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AfricInvest, a pan-African mid-cap-focused private equity firm, has held the final close of its North African Fund, Maghreb Private Equity IV (MPEF IV).
The African Development Bank joined the third and final investment round, committing EUR20 million to the fund and taking the fund’s total capital commitments to EUR194 million, in line with the fund’s target size.
MPEF IV is a 10-year fund managed by AfricInvest. It will invest in small and medium enterprises in North Africa (including Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia), looking to take substantial minority stakes. The fund’s strategy will target companies that are well-established
Versa Capital Management has completed the sale of Bell and Howell to Boston-based WestView Capital Partners (WestView).
Founded in 1907 and based in Durham, NC, Bell and Howell is a provider of technology-enabled solutions focused on enhancing communications and e-commerce experiences.
Versa, along with co-investor Access Value Investors, acquired Bell and Howell in 2011, and this sale is the culmination of the successful repositioning and realisation of the investment which included two previous division divestitures in 2017 (BCC Software and Fluence Automation).
Versa worked closely with Bell and Howell’s management to lead a significant and value-creating transformation
Imperative Execution, a financial technology company that created IntelligentCross, a trading venue for institutional investors, has completed a USD9 million Series A round of financing.
The investment round included participation from prominent buy side firms, industry executives and leading venture capital funds. It follows a USD5 million five-investor seed round in 2017 and provides Imperative Execution with funding to grow IntelligentCross, launched in September. IntelligentCross is a smart venue, pioneering the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the venue level. It uses AI-assisted scheduled matching, engineered to reduce market impact – a key implicit cost of trading.
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Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has completed the acquisition of a non-core division of Gunnebo Group and renamed the business Fichet Security Solutions (Fichet).
A provider of security products, services and solutions, Fichet has operations in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Recognised as an integrated security solutions provider, Fichet has two production sites and 12 sales branches in France, and a sales office in Luxembourg and Belgium. Fichet offers products and services across five lines: electronic security, security doors and partitions, safes and vaults, cash management and entrance control. The acquisition includes
Yukon Partners (Yukon), a provider of mezzanine capital for middle market private equity transactions, has partnered with Sentinel Capital Partners (Sentinel) in its investment in Apex Companies (Apex), a water resources, environmental services, and industrial hygiene firm.
Apex offers comprehensive services to assess, prevent, and cure environmental issues related to water, ground, facilities, and air quality. Apex serves a large and diverse client base spanning both the public and private sectors and a broad range of end markets, including energy, industrial, manufacturing, real estate, retail, and telecom. Apex’s client-centric operating model, nationwide presence, and industry reputation as a leader in
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has reached an agreement to sell its stake in Amberon.
The sale follows a successful 18-month partnership where LDC supported the business and the management team grow the Group’s turnover by 23 per cent to GBP37.5 million, opened six new depots, add 50 new vehicles to its fleet and create over 50 new jobs.
Headquartered in Paignton in Devon, Amberon is one of the UK’s leading providers of traffic management services, with a fleet of more than 400 vehicles. The business now employs over 550 people, offering a wide range of safety solutions to
BlackRock Real Assets (BlackRock) is to sell a portfolio of 14 operating solar projects across France to the Consortium of Samsung Securities (Samsung) as the financial investor, Samchully Asset Management (Samchully AMC) as the asset manager with Schroder AIDA (Schroders) as the asset management adviser.
This marks the first realisation for BlackRock’s Renewable Power platform and offers Samsung, Samchully AMC and Schroders an attractive foothold into the European renewables power market.
The Portfolio achieved commercial operations between 2013 and 2015, and has demonstrated a robust track record with consistent production. The Portfolio was optimised by BlackRock through aggregating individual
Z Capital Partners, the private equity management arm of Z Capital Group, has acquired CTM Group (CTM), a provider of managed entertainment and souvenir solutions for tourist destinations and other high-traffic venues, including theme and amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, museums and retail locations.
With an international network of blue-chip venue partners and more than 10,000 pieces of installed equipment in over 2,000 popular venues, CTM is the provider of choice for entertainment and souvenir concepts at iconic tourist and retail destinations. Since its founding in 2002, the Company has grown rapidly, both organically and through acquisitions, while introducing new equipment
Vector Capital, a private equity firm specialising in transformational investments in established technology businesses, has sold Triton Digital (Triton), a technology provider to the audio streaming and podcast industry, to The E W Scripps Company for USD150 million.
Based in Los Angeles, Triton provides audio publishers with measurement, streaming, ad serving and audience engagement solutions in over 40 countries. Triton’s diverse blue chip customer base includes broadcast groups, such as iHeartMedia, Cumulus and Entercom, as well as digital audio pure-play companies, such as Spotify and Pandora.
Vector Capital acquired Triton in 2015 and supported management’s strategy of continued growth
Dallas-based Surge Private Equity (Surge) has closed an investment in Global Bakeries with The Firmament Group (Firmament), a provider of tailored debt and equity capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Founded in 1977 by Albert Boyajian, Global Bakeries is a specialty baked goods manufacturer headquartered in Pacoima, CA. The Company specialises in non-GMO bread products such as pita bread, pita chips, bagels, organic flatbread, and croissants for grocery stores such as Trader Joe’s, bakeries and restaurants.
Surge closed the transaction with a USD15,000,000 financing facility from Firmament and a portion of equity financing as part of the
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