Deals
Quantum Health, a consumer healthcare navigation and care coordination company, has secured a significant investment from Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.
Great Hill Partners, which invested in Quantum Health in 2017 and is the company’s current majority shareholder, will retain a significant stake.
This investment will further accelerate Quantum Health’s investment in its technology platform and service delivery capabilities, as the company continues to provide high quality services to its growing customer base of self-insured employers.
“We look forward to partnering with Warburg Pincus, whose successful track record and experience in the healthcare and
European private equity firm PAI Partjers has acquired a majority stake in Euro Ethnic Foods (EEF), the company which owns and operates the grocery section of leading food retailer Grand Frais.
PAI will hold a 60 per cent stake in EEF with the company’s founders Léo & Patrick Bahadourian continuing to own the remaining 40 per cent of the business. Having helped to oversee the strong growth to date, the founders will remain closely involved in the strategy and the development of EEF.
Founded by the Bahadourian family, EEF operates primarily the grocery section of the Grand Frais stores (in
Ross Trustees, an independent professional trustee and pensions support services business, has secured investment from LDC, a mid-market private equity investor.
The investment provides a financial platform for the company’s future growth. Financial details of the investment are undisclosed.
Ross Trustees was founded in 2010 by Steven Ross and provides professional trustee and pensions support services, as well as pensions manager and secretariat services through its Ross Corporate Services division.
Ross Trustees has since grown to support more than 100 pension schemes, with asset values from GBP1 million to GBP6 billion. The business employs a team of 45
Edge Investments (Edge), a growth investor in the UK creative economy, has invested GBP1.7 million into BLAST, a global esports media network.
BLAST has contracted the best teams in the world, works with top broadcast talent in the space and utilises its leading production technology to offer world class media and entertainment experiences to an ever-expanding audience, be it across intimate broadcast shows, arena events, digital platforms, or top-class multi-platform content. The network is best known for the operation, production and broadcasting of BLAST Premier, a series of worldwide Counter-Strike tournaments, as well as launching tournaments in DOTA and Valorant
CVC Credit Partners (CVC Credit) has provided a GBP37.5 million first lien credit facility to Nurse Plus, a healthcare services business backed by Sovereign Capital Partners. The new funding has been fully underwritten by CVC Credit and will be used to refinance the company’s existing debt facility and to support the business’s ongoing growth strategy.
Founded in 2005, Nurse Plus is a provider of nursing and care personnel to both the UK’s health and social care sectors. The business is the second largest provider in the industry with 50+ branches, from which it recruits, develops and manages an extensive and
Warburg Pincus has invested in German real estate agents and brokerage company McMakler, alongside existing shareholders.“Since inception, McMakler has grown very quickly to become a market leader, providing outstanding service to clients looking to buy and sell properties. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid 19 Pandemic this year, the business has continued its strong growth. Thanks to our innovative technology platform and our 300 highly qualified local brokers across our numerous locations in Germany, McMakler provides a modern and transparent real estate sale and purchase process,” says Felix Jahn, CEO and founder of McMakler. And further: “We are very pleased
The Carlyle Group’s Global Credit platform has provided USD95 million in transitional growth capital for Wake Forest, North Carolina-based Zippy Shell, one of the largest containerized moving and storage companies in the United States. The financing package includes a USD75 million second lien term loan and USD20 million in preferred equity. Zippy Shell plans to use the funds for growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions.
Alex Popov, Carlyle’s Co-Head of Illiquid Credit Strategies and Head of Carlyle’s Credit Opportunities team, says: “Zippy Shell and its subsidiary 1-800-PACK-RAT are strongly positioned for expansion in the moving and storage industry and we are
Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) have agreed to sell their majority stake in Nuremberg-based Eschenbach Holding (Eschenbach), a German spcialist in eyewear and low-vision products, offering correction frames and ready-to-wear sunglasses, with further strong positions in Europe and the US. Eschenbach is being acquired by British Inspecs Group (Inspecs), which is based in Bath and listed in London. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed and it remains subject to approval from the relevant competition authorities.
Founded in 1913, Eschenbach has developed into a global market leader for optical vision aids and one of the
Shore Capital Partners (Shore) has completed a recapitalisation of Old World Spices and Seasonings (old World), a manufacturer of custom ingredient solutions based in Overland Park, Kansas.Founded in 1988 as Industrial Ingredient Sales by John Jungk, Old World is a manufacturer of custom blended spices, seasonings, ingredients, dry food products, and sauces for the retail, foodservice, and industrial channels. Old World operates out of an SQF certified 78,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Concordia, Missouri. The Company also maintains a corporate office and R&D centre in Overland Park, Kansas. The Company offers R&D and co-development support, flexible and nimble manufacturing
Forter, a specialist in e-commerce fraud prevention, has raised USD125 million in a Series E funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Felix Capital and Itai Tsiddon, with participation from Sequoia Capital, NewView Capital, Scale Venture Partners, March Capital Partners and Commerce Ventures.The round propels Forter’s valuation to over USD1.3 billion.
The funding will allow Forter to accelerate its vision of establishing an ecosystem of trust across online merchants, banks and payment providers to block fraud and give consumers the trust and convenience to shop freely. The company will continue to expand its suite of solutions and global data network,
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