Deals
Private equity and alternative asset manager Maven Capital Partners has invested GBP3.8m into Paisley based Lambert Contracts.
Maven’s investment will help to position the business for further growth and accelerate its strategy for expansion into new geographic markets.
The business, which was founded in 1986 and now employs over 100 staff, is a contractor in insurance reinstatement, property maintenance and fire protection, and has long standing relationships with many of the UK’s best known insurance companies, loss adjustors and property managers.
Core services range from restoring properties damaged by fire, flood, smoke, water and storms, to carrying
Key Capital Partners, the private equity firm focused on smaller buyouts, has led a GBP3m equity investment in WHP Projects, a provider of support services to the mobile phone industry.
As part of the transaction, Royal Bank of Scotland, led by Stuart Watson, director of the corporate transactions team, has in addition provided a term loan and a revolving credit facility to support future working capital requirements.
WHP supports mobile operators in their moves to strengthen coverage across the UK. The business provides end-to-end services for the deployment, upgrade and maintenance of mobile network masts, antennae and base
Tully & Holland has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Cains Foods on its definitive sale agreement with TreeHouse Foods, an Oak Brook, Illinois food manufacturer.
Cains, based in Ayer, Massachusetts, manufacturers shelf stable mayonnaise, dressings and sauces sold under the Cains, Naturally Delicious, and Olde Cape Cod brands, and a broad array of private label products for leading food service distributors, national chains and retailers. TreeHouse has agreed to pay USD35m in cash for the business, subject to adjustments for working capital and taxes. The transaction is expected to close within 30 days.
"As a privately-owned food manufacturer,
Applied Predictive Technologies (APT) has received a USD100m minority investment from the merchant banking division of Goldman Sachs, representing a substantial investment in the growing field of cloud-based predictive analytics.
The challenge for most large organisations today is not in collecting enormous quantities of data, but how to rapidly use this Big Data to make decisions that drive business value. APT’s software platform is revolutionising the way Global 2000 companies harness their Big Data to accurately measure the profit impact of advertising, marketing, pricing, merchandising, operations and capital initiatives, tailoring investments in these areas to maximise ROI.
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Paris-based investment firm Tikehau Group is to become a 35 per cent shareholder in Duke Street and provide committed capital to accelerate the firm’s deal-by-deal model.
In partnership with Tikehau, Duke Street will have the capacity to underwrite any new deals in its target range.
Both firms are looking to build on each other’s strengths to form a new operating model in the private equity industry. As part of the agreement, and with the support of Tikehau, Duke Street will use the cash injection to launch a new fund focused on controlling stake investments in the European mid-market.
Strand Equity Partners, a growth equity fund focused on consumer brands, has acquired a minority ownership stake in Bai, a 100 per cent natural beverage that is only five calories, infused with coffeefruit and flavoured with exotic fruit juices.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Ben Weiss, founder and chief executive of Bai, launched the brand in 2009 with the mission to share the powerful antioxidant of coffee’s superfruit with consumers by producing refreshing beverages that harness the unique ingredient. Bai (Mandarin for "pure") delivers 100 per cent natural infusions with one gram of free-radical fighting
UltraSoC has closed a funding round of USD2.3m by securing further investment from Octopus Investments, bringing the total investment in the business to date to USD7.5m.
The investment will help fund the expansion of the company as it takes its debug and optimisation silicon IP technology to market, licensing it to major semiconductor companies.
The product, UltraDebug, is a system-level debug and optimisation capability for multiple heterogeneous processor cores including graphics cores and custom accelerators. UltraDebug is a library of advanced, feature-rich debug IP at the leading edge of embedded systems and will enable the company’s licensees the
XConnect, a specialist in Federation-based next generation interconnection and Registry services, has secured USD10m of equity funding from Young Associates, the London-based private investment firm headed by Lord Young of Graffham, and existing investor Crescent Group.
This significant cash injection will enable XConnect to grow its portfolio of products and services, expand its customer base and enter new markets.
Through its suite of Federation-based Interconnection and ENUM Registry services, XConnect offers solutions to help service providers deliver IP voice, video and data communications on a cross-network basis while improving service quality and reducing costs.
XConnect operates Federations in
Specialist executive search and intelligence consultancy Armstrong Craven has secured a GBP3.5m investment from ISIS Equity Partners to complete a management buy out.
The deal, led by Armstrong Craven’s founder Sue Craven, chief executive Matthew Mellor and chief operating officer Rachel Davis, will establish the business as a separate entity from its former parent company Work Group plc.
The deal was advised on by the Manchester office of Clearwater Corporate Finance.
“This investment will support Armstrong Craven as it continues to expand its international footprint by targeting new geographies and opening international offices in North America and
James Briggs, a supplier of aerosols and speciality chemicals, has been acquired by its management team in a deal backed by Endless, an investor in non-core assets and special situations.
The transaction sees Jim Sumner, an experienced chief executive in the manufacturing sector, join James Briggs as executive chairman. Sumner previously ran Optare, the AIM-listed bus manufacturer, and Leyland Trucks, part of PACCAR. He will support James Briggs’ existing management team of managing director Mark Lyth and finance director Simon Tuley.
James Briggs employs nearly 200 staff on two manufacturing sites in Royton and Chadderton near Oldham. The
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