Edgemont Capital Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to WorkWell Medical Group on its investment and recapitaliaation by Salt Creek Capital. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. WorkWell Medical Group, founded in 2003 by Dr Sheilaja Mittal and Vikram Mittal, and headquartered in Salinas, California, offers patients and employers an in-house network of specialists, a multidisciplinary rehabilitation facility and a state-of-the-art mobile medical clinic, all providing a complete suite of healthcare services to improve healing time for employees, enabling them to return to work more quickly. The company owns and manages five medical clinics providing occupational medicine,

Consumer electronics developer Netatmo has successfully raised EUR30 million in a funding round led by Legrand, a specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures.  Existing investors Iris Capital, Ambition Numérique and Pascal Cagni also participated while Fred Potter and Netatmo’s other founders remain majority shareholders.    “Thanks to the quality of our products and our ability to conquer new markets, our turnover is constantly growing in our home market and internationally,” says Potter. “These outstanding results prove the relevance to our approach and the excellent capability of our teams. We welcome Legrand as our new investor and are very proud

Oberthur Technologies (OT), a  provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions, has decided to postpone its Initial Public Offering (IPO) over concerns about current market conditions. Didier Lamouche, CEO of OT, says: "The decision taken with our majority shareholder Advent International is a natural one given the current state of the capital markets.   “Our business is delivering strong organic growth of both revenues and EBITDA and the momentum we see on all our activities confirms that we have made the right choices and positions us well for the future."

Smart Employee Benefits (SEB) has completed the first tranche of a private placement equity financing for gross proceeds of USD2,400,000 out of maximum aggregate proceeds of USD4,000,000. The First Tranche financing consists of 6,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of USD0.40 per Unit. Each Unit consists of (i) one common share of SEB and (ii) one common share purchase warrant of SEB (the "Warrants"). Each Warrant has a term of 24 months from the date of issuance and vests on December 31, 2016 at an exercise price of USD0.75 per share.   The financing is non-brokered and sourced from

Global law firm White & Case has continued the growth of its private equity, infrastructure and energy M&A practices across EMEA with the additions of Caroline Sherrell and Kenneth Barry as new partners in London. “White & Case has considerable cross-practice and cross-border strength in the private equity, infrastructure and energy industries, and the arrivals of Caroline and Ken will strengthen our current position as a leading firm in these sectors in EMEA,” says White & Case partner John Reiss, Global Head of the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. “Growing our presence in London is a key element in

Apteki Gemini (Gemini) has partnered with an affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus to fund the firm’s growth plan.   Gemini is committed to providing low price drugs, high quality patient pharmaceutical care, and the widest product availability in the market.    Founded in 1990, Gemini operates pharmacies in Northern Poland, as well as a nationwide online business (www.aptekigemini.pl). The Company offers the lowest prices of drugs in the Polish market and this allows large groups of patient’s access to drugs, which they would otherwise not purchase. Gemini currently operates predominantly in Northern Poland but is planning to expand

Inflexion has completed the carve-out of the Engineering Inspection & Consultancy division of RSA Plc. The new company will trade as British Engineering Services in the UK and Irish Engineering Services in the Republic of Ireland. From its headquarters in Manchester, British Engineering Services delivers premium quality engineering testing, inspection and consultancy services throughout the UK and the Republic of Ireland to a large number of blue chip customers. The company has over 450 highly trained Engineer Surveyors and Consultant Engineers, strong customer support systems and a wealth of technical expertise.   Inflexion will work alongside British Engineering Services’ management

Seedrs is to commence a beta test of its platform in the United States within weeks, following Friday’s vote by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement Title III of the JOBS Act. The beta test will offer US accredited investors the opportunity to invest in selected campaigns listed on Seedrs, with an official launch expected in early 2016. In late 2014 Seedrs acquired California-based crowdfunding platform Junction Investments in preparation for its push into the United States. It has been working tirelessly in 2015 developing the right approach to commence operation in the United States, as compliance

Skillsoft has entered into a USD150 million accounts receivable Credit Facility provided by Sound Point Capital Management, LP and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. The borrower under the Credit Facility is Skillsoft Receivables Financing LLC, a bankruptcy-remote Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Skillsoft Corporation. The Credit Facility is non-recourse to Skillsoft Corporation and is not subject to any financial covenants. The Credit Facility allows the Company to borrow against its high-quality accounts receivable and provides incremental capital to the Company in addition to its existing USD100 million revolving credit facility. The availability under the Credit Facility

Intrepid Investment Bankers acted as adviser to JD Beauty, a designer and marketer of branded, professional-quality brushes and beauty care accessories, on the sale of a majority stake in the business to Topspin Partners. “Intrepid’s insights and knowledge in the beauty care sector were invaluable in helping us explore our strategic options and in finding us the right partner to further accelerate our growth,” says Jeff Rosenzweig, Founder and CEO of JD Beauty. “We believe we are only at the beginning of building JD Beauty and the Wet Brush brand and are excited to have Topspin as our partner going