Deals
Limerston Capital has acquired Crawford Scientific Holdings Ltd (Crawford), comprising Crawford Scientific Ltd and Hall Analytical Laboratories), from Maven Capital Partners.
Crawford is one of the UK’s leading independent providers of outsourced chromatography consumables and services to the laboratory research and testing sector. This is the third investment of Limerston Capital’s debut fund, Limerston Capital Partners I.
Scotland based Crawford Scientific (founded in 1985) and Manchester based Hall Analytical Laboratories (founded in 1987) provide an array of products and services encompassing consumables distribution with expert advice, training and specialist analytical services to offer the UK’s leading pharmaceutical, research and laboratory
UK private equity firm Maven Capital Partners has exited its investment in Crawford Scientific (Crawford), a supplier of chromatography products and analytical services to the laboratory research and testing sectors, following its sale to Limerston Capital Partners I.
The sale realised a return for Maven clients of 4.7x the initial investment in just over three years, with an IRR of 70 per cent.
Since investing in August 2014, Maven has worked collaboratively with the business to execute a number of strategic initiatives, including the acquisition of Hall Analytical Laboratories which Maven’s clients also funded. Following the acquisition, Crawford critically increased
Ventilation systems specialist Monodraught has received a GBP2.65 million investment from BGF to support its long-term growth plans. The High Wycombe headquartered company will use the funding for product development and expansion into new markets.
Led by managing director Andrew McCubbin, Monodraught designs, manufactures, installs and maintains ventilation, cooling and lighting systems to create low energy, low carbon and sustainable buildings. The business works predominately within the education sector and provides a full service, from 3D building simulation analysis through to installation and maintenance.
Having partnered with many leading UK universities in R&D, Monodraught has a long history of
Heidelpay Payment, a leading German payment service provider in e-commerce, backed by private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), has acquired Hamburg-based StarTec Payment & Service.
The acquisition of StarTec, a provider for all aspects of cashless payment transactions at the physical point of sale (POS), will expands Heidelpay’s portfolio with additional services and expertise in both online and offline payments.
Heidelpay’s consolidation strategy reflects the wider movement towards an accelerated use by bothe-commerce and traditional businesses of streamlined payment processes. In addition to e-commerce payment systems, the acquisition of StarTec enables Heidelpay to offer payment solutions for brick-and-mortar
Tortoise Investments and Lovell Minnick Partners have teamed with existing management to acquire Tortoise, a specialist in essential assets and essential income investing. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
As part of the transaction, ongoing management and employees are expected to meaningfully increase their ownership of Tortoise. Employees will retain a significant equity interest, with many investing additional capital alongside Lovell Minnick, who will purchase the equity stake held by Mariner Holdings and retiring co-founders of Tortoise.
“We are excited and energised by our fit with the team at Lovell Minnick,” says Tortoise chief executive officer
Helly Hansen is to acquire Musto, the British specialist sailing and country apparel brand, from Phoenix Equity Partners and other shareholders.
With this transaction, Helly Hansen will become a global leader in professional sailing apparel, complementing its existing leadership position in professional skiing apparel and enhancing its presence in the UK outdoor market.
Musto is the British brand of choice for professional yachtsmen and world-class dinghy sailors. Granted two British Royal Warrants and an official supplier to both the British National Sailing Team and the British Equestrian Federation through to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Musto leverages its British
AMP Capital, on behalf of investors in its global infrastructure equity platform, has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Leeds Bradford Airport from Bridgepoint Advisers Limited.
Leeds Bradford Airport is an international airport serving the cities of Leeds, Bradford and the broader Yorkshire area, with four million annual passengers.
Leeds Bradford Airport is a compelling investment for AMP Capital due to its excellent location and strong growth prospects as well as AMP Capital’s expertise and successful track-record of investing in airports globally within its infrastructure portfolio for more than 20 years.
A mix of low-cost, charter and
Apollo Global Management is to acquire a majority shareholding in Catalina. The agreement is subject to customary regulatory conditions, among others, and is expected to close in Q1 2018.
Affiliates of Apollo made an initial investment in Catalina in December 2013 and, as a result of the transaction announced today, the Apollo acquisition vehicle, which is expected to include investment from certain long term institutional and strategic investors, will have a controlling interest in the business. Since Apollo’s involvement in 2013, Catalina has grown substantially, doubling in size over the past three years, whilst maintaining its profitability. Catalina has completed
Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative global investment products, has agreed to acquire Kee Safety Ltd, a global supplier of safety solutions and products designed to protect people from hazards, from Dunedin LLP and LDC for an enterprise value of GBP280 million (USD370 million).
Established in the UK in 1934 and headquartered in Birmingham, Kee Safety is the leading global provider of fall protection solutions and products associated with working at height. The Company’s products have a longstanding reputation for their quality, reliability and safety and include fall prevention equipment, roof edge protection, barrier and guardrail systems and safe
Funds affiliated with private equity firm Siris Capital (Siris) are to buy Synchronoss Technologies’ Intralinks Holding unit in a deal worth about USD1 billion.
As part of the deal, Siris will also make an investment in convertible preferred equity of Synchronoss in an amount of USD185 million. This investment would initially be convertible into approximately 19.8 per cent of Synchronoss’ common stock. The sale of Intralinks is expected to close in mid-November 2017; the sale of the preferred stock is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018. Both transactions are subject to closing conditions.
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