Deals
OMERS Private Equity is to acquire Alexander Mann Solutions, a provider of talent acquisition and management services, from New Mountain Capital for an enterprise value of GBP820 million (USD 1.1 billion).
Alexander Mann Solutions is a leading global provider of talent acquisition and management solutions delivering value to clients through a portfolio of outsourcing and consulting services. The business helps clients, typically large international businesses, to recruit and retain talent through multi-year contracts. Its 4,000 talent acquisition and management experts deliver solutions in partnership with over 100 clients across 85 countries.
OMERS will support the Alexander Mann Solutions management team and
Amberon, a Devon-based provider of traffic management services backed by private equity firm LDC, has added four new depots to its UK network and is anticipating its headcount to grow significantly over the next twelve months.
Amberon’s services span a wide range of safety solutions to support planned and emergency repairs, from traffic lights, signage and convoy working to variable message signs and CCTV. Today it has 22 depots across the UK, more than 400-vehicle feet and employs more than 500 people.
Its four new depots, located in Peterborough, Hereford, Leeds and Liverpool, have expanded the business’ on-the-ground presence
Private equity firm One Equity Partners’ (OEP) portfolio company, Simplura Health Group, has completed the acquisition of Keystone In-Home Care. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Lancaster, Pennysylvania, Keystone is an independent provider of customised, in-residence care services for seniors and the disabled who reside in Pennsylvania’s Lebanon, Lancaster, York, Cumberland, Adams and Dauphin counties. The Company provides a wide range of services including companion living, housekeeping, meal preparation and transportation.
“Keystone is well-known for its world class care services in the communities of Central Pennsylvania,” says David Middleton, President and CEO of
I Squared Capital, an independent global infrastructure investment manager, is to acquire a 100 per cent interest in TIP Trailer Services, a leading pan- European and Canadian trailer leasing and services company, from HNA Group (International) Company Limited.
Headquartered in Amsterdam and operating in 17 countries, TIP is one of the leading companies in its field in markets across Europe including Germany, the UK, Italy, France, Spain and the Benelux countries, as well as in Canada. It has a fleet of over 66,000 trailers and 86 trailer service centres serving approximately 7,700 customers, including numerous global logistics operators and retailers.
Gide is acting as lead counsel to Zhejiang Semir Garment Co (Semir Garment) on its acquisition of children’s fashion company Kidiliz Group, whose brands include Catimini, Absorba, Z, Paul Smith Junior, and Kenzo Kids, for EUR110 million.
The two groups, with about EUR2 billion in combined sales, announced they signed a put option agreement on 3 May and are set to enter an equity transfer agreement following customary consultation procedures under French law. Upon completion of the transaction, Semir Garment will acquire the entire Kidiliz Group with the support of its management to form the world’s second-largest pure player in
Quilam has made a multi-million-pound investment into 1plus1 Loans limited, a technology-led niche consumer finance platform. The business was originally a finance broker, however they commenced lending about five years ago and are now poised for significant growth.
Founded and run by an entrepreneurial father and son team, 1plus1 provides guarantor loans to UK consumers. 1plus1 focusses on the affordability and the appropriateness of the loan, working hard to make sure their service, reliability and pay-out times are as quick and efficient as possible.
The investment made by Quilam Capital will help facilitate the next stage of growth for
BorderX Lab, a technology enabled, cross-border e-commerce company founded in 2014 by three former Google computer scientists, has raised USD20 million in a Series B financing round led by Kleiner Perkins.
The company’s platform allows consumers around the world to discover and purchase authentic consumer goods and lifestyle products from leading Western brands.
Additional investors in the Series B round include Hillhouse Capital Group, CBC (China Broadband Capital), Welight Capital and iFly Venture Capital. The financing will be used to further drive international expansion, create new platform features to improve the customer experience and continue the hiring of world
Good Returns Group has secured USD1 million of funding from Inverdale Capital Management, an asset management firm focused on alternative investments.
The capital will enable Good Returns to serve the needs of its larger clients and strategically grow its impact programs.
This backing from one of Dallas’ leading asset managers highlights the significant potential of Good Returns’ approach to funding the growth of “impact organizations,” organizations that address social challenges using financially and operationally sustainable models. It also demonstrates a higher level of engagement from North Texas individual and institutional investors in the impact investment movement.
“Good Returns’ vision
PAI Partners (PAI) and funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) are to jointly acquire World Freight Company International (WFCI), a specialist in the General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) market, from existing shareholders Greenbriar Equity Group and Pierre Brunet, Chairman of WFCI. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
WFCI exclusively markets and manages cargo freight capacity for more than 200 airline customers on more than 16,000 routes serving every major air cargo market globally, in particular the critical Asia-Europe corridor, to take advantage of growing e-commerce markets. WFCI manages more than EUR
1.3 billion (USD1.5
An Enterprise Investment Scheme that led to a world-first innovation in online learning has given investors a 75-times return on their money in a little over five years.
The Par Syndicate, a business angel network established by Edinburgh-based venture capital firm Par Equity, acquired International Correspondence Schools in late 2012. At the time, despite being a long-established “distance learning” specialist, ICS was in danger of administration, with 50 jobs and the hopes of thousands of students at risk.
Now, after half a decade of refocusing and growth, it has been transformed into a fully-fledged online education provider and a
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