DOB Equity, a leading Dutch family-backed impact investor in East Africa, has invested in Natural Extracts Industries (NEI), a natural vanilla flavour manufacturer, based in Moshi, Tanzania. Since its inception in 2011, NEI has partnered with small-holder farmers by encouraging them to grow vanilla next to their existing crops, thereby
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as Administrative Agent, Lead Arranger and Bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of AIM MRO by AE Industrial Partners (AEI). Headquartered in Miamiville, OH, AIM MRO is a leading manufacturer and supply chain manager of highly engineered consumable repair
One World Fitness, an owner and operator of Planet Fitness clubs in the Philadelphia metropolitan and New Jersey markets, has acquired BMC Mgmt Inc and affiliates (San Diego Fitness). The acquisition expands the One World Fitness footprint to include the densely populated and high-growth San Diego county area. Financial terms
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) and Rock Rail have closed the financing of new Hitachi intercity trains for the West Coast Partnership rail franchise. ASI, lead equity provider, and Rock Rail, rail investor-developer and asset manager, together led the transaction of more than GBP350 million. The fleet will be financed through
Kaiser Permanente Ventures (KPV) thas closed its fifth investment fund at USD141 million, bringing the total assets under management to more than USD500 million. This latest fund includes financial commitments from Kaiser Permanente and a diverse group of new and returning external strategic investors including Tufts Health Plan, Henry Ford
The 2020 outlook for the global asset management sector is stable, reflecting high profit margins, manageable debt burdens, and sustained risk appetite among investors, Moody’s Investors Service says in its annual outlook. The outlook is supported by a number of factors including low expectations for a recession in 2020, continued
Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm InMotion Ventures has invested in Apex.AI. a software start-up with offices in Palo Alto, California, and Munich, Germany, which is preparing to launch its flagship product – Apex.OS – to the automotive sector in early 2020. InMotion joins Volvo Group Venture Capital and HELLA
Sun Capital Partners’ affiliated portfolio company StonePoint Materials (StonePoint) has completed the acquisition of Road Builders, one of Kentucky’s oldest materials and paving construction operations. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1948, Road Builders is operated by third and fourth generation family owners. Road Builders
Private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners’ (TSCP) portfolio company Marmic Fire & Safety Co (Marmic) has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina-based Fire Control Systems of Charlotte (FCS), a provider of commercial fire protection services. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. This is the fifth add-on acquisition completed by
Visible Capital, a new Scottish fintech company founded by three Scottish tech veterans has secured GBP500,000 seed funding from TechStart Ventures and a group of eight private investors. Preston Rabl, co-founder of the advertising and public relations giant WPP plc will join the board, whilst Ian Steel, former senior partner
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