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Mesirow Financial has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Adams Manufacturing Corp on its sale to Keter Group (Keter), a portfolio company of BC Partners.
Adams is a manufacturer of injection moulded consumer products. The company’s product portfolio includes resin garden furniture and accessories, suction cups and Christmas decorating hardware and accessories for residential and commercial markets.
William E Adams, III, founder of Adams, says: “We are grateful for what our wonderful associates have accomplished at Adams over the last 40 years. Partnering with Keter is a unique opportunity for Adams to accelerate its development. Mesirow Financial advised
Auxo Investment Partners, a Michigan-based private equity firm, has held the final closing of its first investment fund, Auxo Growth Holdings I with USD50 million in committed capital from family offices and institutional investors.
Auxo was founded in late 2016 by three veteran investors and operators: Jeff Helminski, Jack Kolodny and Fred Tedori. Combined with direct co-investment from family offices and modest leverage, the inaugural fund will deploy approximately USD150 million of equity in 10 to 15 companies over the next three years – and has already invested over USD30 million of equity in four acquisitions, including a die-manufacturing platform
The total value of funds business in Guernsey is at a five-year high following a predicted rise in net asset value in Q2 2018, according to the latest figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.
The figures for the end of June 2018 showed the net asset value stood at GBP276.2 billion, the highest since the end of June 2013, and a growth of more than GBP13 billion (4.94 per cent) on Q1 2018 and a 12-month growth of more than GBP5 billion (1.9 per cent).
Private equity business was a huge contributor, with a near GBP7 billion (6.6
Renewable energy infrastructure investors Aurium Capital Markets (Aurium), Equitix and Helios Energy Investments (Helios) have formed a new dedicated business to invest in renewable energy plants which use anaerobic digestion (AD) technology.
The newly formed Bio Capital is developing a portfolio of AD plants in the UK and Ireland, targeting operational and greenfield assets, and comprising both gas-to-grid and electricity generation facilities that utilise food-waste and agri-feedstock fuel sources.
The business has already completed its first transaction, acquiring the largest operational AD plant in Scotland from Energen Biogas, a joint venture of Renewi plc (LSE: RWI) and Paragon Efficiencies.
BGF has provided GBP6 million funding to One Media iP Group, a digital media content provider that primarily exploits music intellectual property rights.
The AIM listed company, which is based in Pinewood Studios, will use the funding to support the acquisition of music catalogues as part of its buy and build growth strategy.
BGF’s funding follows the Board appointments earlier this year of Ivan Dunleavy, former CEO of Pinewood Studios and current non-executive chair of BGF-backed Milk Visual Effects, and Lord Michael Grade, formerly Chair of BBC, executive chair of ITV and CEO of Channel 4. The company employs
Private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the sale of its portfolio company AMPAC Fine Chemicals (AFC) to SK Holdings Co Ltd.
Based in Rancho Cordova, California, AFC is a global supplier of high value-added active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates used in treating diseases such as cancer, CNS disorders and various viral infections. AFC is strategically located with four facilities within the United States and has over USD200 million of revenue. The Company provides services to a large number of blue chip pharmaceutical and biotech companies throughout the entire life cycle of their products.
HIG acquired AFC
UK-based privacy technology and data analytics company MyLife Digital has completed a new circa GBP6 million funding round led by BGF to support the international roll-out of its innovative platform.
MyLife Digital provides an enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to help organisations manage the challenges around personal data, enabling them to build greater trust and engagement through data transparency with the individuals they serve. MyLife Digital, incorporating Wood for Trees and Insight Analysis, developed the Consentric SaaS platform as a world-leading personal data capability and launched to market in late 2017. Consentric adds value by reducing data misuse, enabling new service
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led the GBP20 million management buyout (MBO) of UAP Limited (UAP), a UK supplier and distributor of door and window hardware.
The transaction represents Maven’s second investment from its new buyout fund, having earlier this year led an investment in Scottish-based John McGavigan Limited.
The transaction, which includes an equity investment of GBP8.7 million from Maven and a significant reinvestment from the senior management team, will enable UAP to further accelerate growth with an expanded product range and entry into new markets. Founded in 1996 by David Jennings, UAP has
Foresight Group (Foresight) has invested GBP2.5 million to support the partial buy-out of Bolton-based community healthcare and wellbeing provider ABL Health Limited (ABL).
ABL is a provider of community healthcare and wellbeing services across the North of England. The Company was founded in 2009 by Denise Leslie and Dr Sheena Bedi, as a means of providing a range of innovative, evidence based, healthy lifestyle, behavioural change and wellbeing programmes including weight management, nutrition support and smoking cessation. The business has helped approximately 12,000 clients record weight loss in the North-West region, mainly in Manchester, St Helens, Wigan and Blackpool, and
Falcon Private Holdings, the private investment manager of the US-based family office of Jamshid Keynejad and Barry Siadat, has closed the acquisition of a controlling interest in Halcón Cerámicas (Halcón), a Spanish ceramic tile producer, from the existing family owners.
The Montalbo and Vicent families will retain ownership positions and their active engagement with the Company will continue.
Halcón designs, produces, and distributes a broad portfolio of ceramic tiles for floor and wall applications. Halcón, with global sales approaching EUR150 million, holds a market leading position in Spain and has been rapidly penetrating growing markets in the rest of
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