Deals
Dolphin Venture Fund I, a seed fund organised under the laws of Delaware, is raising up to USD100m to seed fund start-ups and early stage ventures in Greece, the US, and the Philippines.
The fund has over USD12m in investor commitments. Investors are expecting an annual ROI of 34 per cent, but based on the progress made by some hedge funds in Greece, Dolphin Venture Fund believes the number could be much higher.
The company has about a dozen start-ups and ongoing companies in its portfolio, notably a start-up in the Philippines, called Pakwan Intl that creates call centres
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has held the final close of Carlyle Partners VI, a USD13bn fund that invests in US corporate buyouts and strategic minority investments across six industries.
A total of 269 investors from 43 countries committed capital to the fund. The team began fundraising in late 2011 with a USD10bn target.
Allan Holt, managing director and co-head of the US buyout group, says: "We are grateful for the support of our fund investors, many of whom are repeat investors. Institutional and individual investors across the globe understand the value of having a proven buyout fund
Canadian venture capital (VC) investment rose sharply in Q3 2013, while Canadian buyout and related private equity (PE) deal-making showed continued moderate decline over the same period in 2012.
These were among the key findings from data released by CVCA – Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association and research partner Thomson Reuters.
Investment activity in Canada's VC market rose sharply in terms of both deals and dollars in the third quarter of 2013. Disbursements by VC funds totalled CAD541m between July and September, up 48 per cent from the CAD366m invested at the same time in 2012. In
Risk Capital Partners, the private equity firm chaired by Luke Johnson, has backed management to acquire Neilson Active Holidays Ltd from the Thomas Cook Group for an undisclosed sum.
The transaction is expected to complete in early December.
This is Risk Capital Partners’ second deal this year in the travel industry.
Neilson delivers sailing, skiing and beach holidays to 90,000 customers a year and generated revenues of GBP70m last year. Established in 1978, Neilson sells its holidays direct to customers from its website www.neilson.co.uk and its own dedicated call centre based in Brighton Marina, as well as supporting
Thames Valley accountants and business advisors James Cowper has advised global engineering consultancy Roughton Group on a restructuring and refinancing.
James Cowper has advised Roughton Group shareholders since 2011 to deliver an exit for two retiring shareholder directors. The advice has included a refinancing of the group with its bank and a restructuring of the equity.
Roughton Group is a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy based in Southampton delivering projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, UK, Latin America, the Caribbean, Mekong and the South Pacific with a particular specialism in advising on transport and infrastructure projects
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Swedfund, the Swedish state’s venture capital company, and The Africa Health Fund through The Abraaj Group, an investor operating in global growth markets, have invested in The Nairobi Women’s Hospital.
The hospital is a private healthcare provider for women and their families in East Africa.
The investment in The Nairobi Women’s Hospital totals USD6.5m. It is the largest single foreign direct equity investment in private healthcare in Kenya this year. In 2010, the then newly formed Africa Health Fund invested in The Nairobi Women’s Hospital.
The objective of The Africa Health Fund is to increase access to, affordability
Fireman Capital Partners (FCP), a consumer-focused growth equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Skip Hop, a lifestyle brand serving the infant and toddler industry.
Skip Hop founders Michael and Ellen Diamant will retain a meaningful ownership stake, and will continue to lead the company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Based in New York City, Skip Hop offers a wide range of products, including diaper bags, on-the-go accessories, soft and wooden toys, bedding, bath time, feeding, and the ZOO line of toddler products. The company’s products are sold at over 4,000 retail doors in the US
LA-based private equity firm Aurora Capital Group has acquired National Technical Systems (NTS), a provider of testing, inspection and certification solutions.
Aurora acquired NTS through an affiliated entity, which acquired all of the outstanding securities of NTS for USD23.00 per share in cash, which represents a premium of approximately 39 per cent to NTS's closing stock price on 15 August 2013.
NTS's shares of common stock have ceased trading on the Nasdaq Global Stock Market.
Michael J Marino, partner of Aurora Capital Group, says: "We have long been impressed with the capabilities that NTS and its founders have
3P Capital, a Chattanooga-based private equity firm specialising in acquisition of high growth potential companies, has acquired Arch Advantage.
“With the evolving landscape of medical billing and insurance coverage, we see this as strategic investment,” says John Ballantyne, partner at 3P Capital. “Arch Advantage bridges a financial gap, allowing consumers to help patients get the care they need at an affordable payment plan, while serving as a catalyst for medical providers to grow their business.”
For medical providers, the Arch Smart Engine evaluates a patients “payment worthiness” over credit ranking, allowing medical providers to expand their practice to patients
Private coaching company CoachUp has raised USD6.7m in its series A round, co-led by venture capital firms Point Judith Capital and General Catalyst Partners.
"We are pleased to continue to support CoachUp — we love the marketplace they are building. There's a significant opportunity for CoachUp to connect consumers with fitness professionals," says David Fialkow, managing director of General Catalyst Partners, both a seed and series A investor.
CoachUp helps connect athletes with private coaches, on the web and with iOS and Android applications. Since its seed round a year ago, the company has seen a 642 per cent
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