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Air Liquide has completed the sale of Aqua Lung, a specialist in personal aquatic equipment for recreational and professional use, to European private equity firm Montagu Private Equity.
Montagu will support Aqua Lung’s next phase of growth and enable the company to deliver on its strategy.
Air Liquide is focused on its Gas & Services activities following the Group’s acquisition of Airgas, as well as on the implementation of its company program NEOS for the 2016-2020 period.
The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Puji Capital and Galaxy Holdings have formed a joint venture to create a new economic and business region in Shenzhen to bridge and innovate cross-border business between China and the West through investment and business support.
The new joint venture platform is aiming to spark innovation and encourage cross-border business cooperation and investment by providing both direct investments as well as the professional services for global companies expanding in China and other key, high-growth markets in Asia.
The joint venture platform will target and invest into more than 10 small to medium sized Western growth companies in each of the
Rent the Runway, the fashion company that allows millions of women to rent designer apparel and accessories, both on-demand and through its subscription service Unlimited, has secured a USD60 million round of funding led by Fidelity Management and Research Company, with participation from existing investors Technology Crossover Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, and Advance Publications.
Total investment in the company now stands at USD190 million. This new round of funding will be used to accelerate the company's growth as it continues scaling its a la carte and subscription rental products, retail stores and operational capacity.
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Finnish private equity group Intera Partners has closed its latest fund, Intera Fund III with capital commitments of EUR250 million.
Intera Partners had strong support from its existing investors and a select number of new investors to reach the Fund’s target size of EUR250 million. The Fund received commitments from a well-balanced mix of leading European institutions, including pension funds, fund of funds and family offices.
Tuomas Lang, Chairman of Intera Partners, says: “We are excited by the positive response that the Fund has received and are very grateful for the support and trust we have been granted by our
Gladstone Investment Corporation has sold its equity interest and pre-payed its debt investment in Behrens Manufacturing (Behrens) to private equity firm, Mill City Capital.
As a result of this transaction, Gladstone Investment realised a significant capital gain on its equity investment.
Behrens, headquartered in Winona, MN, is the leading manufacturer of branded metal containers used in a diverse, growing array of consumer and professional applications.
"Since its inception, Gladstone Investment has exited nine of its management supported buyouts and realised significant capital gains on the equity portion of these investments. The realisation of these capital gains continue to validate Gladstone
Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington Capital), a Washington, DC-based private equity firm, has acquired Molecular Products Group.
Headquartered in Harlow, Essex, UK, Molecular Products is a manufacturer of advanced chemistry-based products serving the healthcare, defence and industrial markets. The Company primarily specialises in the manufacture and supply of chemical technologies for the treatment of breathable gases and is able to serve its global customer base out of its two primary manufacturing facilities in Harlow, Essex, UK and Boulder, CO.
Peter Manos, a Managing Partner at Arlington Capital, says: “We are excited to be partnering with CEO Troy Rhudy and his management
Clessidra and the Buccellati have sold an 85 per cent stake of Buccellati Holding Italia (Buccellati) to the Chinese conglomerate Gangtai Group. Clessidra and the Buccellati family will retain a 15 per cent stake in Buccellati.
Buccellati, founded in Milan in 1919, is one of the most prestigious Italian jewellers. The company has a wide international presence especially in Europe and the United States with both direct stores and distribution agreements.
Clessidra acquired a 67 per cent stake in Buccellati in 2013 with the remaining 33 per cent retained by the founding family. During the investment period, Clessidra and
Cleary Gottlieb is representing Warburg Pincus in its acquisition of Gabriel Brothers, an off-price fashion and home retailer, from Alvarez & Marsal Capital.
The Cleary Gottlieb M&A team representing Warburg Pincus includes partners David Leinwand and Jim Langston, associates Zheng (Jonathan) Zhou, Yoon Suk Choo and Michael Spirtos and law clerks Tomas Rua and Fernando Martinez. Partner Meme Peponis and associates Shirley Lo, Matthew Mao, Lizzie Gomez and Tumi Adebiyi advised on the financing of the transaction. Partner Michael Albano and associates Laura Bagarella and Alexander Kurtz advised on employee benefits matters. Partners Jason Factor and Corey Goodman and associate
Mid-market investment bank Lincoln International (Lincoln) has represented KRG Capital Partners (KRG) on it sale of sell Ansira Partners (Ansira) to Advent International Corporation (Advent). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Ansira is a premier data-driven, technology-enabled marketing solutions provider which integrates data analytics, CRM, localised marketing automation and performance media with best-in-class execution strategies. Together these capabilities drive ROI-measured marketing programs at a national and local level. Ansira's product offering focuses on the use of data-driven decision making, from marketing decisions and strategy recommendations to media / channel allocations and creative concepts. This offering is supported by
Two new white papers from State Street Corporation and the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) reveal changes in asset allocation among sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) over the past three to five years.
The studies reveal shifts that include a significant increase in allocations to private markets (private equity, real estate and infrastructure) and emerging markets, as well as a reduction in their exposure to listed and developed-market investments. The research also looked at SWFs’ motivations for entering private markets, the approaches they had to develop to be successful, and lessons learned.
Earlier this year, State Street was appointed
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