castle Harlan has acquired Gold Star Foods, a nutritional food distributor to K-12 schools in California, Arizona and Nevada. The seller was the Chicago private equity firm Prospect Partners. Gold Star, based in Ontario, California, serves 380 school districts comprised of more than 3,500
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