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Helly Hansen is to acquire Musto, the British specialist sailing and country apparel brand, from Phoenix Equity Partners and other shareholders.
With this transaction, Helly Hansen will become a global leader in professional sailing apparel, complementing its existing leadership position in professional skiing apparel and enhancing its presence in the UK outdoor market.
Musto is the British brand of choice for professional yachtsmen and world-class dinghy sailors. Granted two British Royal Warrants and an official supplier to both the British National Sailing Team and the British Equestrian Federation through to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Musto leverages its British
The Halifax Group is actively pursuing investments for Halifax Capital Partners IV (Fund IV) after raising capital earlier this year and meeting its hard cap of USD650 million. Demand for the fund offering exceeded its original target of USD550 million.
David Dupree, Founder and Senior Partner, says: “With this fund, we responded to interest from existing investors, obviating the need to market the fund more broadly. We have shared a long-term relationship with our base of returning limited partners, in some cases over 18 years. In addition, we welcomed one new investor along with an investment team we know from
Endowment Wealth Management has launched its EWM Unicorn Technology Fund.
The private fund is seeking to raise up to USD25 million to capitalise on what its management team sees as opportunities in the secondary market for private, late-stage venture capital technology companies. Such firms are often referred to as unicorns due to their rarity and size. The fund manager will seek to build a diversified portfolio of companies that it believes may experience a liquidity event in the next 2-4 years. The Unicorn Technology Fund is currently fully invested across six such companies and the manager intends to add additional
AMP Capital, on behalf of investors in its global infrastructure equity platform, has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Leeds Bradford Airport from Bridgepoint Advisers Limited.
Leeds Bradford Airport is an international airport serving the cities of Leeds, Bradford and the broader Yorkshire area, with four million annual passengers.
Leeds Bradford Airport is a compelling investment for AMP Capital due to its excellent location and strong growth prospects as well as AMP Capital’s expertise and successful track-record of investing in airports globally within its infrastructure portfolio for more than 20 years.
A mix of low-cost, charter and
Avedon Capital Partners has held the final close of Avedon III at EUR300 million, substantially above the fund’s target of EUR250 million.
Avedon III investors comprise a combination of institutional investors (banks, insurance companies, pension funds, endowments, fund-of-funds), both from Europe and North America, as well as a group of senior executives, further strengthening Avedon’s network in its home markets.
Avedon III will continue the Firm’s successful strategy of investing in growing, niche market-leading companies, with revenues ranging between EUR25 million and EUR150 million, which are at an inflexion point in their development and are looking for a partner
Apollo Global Management is to acquire a majority shareholding in Catalina. The agreement is subject to customary regulatory conditions, among others, and is expected to close in Q1 2018.
Affiliates of Apollo made an initial investment in Catalina in December 2013 and, as a result of the transaction announced today, the Apollo acquisition vehicle, which is expected to include investment from certain long term institutional and strategic investors, will have a controlling interest in the business. Since Apollo’s involvement in 2013, Catalina has grown substantially, doubling in size over the past three years, whilst maintaining its profitability. Catalina has completed
Capital Dynamics, an independent global asset manager, has held the final close of Mid-Market Direct IV (MMD IV), the firm’s latest co-investment fund. MMD IV was oversubscribed relative to its initial target of USD350 million and closed with USD383 million in capital commitments.
MMD IV, which began investing in early 2016, has deployed over 25 percent of its capital and has built a strong initial portfolio of seven mid-market investments to date, providing investors with broad diversification across industries and geographies.
“This is our largest co-investment fund to date, which demonstrates the strong interest received from our investors,” says David Smith,
Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative global investment products, has agreed to acquire Kee Safety Ltd, a global supplier of safety solutions and products designed to protect people from hazards, from Dunedin LLP and LDC for an enterprise value of GBP280 million (USD370 million).
Established in the UK in 1934 and headquartered in Birmingham, Kee Safety is the leading global provider of fall protection solutions and products associated with working at height. The Company’s products have a longstanding reputation for their quality, reliability and safety and include fall prevention equipment, roof edge protection, barrier and guardrail systems and safe
Funds affiliated with private equity firm Siris Capital (Siris) are to buy Synchronoss Technologies’ Intralinks Holding unit in a deal worth about USD1 billion.
As part of the deal, Siris will also make an investment in convertible preferred equity of Synchronoss in an amount of USD185 million. This investment would initially be convertible into approximately 19.8 per cent of Synchronoss’ common stock. The sale of Intralinks is expected to close in mid-November 2017; the sale of the preferred stock is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018. Both transactions are subject to closing conditions.
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Harvey Performance Company (Harvey), a leading provider of specialised cutting tools for precision machining applications, has secured a majority investment from global growth equity investor Summit Partners.
CEO Pete Jenkins and the Harvey management team remain significant shareholders in the company. The funding will be used to fuel ongoing product development and drive new growth initiatives. Additional terms of the investment were not disclosed.
Founded in 1985, Harvey Performance Company is dedicated to providing world-class products, services and solutions that increase productivity for customers in the manufacturing and metalworking industries, including the aerospace and defence, medical, automotive, industrial motors
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