Tenex Capital Management, a New York based private equity firm focused on middle market investments, is to acquire the machinery and tools business of Walter Meier of Switzerland. Walter Meier Tools is a manufacturer and marketer of industrial and wood working machinery and equipment under the JET, Wilton and
Versartis has completed a USD20m series D financing led by new investor Sofinnova Ventures. Existing investors Advent Venture Partners’ Advent Life Sciences fund, Aisling Capital, Amunix Operating, Index Ventures and New Leaf Venture Partners all participated in this round. As a result of its investment, general partner Srinivas
Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity) is teaming up with Laboratoires Anios chief executive Bertrand Letartre and deputy chief executive Thierry Letartre to acquire a majority stake in the business from Air Liquide. Laboratoires Anios is one of the European leaders in disinfection solutions for hospitals and clinics. The transaction
ODSA Topco, a company backed by funds advised by Apax Partners, is to acquire product development services firm GlobalLogic. The agreement will further enable GlobalLogic to deliver design and engineering solutions to companies worldwide, and continue as a leading provider of software R&D services. Terms of the agreement have
AUA Private Equity Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm investing in US Hispanic-oriented and/or family-owned businesses, has recapitalised Associated Foods Holdings. In excess of 30 per cent of invested capital has been distributed back to investors within 10 months of the firm’s original investment. AUA Equity acquired
Fenergo has secured EUR4m of new equity funding, which will help support the company’s continued international growth and development. The EUR4m investment is being made by The Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund, managed by Investec Ventures, with co-investment from existing shareholders. Fenergo, which develops client onboarding, enterprise compliance
Water Street Healthcare Partners has sold ConVerge Diagnostic Services to Quest Diagnostics. Headquartered in Peabody, Massachusetts, ConVerge is a regional laboratory providing clinical, cytology and anatomic pathology testing services. Water Street invested in ConVerge in 2009 and recruited a management team spearheaded by Bob Gorman, a leader with
Albion Ventures has led a substantial investment in Aridhia Informatics, a health and biomedical informatics company. Founder investor Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) also participated in the round. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Aridhia was founded in 2008 by Dr David Sibbald OBE and Professor Andrew Morris, dean and professor of
Maternity clothing brand Isabella Oliver has secured GBP700,000 of growth capital investment, and GBP700,000 debt finance to fuel growth, from Santander’s Breakthrough programme. Established in 2003, Isabella Oliver is an online retailer of clothing for women during all stages of pregnancy. The brand has grown rapidly since creation with
Electranova Capital, the cleantech investment fund managed by Idinvest Partners in partnership with EDF, has invested in Enlighted to accelerate its growth in Europe. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Enlighted harnesses sensors, software and analytics to increase energy efficiency in industrial, commercial and office buildings. The company’s first application, advanced
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