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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners portfolio company Trinity Consultants acquires Vision Environment

17 June 2020

Trinity Consultants (Trinity), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has acquired Vision Environment Australia Pty Ltd (Vision Environment). Vision Environment, based in Queensland, Australia, is a leading provider of water quality monitoring services to clients involved in commercial dredging and other industrial activities that impact the marine environment.

Investcorp portfolio company Calligo acquires Itomic Voice & Data

17 June 2020

Investcorp’s portfolio company Calligo Limited (Calligo), an end-to-end managed data services provider, has acquired Itomic Voice & Data Ltd (Itomic). Itomic is a Cork- and Dublin-based IT managed services provider, specializing in IT solutions and maintenance and managed Microsoft 365 and Azure services. Founded in 2012, Jersey-based Calligo puts data

Swappie raises USD40m in Series B funding round

17 June 2020

Swappie, an end-to-end online marketplace for buying and selling refurbished smartphones, has raised a USD40.6 million (EUR35.8 million) Series B funding round. Participants in the round included TESI, alongside existing investors Lifeline Ventures, Reaktor Ventures, and Inventure – all of which participated in Swappie’s Series A in 2019 – bringing the total

GreyLion Capital completes spin out from PWP

17 June 2020

GreyLion Capital (GreyLion) has completed its spin out from Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management (PWP). Established as part of Perella Weinberg Partners Asset Management business in 2012, GreyLion is now an independent, employee-owned investment firm, focusing on investing in a diversified portfolio of high-growth businesses in the middle market. Going forward,

Buyout fundraising declined by over 70 per cent due to Corona Crisis

16 June 2020

The CEPRES Private Capital Market Outlook for the first quarter of 2020 using the latest data from the CEPRES Platform shows how buyout fundraising in the US declined by almost 50 per cent QoQ and 20 per cent YoY, but is still substantially above volumes during the post-GFC era of 2009 -2012.

Ancala Partners to acquire Hector Rail AB

16 June 2020

Ancala Partners (Ancala), an independent infrastructure investment manager, has agreed to buy Hector Rail AB (Hector Rail) from EQT, including its subsidiary Hector Rail GmbH, on behalf of its European Infrastructure Fund II. Completion on the transaction is expected in Q3 2020. Hector Rail is the largest privately-owned rail freight

Enstar recapitalises StarStone US with PE investment

16 June 2020

Enstar Group Limited (Enstar) has agreed to a recapitalisation of StarStone US Holdings (StarStone US) led by SkyKnight Capital (SkyKnight), Dragoneer Investment Group (Dragoneer) and Aquiline Capital Partners (Aquiline).The Investors have committed USD610 million in new equity capital which, together with the rollover of Enstar’s existing ownership, and an additional

Increase in carve-outs despite Covid-19

16 June 2020

A new survey by Intertrust, a global leader in providing tech-enabled fund and corporate solutions, reveals how Covid has impacted the decision making behind carve-outs.During a recent webinar, addressing how best to create value through carve-outs, a third (33 per cent) of industry professionals said they intended to start looking

Majority of global PE investors continue to pursue transactions despite Covid-19

16 June 2020

Private equity investors are still seeking new deal opportunities despite expected declines in revenue as experienced by their portfolio companies and no wider ‘return to normal’ until 2021.That’s according to a new global study on how Covid-19 has impacted private equity firms’ and investors’ forecasts and strategies from international audit

Chiltern Capital invests in Doby Verrolec

16 June 2020

Chiltern Capital (Chiltern) has completed an investment in Doby Verrolec Limited (Doby), a UK-based manufacturer of HVAC ductwork jointing systems and ductwork components. Doby was previously a subsidiary of Heitkamp & Thumann, a family owned industrial manufacturing group headquartered in Dusseldorf. Based in Stanley in County Durham, Doby can trace its

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Managers

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners portfolio company Trinity Consultants acquires Vision Environment

Investcorp portfolio company Calligo acquires Itomic Voice & Data

Swappie raises USD40m in Series B funding round

GreyLion Capital completes spin out from PWP

Buyout fundraising declined by over 70 per cent due to Corona Crisis

Ancala Partners to acquire Hector Rail AB

Enstar recapitalises StarStone US with PE investment

Increase in carve-outs despite Covid-19

Majority of global PE investors continue to pursue transactions despite Covid-19

Chiltern Capital invests in Doby Verrolec

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