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
Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrial technology and software industries, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Advarra, a provider of compliance solutions that are critical to the drug development process, from Linden Capital Partners. Advarra is a leading
Private investment firm Clearlake Capital Group and existing investor TA Associates are to make a strategic growth investment inDigiCert, a provider of TLS/SSL, PKI and IoT security solutions for identity and encryption. As a part of the transaction, Clearlake and TA will become equal partners in DigiCert. The company will
CVC Capital Partners (CVC), the majority shareholder in appliance care specialist Domestic & General (D&G) is to sell a 30 per cent stake in the business to Luxinva, an entity ultimately wholly-owned by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). CVC will continue as D&G’s majority shareholder via CVC Capital Partners
VR hardware specialist Moiin is forming a USD100 million VC fund, based in Silicon Valley, to aid in the growth of VR gaming globally. The team behind the new fund plans to seek investment opportunities globally to drive global VR development forward to help usher in the 4th Industrial Revolution
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