Audax Private Equity (Audax) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aspen Surgical (Aspen) a business unit comprised of certain surgical consumable products, from Hillrom. The business is a leading manufacturer of branded and private label single-use surgical products including scalpels, blades, wound care, fluid control, and other patient
TrustArc, a provider of privacy management solutions, has received a USD70 million Series D growth investment led by private equity firm, Bregal Sagemount. Existing investors Accel Partners, Baseline Ventures, DAG Ventures, Icon Ventures and Industry Ventures will continue to retain significant stakes in the business. “We are very excited to
Venture capital funds globally reached their best post-2009 crisis period performance in Q4 2018, surpassing the previous best recorded one year earlier, according to eFront’s latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance report. Performance of VC funds globally reached 1.531x in Q4 2018 – the highest level on record – before dipping
Specialist industrial investor Rubicon Partners has acquired Park Sheet Metal, a Coventry-based manufacturer of complex sheet metal components from from its owner, Stephen Payne. Founded by the Payne family in 1947, PSM has established a market leading position as a supplier of prototype tooling and assemblies and low volume production
By Elizabeth Pfeuti​ – Co-investments remain a theme in 2019, as both GPs and LPs increasingly see value in separate partnerships alongside commingled funds. Earlier this year, the listed Standard Life Private Equity Trust announced it would allocate up to 20 per cent of its net asset value to these partnerships,
Bridges Fund Management (Bridges) has held a final close on Social Outcomes Fund II, its second fund dedicated to social outcomes contracts, with commitments of GBP35 million. Social outcomes contracts are increasingly used by Government to commission vital social services from mission-driven providers. Instead of the traditional ‘fee for service’
In this week’s newsletter, Elizabeth Pfeuti reports on the continued growth in co-investment activity. As Pfeuti reports, Harbourvest Partners has increased its annual co-investment commitments from USD200 million a decade ago to USD2-3 billion today. The article looks at the various upsides to this ever increasingly popular allocation method, which
An affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock) is to acquire the Engineered Components & Systems (EC&S) segment (excluding Cortland US) from Actuant Corporation (Actuant). The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2019. Headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Engineered Components & Systems is a global
Cairngorm Capital Partners’ second fund, Cairngorm Capital LP II, has acquired Millbrook Healthcare Limited (Millbrook), together with its subsidiaries, Ultimate Healthcare Limited and Consolor Limited. The transaction marks Cairngorm Capital’s entry into the assisted living sector, a long-held objective for the firm, which was facilitated by the appointment of Dr
Foresight Group (Foresight) has invested a further GBP4 million of growth capital into portfolio company ONFAB to fund the acquisition of Lancashire based designer and manufacturer of clean air containment products, Envair Holdings Limited (Envair). ONFAB produces flexible clean-air enclosures and consumables, designed and manufactured in-house from sites in Cheshire
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