Deals
Mid-market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has sold Midland Industries (Midland), a distributor and manufacturer of fittings, valves, clamps, hoses for a wide variety of markets, to Gemspring Capital Management, (Gemspring).
Man Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of Varagon Capital Partners, a US middle market private credit manager with $11.8bn of assets under management and $15.4bn of total client commitments, having received all necessary regulatory approvals.
Bridgepoint Group has made a major move in its transition to providing a more diversified alternative asset management offering with the addition of Energy Capital Partners, a North American infrastructure investor with a track record spanning more than two decades.
Global private investment firm Carlyle has granted exclusive rights to Orora Group (Orora) for the purchase of Saverglass, a global specialist manufacturer of glass bottles founded in 1897 and based in Feuquières, France.
Cibus Capital’s Cibus Fund I has signed a share purchase agreement to sell the Iberian extra virgin olive oil producer and processor, the Innoliva Group, to the global private asset manager, Fiera Comox Partners.
European private equity firm CVC has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners in a deal worth around €1bn in cash and shares, with a commitment to acquire the remaining shares “over time”.
Permira Holdings’ deal to acquire Ergomed is being funded with support from Blackstone’s credit unit in the latest sign that that private lending firms are taking buyout business from traditional lenders including banks, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Butternut Box, a UK-based fresh dog food company, has raised £280m in its latest fundraising round from new investor General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, and existing investor, consumer-focused private investment firm L Catterton.
ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has invested in Commify, a UK-headquartered specialist in business messaging solutions to Local Enterprises, in a deal valued at €300m.
GenTwo, a Swiss-based B2B Fintech platform specialised in securitisation of bankable and non-bankable assets, has raised $15m in a Series A led by US-based Point72 Ventures, the VC associate of Steve Cohen’s hedge fund firm Point72 Asset Management.
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