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PNC Bank Canada Branch has completed a CAD17.1 million financing package for Doxim Solutions ULC, a provider of SaaS customer engagement solutions for banks, credit unions and wealth management firms in North America.
The PNC financing included a CAD1.9 million senior secured revolver with a CAD15.2 million senior secured term loan.
The company will use the funds to refinance existing debt and for ongoing working capital.
Doxim, based in Markham, Ontario, is founder-led and a portfolio company of Strattam Capital, a private equity firm with offices in San Francisco, CA and Austin, TX.
The Doxim Customer Engagement
Stage Capital has completed its separation from NBGI, backed by funds managed by Deutsche Bank Private Equity (DBPE) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).
DBPE and GSAM will be limited partners in the funds managed by the firm, alongside significant investment by members of the Stage Capital team.
The investors have acquired 100 per cent of National Bank of Greece’s interests in the funds under management by NBGI Private Equity for a consideration of EUR288 million, in addition to committed funding to support and build the existing portfolio.
The core senior investment team members from NBGI Private Equity
Omnes Capital is selling its stake in the Pommier Group as part of a management buyout (MBO) headed by Jean-Patrick Sauvy, supported by a consortium of investors comprising BPI, NCI and BNP Paribas Développement.
Based in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône and founded in 1945, the Pommier Group is one of Europe’s leading names in industrial vehicle accessories and equipment. Omnes Capital acquired a stake in the company in 2007.
The group has three main divisions: Pommier Truck Accessories (accessories), Pommier OEM Solutions (design and production), and Pommier Dock Equipment (dock security and protection). It has four sites in France in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône (Val-d’Oise),
Private equity and venture capital trade association Invest Europe has published a guide for pension funds on investing in the sectors.
The association writes that The Guide to Private Equity and Venture Capital for Pension Funds contains practical information on why to invest and how to do so, plus an overview of the benefits and risks of gaining an exposure to private equity and venture capital. It is aimed at helping pension funds with limited experience of the asset class achieve an understanding of its unique features.
“Pension funds considering investing in private equity and venture capital can find
Trowers & Hamlins has advised Apache Capital Partners on the acquisition of its new 0.77-acre Birmingham development with Moda Living.
The premium purpose-built rental development on Broad Street will be delivered by Moda Living and will be fully funded by Apache Capital, the London and Gulf based private real estate investment management firm.
It will comprise of a 37-storey tower with 450 apartments and 30,000 sq ft of communal amenity space, with around 35,000 sq ft of shops, office and leisure and it will be the first major project in the city by the duo's private rented sector joint
Private equity investor Keensight Capital has signed the 2020 Carbon Initiative (IC20), a private equity initiative dedicated to managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions among portfolio companies.
Sixteen companies have now signed up to the initiative, under which they agree, as from 2016, to include climate change issues in their investment strategy, with the aim of gradually extending the scope of the initiative to all companies under their control.
The members have established a long-term joint approach to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions produced by their investments.
Jean-Michel Beghin, managing partner of Keensight Capital, says: “We are very
HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital, has supported Gotha Cosmetics’ acquisition by Capvis Equity IV, a fund advised by Capvis Equity Partners, by providing funding to support a EUR65 million unitranche facility arranged by Credit Suisse.
Gotha Cosmetics is a developer and manufacturer of private label cosmetics mainly focusing on lips, eyes and face products. Based in Italy, Gotha Cosmetics was founded in 2005 and has become a key partner for both independent beauty brands and multi-national customers evolving towards more outsourcing-based production models.
Capvis will further develop Gotha Cosmetics and help it grow
Falfurrias Capital Partners, a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused on investing in growth-oriented, middle-market businesses, has purchased a majority interest in Marquis Software Solutions.
Founded in 1987 by Les Kassing and based in Plano, Texas, Marquis provides data analytics software and services that help financial institutions – primarily mid-tier banks and credit unions – identify marketing opportunities and meet and monitor compliance requirements. The company has been managed since Kassing’s retirement by sons Jay, John, Jud and Jeff.
Falfurrias Capital Partners, founded by former Bank of America CEO Hugh McColl and Marc D Oken, who served as CFO of
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of PAW Holdings to support the company’s growth strategy.
Founded by Alan Walker in 2001, PAW designs, manufactures and installs pre-engineered light gauge building systems.
Headquartered in Skipton, North Yorkshire, the business is on track to achieve revenues of GBP23 million this financial year.
The business employs more than 80 people across its sites which include locations in Skipton, Brighouse, Evesham and Glasgow.
Following LDC’s investment, the management team plans to further invest in its manufacturing capabilities and service offering.
The MBO was led by CEO
Debt is becoming a more significant part of the unlisted infrastructure fund industry following strong fundraising activity in recent years, according to Preqin.
2012 marked the highest level of aggregate capital raised, as 21 funds secured USD12 billion in investor commitments, but the 14 funds closed in 2015 approached that level, raising a combined USD11.6 billion.
Additionally, there are currently a record 43 infrastructure debt funds in market, seeking a combined USD25 billion in investor commitments. Of these, 21 have already held an interim close and secured USD15 billion of their targets, further indicating the growing investor appetite for
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