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Varagon Capital Partners supports Graham Partners’ investment in Giraffe Foods

Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as administrative agent and lead arranger on a senior secured credit facility to support the investment of Giraffe Foods Inc (Giraffe) by Graham Partners. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Giraffe is a manufacturer of custom sauces, marinades, dips, and dressings for industrial food processor, retail,

BGF leads GBP6m fundraise into AIM-listed genedrive

genedrive, the AIM-listed near patient molecular diagnostics company, has raised GBP6 million in funding from new and existing equity investors through the issue of equity, loan notes and a broker option. The funding includes a GBP3.5m cornerstone investment from BGF, the UK’s most active investor in growing businesses.   Based

Kensington Capital Partners holds first close of Kensington Venture Fund II

Kensington Capital Partners has raised USD85 million in the first close of Kensington Venture Fund II, LP, a fund of funds investing in promising venture capital (VC) funds and technology companies. The new Fund has been launched under the Government of Canada’s Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI). Additional investors include

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Repower partners with Omnes for Repower Renewable JV

Swiss energy operator Repower, through its Italian branch, Repower Italia, and Omnes, a Paris-based European investor in private equity and infrastructure, via its Capenergie 3 fund, have formed a joint-venture Repower Renewable, aimed at managing the portfolio assets and at developing new generation projects in the renewable energy sector. Repower

Silverfleet Capital’s workwear specialist 7days to acquire Praxis Herning

Silverfleet Capital-backed 7days, a specialist workwear supplier to the healthcare sector based in the Westphalia region of Germany, is to acquire the Danish company Praxis Herning A/S, which supplies the same end markets in the Nordic region.   Managing directors, Jesper Rasmussen and Søren Wortmann, who are the majority shareholders

RSK Group raises major financing from funds managed by ARES Capital Europe

Engineering and environmental services company the RSK Group Ltd has raised a new funding package in the form of a unitranche senior debt facility from funds managed by Ares Capital Europe (Ares). RSK will use the funding to finance its strategic planned doubling in size over the next few years through development

CONMED to acquire Buffalo Filter

CONMED Corporation is to acquire privately-held Buffalo Filter for USD365 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The transaction is expected to be financed through a combination of new convertible notes and an expanded and amended credit facility. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of US regulatory

YFM Equity Partners sells Mangar Health

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has sold its stake in Mangar Health Limited for an undisclosed sum to Winncare Group Ltd, a leading French medical device company, delivering a 2.7x return to investors.  Mangar Health designs, manufactures and supplies inflatable bathing and lifting devices, which protect carers from injury and promote

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