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Newbridge provides USD30m in payable financing

Newbridge Global Sourcing (Newbridge), a leading specialty finance company focusing on payables funding, recently provided USD30 million in supply chain financing to clients throughout North and Latin America, Europe and Asia.  Clients included a Florida-based distributor of luxury consumer products, a Latin American snack food manufacturer and a New York-based

Mid Europa sells Bambi to Coca-Cola HBC

Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe, as completed the sale of Bambi, a biscuit producer in the countries of former Yugoslavia, to Coca-Cola HBC AG.  Mid Europa acquired Bambi in 2015 together with Imlek and Knjaz MiloÅ¡, the leading regional dairy and

HIG Capital closes USD1.5bn Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund

HIG Bayside Capital, the distressed debt and special situation affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG), has held the final closing of HIG Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund V with aggregate capital commitments of USD1.5 billion, exceeding its target.  The Fund will continue HIG’s investment strategy of focusing on investments in small-cap, special

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Generalist funds trail sector-specialists in PE performance stakes

This week, research by Cambridge Associates finds that sector-specialist PE funds have accrued almost a 5 per cent higher internal rate of return than generalist funds, with healthcare funds leading the pack.  Specialism applies equally to the highly competitive PE secondaries arena, within which one of its leading players, Adams

Adams Street Partners raises over USD2bn for secondary investments

Adams Street Partners has closed the Adams Street Global Secondary Fund 6 with approximately USD1.05 billion in capital commitments. Since April 2016, Adams Street has raised over USD2 billion in capital commitments intended to be invested in secondary investments, including within the Global Secondary Fund 6. The programme received strong

Kempen European Private Equity Fund holds second closing at EUR120m

The private equity fund of Kempen Capital Management (Kempen), the Kempen European Private Equity Fund, has raised over EUR45 million at second closing taking the total fund size to date to more than EUR120 million. The group of investors in the fund predominantly consists of (former) entrepreneurs, experienced private equity

Palatine completes SMP Group MBO

Palatine Private Equity has completed the management buyout of SMP Group, after receiving regulatory approval for the deal. Established in 2007, SMP Group has grown into a leading international provider of fund administration and corporate and trust services. Headquartered in the Isle of Man, the company now employs over 200

IK Investment Partners acquires LAP Group

IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK VIII Fund is to acquire LAP Laser Applikationen (LAP), a provider of laser positioning systems as well as quality assurance (QA) software and hardware used during radiotherapy treatments, from capiton. LAP was established in 1984 and provides laser measurement and projection systems used in highly attractive

Floreat completes CreditEnable investment

Floreat has completed an investment into fintech firm CreditEnable via its Principal Investment Fund I Limited, which is headed up by Jeff Sinclair. CreditEnable, which was recently named as one of the Inclusive Fintech 50 by MetLife foundation and Visa Inc, provides technology and credit analytics solutions for Small and

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