Deals
Eurazeo has entered into exclusive negotiations with the French infrastructure investor InfraVia for the sale of its 41 per cent stake in Grandir, an operator of nurseries and schools in France, Europe and North America. The closing of the deal is expected in the coming months.
Through the sale of its Grandir stake, Eurazeo is set to earn a 2.0x return on its initial investment, thanks to the company’s strong growth and international expansion between 2016 and 2021.
Over the last five years, Eurazeo’s mid-large buyout professionals have worked alongside Jean-Emmanuel Rodocanachi and his management team, bringing their expertise
Blockpit, a specialist in the development of legally compliant and audited tax reports for the treatment of crypto assets, has closed its USD10 million Series A funding round.
The capital increase comes from no less than five internationally renowned investors from the FinTech and blockchain sectors. Among others, those venture capital firms are or were also invested in Coinbase and the blockchain protocols Ripple, 1Inch, Near, and Polkadot. The capital increase is intended to further develop Cryptotax, a tax reporting software developed in-house and regularly audited by a Big Four auditing firm. Another goal of the investment is to make
BGF has exited its investment in business travel management company Click Travel. The business has been acquired by global travel management platform, TravelPerk.
Headquartered in Birmingham, Click Travel, is one of the UK’s fastest growing travel management companies. Its online booking platform reduces the cost and complexity of booking travel for their 2,000 business clients, including Five Guys, Red Bull and Talk Talk.
BGF backed Click Travel with a multi-million-pound investment in 2018 to support the business in delivering its vision for the future of travel management.
TravelPerk is a next-generation business travel platform, pioneering the future
US Orthopaedic Partners (USOP), a comprehensive orthopedic care platform that provides the full continuum of musculoskeletal treatment to patients in the Southeastern US, is to enter into a strategic partnership with Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
US Orthopaedic Partners is to partner with Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center a specialist in providing multidisciplinary sports medicine and orthopedic patient care, research, education and injury prevention.
This partnership produces a collaboration between some of the top orthopaedic practices in the United States. The practices are nationally recognised for high quality specialised care with fellowship training programs that have
StepStone Group Inc (STEP), a global private markets investment firm, is to acquire Greenspring Associates, a venture capital and growth equity platform, and certain of its related entities.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and receipt of requisite fund investor consents.
The combined team of over 70 venture capital and growth equity focused investment professionals working across the United States, Europe and Asia, would manage approximately USD22 billion of venture capital and growth equity assets, if measured as of 31 March, 2021. The combination would
LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, provided GBP180 million of investment to back eight new management teams and to support its portfolio companies in the first half of 2021.
The firm said its eight new investments demonstrated an ‘increasing appetite and ambition for growth’ amongst the management teams of UK mid-market businesses. Spanning a broad range of sectors and regions, investments included Bristol-based digital media group Hybrid, Southampton-based equestrian brand LeMieux and Rochdale-based Wireless CCTV, a market-leading supplier of surveillance solutions.
In the first half of 2021, LDC supported its portfolio companies in making a total
Genstar Capital-backed Obsidian Insurance Holdings, an AM Best rated “A-” hybrid fronting group, has acquired admitted carrier, Western Home Insurance Company (Western Home), from Western National Mutual Insurance Company (Western National).
The acquisition supports the company’s strategic growth plans and together with Obsidian’s existing admitted carrier, Obsidian Insurance Company, Western Home will provide Obsidian’s current and existing program managers access to countrywide admitted insurance capabilities, including the sizeable California marketplace. Obsidian also offers countrywide E&S capabilities through its surplus lines carrier, Obsidian Specialty Insurance Company. Prior to closing, all remaining liabilities were assumed by Western National, an AM Best rated
LoanPro, a SaaS-based loan management, servicing and collections platform for alternative, fintech and traditional lenders, has raised a USD100 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investor in innovative enterprise technology and services, financial services, and payments and transaction processing companies.
Through this capital raise, LoanPro will enhance its platform functionality, enter new lending verticals, and further invest in client-centric growth initiatives.
LoanPro was founded in 2014 by three brothers, Rhett, Ben and Lloyd Roberts, who developed the software after finding there were no lending applications that met the needs of their own lending business.
Behrman Capital (Behrman), a private equity investment firm based in New York, has acquired Shur-Co, a manufacturer of cargo covering and cargo control systems and related accessories for the transportation industry. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Yankton, South Dakota, Shur-Co has served its customers for more than 60 years. The Company operates four manufacturing facilities and six service centers across the US, Canada, and the UK, which provide proximity to key customers, channels, and markets. This footprint is complemented by an expansive dealer and sales rep network.
The Company represents a portfolio of
Aliante Partners, an Italian buyout investor, has completed a preferred equity transaction for the investment vehicle Aliante Equity 3.
Pomona Capital was the sole investor in the transaction that included a liquidity option provided to shareholders in the vehicle and a second preferred equity line for add-on acquisitions in the portfolio companies held by Aliante Equity 3.
Aliante Equity 3 invests in mid-market companies operating in the ‘Made in Italy’ sectors known for their quality and excellence, such as Food & Beverage and Design & Furniture, with a strong focus on buy & build to create value through consolidation
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