Deals
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Hart & Cooley, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls International, and a manufacturer of HVAC and air distribution products, including vents, grilles, registers, diffusers, and rooftop and chimney products. HIG is partnering with the current management team to capitalise on and accelerate the Company’s significant strategic growth opportunities.
Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, Hart & Cooley’s products are used in a variety of new residential and construction applications and are primarily sold through wholesale distributors. The Company has eight manufacturing sites and six distribution centres spread across the United States,
Guru Capital has closed its acquisition of London based ETX Capital, a provider of multi-asset CFD products, from UK private equity firm, JRJ Group. The transaction is closing after receiving approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Additionally, Guru Capital partners Luca Merolla and Ryan Nettles have been appointed as non-executive directors to the ETX Capital Board of Directors.
Founded in 1965, ETX Capital has become one of the UK’s leading online brokers. Guru Capital intends to leverage the strong ETX Capital brand, its proprietary technology and its talented team to expand the business in the UK. The team also
Edgify, a company building AI training frameworks, has secured a USD6.5m seed funding round backed by Octopus Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners.Edgify’s technology enables any connected device – known as ‘edge devices’ – to interpret vast amounts of data generated at the edge, train a complete AI model locally, and proceed to share that learning across an entire network of similar devices, thereby training them all to identify unique aspects of a given object for use of computer vision, NLP, voice recognition and any other form of AI.
Edgify’s framework can train AI on a network of edge devices ranging
US based private equity firm Warburg Pincus, through its affiliate Orange Clove Investments BV, has entered into an agreement to invest about USD95 million in Home First Finance Company India Ltd (Home First).Warburg Pincus joins existing PE firm shareholders True North and Bessemer Venture Partners.
Home First is a technology driven, affordable housing finance company providing home loans to customers from low- and middle-income segments, who are building or buying their first homes. Over the last 10 years, Home First has sanctioned home loans across India to more than 50,000 customers in 60 districts, covering 11 states and 1 union
Mavason Limited, a subsidiary of the Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund, managed by Abris Capital Partners, has signed an agreement with the fund 21 Concordia and its founders to purchase the majority of shares in R2G Polska, operating under the Apaczka brand – a Polish e-commerce delivery solutions provider. The transaction is subject to the standard approval procedure of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Headquartered in Warsaw, Apaczka functions as a technology platform and an integrator, offering comprehensive shipment services for e-commerce stores, SMEs and SOHO (small office/home office) clients. Apaczka supports companies in the development of
2020 was expected to be the year when valuations would finally come down and present a ‘perfect vintage’ for private equity buyout firms, affording them the opportunity to buy assets at more reasonable purchase price multiples.
IK Investment Partners (IK) is pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap II Fund has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in You Sure Investments BV from Synergia Capital Partners (Synergia). Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to AFM clearance, have not been disclosed.
You Sure is a leading Dutch insurance distribution platform, providing insurance to small businesses and individuals. Operating mainly in the Property and Casualty (P&C) segment, You Sure acts both as an insurance broker and a Managing General Agent (MGA), and currently serves over 60,000 customers.
Headquartered in Ridderkerk, You Sure
Kirkland & Ellis has advised Avanti Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that will target European businesses with a strong US nexus, in connection with its USD600 million IPO. The SPAC was sponsored by NNS Group, the investment group founded by entrepreneur Nassef Sawiris, and Sienna Capital, the alternative investment platform of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL). Avanti Acquisition’s shares began trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AVAN on 2 October, 2020.
This is the first IPO of a SPAC completed out of the Kirkland’s European offices. In the US, Kirkland is the market leader in SPAC IPOs
Future Energy Ventures, a venture capital platform that invests in the digital technologies and digital business models redefining the energy landscape, has launched with EUR250 million invested capital in its portfolio. The new fund is the venturing and collaboration platform of the energy company E.ON investing in digital and digitally enabled technologies that have the potential to redefine the future energy landscape – providing funding, mentoring and connections to accelerate their growth trajectory.
The launch of Future Energy Ventures follows the completion of E.ON’s acquisition of innogy and brings together an enviable level of expertise and experience in investing and
Gresham House Ventures has invested GBP5 million in eConsult Health, the NHS’s leading online consultation provider for primary care.The GBP5 million investment, made on behalf of the Baronsmead VCTs, is in addition to further investment from existing shareholders and will support the expansion of eConsult Health into the secondary care market. Beyond maintaining its position as the leading digital triage service in GP surgeries, eConsult Health will continue the rollout of its Urgent and Emergency Care triage solution, eTriage, and outpatient referral software, eSpecialist.
Digital triage allows patients to be dealt with more effectively and efficiently, moving from a world
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