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BlackRock completes eFront acquisition

BlackRock has completed the acquisition of eFront, an end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions provider.  BlackRock says the combination of eFront with Aladdin will set a new standard in investment and risk management technology, vastly expanding Aladdin’s alternatives capabilities and providing a whole-portfolio technology solution to clients. “As more

Monomoy Capital Partners acquires Kauffman Engineering

Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm with USD1.5 billion in committed capital in a family of investment funds, has acquired Kauffman Engineering (Kauffman). Terms of the tdeal have not been disclosed. Kauffman was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Lebanon, Indiana.  Kauffman is a market leading manufacturer of

Graycliff Partners acquires Sweetners Plus

Graycliff Partners has completed the acquisition of Sweeteners Plus (Sweeteners), a manufacturer and distributor of essential liquid and dry sweeteners for quick service restaurant, specialty beverage, bakery, confectionery, and pharmaceutical customers, among others.  Based in Lakeville NY, Sweeteners processes bulk sugar into a diverse range of products including bagged white

LeapFrog breaks impact investing record with USD700m emerging markets fund

LeapFrog Investments has launched what it says is the largest-ever private equity fund by a dedicated impact fund manager, surging past its USD600 million target to reach USD700 million.  The new fund invests in healthcare and financial services companies – tapping into the demand from billions of emerging consumers in

Cove Hill Partners makes strategic investment in NetDocuments

NetDocuments, a secure cloud-based content services platform for law firms and corporate legal and compliance departments, has closed a significant new equity investment from Cove Hill Partners.  Cove Hill joins Clearlake Capital Group as a strategic investment partner to support the company’s rapid growth and innovation and becomes a minority

JF Lehman & Company sells API Technologies

Affiliates of private equity firm JF Lehman & Company have sold API Technologies (API) to affiliates of AEA Investors LP. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. API is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance components and subsystems for demanding RF/microwave and electromagnetic spectrum management applications. The company

Foodtech business Authenticate secures GBP2.3m funding

Authenticate, a Harrogate-based company whose technology platform is transforming the way food businesses manage their supply chain has secured a new funding round of GBP2.3 million, which includes GBP1.5 million from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and the remainder from existing shareholders including Summit Alpha. The investment in Authenticate Information

Ironwood Capital sells Lewis Clark Recycling & Disposal

Ironwood Capital has exited from its investment in Lewis Clark Recycling & Disposal (Lewis Clark), which was sold to Waste Connections. Lewis Clark is a solid waste management company headquartered in Harrisburg, Illinois.  “We were pleased to work with Jeff Kendall and his Laurel Mountain Management team on this successful opportunity and look forward

21 Invest France partners with Benoit Landanger

21 Invest France has entered in exclusive negotiations to take a controlling stake in the family-run business Landanger. The closing of this primary LBO transaction, the fifth investment for 21 Invest France’s Fund V, should be completed in July 2019. The Landanger Group, founded in 1947, manufactures and distributes surgical

Lee Equity Partners to acquire insurance services provider K2

Lee Equity Partners (Lee Equity), a growth oriented middle market private equity firm, is to acquire a majority ownership interest in K2 Insurance Services, (K2),a specialty insurance services holding company, which owns and controls a diverse group of managing general agents (MGAs) serving the specialty property and casualty industry. K2’s

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