Deals
Azora, a Madrid-based European private equity manager and one of Spain’s leading real assets investors, is to dispose of a 1.2GW Spanish renewable energy portfolio to Eni, the Italian based global integrated energy company.
The portfolio comprises three operational onshore wind farms, an onshore wind farm under construction (totalling 230MW between them) and five large solar energy projects in advanced stages of development (totalling c.1GW). The assets are located in the regions of Andalucía, Castilla la Mancha, Castilla y León, Cataluña, Galicia and La Rioja.
Azora and Eni will work together to ensure the entry into production of the
AuthenticID, a provider of Identity Proofing solutions for large enterprises, has closed a USD100 million minority investment from Long Ridge Equity Partners, a technology-focused growth equity firm.
The investment will support AuthenticID’s continued expansion within telecommunications, financial services, government, and other consumer segments looking to establish trust and mitigate fraud, as well as enable AuthenticID to support the next generation of digital identity platforms.
AuthenticID provides identity proofing solutions to leading enterprises, including some of the country’s largest telecom carriers and financial institutions. The solution also powers many of the leading digital identity platforms globally. AuthenticID provides document-centric identity verification
Trilantic Europe, a private equity firm focused on mid-market transactions in Europe, has invested in the Smile Eyes Group, a specialist in the German ophthalmology market headquartered in Munich.
The investment is structured as a partnership between Trilantic Europe, the two co-founders of Smile Eyes Dres. Wiltfang and Bechmann and the management team, with the vision to implement a buy-and-build strategy in the German ophthalmology market. The financial details of this transaction are not disclosed.
Smile Eyes is a leading and highly specialised healthcare operator with a comprehensive service offering in the field of ophthalmology in various metropolitan regions in
European mid-market private equity firm Equistone has acquired a majority stake in Vertbaudet, a European e-commerce platform dedicated to childhood.
Following this transaction, Equistone now holds a majority stake in Vertbaudet, alongside the executive team. Through a robust omnichannel model – which has demonstrated resilience throughout the Covid-19 crisis – the Group expects to achieve a turnover of EUR330 million in 2021.
Since 2015, the executive team’s repositioning strategy has enabled the Group to develop its digital platform, which now accounts for more than 80 per cent of the Group’s sales today, grow internationally and expand its product range. From
Healthcare Financial Resources (HFRI), a specialist in healthcare accounts receivable (AR) recovery and resolution management, has acquired California-based STAT Revenue, a leading provider of zero balance (closed) claims review and recovery services for hospitals and health systems.
The acquisition rounds out HFRI’s AR management capabilities by adding the final stage of claims recovery to the company’s portfolio of other back-end services. STAT Revenue’s team provides highly specialised, forensic-like reviews of zero balance claims to identify underpayments and recover lost revenue from government and commercial payers.
“We feel very fortunate to be aligning with an organisation of STAT Revenue’s caliber,” says
Antin Infrastructure Partners has acquired Pulsant, a nationwide provider of data centre and cloud infrastructure in the UK.
Pulsant owns and operates a portfolio of 10 data centres across seven cities in the UK. It provides essential data centre and cloud infrastructure, including colocation, private cloud, and network connectivity to a loyal base of over 1,000 private enterprise and public sector customers.
Demand for UK data centre and cloud infrastructure is expected to continue growing significantly in the coming years. This growth is underpinned by fundamental macro trends including increased outsourcing of IT and data infrastructure – particularly among
Palamon Capital Partners (Palamon) is to sell Feelunique to Sephora, the an omnichannel Prestige Beauty retailer owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group.
The transaction is expected to complete later in the second half of 2021 following customary regulatory clearance. The terms of the sale have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in London, Feelunique is a renowned online retailer of prestige beauty products in the UK, offering its 1.3 million active customers an unparalleled range of 35,000 products from more than 800 established luxury, niche, independent and challenger brands. Palamon acquired Feelunique from its founders,
A start-up with a platform that trains robots to recognise images has completed a GBP2.3 million funding round to help it build its team in Yorkshire and expand sales of its product worldwide.
The investment in Sheffield-based Mindtech Global was led by NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), with Deeptech Labs and In-Q-Tel participating.
Mindtech’s Chameleon platform reduces the time and cost involved in bringing artificial intelligence (AI) systems to market by changing the way visual AI systems are trained. Visual AI systems can have
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as Administrative Agent, Joint Arranger and Joint Bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support Knox Lane’s investment in Any Hour Services (Any Hour).
Founded in 1961, Any Hour is a market-leading home services company providing thousands of residential customers in the broader Salt Lake City region with a full suite of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services, including repairs, replacements, and maintenance.
With a long history of organic growth and a workforce of more than 300 employees and technicians, Any Hour’s unique culture and track record of success has positioned it for continued
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising mid-market companies, has formed a strategic partnership led by funds managed by Blackstone’s GP Stakes business (Blackstone) and including RidgeLake Partners (RidgeLake).
As investors with deep experience partnering with top-tier private equity firms, Blackstone and RidgeLake take a long-term approach to collaborating with general partners. Blackstone and RidgeLake are providing primary equity capital as minority investors.
Blackstone’s GP Stakes business specialises in value-added, long-term partnerships with leading private-market alternative asset managers. The partnership will give Sentinel’s portfolio companies access to Blackstone’s group purchasing programs, which leverage the buying power
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