Deals
Glennmont Partners has completed the sale of Gruig (25MW) and Todmorden Moor (12.5MW) wind farms to Foresight Group, a leading global infrastructure and private equity investment manager.
The announcement follows Glennmont’s sale of Gortahile wind farm to Greencoat Renewables PLC, which was completed earlier this month. The sale of the three wind farms means that Glennmont has now divested their portfolio of UK and Irish wind assets.
The Gruig wind farm, located in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, began generating in 2009 and comprises 10 Nordex N80/2500kW turbines. Todmorden Moor wind farm, located in West Yorkshire, was commissioned in 2014 and
Deepbridge Capital, a tax-efficient investment manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) provider, has exited its holding in iPipeline Holdings, with iPipeline being acquired by Florida tech-holding firm, Roper Technologies, for USD1.63 billion.
iPipeline is a provider of cloud-based software solutions to customers in the financial services and life industry.
Deepbridge was the initial EIS investor in Resonant Software Inc. which subsequently merged with iPipeline Holdings Inc. in 2017.
Deepbridge’s investors in Resonant Software Inc., and subsequently iPipeline Holdings Inc., will receive a return on investment of up to 3x.
Ian Warwick, Managing Partner at Deepbridge Capital, says:
Private equity investor CVC Funds is to acquire a minority stake in mobile marketing company ironSource for over USD400 million.
“As one of the world’s most respected private equity firms, CVC has a track record of successfully partnering with companies to drive global growth,” says Tomer Bar Zeev, CEO and Co-Founder of ironSource. “As such they are the perfect partner for this next phase in our journey, as we continue to scale internationally, engage with A-class partners and invest heavily in building out our offering for game developers.”
Profitable from almost day one, ironSource has grown rapidly since its
CBPE Capital is to invest in Centralis Group (Centralis), partnering with management to support the firm’s expansion plans. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Centralis offers a full range of corporate services (incorporation, corporate secretarial, accounting, management, tax compliance, payroll and HR activities), treasury services and debt administration services to its global client base. The company has established itself as a leading provider with the experience and expertise to provide a customer-centric and tailored service to its clients. The group, which employs almost 150 experienced professionals, is headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices in eight additional countries globally.
Ares Management Corporation (Ares) and Fidante Partners (Fidante) have established a strategic joint venture to coordinate the marketing and investment management of retail and institutional investor capital from Australia and New Zealand for Ares’ various Credit, Private Equity and Real Estate strategies.
To support the joint venture, the two companies have formed Ares Australia Management (AAM), which will act as the investment manager for new investment vehicles specifically structured for investors in Australia and New Zealand.
AAM will be well positioned to benefit from the long-term trends and structural advantages driving increased demand for alternative investment products in the
Are LPs looking to move tactically out of certain PE investments to free up liquidity ahead of concerns over a market slowdown? And if so, is this creating a good opportunity for Secondary investors to pick up LP interests at a healthy discount?
Both General Partners and Limited Partners in private equity funds increasingly see the merits to using the secondaries market, which continues to deepen and provide various liquidity solutions. Last year, market volume grew to USD79.7 billion and is “on track to reach USD100 billion this year”, according to Cari Lodge (pictured), Head of Secondaries at Commonfund Capital.
RedBird Capital Partners (RedBird) and Reverence Capital Partners (Reverence) have closed on their acquisition of Vida Capital (Vida), an alternative asset management platform specialising in non-correlated investment strategies.
Vida’s President and CEO, Jeff Serra, along with members of the management team, invested alongside RedBird and Reverence in the transaction. The proposed transaction obtained the necessary regulatory approvals and received overwhelming support from the investors in Vida’s various funds.
Serra says: “Our management team and employees are extremely pleased to have reached the closing of this transaction. We have been looking forward to this day and to working with our
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG), a global private equity investment firm with over USD34 billion of equity capital under management, has made a significant growth investment in Circle Graphics Holdings, a provider of made-to-order wall décor and branded out-of-home visual solutions.
Headquartered near Denver, CO, Circle Graphics produces best-in-class digital graphics for consumers, professionals, and businesses through two distinct divisions: Online Wall Décor and Out-of-Home Visual Solutions. The Company’s Online Wall Décor segment enables consumers and professional photographers to procure customised photos and pre-designed art images via wholly-owned direct-to-consumer websites and market-leading reseller relationships. Circle Graphics’ Out-of-Home Visual Solutions
Wynnchurch Capital has made an investment in Eastern Metal Supply (EMS) a distributor of aluminium extrusions and related products.
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lake Worth, Florida, EMS started with just five employees and has grown to employ approximately 800 today. Their single Florida location has also grown into fourteen nationwide distribution centres and manufacturing facilities, totalling nearly 1.5 million square feet under roof.
“We have built and grown EMS by providing our customers with exceptional service, just-in-time delivery and a wide breadth of value-added products. Wynnchurch shares this commitment and we are excited to partner with them
Impact investing is becoming of increased importance to investors and fund managers alike, as they seek out investment opportunities in companies that are committed to making the world a better place. From clean technology and sustainable energy to healthcare innovation, electric vehicle advances and decarbonisation projects, there is a huge potential for VC and PE investors.
On this podcast, Elias Korosis, Partner at Hermes GPE where he oversees the firm’s innovation-led growth investment programme and serves as the portfolio manager of the Hermes GPE Environmental Innovation Fund, looks at the origins of impact investing. How the present day spectrum of
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