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,
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 (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
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, 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, 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 (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
JPIN Venture Catalysts Ltd (JPIN VCATS), India’s specialist co-investor network has partnered with a cohort of investment leaders as part of a USD13 million raise for Chingari, a global innovator in mobile entertainment. The social media start-up serves as India’s homegrown short-form video app; progressing onwards from the raise,
GPD Companies, Inc (GPD), an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC (One Rock), has completed the previously announced acquisition of Distrupol, a leading European distributor of thermoplastics to the polymer processing industry, from Univar Solutions Inc (NYSE: UNVR). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Distrupol will become
Carey Olsen’s corporate team in Jersey has advised Digital 9 Infrastructure plc, a newly established Jersey listed fund, on its initial placing and offer for subscription and placing programme. Raising gross proceeds of GBP300 million, the ordinary shares of Digital 9 Infrastructure have been admitted to trading on the Specialist
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