Deals
Investec Bank is increasing its holding in Capitalmind, a European M&A and corporate finance advisory firm, to approximately 60%, with Capitalmind’s Partners retaining the remaining 40%. Following completion of the transaction, Capitalmind will trade as Capitalmind Investec.
The deal allows Investec and Capitalmind to fully integrate their M&A and corporate finance teams under one common umbrella, and creates an M&A Group that provides clients with access to the major developed markets of Europe and North America, as well as important emerging markets in Asia and Africa. It also sees Capitalmind’s senior practitioners continuing their involvement in day-to-day client activity and
AE Industrial Partners, a US-based private equity firm specialising in aerospace, defence & government services, and space, power & utility services, has acquired a majority interest in Yingling Aviation, a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul and fixed-base operator (FBO) services to business aviation and government customers throughout the United States.
Investment funds managed by global private investment major KKR are to acquire CIRCOR International, a provider of flow control products and services for the industrial and aerospace & defence markets, in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.6bn, including debt.
Stellex Capital Management, a middle-market private equity firm with extensive experience in industrial businesses and family successions, has made a new platform investment in the MSS Group, a supplier and manufacturer of electronic components focused on the global power industry.
Blackford Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm, has acquired PACIV, a full-service provider of industrial process automation and systems integration primarily for manufacturers in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is hoping to hook Norwegian aquaculture service group Frøy in an all-cash deal worth NOK6.6 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023.
Phoenix Equity Partners, a growth-focused UK private equity firm, has made an investment in UK-based cybersecurity specialist Logiq, the third from its 2022 Fund, following investments in risk analytics and modelling solutions provider 4most and data analytics business Dufrain.
Thompson Street Capital Partners has completed the sale of Made4net, a global provider of cloud-based warehouse management system and supply chain execution software, to Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, owner and operator of 482 IKEA stores in 31 countries.
Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on services businesses, has made a majority investment in Centricity Research, a clinical research services provider specialising in conducting Phase I-IV clinical trials across more than 40 therapeutic areas.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
With over 35 locations across the United States and Canada, Centricity provides an array of trial types for pharmaceutical sponsors and contract research organisations (CROs) in the design and execution of clinical trials.
In partnership with Centricity’s management team, Trinity Hunt plans to expand the company’s capabilities and therapeutic coverage areas by
Allied Industrial Partners, an industrial-focused private equity firm, has made a significant investment in Mat Tech Industrial Services, a provider of specialty rental and waste management services.
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