Online Home Retail Limited, an online bathroom products retailer based in Evesham, Worcestershire, has just completed a successful MBO. A team led by an original founder of the business, James Hickman, bought back the company from Grafton Group plc, a listed builders’ merchant. Online Home Retail Limited, trading as Plumbworld,
Gen Cap America has partnered with management in its acquisition of Blower Application Company, Inc (BloApCo), a Southeastern Wisconsin-based specialty manufacturer of shredders, fans, and other scrap handling and pneumatic conveying equipment. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. “We are excited to have the opportunity to partner
Inflexion Private Equity has completed a minority investment in Granite Underwriting, a leading specialist motor insurance business. The investment is being made by Partnership Capital Fund I, Inflexion’s dedicated minority investing fund. Established in 1982, Liverpool-based Granite comprises a number of brands which distribute specialist motor insurance, catering to drivers
Antrim-based kitchen door and component supplier, Uform has secured a multimillion pound funding package from BGF and Danske Bank. Uform is the fifth company in Northern Ireland to receive investment from BGF which has taken a minority shareholding in the business. Uform designs and paint finishes a wide range of
Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP) has successfully closed the transfer of its remaining two portfolio companies in ITP Fund III, with a combined enterprise value of USD185 million, to a continuation vehicle, Investcorp Secondary Fund 2018 LP which is supported by HarbourVest. By concluding this transaction, ITP will have the opportunity to
Mid Europa Partners, a private equity investor focussed on Central and Eastern Europe, has completed the acquisition of Urgent Cargus. Urgent Cargus is a courier, express and parcel service provider in Romania, offering last mile delivery to over 85,000 customers, including business clients, e-commerce retailers and private individuals.
Private equity investment platform Seedrs has announced a record-breaking year with the highest levels of investment on the platform to date. The Woodford-backed platform saw nearly a 60 per cent increase in investment activity from last year, recording GBP195 million invested into pitches on the platform in 2018. 2018 saw
Sovereign Capital Partners, a UK private equity buy & build investor, has backed the management buy-out of Utility Bidder, an energy broker offering energy procurement services to UK SME customers. This is the second MBO Sovereign has backed in recent months and follows that of Asset Control, the financial data
Zip World, an award-winning outdoor adventure business which features the world’s fastest zipline, has secured a significant minority investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC, supported by the company’s existing banking partner, HSBC. The deal values the business at GBP45 million. The business runs adventure experiences across three scenic locations
SVB Financial Group (SVB), the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, has completed the acquisition of Leerink Holdings LLC, a Boston-based parent company of healthcare and life science investment bank Leerink Partners. Leerink will operate under the name SVB Leerink as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, led by
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