Deals
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, a provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education, has acquired kidsunlimited, one of the UK’s largest providers of nursery care, for a cash consideration of GBP45m.
The acquisition provides an exit for kidsunlimited’s private equity investor, LDC, which backed a secondary buyout of the business in 2008.
Bright Horizons, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is a provider of child care, early education and other services designed to help employers and families better address the challenges of work and life. It delivers centre-based full service child care, back-up dependent care and
Swander Pace Capital, a private equity firm specialising in investments in consumer products companies, has completed the acquisition of Caleel + Hayden Holdings, d.b.a gloProfessional.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
"Swander Pace’s reputation and track record with respected brands in the beauty and personal care field is impressive," says Sean Butler, president of gloProfessional. "Through this partnership, we look forward to tapping their expertise and insight as we collaborate to maximise gloProfessional’s growth."
gloProfessional is a leader in the professional beauty domain with mineral-based cosmetics under the glominerals brand, premium skin care products under
Media technology company Sticky has closed a USD3m funding round with European tech investors Conor and Northzone.
Sticky claims that over 50 per cent of online impressions are never seen, while 30 per cent of those impressions that are considered “viewable” (in-screen) are also never seen. Sticky is designed to get inside the eyes of a consumer showing a client whether their ad is actually seen or not.
Sticky’s growing list of clients includes P&G, L’Oreal, McDonalds, and GroupM, among others.
"With the Sticky Platform, brand advertisers will be able to optimise their campaigns and increase their
The first quarter of 2013 saw an aggregate USD9.7bn raised by six natural resources funds, the highest quarterly amount since the peak of USD16.6bn seen in Q2 2009.
The significant USD9.7bn raised by private equity natural resources funds that closed in Q1 2013 already exceeds the aggregate amount of capital raised by natural resources funds closed in the whole of 2011, when USD6.8bn was raised.
Q1 2013 follows on from a particularly successful fundraising year for natural resources funds in 2012, when 22 natural resources funds secured an aggregate USD22.5bn, which is similar to the peak levels of
Huron Capital Partners’ portfolio company, Ronnoco Coffee, has acquired International Blends, a distributor of coffee and other related products to convenience stores, restaurants and offices.
The transaction brings Ronnoco and International Blends together and expands Ronnoco’s service area in its core markets.
Scott Meader, chief executive of Ronnoco, says: "We are very excited to partner with International Blends and have the opportunity to serve their customer base. International Blends is a well-known name in its geography and we believe it fits well into the strategic acquisition plan that we are currently pursuing in partnership with Huron Capital."
Affiliates and clients of KKR, including KKR Financial Holdings, in partnership with Colonie Pacific, have acquired Colonie Center.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Colonie is a 1.3 million square foot super-regional mall with over 113 stores that sit on 91 acres in Albany, New York. The centre, located directly off of I-87 at the intersection of Wolf Road and Central Avenue where an average of 117,000 vehicles pass daily, benefits from being in a high-traffic area and within two miles of the University at Albany. The property generates an estimated USD245m in retail sales,
Private equity firm Evolution Capital Partners, in partnership with management, has acquired AXIOM Sales Force Development.
This partnership represents the third platform investment in Evolution’s second fund.
AXIOM, based in Dallas, Texas, specialises in global sales coaching, sales methodology, integrated software solutions and implementation services. Its sales force development solution drives measurable impact on both revenue and profits for its clients. AXIOM offers sales training and resources through live events, customised coaching, and an extensive online learning centre.
"We are very excited to have partnered with AXIOM and its management team; their approach to sales force training
Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market buyout and growth equity investor, has closed an equity investment in Simpleview, a provider of software and digital marketing services to destination marketing organisations (DMOs).
The existing management team, led by chief executive Ryan George and president Rich Reasons, will continue to run the business and has invested alongside Ridgemont in the transaction.
The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, Simpleview provides a cloud-based comprehensive technology platform which connects DMOs around the world to travellers, meeting planners, and local businesses. The company’s services include customer
Somo is one of the first beneficiaries of the new MMC London Fund, launched this week at London’s City Hall.
The fund, managed by the Mayor of London and partly financed by a grant from the European Regional Development Fund, is intended to support the growth of London-based businesses.
The investment from MMC Ventures will primarily be used to further expand and develop Somo’s licensed mobile technology products and platforms.
Somo, which celebrated its fourth birthday last month, has also announced the opening of a second London office to house its team of 20 technology engineers. The
AXA Private Equity has signed a binding agreement with Progressio SGR, on behalf of the Fund Progressio Investimenti II, to sell its majority (88 per cent) stake in Duplomatic Oleodinamica.
Based in Parabiago, Milan, Duplomatic Group is a producer of hydraulic valves, pumps and oil-pressure activated systems which are mainly used in industrial applications for industries such as energy, machine tools, construction machineries, rubber and wood industry as well as naval and agricultural industry.
AXA Private Equity acquired the majority of the group in 2008 with the objective of strengthening its market position. The firm implemented a growth
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