Private equity funds that closed in the final quarter of the year raised USD74.6bn, a similar amount to the USD75.0bn raised by funds that closed in the previous quarter, according to data from Preqin. However, Preqin expect the Q4 figure to increase by around 10 to 20 per cent and
Dyal Capital Partners has acquired a passive minority interest in Scopia Fund Management from members of the management team. Based in New York, Scopia is an alternative asset management firm with approximately USD3.4bn of assets in long/short equity strategies. Under the terms of the transaction, Scopia will retain complete control
The IFG Trust and Corporate Group has concluded its acquisition of Moore Group following receipt of regulatory approval from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC). The acquisition marks a significant development in the group’s growth strategy within the international fund sector and adds the Far East to its geographic locations.
Consumer-focused private equity investment firm Brentwood Associates has completed the sale of Pacific Island Restaurants (PIR) to Nimes Capital. PIR is the sole franchisee of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell throughout Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Since acquiring PIR in 2004, Brentwood has
HIG Growth Partners’ portfolio company, Community Intervention Services (CIS), has completed the acquisition of Access Family Services. CIS was established by HIG in partnership with veteran behavioural healthcare executive Kevin Sheehan to acquire, develop and operate a national network of community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment programmes. Access marks
Wellspring Capital Management has acquired National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of complex rehab technology (CRT) solutions for individuals with permanent or long-term mobility loss, from Ridgemont Equity Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, NSM provides CRT solutions that assist with
Trinity Hunt Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has completed its majority investment in Lakeview Health Systems, a substance abuse treatment company in Jacksonville, Florida. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The acquisition of Lakeview represents Trinity Hunt’s third investment in the behavioural healthcare space. In
An affiliate of UK Sun European Partners, the European adviser to Sun Capital Partners, has acquired a majority stake in Paragon Print and Packaging, a provider of packaging and outsourced services to the private label fresh and chilled food market. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. Established
BaltCap has invested in Coffee Inn, the largest branded coffee shop chain in the Baltics. Coffee Inn intends to invest up to EUR2m of debt and equity capital over the coming two years to finance the future growth of the business in Lithuania and other countries. Coffee Inn was
Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners (CVC) have acquired Cerved, Italy’s leading provider of business credit information for EUR1.13 billion. Cerved, whose history goes back to 1974, was created through the successful integration of seven companies during 2008‐11. Cerved provides credit and business information to over 30,000 clients, including 90%
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