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Sovereign Capital Partners, a UK private equity buy & build investor, has backed the management buy-out of Utility Bidder, an energy broker offering energy procurement services to UK SME customers.
This is the second MBO Sovereign has backed in recent months and follows that of Asset Control, the financial data management business. Sovereign has partnered with the management team of Utility Bidder to further develop the business through a strategy of organic and acquisitive growth.
Founded in 2009, and headquartered in Corby, England, the business employs over 100 staff and has a growing sales office in Manchester. The company
Zip World, an award-winning outdoor adventure business which features the world’s fastest zipline, has secured a significant minority investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC, supported by the company’s existing banking partner, HSBC. The deal values the business at GBP45 million.
The business runs adventure experiences across three scenic locations in the iconic Snowdonia mountain range in North Wales. It offers multiple activities including ziplines, an alpine rollercoaster, treetop adventure courses and subterranean playgrounds equipped with high-rope walks and nets.
Its site in Penrhyn Quarry is home to the world’s fastest zipwire Velocity 2, on which riders can travel
SVB Financial Group (SVB), the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, has completed the acquisition of Leerink Holdings LLC, a Boston-based parent company of healthcare and life science investment bank Leerink Partners.
Leerink will operate under the name SVB Leerink as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, led by Jeff Leerink, CEO of SVB Leerink; James Boylan, President and Head of Investment Banking; and Joe Gentile, Chief Administrative Officer. With the acquisition of Leerink, SVB complements its commercial banking and lending products with a full range of investment banking services focussed on healthcare and life science companies.
SVB
Private equity firm TA Associates has completed a strategic growth investment in Behavioral Health Works (BHW), a behavioural health services provider specialising in therapy and ancillary services for children with autism spectrum disorder and related disorders.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Established in 2009, BHW works with families, schools and other professionals to offer comprehensive therapy services based on the principles of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA). Care is delivered by therapists at home, in schools and in regional centres. The company provides care across 11 states, serving approximately 1,800 clients.
“We believe BHW has
Vine Alternative Investments Group (Vine) an investment management firm focused on investing in the media and entertainment sector, targeting non-correlated investment opportunities, has completed fundraising for its fourth fund, Vine Media Opportunities – Fund IV with USD608 million of committed capital.
Fund IV exceeded its initial USD600 million target with a diversified investor group including European, Canadian and US public pension plans, endowments, insurance companies, and family office investors.
“We are pleased to announce the final closing of our fourth fund at a level that exceeded our initial target, with an experienced group of sophisticated investors who recognise the opportunity
NTR has attracted commitments of EUR229 million for the NTR Renewable Energy Income Fund II, of which EUR145 million has been secured for the fund’s first close.
The fund is targeting EUR500 million and will invest in both pre-construction and operational onshore wind and solar projects across a number of European markets, together with energy storage that is associated with the wind and solar projects owned by the fund.
Legal & General Capital joins as a cornerstone investor in an NTR fund for the second time.
John Bromley, Head of Clean Energy Strategy at Legal & General Capital, says:
Global investment firm KKR and Altavair AirFinance, a specialist in commercial aviation finance, are to form a long-term partnership to pursue the creation of a leading, global portfolio of leased commercial aircraft.
KKR will make a USD1 billion capital commitment primarily from its credit and infrastructure funds, which may be supplemented with additional commitments over time, to acquire commercial aircraft in partnership with Altavair over the next several years and Altavair will be KKR’s partner for aircraft leasing investments going forward. KKR will also acquire a 50 per cent interest in Altavair as part of the long-term partnership.
KKR’s initial
Private investment firm Gridiron Capital has completed the sale of Quality Solutions, Inc (QSI), an asset light facilities management provider, to Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a global real estate services firm.
The acquisition of QSI will expand Cushman & Wakefield’s facility management capabilities and coverage across North American markets.
Headquartered in Wichita, QSI offers facilities maintenance and managed services in over 75 trades to 110,000+ locations across various end markets, through over 50,000 qualified vendors. The Company’s integrated, one-stop solution reduces a client’s total cost of ownership and enables clients to strategic plan effectively. Gridiron Capital originally invested in QSI
Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital, has held the closing of its new fund, Bowmark Capital Partners VI, having reached its target of GBP600 million in just 10 weeks.
The fund is 60 per cent larger than Bowmark’s previous GBP375 million fund, with 94 per cent of the capital committed by investors in its prior funds.
The significant investor demand, and the speed with which the fund was raised, belied the concerns raised in some quarters that institutional investment in the UK would be impacted negatively by Brexit uncertainties.
Bowmark Capital Partners VI was supported by 23 institutional
Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire), a special situations-focused private equity firm, has created a new company, Crane Carrier Holdings, to acquire the specialty vehicle group of Hines Corporation, which designs, manufactures and sells heavy-duty truck chassis, complete vehicles and aftermarket parts for specialty markets.
Headquartered in New Philadelphia, Ohio, Crane Carrier produces specialty trucks under three brands: the namesake Crane Carrier Company (truck chassis), Crane Carrier Company Engineered Chassis and CyKlone® Mixers with Kimble Technology.
Turnspire Managing Partner Ilya Koffman says: “We are thrilled to acquire Crane Carrier, which is an ideal fit with our operationally focused investment strategy. The
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