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Genstar Capital Closes Fund X and Affiliated Opportunities Fund at USD11.7bn

Private equity firm Genstar Capital has held the first and final closing of Genstar Capital Partners X (Fund X) with approximately USD10.2 billion in total commitments. In addition, the firm has raised committed overage capacity of USD1.5 billion from select limited partners for Genstar’s Opportunities Fund X, which will co-invest

AURELIUS acquires SSE Contracting

AURELIUS has acquired SSE Contracting Limited (SSEC) from SSE Plc in a complex carve-out of the multi-disciplinary Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) contracting business for an enterprise value of GBP27.5 million.  As a standalone business SSEC is one of the biggest M&E contractors in the UK and Ireland providing mechanical, electrical,

OpenGate Capital acquires Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems from Esko

Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital has acquired Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg) from Esko.  Kongsberg is a manufacturer of digital cutting systems, a global developer of integrated software and hardware solutions for the packaging, label, and wide format sectors. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Established in 1965,

KKR closes USD15bn Asian Fund IV

Leading global investment firm KKR has held the final close of KKR Asian Fund IV, a USD15 billion fund focused on investments in private equity transactions across the Asia Pacific region.  KKR will be investing approximately USD1.3 billion in capital alongside fund investors through the Firm and its employees’ commitments.

HIG Capital acquires SMTC Corporation

HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with over USD43 billion of equity capital under management, has completed the acquisition of SMTC Corporation (SMTC).  Prior to the transaction, SMTC was publicly listed on NASDAQ. Founded in 1985, SMTC Corporation is a global Electronics Manufacturing Services (“EMS”) provider focused on

Genstar Capital completes sale of Worldwide Facilities to Amwins Group

Private equity firm Genstar Capital has completed the sale of Worldwide Facilities (Worldwide), the fourth-largest wholesale insurance broker in the US, to Amwins Group (Amwins), a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services. Worldwide acts as a value-add intermediary between retail insurance agencies and specialty insurance companies and creates

Ancala Partners invests further capital in Portsmouth Water to fund Havant Thicket Reservoir

Ancala Partners, an experienced investor in critical mid-market infrastructure, is to make a substantial further equity investment into Portsmouth Water, a regulated water business in the UK, to fund construction of the Havant Thicket Reservoir and support other growth projects.  Alongside the additional funding, Portsmouth Water has signed a sustainability-linked

Vision Ridge Partners closes third Sustainable Asset Fund at USD1.25bn hard cap

Vision Ridge Partners, an alternative asset manager focused on sustainable real assets, has closed its USD1.25 billion Sustainable Asset Fund III (Fund III). The Fund held its final close just four-and-a-half months after commencing fundraising. Fund III initially targeted USD1 billion of commitments and drew interest beyond the USD1.25 billion

Sentinel Capital Partners recapitalises TranSystems

Sentinel Capital Partners (Sentinel), a private equity firm that invests in promising lower midmarket companies, has recapitalised TranSystems, a leading provider of engineering, architectural, and design consulting solutions for US transportation end markets. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.  TranSystems plans, inspects, designs, and provides related services to

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