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Renovus Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on the education, training and human capital sectors, has acquired a controlling interest in Continuing Education Alliance, LLC and Practicing Clinicians Exchange (PCE). Based in Stamford, CT, PCE is the national leader in education for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, two of the fastest growing professions in the United States.   PCE was created in 2006 in response to a national physician shortage and growing demands in healthcare that placed NPs and PAs on the front lines of patient care. There are currently more than 234,000 licensed nurse practitioners and approximately 115,000
Arma Partners is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial advisor to CHRONEXT in securing a USD34 million growth financing round.  Investors in the round include Endeit Capital and Tengelmann Ventures, as well as existing investors Octopus Ventures, Partech Ventures and Capnamic.  CHRONEXT operates an online marketplace that enables brands, retailers and consumers to buy, sell and service new and pre-owned luxury watches in a secure, authenticated environment with customers in over 130 countries worldwide.   CHRONEXT has offices and physical outlets in Zug (Switzerland), Cologne (Germany) and London (United Kingdom) and its platform supports the full
Investment funds managed by Alinda Capital Partners, along with company management, have acquired 100 per cent ownership of Kelling Group Limited (Kelling) from Elysian Capital. Terms of the transaction were not released.  Kelling is a UK company which owns and leases specialty equipment supporting the maintenance and upgrade of rail, road, telecommunications, street lighting, electric transmission, and other critical infrastructure. The company is headquartered in West Yorkshire, with assets on-hire throughout Great Britain. Kelling does business through two subsidiary divisions, Access Hire Nationwide (AHN), and Welfare Hire Nationwide (WHN). AHN is the largest provider of vehicle-mounted access platforms (VMAPs) for hire
capital D, a newly-formed pan-European private equity manager investing in mid-market companies which disrupt legacy business models, has acquired a majority stake in Invincible Brands. Founded in November 2015, Invincible Brands has accomplished exceptional growth. The company sells its products from Germany into continental European markets, employs 80 staff and serves a customer base of 500,000 millennials.    Invincible Brands is a pioneer in social media influencer-led marketing to millennials who are now the largest addressable consumer group in the world. It creates natural health, beauty and fitness products from the ground up, using proprietary product development methods and a marketing platform
Private equity fund manager Enfoca has completed a General Partner-led secondary transaction whereby a new investment fund managed by Enfoca purchased exposure to the portfolio companies of three Enfoca-managed funds by providing a liquidity option to the existing Limited Partners (LPs). The new fund also obtained commitments for new capital to develop the portfolio.   Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), which made a capital commitment of USD380 million, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP’s Vintage Funds (GSAM) led the transaction. The three largest Peruvian pension funds, Integra, Prima and Profuturo, which have invested with Enfoca since 2007, are also
Technology company Gas Tag has secured a multi-million pound investment from private equity house Waterland. The deal, which values Gas Tag at well in excess of GBP20 million, will enable the business to continue to scale up rapidly both within the UK and internationally. In return for the investment, Waterland will gain a minority stake and two of its senior team will join the board of the Liverpool-headquartered company.   Waterland Private Equity has been established in Europe since 1999 but only launched its UK office in early 2017. It recently moved into larger offices in Wilmslow to house its
Inflexion Private Equity has completed the buyout of Alston Elliot, a provider of premium data-driven graphics solutions for live sports broadcasts. Alston Elliot was founded in 1992, initially to provide computerised graphics to the BBC for its coverage of test cricket and World Snooker events. Today the business employs more than 100 people across its offices in London, Johannesburg, New Delhi and Melbourne with clients including Sky, BT, ESPN, Fox, Star, SuperSport and the BBC.   The business is led by CEO Nick Baily, who has 27 years’ experience in the TV sports broadcast industry.   Inflexion has also announced
Private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP), which has offices in Leeds and London, is celebrating a record-breaking year, having completed four deals worth a total of GBP28 million in 2017, the latest in a string of investments it has made in growing SMEs nationwide. A leading investor in the underserved smaller buy-out market, KCP specialises in working with profitable medium sized businesses with potential for growth. Typically, the firm makes investments of between GBP3m to GBP15m and has highly experienced partners who are able to advise the management teams of its portfolio businesses, helping them to realise their expansion ambitions.
ZAIS Group Holdings has signed a definitive merger agreement with Z Acquisition, a Delaware limited liability company (Z Acquisition), and ZGH Merger Sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZAIS. Christian Zugel, the founder of ZAIS Group, the Company’s operating subsidiary, and the Company’s Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, is the sole managing member of Z Acquisition. Pursuant to the merger agreement, all of the outstanding common stock of ZAIS that is not (i) beneficially owned by (A) Z Acquisition, the members of Z Acquisition (including Mr. Zugel and Daniel Curry, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer), certain trusts for members
Nick Cawley, Bedell Trust
Ocorian – an independent provider of corporate, alternative investment and private client services – has completed the acquisition of MAS International (MAS), a Luxembourg and Mauritius based provider of fund administration and corporate services. The acquisition represents a significant milestone in the development of Ocorian’s growing international portfolio of financial services, increasing its presence in Luxembourg to over 80 in-country experts, extending its capability in both regulated and unregulated funds and alternative investments, including AIFMD depositary services and providing a full range of corporate and domiciliation services, including director services and office rental facilities.   Established in 2003, MAS brings

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