Deals
Intralinks DealNexus has partnered with PEI Services (PEI) in order to enhance its database of private equity portfolio companies.
DealNexus is one of the leading online deal sourcing and marketing platforms for M&A professionals. The partnership expands upon the high quality data already within the platform. This will enhance Intralinks DealNexus’ proprietary matching capabilities, providing a more robust, content driven platform that creates a destination for dealmakers.
The Intralinks DealNexus platform has seen tremendous growth this past year, with 46 per cent annual growth in member firm count and 96 per cent growth in unique members from year-end 2013
Rock Hill Capital Group has completed a majority recapitalisation of JP Hydro (JP Services), a provider of industrial integrity testing services along the Gulf Coast and throughout Texas.
JP Services is led by Founder and CEO, Justin Peter, and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. The Company provides hydrostatic and pneumatic testing, and torqueing and pigging services to its energy and industrial clients throughout the southeastern United States. JP Services is primarily focused on servicing three industrial segments – both new and existing pipelines, tanks and facilities.
“We’ve been looking for a midstream services platform and management team to invest
Polaris Private Equity (Polaris) has successfully completed a first closing of its fourth private equity fund – Polaris Private Equity IV – at DKK2.2 billion (EUR300 million).
The fund, which is believed to have a target size of DKK3.0 billion, became operational as of 1 January 2015, simultaneous with the expiry of the investment period of the predecessor fund, Polaris Private Equity III.
Jan Johan Kühl, Managing Partner at Polaris, says: “We are pleased to have held a quick and strong first close for our latest fund. We deliver strong returns to our investors, founded upon our philosophy of investing
Dynavax Technologies Corporation has entered into a credit facility with Hercules Technology Growth Capital for up to USD40 million of total funding.
Dynavax drew the first tranche of USD10 million on closing and has access to an additional USD30 million in 2015, at Dynavax's option, if it achieves certain milestones relating to the ongoing Phase 3 study of HEPLISAV-B (HBV-23).
"This credit facility provides us access to up to USD40 million of non-dilutive funding that can be used to support development and pre-commercialization activities for HEPLISAV-B, clinical trials of our cancer immunotherapeutic product candidate, SD-101, and advancement of our research
Ariadne Capital, which invests in digital technology start-ups, has just closed a GBP500,000 funding round for Taggstar making it the 8th company in its portfolio and its 4th deal in 2014.
Taggstar is also backed by Sir Stuart Rose, Rob Hersov, and Nigel Taee.
Taggstar is designed to allos shoppers to benefit from social trends by seeing how many others are buying a particular product at the same time as they shop, highlighting when it's selling fast, giving them confidence to purchase.
Taggstar will continue its rapid expansion with retailers and travel sites. Over the past year, Taggstar has worked
Private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has completed a recapitalisation of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners IV portfolio company Global Franchise Group (GFG).
"We are pleased to have completed this divided recapitalisation for GFG, which provided working capital and paid a shareholder dividend," says Arthur Levine, president of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.
Levine says: "This is the second time in the last two years GFG was able to recapitalize its balance sheet, demonstrating the company's superior financial performance, cash generating ability and strong base of franchise brands."
Recapitalization by private equity groups such as LLCP is a common practice.
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has funded a replacement capital transaction in Westway Services Holdings (Westway).
Maven originally supported an MBO of the London-based facilities management business in 2009 and has since helped grow Westway’s footprint throughout London and the South East.
The GBP3.6 million recapitalisation of Westway, which is Maven’s 10th Private Equity transaction this year, has not only delivered a 1.6x money multiple return for Maven client funds prior to any future equity realisation, but has also increased Maven’s equity stake in the business.
Founded in 2001, Westway provides installation, commissioning, maintenance and
An affiliate of HIG Capital has purchased the majority of the assets associated with Ferro Corporation’s (NYSE: FOE) Polymer Additives Division (PAD).
PAD will be rebranded and operate as Valerus Specialty Chemicals (Valerus).
Headquartered in Independence, Ohio, Valerus is a leading provider of specialty chemicals that impart critical attributes to polymers, including resiliency, flame retardancy and ease of processing. The Company has a very diverse and broad product line with over 250 active SKUs of polymer modifiers, lubricants and stabilisers. Valerus holds a strong reputation within the industry for consistently delivering reliability, quality and product innovation. The Company is expected
Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (FSC Gibraltar) and The Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority (FINMA) have just reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assist managers of alternative investment funds (AIFs).
The MoU covers mutual assistance in the supervision and oversight of AIF managers, their delegates and depositaries that operate on a cross-border basis in the two jurisdictions.
This development comes in light of the increasing globalisation of the world‘s financial markets and the upsurge in cross-border operations and activities of Managers of alternative investment funds.
Through this MoU, the authorities are expressing their willingness to cooperate in the interest of
Velocity Trade Holdings and Sanlam Securities UK have entered into a strategic partnership for the purposes of providing reciprocal access to, and increased exposure of, each party’s respective corporate finance and brokerage services within the Canadian junior and mid-cap resource sector, primarily mining.
London-based Sanlam Securities UK has an established small cap mining sector franchise, and specialises in corporate finance, institutional brokerage services, and research and sales for small to mid-sized United Kingdom and African based resource issuers.
The team at Velocity Trade specialises in turn-key services and solutions, as it relates to listings on Canadian Stock Exchanges, mineral property
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