Deals
WatchGuard Technologies has closed the acquisition of the advanced endpoint protection provider, Panda Security. WatchGuard announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase Panda in March 2020. Panda is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of WatchGuard, and the combined company will enable its current and future customers and partners to consolidate their fundamental security services for protection from network to endpoint under a single company.
“Our customers and partners need access to enterprise-grade security built for the unique needs and requirements of the mid-market. WatchGuard is focused on delivering these security services via an MSP-focused security platform that simplifies every aspect of
Venture growth investor Iron Pillar, a specialist in mid-stage tech investments in India, is partnering up with Nitya Capital, a US investment firm with USD2 billion in AuM.
UK private equity buy & build specialist Sovereign Capital Partners has supported the management buy-out of ACOLIN, a provider of regulatory and cross-border fund distribution services.
Sovereign is backing the management team led by founder CEO and asset management industry entrepreneur Daniel Haefele. Sovereign has also added Mike Covell as non-executive chairman, previously a managing director at Goldman Sachs and chairman of Tilney.
Founded in 2006, ACOLIN helps asset management businesses to access new markets, meet regulatory obligations and grow AuM across multiple jurisdictions. The business represents investment funds across Europe, ensuring that all regulatory obligations are rigorously fulfilled and
Healthcare private equity firm Avista Capital Partners (Avista), along with VHC Investco and company management, has acquired Vision Healthcare NV (Vision). Avista and VHC Investco/Management will each hold a 5o per cent ownership interest in Vision. The transaction values Vision at an aggregate value of EUR305 million (approximately USD336 million), inclusive of contingent payments. The transaction is subject to customary competition authority review and is expected to close later this year.
Vision Consumer Health is a Belgium-based consumer healthcare platform with sales and operations across continental Europe. Vision owns and markets a large branded portfolio of self-care and over-the-counter products.
An affiliate of global private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has made an investment in USALCO, a provider of aluminium-based chemicals used primarily in water and wastewater treatment processes and for the manufacturing of catalysts used by refineries. HIG is partnering with Peter and David Askew as well as the current management team to help provide resources to achieve and take advantage of the Company’s significant strategic growth opportunities.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, USALCO is a leading manufacturer of aluminium-based chemicals, offering its customers high quality products with
Shore Capital’s portfolio company EyeSouth Partners (EyeSouth) has completed an affiliation with Coastal Eye Associates (CEA). The affiliation represents EyeSouth’s first in the state of Texas and sixteenth 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 16 practices with approximately 114 doctors providing medical and surgical eye care services at approximately 70 locations including 11 surgery centres throughout Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and Alabama.
Coastal Eye Associates is
Warburg Pincus will co-invest in Tilney and Smith & Williamson’s revised transaction structure for their proposed merger, alongside funds advised by Permira.
Since the deal was first announced in September 2019, both firms have been involved in planning for the combined business.
The combined group will be known as Tilney Smith & Williamson, and will become one of the UK’s largest integrated wealth management and professional service businesses following the deal.
It will have GBP 44 billion in AuM, and generate around GBP 530 million of revenue. The combined business is expected to be the fourth largest UK wealth management
WhiteHorse Capital, the direct lending affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG), has provided a new senior secured term loan facility to Connexity, to support its acquisition of SkimLinks. California based Connexity is an independent provider of new ecommerce customer prospecting across the US and Europe, serving the retail performance marketing industry. UK based SkimLinks is an ecommerce monetisation business focused on connecting its network of 61,000+ publishers to 48,000-plus retailers.
“We closed this transaction in a very challenging underwriting environment and WhiteHorse delivered in all respects: moving on a compressed timeline, being commercial on documentation, and acting with integrity
Inflexion has exited Glide, a UK infrastructure provider to difficult to serve markets – like high-density accommodation – to US infrastructure investor Alinda Capital, generating a return of over 3x.
Glennmont Partners (Glennmont) has completed the sale of Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant (Sleaford REP) to Greencoat Capital (Greencoat). With this sale, the last remaining asset of Glennmont’s EUR437 million Clean Energy Fund I has been divested.Sleaford REP is an operational 39 MWe renewable CHP plant which uses a blend of straw and sustainable woodchip to generate power and heat. The plant benefits from accreditation for 2.0 ROCs per MWh and has circa 15 years of ROC life remaining. Located within the ‘Grain Belt’ in Lincolnshire, the plant provides a reliable route to market for straw, an agricultural by-product which can
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