Avenue Capital Group, a global investment firm, is to acquire Pollen Street Capital’s interest in the Irish development and bridging finance lending platform, Castlehaven Finance, for an amount in excess of EUR250 million. The transaction will result in Pollen Street Capital, the independent alternative asset investment management company, exiting its
European fund manager STAR Capital Partnership has acquired Windhoist Holdings (Windhoist), a leading wind turbine installation contractor for an undisclosed consideration. Originally founded in Ireland in the 1950s with a focus on agricultural machinery, the family owned business grew quickly, and by 2005 was supplying mechanical and electrical engineering turnkey
Two female tech entrepreneurs who have developed the UK’s first software as a service (SaaS) platform to help companies manage rebate and pricing schemes have secured GBP950,000 from investors. Leanne Bonner-Cooke MBE and Colette Wyatt have received funding from Mercia Asset Management, the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage
Sheridan Capital Partners (Sheridan) has made an investment in Oral Surgery Partners (OSP), an oral surgery practice management company. Sheridan invested alongside OSP’s surgeons and management, who have retained a meaningful ownership stake in the business. OSP is headquartered in Greater St. Louis and is a market leader in the
LDC-backed Martin Audio, a designer and manufacturer of premium high-performance loudspeaker systems, has recorded double-digit sales growth following a series of product launches and overseas expansion. The Buckinghamshire-based business, which provides sound systems for some of the UK’s biggest festivals, reported a 22 per cent increase in sales in its
Fund That Flip, a fintech platform and marketplace lender of residential real estate loans, has raised USD11 million from Princeton, NJ-based growth equity firm Edison Partners. Launched in 2014, Fund That Flip provides short-term loans to experienced real estate redevelopers who buy and renovate residential properties. After origination, Fund That
The recent acquisition of Estera by Inflexion Private Equity, a leading PE group with GBP5.4 billion in AUM, signals a move by private equity firms to explore M&A opportunities in the fund administration and corporate & trust services arena, which remains a relatively new, standalone sector. The acquisition from Bridgepoint
Ultimus Fund Solutions (Ultimus), an independent provider of fund administration, accounting and investor solutions to traditional and alternative fund managers, is to acquire LeverPoint Management (LeverPoint). LeverPoint, headquartered in Clifton Park, NY, is an independent provider of full-service fund administration, accounting, tax and back office support services to private equity,
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor focused on Central and Eastern Europe, has completed the sale of Knjaz Miloš, a producer of mineral water and non-alcoholic beverages in Serbia and the surrounding region, to a joint venture between Karlovarské Minerální Vody and PepsiCo, Inc. Mid Europa acquired
Private equity fundraising for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) hit the highest annual level in a decade in 2018 with EUR1.8 billion, according to new data from Invest Europe. Buyout funds in CEE raised EUR1.1 billion, while the region’s venture capital funds attracted over EUR500 million for the second year
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