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YFM Equity Partners finances Professional Music Technology MBO

YFM Equity Partners, alongside the founders of the, has provide financing for a management buyout at Professional Music Technology (PMT). Founded 28 years ago by Simon Gilson and Terry Hope, PMT is a leading UK multi-channel retailer of Musical Instrument (MI) and Professional Audio products. The business operates through 15

HKW completes sale of Gatekeeper Systems

HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies, has sold Gatekeeper Systems (Gatekeeper) to Graham Partners, Inc. Gatekeeper offers a product suite of intelligent cart solutions to minimise merchandise loss and reduce asset and labour expenditures.   “Given Gatekeeper’s industry expertise, their emphasis on advanced technologies, and the potential

Avedon Capital Partners creates the DELABO Group

Avedon Capital Partners (Avedon) has teamed up with the founders of Maxident, Crossmill, Hamm Dental (Hamm) and B u T Dentaltechnik (BuT), to found the DELABO Group. The combination of these three independent German dental laboratories with complementary technical and operational capabilities will form the nucleus for a buy &

Online Poundshop secures investment from Midven

Specialist eCommerce platform Online Poundshop has secured considerable investment from venture capital firm Midven, allowing the company to upgrade current warehouse systems, and create a range of new positions across the business – including marketing and distribution roles. The investment has come from the GBP35 million West Midlands equity portion

Trading Ledger secures GBP1.5m in funding round led by Hambro Perks

Trade Ledger, a business lending platform which automates commercial lending processes for global banks and alternative finance providers, has secured a GBP1.5 million strategic investment in a  funding round led by Hambro Perks. Established in 2016 and now operating on three continents, Trade Ledger’s unique lend-tech platform automates all types of digital business

ILPA publishes Model Limited Partnership Agreement to strengthen PE LP-GP alignment

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has released the first publicly available Model Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) for the private equity industry.  The legal template, which is available for complimentary, industry-wide use, conforms to ILPA Principles 3.0 and sets a new standard for alignment of interests between general (GPs) and

Declaration Partners invests in Peaceable Street

Peaceable Street Capital (Peaceable Street), a finance company that provides preferred equity capital for small and mid-sized income-producing real estate in North America, has secured an undisclosed minority equity investment from Declaration Partners, the investment firm backed by the family office of David M Rubenstein, Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group.

DC Advisory and Daiwa form JV with Green Giraffe

DC Advisory and its parent company Daiwa, have entered into a 50:50 joint venture agreement with renewable energy specialists Green Giraffe. The new joint venture will complement DC Advisory’s existing leading position in the infrastructure M&A and debt advisory markets, by adding global renewable energy expertise.   Green Giraffe will

Anacapa Partners invests in Auronix

 Anacapa Partners, a private equity firm focused on acquisitions in the lower middle market, has completed a growth investment in Auronix, a communications platform as a service (CPaaS) provider based in Mexico. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1994, Auronix is the leading CPaaS platform

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