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United PF Partners (United PF), the largest Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) franchisee, has completed two add-on acquisitions of Planet Fitness franchisees in the Phoenix and New Orleans markets, increasing its operating club count by 11 clubs to 78 across 10 states.
In November 2016, JLM Financial Partners (JLM) and Eagle Merchant Partners (Eagle) created United PF with 59 operating clubs.
Founded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness, home of the Judgement Free Zone, is one of the largest and fastest growing franchisors and operators of fitness clubs with more than 1,400 clubs and over 10 million members. Planet
Tesi, in co-operation with Finnish institutional investors Ilmarinen, Keva, VER, Elo, LähiTapiola and Fennia, has established a new fund-of-funds KRR III.
Similar to its predecessors, KRR III invests in Finnish venture capital and small buyout funds. Its total capital is EUR150 million.
”KRR is a great example of collaboration between Tesi and Finnish pension and insurance companies to ensure that Finnish companies are able to raise capital to grow on international markets. KRR plays a significant role in accelerating the growth of these companies,” says Mika Lintilä, Minister of Economic Affairs.
In 2009-2017, KRR I and KRR II invested
NewAlpha has teamed with Societe Generale, Crédit Municipal de Paris and Exton Consulting to launch of Swave, the first physical incubator, entirely dedicated to fintech firms and managed by Paris&Co with the support of the French government.
This new platform, fostering “innovation”, will offer 2,500 sq m of office space in the Grande Arche, in the heart of La Défense. The objective is not only to create an innovation-friendly business environment but to attract European FinTech firms to La Défense which is Paris’ main financial district.
Swave will work closely with the research and higher education bodies (Institut Louis
Keensight Capital is to reinvest in Menix, a French leader in hip prosthesis and a major player in dental implants solutions; alongside the Company’s management team, led by Patrick Rondot, Jean-Luc Aurelle and Christophe Marrone, Five Arrows Principal Investments and Turenne Capital.
Based in Lyon, Menix is a specialist in dual mobility hip prosthesis, in France and internationally. The concept of dual mobility cup, which was invented and developed by the company, reduces significantly the dislocation risk linked to hip replacement surgery. Menix has also developed a reputation as a leader in dental implants and Cranio-Maxillo-Facial surgery in France.
Global Infrastructure Partners’ (GIP) Global Infrastructure Partners III fund – in conjunction with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) and a group of its other Limited Partner Co-Investors – is to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in the wind and solar renewable energy portfolio of Equis Funds Group (Equis Energy) for USD3.7 billion.
Equis Energy is one of the largest renewable energy independent power producers in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). The company is headquartered in Singapore and operates in several of the largest and fastest-growing renewable markets in APAC, including Japan, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines,
Skybox Security, a specialist in cybersecurity management, has secured a USD150 million growth equity investment led by CVC Capital Partners’ Growth Fund (CVC Growth) (USD100 million), with participation from Pantheon (USD50 million).
Based in Silicon Valley, Skybox has a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46 per cent and positive cash flow (2014 – 2016). This round of funding will enable an accelerated investment in sales and marketing, customer care and R&D. It will also be used for potential M&A activity, to capitalise on the approximately USD10 billion market opportunity in cybersecurity management.
Skybox builds best–in–class cybersecurity management software
Charlesbank Capital Partners has held the closing of Charlesbank Equity Fund IX at its hard cap of USD2.75 billion in limited partner commitments, concluding a fundraising process that launched in June.
Investors in the fund include leading public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, sovereign wealth vehicles and financial institutions.
Founded in 1998, Charlesbank is a middle-market private equity firm with offices in Boston and New York. The firm expects to deploy between USD50 million and USD250 million in each Fund IX portfolio investment, and will also make opportunistic credit investments. Additionally, an overage allocation program established
Middle market private equity fund Calera Capital has held the final close of its fifth fund, Calera Capital Partners V. The Fund closed well above its original USD500 million target, with USD555 million of total capital commitments.
“Calera Capital appreciates the continued strong support of its existing institutional partners and welcomes a select group of new high-quality investors,” says Jim Farrell, Managing Partner at Calera. “The strength of this close is a validation of our 26-year strategy of investing alongside and partnering with strong, existing management teams and founders in the business services, industrial sectors and other related industries.”
Homelyfe, a new type of insurance company using technology to make buying and managing insurance easier for consumers, has raised GBP2.4 million in a super seed round led by Talis Capital and Peterson Ventures.
The investment follows Homelyfe’s launch earlier in October, offering the first policy – Home Buyer’s Insurance, in response to the fact that one-in-10 people looking to buy a home in the next two years will get gazumped.
Homelyfe will add multiple general insurance lines over the coming year, starting with Home Insurance in early 2018, and will ultimately allow consumers to manage all of their insurance requirements within
Houston Exponential has launched the Houston region’s first venture capital (VC) fund of funds, the HX Venture Fund.
The fund of funds aims to achieve an attractive return for investors, appeal to leading venture capital firms to offer their expertise and risk capital to the region, and create a pathway for innovation and information to flow among corporations, startups and innovators.
An investment committee and fund manager are in place to evaluate venture firms for placement of the funds. Guillermo Borda, a seasoned fund of funds manager, will serve as fund manager. Borda has held a variety of venture
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