Private equity firm West Lane Capital Partners (West Lane) has acquired a majority stake in Fantasy Files Group (Fantasy Files), a California-based developer, manufacturer and distributor of specialty cosmetic products under the Blossom, Blue Cross and Savina brands. Ron Tinero and Mark Friedman, the founders of Fantasy Files, will remain
Zayo Group Holdings is to be acquired by affiliates of Digital Colony Partners (Digital Colony) and the EQT Infrastructure IV fund (EQT). The transaction would result in Zayo transitioning from a public company to a private company. Under the new ownership, the Zayo team would continue to execute the Company’s
Hampleton Partners, an international mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance advisory firm for technology companies, has advised Simi Reality Motion Systems, a developer of fully markerless video-based motion capture and analysis software, on its acquisition by ZF Friedrichshafen, a global automotive supplier and specialist in autonomous vehicle technology. This is
Asoko Insight (Asoko), an African corporate data platform, and Orbitt, an African deal origination and processing platform, have formed a partnership to establish an expanded digital platform for companies, investors and advisers across the continent. Combining Asoko’s unique data acquisition model and growing database of over 50,000 companies with the
Fund raising activity for PE funds focused on Asia Pacific proved to be buoyant in 2018, with an estimated USD37.8 billion of net inflows recorded through the first nine months of the year according to Private Equity International’s Q3 2018 Fundraising Report. This compared to USD37.7 billion raised for the
Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, is to sell SecureLink Group, one of the largest dedicated cybersecurity infrastructure and managed services providers in Europe, to global telecoms group Orange for an enterprise value of EUR515 million. Investcorp first acquired SecureLink, a leading player in the Benelux region,
Kaseya, a provider of IT infrastructure management solutions for both external service providers (MSPs) and internal service providers (IT departments), has secured an investment of more than USD500 million from a group of investors including TPG, a global alternative asset firm, and Insight Partners, an existing investor in the company.
Mobeus has sold Plastic Surgeon, a surface repair and restoration specialist, to Polygon Group. Plastic Surgeon is the UK’s largest cosmetic surface repair specialist, with particular expertise in fine finishing services. The company provides high quality, long-lasting repairs to any hard surface, including ceramic, UPVC, brick, stone and glass, in
Audax Private Equity (Audax) has recapitalised Reedy Industries (Reedy) having partnered with the Reedy family and management. Reedy Industries, headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, is a provider of commercial HVAC services, mechanical services, and energy solutions primarily serving commercial, industrial, and municipal buildings in the Midwest. Bill Reedy, CEO of Reedy
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led an investment, alongside existing shareholders Par Equity and the Scottish Investment Bank, in Edinburgh-based Symphonic Software Limited (Symphonic), a player in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) market. The funding will be used to further scale the business, investing in
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