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Rubicon Partners acquires CTHG

Rubicon Partners (Rubicon) has acquired 100 per cent of the share capital of Consolidated Timber Holdings Group (CTHG). This is the fourth investment made by Rubicon through its Fund V, which had its first close in May 2020. CTHG is one of the UK’s leading importers, distributors and manufacturers of

HIG Capital sells WERU Group to DOVISTA A/S

An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) is to sell its German portfolio company WERU Group (WERU) to DOVISTA A/S, a North European solution provider of vertical windows and exterior doors.  The transaction is subject to clearance by the relevant antitrust authorities. WERU, a leading manufacturer of PVC windows and doors

Product design firm raises GBP750k amidst growing demand for prototypes

A company that designs products for many leading consumer brands has raised GBP750,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). AME Group will use the funds to create ten jobs and invest in new equipment to

Apollo Impact to acquire approximately 67 per cent of RDM Group

Certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management are to acquire a majority stake in Reno De Medici SpA (RDM), a leading producer of recycled cartonboard in Europe. Apollo Funds will acquire approximately 67 per cent equity ownership in RDM from the Company’s top two shareholders, Cascades Inc. (TSX:

IK-backed LINXIS Group acquires Bakon

IK Investment Partners-backed LINXIS Group, a provider of specialised equipment for the food and health industries, has acquired Bakon, a specialist in food processing and bakery equipment from managers and current investor Rabo Investments. Bakon’s activity complements the “Portion Process” division of LINXIS, represented today by the company Unifiller, and

Kartesia closes first KSO I deal in the Benelux

Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, as provided a unitranche loan to HPI Group, a Netherlands-based producer of plastic products for varying end markets.  The company focuses on added-value, often co-developed, niche products with either specific technological or product critical requirements. Key product

Investcorp invests in Heritage Foods

Investcorp has invested in Heritage Foods, a buy-and-build platform of condiments and sauces brands with long-standing heritage in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.   The transaction was in partnership with China Resources and Fung Strategic Holdings Limited and concluded through the Asia Food Growth Fund I, a dedicated private equity fund

Swander Pace Capital Partners with T-Bev via Triple Crown Holdings

Swander Pace Capital (SPC), a private equity firm specialising in consumer product companies, has formed Triple Crown Holdings (Triple Crown” to establish a partnership with T-Bev, a manufacturer and distributor of tea extracts, instant tea, natural and organic caffeine and other botanical extracts, catering to the functional beverage and dietary

PAI Partners to acquire Pasubio from CVC Capital Partners VI

European private equity firm PAI Partners (PAI) is to acquire Pasubio, a specialised provider of premium leather for the automotive industry, from CVC Capital Partners VI (CVC). Headquartered in Vicenza, Italy, a renowned leather district, Pasubio is a leading European leather manufacturer, which produces high quality leather products for car

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