Omnes has acquired a minority stake in the Belgian consulting firm Intys, alongside the existing management team. Based in Brussels, Intys is one of the leading consulting firms in Belgium. As a multi-specialist player, Intys has a recognized expertise in the healthcare, energy, industrials and financial services sectors. Its 80
Mississippi Lime Company (Mississippi Lime), a global supplier of high-calcium lime products and a portfolio company of HBM Holdings (HBM), is to acquire the Calera, Alabama lime business of Covia, operating historically as Southern Lime. The Calera business supplies high-calcium quicklime and hydrated lime products to customers in the Southeastern
Fresh Direct Produce, a portfolio company of middle-market private equity company HKW, has acquired Emperor Specialty Foods (Emperor). Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1986, Emperor is a distributor of mushrooms, pears, and other specialty fruits and vegetables. This add-on provides meaningful growth opportunities for
International private equity firm, Cinven, is to make a significant investment in Jaggaer, a provider of procurement software for large and medium-sized enterprises. Alongside Cinven, Accel-KKR will maintain an interest in Jaggaer. Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Jaggaer provides cloud-based Source-to-Pay eProcurement solutions for spend management, which enables
CVC Capital Partners has held the final close of CVC Strategic Opportunities II (SO II) with total commitments of EUR4.6 billion, surpassing the fund’s target of EUR4 billion. SO II’s global investor base, made up of sovereign wealth, public and private pension funds, financial institutions, foundations, endowments and family offices,
Although the macroeconomic picture for Europe has been muted in the past 24 months, the continent’s alternatives industry is moving from strength to strength, according to Preqin’s second annual Alternatives in Europe report in published in partnership with Amundi. 2018 has seen record activity across most alternative asset classes, with
Inflexion Private Equity is to acquire Estera, a global provider of funds, corporate and trust services from Bridgepoint. Following completion of the investment, Estera will be merged with Inflexion’s existing portfolio company Ocorian, forming a global corporate service and fund administration leader of significant scale. The combined business will operate
Octopus Energy Investments, a specialist clean energy investor and part of Octopus Group, has changed it name to Octopus Renewables with immediate effect. The rebranding is intended to more accurately reflect the business’s core mission – to accelerate the transition to a future powered by renewable energy. Since entering
One of the biggest issues facing the global PE industry currently is allocating capital to the right investments without falling into value traps and overpaying for companies, such are the record levels of dry powder in the market. When it comes to fundraising, roadshows are still important but according to
Inflexion Private Equity has completed an investment in O’Neill Patient Solicitors (ONP), a UK-based B2B tech‐enabled provider of property and remortgage conveyancing services. The investment is being made by Inflexion Buyout Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated mid‐market fund. As part of this investment, Inflexion Private Equity has also acquired Grindeys a
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