Allocations
CVC Credit Partners has acquired Northport Capital TRS (Northport) from Resource Capital Corp througgh a partnership managed by CVC Credit Partners, supported by a fund advised by Coller Capital.
This will increase assets under management in CVC Credit Partners’ global direct lending strategy to approximately USD1 billion and complement its existing European strategy. The transaction will provide significant additional primary capital for the business to maintain its historic investment approach.
Northport is a direct lender that specialises in providing credit facilities to private middle market and lower middle market companies across North America. Northport has a strong investment track
Law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised a group of German investors, led by Nordwind Capital (Nordwind) and Dr Hans Albrecht, on their participation in Iranian start-up ChapAgha.com.
WFW advised Nordwind and its fellow investors on the drafting and signing of the participation agreement, as well as on the implementation of the participation and capital increase in Iran.
Nordwind is a Munich based private equity firm specialising in acquisitions of medium-sized companies and growth capital investments. Dr Albrecht is its managing director and founder.
ChapAgha, which translates to Mr Print, offers online printing services in Iran
Omnes Capital is selling its majority stake in SVP Group to MML Capital. Omnes acquired its holding in the Group in 2011.
The transaction includes significant involvement by SVP’s management team – Olivier Lenormand, its CEO, François Laubier and Bertrand Degruson – whose holdings will increased as a result.
The SVP Group enables decision makers to leverage their ability to act on behalf of their company or organisation, and to adapt to the new situations they face in meeting their responsibilities.
Based in Saint-Ouen (93), the SVP Group supports more than 30,000 decision-makers in 10,000 client companies and
Golub Capital, as Administrative Agent and Joint Lead Arranger, has provided a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of RelaDyne by Audax Private Equity (Audax).
RelaDyne, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is an industry-leading lubricant, fuel, and DEF distributor providing customers with integrated reliability management services for industrial and commercial businesses. RelaDyne's distribution platform spans more than 40 locations serving customers across the Central, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern US.
This marks the fifth transaction Golub Capital and Audax have completed together over the past year.
"We are thrilled to partner with Audax to support RelaDyne's impressive growth strategy and management," says
Velocity Fund Partners has acquired the Philadelphia clinical contract research organisation (CRO) Indipharm and is relaunching the CRO as InClinica. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Velocity Fund Partners targets promising life sciences opportunities and believes InClinica is well-positioned for growth.
“InClinica’s existing global footprint and experience in early drug and device development and clinical trials, combined with Velocity’s unique experience and contacts in both healthcare and life sciences, will enable InClinica to provide companies with significant value in all clinical phases,” says Ken Melani, Managing Partner of Velocity Fund Partners and Chairman of InClinica.
InClinica
Sizmek, an open ad management company that delivers omnichannel campaigns, is to be acquired by affiliates of Vector Capital, a technology-focused private equity firm, for USD3.90 per share in an all-cash tender offer.
Vector Capital, founded in 1997, is a San Francisco-based private equity firm that partners with management teams to transform and grow technology businesses. Over its history, Vector has invested USD1.6 billion in more than 40 technology companies, including in the advertising technology space.
“We believe this transaction provides Sizmek with the resources and flexibility to execute upon our long term strategy of becoming the leading independent, global
Start-up Townsquared, an online community designed to help small businesses connect and share resources with each other, has secured an USD11.05 million round of Series B funding.
This brings the total amount of funding the company has received to USD16.4 million. The latest funding round is led by top-tier international venture capital firm Sierra Ventures and Intuit, the leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small businesses. Additional investors include Jocelyn Goldfein, former Engineering Director at Facebook and former VP of Engineering at VMware, and Pravin Madhani, Angel Investor.
Townsquared has been able to establish a strong national
PNC Bank has closed senior secured credit facilities totalling USD48 million for two new clients: Wellnext, a Florida-based family of brands that delivers research-backed nutritional supplements, and Elite One Source Nutrisciences, a Montana-based manufacturer of supplements for branded marketing companies.
The financing package for Wellnext, a portfolio company of WM Partners, included a USD30 million senior secured revolving loan and treasury management services. Based in Sunrise, Florida, Wellnext is a family of brands that delivers research-backed nutritional supplements for every consumer life stage.
PNC provided an USD18 million senior secured financing package for Elite One Source Nutrisciences, Inc., a portfolio
Global Fashion Group SA (GFG), has concluded a financing round worth EUR330 million. During the process, Noerr advised its longstanding client Rocket Internet SE, which is the anchor shareholder of GFG.
Due to high demand by investors, the minimum commitment was raised by EUR30 million from the original EUR300 million. Rocket is investing EUR68 million in total. This includes the conversion of an investment from a prior financing round. GFG’s largest shareholder Kinnevik also took part in the financing round, along with others. GFG is valued at EUR1 billion following the transaction.
Rocket again relied on a Noerr team led
Monroe Capital has increased its credit facility to OSG Billing Services (OSG) to support the acquisitions of ClickSpark (ClickSpark) and The Garfield Group (Garfield).
Based in Rochester, New York, ClickSpark is a performance-based internet marketing company that specialises in lead generation and technology. Garfield, based outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, provides marketing and advertising agency services including branding, marketing and public relations strategy and execution, with a particular emphasis on digital strategy. OSG is a leading provider of outsourced billing and statement services and customer communication management.
The acquisition of ClickSpark and Garfield will further expand OSG’s digital marketing platform, branding, strategy
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