Deals
MidOcean Partners (MidOcean), a New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments, has taken the next step to position the firm for long-term growth by partnering with Hunter Point Capital (HPC), which has made a strategic, minority investment in MidOcean.
MidOcean’s investment process, management, and day-to-day operations will remain unchanged. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
Launched in 2020 by veteran investors Bennett Goodman and Avi Kalichstein, HPC is dedicated to pursuing long-term strategic partnerships with proven middle-market investment firms to help them achieve their business objectives. MidOcean intends to leverage HPC’s
Lever, a leading Talent Acquisition Suite, has completed a USD50 million Series D funding round with the Apax Digital Fund.
The funding comes as the market for talent acquisition is continuing to heat up, and companies face the most competitive market for hiring and retaining talent to date. The investment in Lever will accelerate solution development in talent analytics, top-of-funnel talent discovery, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as well as support growth in new markets, and continued product innovation.
Serving more than 4,000 customers and adding more than 100 technology partnerships and integrations in 2021, Lever’s continued momentum
HIG Capital (HIG) portfolio company, United Flow Technologies (UFT), a platform established to invest in the municipal and industrial water and wastewater market, has completed the acquisitions of Tesco Controls (TESCO) and The Henry P. Thompson Company (HPT).
TESCO and HPT represent UFT’s second and third acquisitions, respectively, following its initial acquisition of MISCOwater in July 2021.
As part of the transaction, HIG will partner with both TESCO and HPT’s leadership teams to support their growth initiatives within an integrated and operationally cohesive UFT. TESCO and HPT’s teams and brands will remain in place. Terms of the transactions were not
Duke’s Root Control (Duke’s) has acquired Hydrostructures, PA, a regional sewer service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region, with offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
This acquisition will expand Duke’s service offering by adding new capabilities and expertise, broadening its regional presence, and further developing key accounts. Duke’s, a leading national sewer service provider, is a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners.
“The acquisition of Hydrostructures accelerates the Duke’s 360 smart wastewater strategy, which helps our valued customers triage, diagnose, renew and monitor their water, sewer and stormwater systems,” says Duke’s President & CEO Matt Fishbune. “We continue
In its largest deal to date, AURELIUS has acquired McKesson UK in a corporate carve-out from US healthcare company McKesson Corporation, Irving, Texas.
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has partnered with seasoned pest control industry executive Jay Keating to form an acquisition company, PestCo Holdings LLC, in order to consolidate the highly fragmented pest control industry.
The partnership will focus on acquiring companies and assets as part of a strategy to build a market-leading pest control business.
“We are excited to partner with Jay as part of this new endeavour,” says TSCP Managing Director Jeff Aiello. “There is fierce competition for quality talent in the pest control industry, and after nearly a year of searching
Arrowpoint Advisory has advised Lightfoot, the UK’s leading provider of in-cab driver coaching and engagement technology, on its investment from Volpi Capital.
Lightfoot, which rewards smoother and safer driving leading to reductions in accidents, fuel use and emissions in fleets, first developed its technology to help ICE fleets cut costs and improve efficiency. Now, it’s carving a niche in the Electric Vehicle (EV) sector using its heritage in EV motors and batteries to give it an edge in range extension.
Lightfoot’s dash-mounted device connects directly to the vehicle’s engine, giving drivers audible and visual nudges, coaching them towards a
Startup investment bank for the emerging markets JPIN VCATS has completed a significant fundraise for Koovers, India’s largest B2B spare parts service based in Bengaluru.
Koovers announced raising USD1.5 million, with JPIN VCATS as one of the main investors. The zero-inventory firm was launched in 2016 to address a USD12 billion market and is now one of India’s fastest-growing companies servicing one of the country’s most disorganised sectors. The Automobile and Mobility market in India accounts for 49 per cent of manufacturing GDP and 7.1 per cent of total GDP, making it a key market to address in what is
UK workplace pension scheme TPT Retirement Solutions is to invest GBP54 million into private equity through its defined contribution (DC) Master Trust default target date funds.
Members of TPT’s Target Date Funds, whose investments are managed by AllianceBernstein, will see 3.5 per cent of their pension pot allocated to private equity investments at the growth stage. The total percentage will decrease as members get closer to retirement age.
Research by AllianceBernstein shows that over the long-term, investment in private equity is likely to provide higher returns than public markets. The allocation is expected to contribute an additional 3.0
Education Ventures Company (EVC) a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Zarooni Emirates Investments (ZEI) and Blenheim Schools, part of the Chatsworth Schools family, today announced a new education focused partnership.
Working together, EVC, ZEI and Blenheim Schools will create a world class educational facility in Dubai. The facility will include a new non-selective and inclusive School, child wellbeing support centre, teacher training and research centre and facilities for the community. The School will provide a mainstream educational environment for all pupils, including those with an additional educational need.
Dr Adil Ismail Al Zarooni, CEO of ZEI and Chairman of the
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