Deals
Columbia Pacific Business Finance (CPBF), an evergreen fund providing direct financing to emerging growth and middle market companies, has delivered a USD17 million term loan to Simpay, an independent sales organisation specialising in merchant service solutions headquartered near Philadelphia.
The funds provided by CPBF will be used to refinance existing debt and fund expansion of Simpay’s sales and service initiatives.
“Simpay has a rich history of innovation and service that has produced a durable and diversified business,” says Trent Stedman, managing director of CPBF. “We are pleased to partner with the Simpay team as they accelerate the company’s strategic
Impact asset manager Wermuth Asset Management (WAM) announces two successful transactions in private equity funds GGF1 and GGF2 in its investment portfolio.
The fund GGF1 has made a successful exit from Primekss, a company based in Latvia, with operations in 27 countries on four continents. Established in 1997, Primekss has developed and commercialised a new patented solution for concrete that is 50 per cent stronger, 30 per cent faster to install, and releases up to 70 per cent less CO2 emissions than conventional concrete. Among Primekss blue-chip customers are JYSK, NESTLE, DHL, NCC, SKANSKA, ABB, Lidl and many others. GGF1
An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital), a private investment firm focused on defensible businesses in growing markets with tangible improvement opportunities, has completed the acquisition of Select Interior Concepts (SIC), an importer and distributor of natural stone, engineered stone and tile for residential and commercial applications.
Upon completion of the transaction, the Company has changed its name to Architectural Surfaces Group (ASG or the Company).
With legacy companies founded in 1992 and headquartered in Austin, Tex, ASG is a premier, value-added distributor of interior building products with positions in highly attractive markets. The Company services its customers
National Fire & Safety, an end-to-end fire protection and life safety solutions platform and a portfolio company of Highview Capital (Highview), has acquired All Pro Fire Protection, a fire and life safety services business headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.
HIG Capital, LLC (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with over USD45 billion of equity capital under management, has announced that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Cesar di Barbarossa Enio e Flli Srl (Cesar), Gruppo SDA Srl Servizi Distribuzione Associati (SDA) and VDM Vaccaro Distribuzione Merci Srl (VDM) (Companies).
The Companies operate under the Acqua & Sapone brand, Italy’s leading non-food discount retailer selling a wide range of household and personal care products at value prices through a network of over 700 retail locations. HIG has acquired a controlling stake in the business, with the Barbarossa
FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX or the Company), owner and operator of FTX.COM, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has closed a USD420,690,000 Series B-1 fundraise, increasing the valuation of the Company to USD25 billion.
The round saw the participation of 69 investors, including Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, via its Teachers’ Innovation Platform, Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Sea Capital, IVP, ICONIQ Growth, Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock.
The Company also disclosed that in addition to the B-1 fundraise, Temasek had participated in the previously announced Series B, and updated the total amount of
CORE Industrial Partners LLC (CORE), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Advanced Laser Machining (AL or the Company), a full-service provider of metals-focused contract manufacturing solutions, by CORE portfolio company CGI Automated Manufacturing (CGI).
Founded in 1996, AL combines broad metal fabrication capabilities with complex assembly and complementary value-added services to provide a single-source solution for a variety of end markets, including supercomputing, aerospace & defense, medical, transportation and industrials. From robotic welding, to hydroforming, fiber optic laser cutting, punching, machining, electro-mechanical assembly and powder coating, AL can assist customers from early-stage prototyping and small batch runs through high-volume
CM Group, a portfolio of martech companies focused on multichannel digital marketing, has merged with Cheetah Digital under the CM Group name.
The merger expands and enhances both CM Group’s and Cheetah Digital’s ability to deliver innovative email, omnichannel, personalisation, and loyalty solutions. The combined company will own a broad array of technologies referenced in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs, which orchestrate marketer communications with client segments across multiple channels.
Following the merger, the company plans significant investments across the portfolio to bring new products to its base of 70,000+ active customers. As marketers increasingly
The Blue Ocean strategy managed by alternative investment firm EnTrust Global (EnTrust) has completed the acquisition of Maas Capital Shipping from ABN AMRO.
Since its inception in the late 1990s, the Maas Capital platform has deployed close to USD1.0 billion in equity maritime investments and is currently one of the world’s leading institutional shipping equity investors.
The acquired portfolio includes a diversified portfolio of 15 equity joint venture investments, consisting of a fleet of 76 high-quality vessels within the product/chemical tanker, dry bulk, LPG, container, and offshore services segments.
In addition, the portfolio includes an equity stake in a growing
Bites, a specialist in the employee communications and training industry, has raised USD5 million a seed funding round.
With Bites, anyone within an organisation can create and distribute professional, social-media-styled videos and content without having to download special software or new applications to their phones. While remaining remote, managers receive feedback through discussion boards and have access to robust analytics data showing engagement and completion rates.
The funding round was led by Vertex Ventures Israel, an Israeli venture capital firm. Surround Ventures, a US-Israeli VC specialising in early-stage media and eCommerce startups, Oryzn Capital, an Israeli venture focused on early-stage
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