Deals
Mid-market private equity house LDC has funded the GBP30 million merger of three cloud-based managed services businesses – DoubleEdge Professional Services, Foehn and Metaphor IT – to form Kerv.
Cheney Bros, a family-owned, operated regional food distributor serving the Southeastern United States, has closed an investment by funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R).The investment will help fund the company’s continued expansion across its core markets, including, but not limited to, Florida and North Carolina. The Cheney family remain majority owners of the company, while Byron Russell, grandson of company founder Joe Cheney and CEO since 1981, remains Chairman and CEO. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1925, Cheney Brothers provides food and other broad line products to independent restaurants, restaurant chains, hotels, country clubs,
GPF Capital has closed its twenty-fifth transaction since its launch in 2015 with the acquisition via capital increase of a 50 per cent stake in Peris Costumes, a Spainish company specialising in the rental of wardrobe equipment for films and TV series. The Company complements the rental of garments, accessories, and jewellery with the manufacture, repair, dye and cleaning of clothing and footwear.
The current management team, which has a unique knowledge of the sector and is led by Javier and Alejandro Toledo, will remain in the business, and will continue to hold the other 50 per cent stake in
Supermarket Income REIT has acquired the Tesco Extra in Newmarket, Suffolk, from Standard Life Pooled Pension Property Fund for GBP61.0 million (excluding acquisition costs), reflecting a net initial yield of 4.6 per cent.Tesco has a long history of trading from this prominent nine-acre site which was originally developed in the 1980s and completely rebuilt in 2016.
The site comprises a 68,000 sq ft net sales area Tesco Extra with a 12-pump petrol filling station, 654 parking spaces and purpose-built online fulfilment distribution docks, supporting Tesco’s online grocery business across the region. It is being acquired with an unexpired lease term
Cowboy, at the manufacturer of a connected electric bike, has completed its Series B funding round, raising EUR23 million in total.
Leading the round is Exor Seeds, the early stage investment arm of Exor, controlling shareholder of Ferrari and FCA, HCVC, and Isomer Capital, joined by Future Positive Capital and Index Ventures, each of whom are known to support entrepreneurship and impact innovation in Europe.
Adrien Roose, Co-Founder & CEO, says: “We’re thrilled about this raise. It was important that we attract such a diverse group of world-class investors with a track record in supporting excellence in design and technology as we
MyHelp, a Manchester based start-up building a digital solution for mental health service providers and patients has secured an investment from Catapult Ventures’ GM&C Life Sciences Fund.The company is founded by Kirren Kaur and Indi Singh, who have many years’ experience with the challenges faced in mental health care provision, and are well connected to health innovation in the North West: Kirren is a licensed cognitive behavioural therapist and Indi is an experienced commercial advisor driving the spread and adoption of innovative technology within the NHS.
MyHelp will use the investment to build and then trial a novel clinical interface
Olde Thompson, a California-based provider of private label and branded spices and seasonings, has acquired Gel Spice, a family-owned New Jersey-based importer and manufacturer of spices, seasoning, and bakery ingredients to both the retail and foodservice channels. The transaction further establishes Olde Thompson as a leader in the spice category with a differentiated bi-coastal manufacturing footprint, unlocking additional channels and expanding the company’s product offering into pouches, extracts and single serve seasonings for meal kits and other applications.
Olde Thompson is a portfolio company of Kainos Capital, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the food and consumer industry. The
KPS Capital Partners (KPS), through a newly formed affiliate, is to acquire AM General from an affiliate of MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
AM General designs, engineers, manufactures, supplies and supports specialised vehicles for military and commercial customers worldwide, including the iconic High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle colloquially known as the HUMVEE®. The Company is a global leader in ground vehicle systems and its military business is widely recognised for excellence in design, engineering, manufacturing and logistics support of tactical vehicles. AM General has built and maintained over one million vehicles in
Aker Systems has secured a significant minority investment from LDC, a mid-market private equity firm, as it targets further expansion to support the digital transformation of organisations across the UK. Financial details of the investment have not been disclosed.Aker Systems was founded in 2016 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. The business designs, builds and operates ultra-secure public cloud data environments for large private and public sector clients. Its proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping its clients to improve the management
Evolution Equity Partners has led a Series C round in Quantexa, a decision intelligence software company that enables organisations to make better decisions, raising a further USD64.7 million in funding.
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