Allocations
Nonantum Capital Partners has closed its inaugural private equity fund at its hard cap of USD350 million in limited partner capital commitments, concluding a fundraising process that launched in January.
Formed by a group of experienced private equity and management executives as a spin-out from Charlesbank Capital Partners, Nonantum focuses primarily on investing in family businesses, corporate carve-outs, and complex situations where opportunities exist to partner with management teams to transform businesses.
Over nearly two decades, the team has successfully invested in dozens of family businesses and corporate carve-outs in the consumer, industrial, and business services sectors. Nonantum will
The Finnish credit information company Asiakastieto Group (Asiakastieto) listed on NASDAQ Helsinki, is to acquire UC AB (UC) in a deal worth EUR340 million.
Nordea owns 26.1 per cent of the shares in UC and will receive 2,303,315 shares in Asiakastieto, equivalent to 9.6 per cent of the shares in the company after completion of the transaction, and approximately EUR26 million in cash.
The transaction results in a capital gain amounting to approximatle EUR86 million for Nordea, expected to be recognised in the result in the second quarter of 2018, based on Asiakastieto’s share price as at 23 April
Sky9 Capital has completed the final closing of Sky9 Capital Fund III, with total capital commitments of USD200 million.
With support from a strong group of world-class institutional investors, family foundations and entrepreneurs, the fund invests mainly in China-based businesses with a focus on early-stage companies in the internet, enterprise, and deep technology sectors. Ron Cao, Founder & Managing Director, has over 18 years of extensive experience in venture capital and a track record of investing and growing successful China-based companies.
The Sky9 team includes an experienced group of technologists, entrepreneurs and investors who have participated previously in
Magnaghi Aerospace Group (MAG), a provider of landing gear systems and composite aerostructure components to helicopter and medium-sized aircraft platforms, has completed the acquisition of US-based Blair-HSM (Blair) with the support of Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP).
MAG was founded in 1936 as a provider of landing gears to the Italian air force, and has diversified significantly over time under current owner and CEO, Paolo Graziano. Today the group manufactures landing gears, hydraulic components and actuators to the rotary and fixed wing markets globally, composite aerostructure components, and Sky Arrow, a carbon fibre aircraft with multiple applications across law enforcement,
Vista Equity Partners, an investment firm focused on software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has invested in Allocate Software (Allocate), a provider of healthcare workforce management software.
The investment will support the company’s next phase of development product innovation and global expansion.
With over 800 customers and one million staff rostered daily, Allocate serves the largest public and private healthcare institutions around the world by supporting the operational and administrative needs of professionals across all healthcare settings. Allocate’s best-in-class solutions enable the delivery of safe and effective care at optimal cost by helping healthcare organisations have the right people in the right place at the
Warren Equity Partners, a lower middle market private equity fund, closed its acquisition of the solid waste subsidiaries of Meridian Waste Solutions (MRDN).
The acquired entities which comprise MRDN’s integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services business, primarily operating in Missouri and Virginia, will maintain and operate under the name Meridian Waste post-closing.
“Warren Equity has a successful track record of investing in infrastructure service companies,” says Steven Wacaster, Managing Partner at Warren Equity. “The acquisition represents an excellent opportunity for us to partner with management to build an industry-leading waste services platform through optimization of Meridian Waste’s existing assets, as well
Media intelligence specialist Meltwater has acquired Sysomos, a specialist in social analytics and engagement.
The addition of Sysomos to Meltwater enables organisations to analyse social media, news and other human-generated content in one platform.
“All the social analytics companies look at social data in isolation, limiting the insights for brands and businesses,” says Jorn Lyseggen, founder and CEO of Meltwater. “With our acquisition of Sysomos, we can bring together news and social media under one company, giving social data context while adding social engagement to our news and media monitoring offering.”
For the PR and communications teams who
MadDog Ventures has held the closing of its first venture capital fund, Mad Dog Venture Fund I with capital commitments of USD26.675 million, exceeding its target of USD25 million.
MadDog Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in companies that develop and market cloud-based business applications that disrupt existing industry models and help monetise underutilised information.
“We believe that the successful application of technology to solve compelling problems in new ways is the key that unlocks unprecedented value while also benefitting the world as a whole,” says Peter Karmanos, Jr, General Partner and Fund Manager. “We look to
PNC Bank has closed a USD33 million of senior secured credit facility for Motley Services (Motley), a portfolio company of Irving, Texas-based District 5 Investments.
Headquartered in Odessa, TX, Motley will use the funds for capital expenditures and ongoing working capital needs. PNC Bank served as administrative agent. Treasury management products and services also were included in this transaction.
Founded in 2010 by CEO Marco Davis, Motley is an oilfield service company that provides well completion and intervention services in the Permian Basin region of Texas and New Mexico. Motley offers coiled tubing, wireline, pumping, thru tubing and nitrogen
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the GBP22.5 million management buyout (MBO) of Precision Micro Limited, a European-based photo-chemical etching company, from global aerospace, defence and energy group Meggitt PLC.
As part of the deal, LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has invested GBP13 million of equity for a significant stake in the company, supporting a management team led by current Managing Director Ian McMurray.
Operating from its state-of-the-art processing plant in Erdington, Birmingham, UK, Precision Micro manufactures more than 50 million high-precision metal components each year for major global manufacturing customers across multiple markets.
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