Deals
Infinedi Partners (Infinedi), a private equity firm focused on long-term partnerships with founder-owned businesses, has completed its second investment – Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA).
CEA is the fourth largest provider of study abroad educational programs for US university students in foreign countries. In 2019, the company provided study abroad and internship abroad programs for over 4,800 students in 22 cities across 14 countries, representing more than 300 sending universities.
Brian Boubek, Founder and CEO of CEA, says: “Our Partnership with Infinedi will allow CEA to fully support our U.S. university partners during this time of disruption in international education. We
Independent Iberian management company GED Capital has invested, through its Conexo Ventures fund, in SimpleCloud, a leading company in the transformation of the animation, video game, advertising and special effects industries. This startup, founded in 2008, and backed by Inveready, Caixa Capital Risc y CDTI, offers a global platform based on the cloud for the management and creation of digital content focused on companies and also has one of the most powerful tools created for teleworking.
Conexo will use its proven international expansion formula to accelerate the growth of SimpleCloud in the US market, where Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating the
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital has take a 51 per cent stake in the newly formed Acquisition Company REAL General Contracting Holding GmbH jointly with the future CEO, Michael Betz who holds 49 per cent of the shares. REAL General Contracting GmbH Holding is the Acquisition Company that acquired all assets via an Asset Deal from insolvent REAL Innenausbau AG, a leading Interior Office and Shop Designer, from Insolvency Administrator Marcus Winkler with effective date as of July 1st, 2020. REAL’s design and production Team with approx. 80 FTE is based in Külsheim, Bavaria and services renowned blue-chip customers across a wide range
Astorg is to sell Surfaces Group (Surfaces) to TA Associates. Headquartered in Cenate Sotto, Italy, Surfaces Group is the world leading supplier of abrasive tools and consumables used in the manufacturing process of high-end materials.The Group’s products are used to smoothen, cut and polish high-end ceramic tiles, stone slabs, glass panes and metal objects. Surfaces’ primary industrial, commercial and R&D operations are spread across seven locations in Northern Italy. The company has also established subsidiaries in the United States, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Turkey, Russia and India and employs more than 500 people globally.
Pierluigi Dinelli, CEO of Surfaces Group, says:
In4Trade has launched a new e-platform aiming to help owners of multiple companies such as private equity funds, family offices and investment funds to leverage their combined indirect purchasing spend. By bundling and consolidating their combined indirect purchasing volumes at lower overall cost and higher service levels, In4Trade offers benefits that individual portfolio companies cannot obtain on their own. In4Trade enables the bundling of indirect spend of companies belonging to a singular portfolio owner, as well as the aggregation of the indirect spend of other portfolio owners.
The In4Trade platform is free of charge, does not require software implementation and is
EyeSouth Partners (EyeSouth) has completed an affiliation with Retina Associates of Middle Georgia (RAMG). The affiliation represents EyeSouth’s eighth in the state of Georgia and eighteenth affiliation overall. EyeSouth is an eye care-focused management services organisation backed by Shore Capital Partners, committed to partnering with leading physicians to build a premier network of eye care services in the South. EyeSouth’s affiliate network consists of 18 practices with approximately 126 doctors providing medical and surgical eye care services at approximately 73 locations including 11 surgery centres throughout Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Alabama.
Retina Associates of Middle Georgia is
Vivaris Capital, a private equity group focused on alternative asset investments, has entered into a strategic, broker-dealer partnership with Entoro Capital, a technology-enabled global investment bank and broker-dealer. Vivaris Capital is raising capital through its structured financial product called VICAN to launch United Cancer Centers, Inc. (UCC). Vivaris engaged Entoro for its diverse global investor base, technologically advanced investor portal that safely and securely streamlines the entire investment process and its track record of bringing highly vetted projects to investors globally, with maximum efficiency, end-to-end security, and seamless execution.
Entoro provides advice and services to a wide range of established and
Anexsys Group, which provides technology and consultancy services for law firms, corporations and the public sector, has been acquired by private-equity-backed Xact Data Discovery (XDD) from Hobs Group. Anexsys Group continues to operate in its current London and Manchester offices under the name of Anexsys as part of the XDD portfolio of brands.
As part of the deal, BGF – the UK’s most active investor – has exited its investment in Anexsys, which it has backed since 2014 as part of Hobs Group. In this period, Anexsys’ revenues rose from GBP2.1 million (2015) to GBP7.3 million in 2020 with an
Actis, an investor of private capital into global emerging markets has, via its Actis Long Life Infrastructure Fund (ALLIF) completed the acquisition of two solar projects in India totalling 400MW from Acme Solar Holdings Ltd. These projects are located in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh respectively.
Actis is a leading investor in Indian renewables where it invests through ALLIF and Actis Energy Funds. ALLIFs investment strategy targets large operating renewable assets for the long-term, maximising yield through value creation. Actis’ recent investments through its Energy Funds include Ostro Energy which was sold in 2018 in one of
Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrial, and software industries, has teamed with existing management to invest in Sonny’s Enterprises (Sonny’s), a specialist in conveyorised car wash equipment, chemicals, controls, service and parts. Based in Tamarac, Florida, Sonny’s is the one of the largest global manufacturers of conveyorised car wash systems and provides a complete, integrated suite of products and services that meets all the needs of car wash owners and operators. The Company serves both small independents and large national car wash chains throughout the US and internationally. Established
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