Deals
Baird Capital’s UK private equity group has invested GBP10.1m in Watkins Hire, a provider of industrial and commercial heating and cooling equipment rental.
Watkins will use the funding to expand its rental fleet to support business growth and to invest in its engineering, operational and service infrastructure.
As part of the transaction, Baird Capital is backing Paul O’Kelly to lead Watkins as CEO.
Founded in 1998, Watkins supplies heaters, steam and water boilers, air handlers and chillers to a wide variety of blue chip clients. The company also has a dedicated events division, providing equipment rental at special
Private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners has acquired the direct sale business of G&K Services through its newly-formed platform company, Affinity Specialty Apparel.
Affinity specialises in selling and distributing of occupational apparel and services, including the design, marketing and distribution of customised and off-the-shelf apparel collections to customers through managed direct purchase uniform programmes.
Affinity is Resilience Capital Partners' first acquisition in the corporate uniform industry and its seventh platform investment for The Resilience Fund III.
"We are excited to be starting our newest platform investment in Fund III. We believe there is significant opportunity in the
Investcorp has acquired a significant minority stake in Namet Gida Sanayi ve Ticareti, a Turkish producer of fresh cut and packaged processed red meat products.
The company sells its products, including soujouk, pastrami, salami, sausages, smoked meats and frozen and ready to eat burgers, to retailers as well as hotels, restaurants and catering companies. All of its products are certified Halal.
Namet was acquired in 2005 by members of the Kayar family, a family involved in livestock trading since 1929, who has since then strongly developed the company and the brand. The Kayar family will retain a majority interest
First Names group has acquired Guernsey trust, funds and corporate services provider Mercator.
The acquisition of Mercator, which remains subject to regulatory approval, will expand the group’s presence in the Channel Islands.
This is the fourth acquisition for the group since its management buyout in July 2012 and major rebrand in early 2013.
Boutique fund services business Moore Management and international trust and corporate services providers Basel and Citadel were purchased in January, July and December respectively.
The transaction complements the group’s existing offering, as the trust and corporate services business will be integrated into First Names
August Equity has closed its latest fund, August Equity Partners III, having reached its hard cap of GBP200m.
August Equity has already completed two investments from the fund, both of which were completed in off-market transactions.
In September 2013 it acquired Minerva Education, an operator of independent day schools offering an outstanding private education.
In November 2013 August Equity completed the acquisition of Essex-based The Old Deanery Care Village, which has two care homes, The Old Deanery and St. Mary’s Court, on its 10 acre site.
August Equity managing partner Philip Rattle says: “We are delighted with
Private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP) has completed the acquisition of the transportation products division (CTP) of Carlisle Companies Incorporated.
The investment was made out of American Industrial Partners Capital Fund V, a USD717.5m fund that closed in December 2011.
CTP, founded in 1917, is a manufacturer of specialty tyres, wheels and power transmission belts for a range of end markets including the outdoor power equipment, agricultural/construction, high speed trailer and power sports markets. The company has revenue of approximately USD765m and 4,000 employees across seven manufacturing facilities and 10 distribution facilities located in the US, Canada, Europe
Private equity fund Estancia Capital Partners has closed on its strategic growth capital investment in Snowden Capital Advisors.
Snowden represents Estancia’s fourth investment from its inaugural fund Estancia Capital Partners, L.P. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
Snowden is a nationally branded, open-architecture, hybrid SEC registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that provides wealth advisory services to individuals, families, and institutional clients. Snowden will use the invested capital to continue recruiting exceptional financial advisory teams in selected markets. Snowden is headquartered in New York City and currently has additional offices in California and Connecticut.
“Estancia continues to
Falconhead Capital, a private equity firm specialising in growing sports and consumer-focused businesses, has sold its portfolio company NYDJ Apparel to Crestview Partners and Maybrook Capital Partners.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Vernon, California, NYDJ offers a range of products to women. Under Falconhead's ownership, the company expanded in both domestic and international markets, entered the market for tops (shirts, blouses and other items) and began to sell merchandise through its website. Today, NYDJ is the top-selling women's denim brand in US department stores.
David S Moross, chairman and chief executive officer
Keensight Capital has acquired a majority stake in Smile, a European open source solutions specialist, alongside the firm’s management and its historic investor, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners.
Founded 20 years ago, Smile has become over the last ten years a key player in the open source market in Europe, with a full range of integration services for any type of company or administration.
With a sustained annual growth of 25 per cent on average over the last five years, it has achieved a turnover of around EUR50m in 2013 and currently has more than 700 employees spread out over
Mid-market private debt manager Beechbrook Capital has completed two new mezzanine loans through its second fund, Beechbrook Mezzanine II, as well as its first exit from Beechbrook Mezzanine I.
The two new investments are a mezzanine loan to Simply Biz, a business that provides compliance and business support to over 5,000 financial advisers throughout the UK, and a mezzanine loan to N-Sea, an integrated subsea infrastructure services provider and portfolio company of Dutch sponsor Value Enhancement Partners.
Simply Biz was seeking finance to make a corporate acquisition in order to expand its range of products and services. N-Sea was
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