Deals
L2 Capital Partners (L2) and Lakewood Capital (Lakewood) have acquired Orion ICS (Orion Talent) and its wholly owned subsidiary Novotus (Orion Novotus), a human capital management platform offering a unique combination of military, skilled professional, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solutions.
The Company is comprised of a core military hiring capability in Orion Talent and award-winning RPO services through Orion Novotus, thereby creating a unique end-to-end talent acquisition and recruitment process solution.
Founded in 1991, Orion Talent has found careers for over 43,000 veterans and operates from offices throughout the USA. In 2016, the company expanded its service offerings
JenCap Holdings has agreed to acquire privately held Special Risks Facilities, an MGA/contract binding authority and wholesale insurance brokerage firm based in Sterling Heights, Michigan with another office in Peoria, Arizona.
Special Risks was formed in 1971 and is led by Jack Klebba and Randy Kaszeta.
JenCap Holdings (JCH) was formed in March 2016 by The Carlyle Group and JCH management to consolidate specialty insurance distribution businesses, including managing general agents, program managers and transactional wholesale brokers. The acquisition of Special Risks (SRF) is the fifth transaction by JCH and places the company amongst the largest wholesale brokers in the US.
John F Jennings, President and Chief
ZEDRA, a global provider of trust, corporate and fund services, has acquired the JP Integra Group (JP Integra), a Cayman-based provider of fund, corporate and trustee services.
JP Integra, which currently has in excess of USD6 billion in assets under administration, has particular expertise in assisting international private, institutional and sovereign clients with all aspects of structuring and operating structures for joint ventures, wealth management, asset protection and collective investments.
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete in the first half of 2019, substantially increases ZEDRA’s capabilities in providing the most appropriate structuring
Gary Barnett, founder and president of New York property company Extell Development Company, has acquired British kitchen furniture maker Smallbone of Devizes and its sister brands Mark Wilkinson Furniture and Brookmans.
The purchase, for an undisclosed sum, was agreed on Thursday 29 November and ends months of speculation around the future of the British brands.
Barnett says: “Having deeply admired the company for many years, I was so keen to take this great opportunity to acquire these unique brands. Over the past 10 years, I have had the pleasure of working with Smallbone of Devizes on many projects, such as
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as administrative agent, lead arranger and bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Q-Centrix by TPG Growth. Q-Centrix is the largest registry data management company in the US.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, Q-Centrix aims to measurably improve the quality and safety of patient care in the US through the use of its market-leading technology platform, Q-Apps, that augments the clinical intelligence and efficiency of the industry’s largest and broadest team of nurse-educated, Quality Information Specialists. Processing in excess of 2 million quality data transactions annually,
Sentryo, a specialist in industrial internet cybersecurity, has raised EUR10 million in Series A fundraising round.
The financing was raised in two stages with four new investors: Sopra Steria and BNP Paribas Développement in the first half of 2018 and Omnes and Alliance Entreprendre in November 2018. Investors from the first seed round: Breed Reply, ACE Management, and Kreaxi also participated in this series. To date, Sentryo has raised EUR13 million.
Sentryo helps organisations embrace the promises of Industry 4.0 innovations by keeping their industrial operations safe from cyber attacks. Sentryo’s ICS CyberVision award winning platform gives control engineers
Social media content creator Jungle Creations has raised GBP3 million in a Series A funding round led by creative industries specialist Edge Investments (Edge).
John Smith, former COO of Burberry Group (2013 -2016) and CEO of BBC Worldwide (2004-2012) has also invested through his partnership with Edge. The investment shines a spotlight on the growing confidence in ‘new media’ brands and their ability to engage global audiences at scale, following the rise of the Google/Facebook duopoly.
Set up by 27-year-old serial entrepreneur Jamie Bolding in 2014, Jungle Creations’ primary business is as a digital media owner, having created and
An affiliate of private equity firm CenterGate Capital (CenterGate) has made an investment in Owen Equipment Company (Owen), a specialty equipment platform providing critical infrastructure solutions to municipal, utility and commercial customers throughout the western United States.
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Owen is a leading equipment dealer of new and pre-owned critical municipal environmental equipment used for sewer maintenance, hydro/vacuum excavation, street cleaning and waste management applications. Owen serves a municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customer base across six western states.
Owen carries the marque brands in the industry including Vactor, HXX, Elgin, Heil, Rigid, Cues, and Sonetics. Owen
Blackstone has closed its previously announced acquisition of Clarus, a global life sciences investment firm. Going forward, the business will operate as Blackstone Life Sciences, while historical funds will retain the Clarus name.
Blackstone Life Sciences is a new private investment platform with capabilities to invest across the life-cycle of companies and products within the key life sciences sectors. The business will leverage Clarus’ significant domain expertise and record of success, and Blackstone’s investment experience, operating platform and global scale, to help advance breakthrough products to address unmet medical needs.
Blackstone Life Sciences fills a critical void in the
An affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG) has completed an investment in BollAnts Spa im Park, a 105-room wellness hotel & resort in Bad Sobernheim, Germany.
BollAnts Spa im Park is one of the leading wellness resorts in Germany and has earned many awards including, most recently, the prestigious Tatler award for one of the best spas in the world (2018). Terms were not disclosed.
HIG Realty continues to add to its sizeable holdings of real estate assets across Europe, consisting of both equity as well as debt investments, with a particular focus on its target market
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