Randy Schwimmer, who heads up senior lending origination and capital markets at Nuveen affiliate Churchill Asset Management, outlines how he experienced the lending market throughout the global Covid-19 crisis and how it keeps evolving in 2021.
Star Mountain Capital’s Lower Middle-Market Strategic Credit Income Fund 3, which closed in June 2020 above its target equity raise (over USD610 million of LP capital including separate accounts), closed a USD225 million asset-based leverage facility, led by ING Capital. to provide what the firm believes to be a modest
Palamon Capital Partners (Palamon) is to sell Feelunique to Sephora, the an omnichannel Prestige Beauty retailer owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group. The transaction is expected to complete later in the second half of 2021 following customary regulatory clearance. The terms of the
A start-up with a platform that trains robots to recognise images has completed a GBP2.3 million funding round to help it build its team in Yorkshire and expand sales of its product worldwide. The investment in Sheffield-based Mindtech Global was led by NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as Administrative Agent, Joint Arranger and Joint Bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support Knox Lane’s investment in Any Hour Services (Any Hour). Founded in 1961, Any Hour is a market-leading home services company providing thousands of residential customers in the broader
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising mid-market companies, has formed a strategic partnership led by funds managed by Blackstone’s GP Stakes business (Blackstone) and including RidgeLake Partners (RidgeLake). As investors with deep experience partnering with top-tier private equity firms, Blackstone and RidgeLake take a long-term
HVD Partners is to acquire the assets of Sampsistemi (SAMP) and Sampsistemi Extrusion as part of a scheme of arrangement administered by the Court of Bologna. SAMP supplies precision machines, spare parts and services to leading wire and cable manufacturers around the globe from locations in Italy, China, Brazil and
Atech Support, a privately-owned, UK cloud service provider has secured significant seven-figure funding from BOOST&Co which it will use to offer additional products and services, to new and existing clients, whilst also supporting its growth plans via acquisition. Having recently experienced significant scale and increased demand for its cloud services,
HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has arranged a refinancing package for Grupo Hospitalario Recoletas (Recoletas), which includes a significant growth capital component. Recoletas is a family-owned Spanish private hospital operator headquartered in Valladolid, Spain, with a leading position in the Castilla y Leon
Eurazeo has exceeded its initial fundraising target for its growth strategy dedicated to equity investments in European tech companies. Total funding raised is more than EUR1.6 billion, of which EUR320 million from the Eurazeo Group and EUR200 million from retail clients. These successful transactions reflect the quality of Eurazeo’s team,
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