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Clearlake Capital Group has completed the acquisition of Syncsort Incorporated, a global enterprise software provider with a proven track record of successful acquisitions and technology innovation across the world’s most industrial-scale data platforms.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Syncsort provides powerful, secure, enterprise-grade software that spans “Big Iron to Big Data,” including fast-growing analytical platforms such as Apache Hadoop, Splunk, Apache Spark, and the cloud, as well as more mature platforms such as the IBM z Systems mainframe.
“Our organic product investments and related software acquisitions over the last
eve – a new e-commerce venture launched to disrupt the sleepy mattress industry – has completed its GBP2.5 million Series A investment round, led by venture capital investors Octopus Ventures and DN Capital.
Octopus Ventures and DN Capital provided GBP1.25 million of funding each, on top of their initial contributions to the company’s seed funding of GBP600,000. The investment will be used to fund international expansion (into Germany and the USA), above the line advertising in the UK and a new product development launch.
eve, which aims to deliver quality mattresses direct to consumers at a fraction of high
Pt Capital has held the initial close of its inaugural private equity fund, Pt Arctic Fund I with commitments of over USD125 million.
Pt Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in Alaska, is focused exclusively on the emerging market of the Arctic. The Fund intends to invest in and grow, companies in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Iceland in a broad set of industries. A diversified group of global investors and Arctic indigenous-owned businesses have invested in the Fund.
Hugh Short, an Inupiat Eskimo, who serves as the Chairman and CEO, says: "Pt Capital connects regional stakeholders, indigenous businesses, and
Edge Investments, a creative industries investor, has raised a new £GBP0m fund, with UK Government support, to invest in high growth companies in the creative industries.
Edge’s new Edge Creative Enterprise Fund brings together private sector funding from leading institutions and high net worth individuals, with a significant investment from the Government’s British Business Bank.
Edge Creative Enterprise Fund’s purpose is to nurture and assist creative businesses to grow. By their nature, many of these companies start with a small number of employees, and a high degree of entrepreneurial flair. Edge provides the crucial capital and mentoring skills to
Audax Group has held the final close of Audax Private Equity Fund V at its hard cap of USD2.25 billion of aggregate committed capital from a select group of institutional and high-net worth limited partners.
The fund was oversubscribed and exceeded its fundraising target of USD1.75 billion.
Consistent with its predecessor private equity funds, Fund V will continue Audax’ proven strategy of investing in middle-market companies across a select group of industries and will pursue a Buy & Build strategy that seeks to transform smaller companies into strategic assets.
Since its founding in 1999, Audax has raised USD12
Intrapharm Laboratories has been acquired by German pharmaceutical company Riemser Pharma following a period of sustained growth.
Purchased by the existing management team in 2009, Intrapharm is a fast growing specialty pharmaceutical group marketing niche pharmaceutical products with a primary focus on prescription-based and selected ‘over the counter’ (OTC) products. Intrapharm has since established itself as an important supplier to both the NHS and pharmacy wholesale markets ensuring the ongoing supply of pharmaceutical products with proven therapeutic value and medical need. Current products address therapeutic areas covering Oncology, Ophthalmology, Pain, Gastrointestinal and Dermatology.
Intrapharm’s CEO Kevin James and COO
Law firm Howard Kennedy and its regulated London Stock Exchange sponsor, Howard Kennedy Corporate Services, have advised Pembroke VCT on the launch of its 2015 share offer.
Pembroke VCT, which is managed by part of Peter Duben’s Oakley Capital Group, will look to raise GBP15 million in 2015/16 and continue to invest in a diverse range of companies, with a bias towards consumer-facing businesses with either established brands or brand development opportunities.
Howard Kennedy has advised Pembroke VCT plc since its launch in 2013, when its first subscription offer raised GBP18.3 million. Since then Pembroke VCT plc has made
Investment bank Houlihan Lokey has acquired the investment banking operations of Leonardo & Co (Leonardo) in Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain and has become a minority partner in a joint venture with the management team of Leonardo, in respect of Leonardo’s investment banking operations in Italy. The transaction closed on November 16.
Leonardo is an independent financial advisory firm that provides corporate finance, financial restructuring, and other strategic advisory services to clients in a range of industries across continental Europe. With approximately 54 financial professionals including 12 Managing Directors, the business has offices in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan and Rome
AN affiliate of Private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has made a strategic investment in port logistics business Ship Supply International.
Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, Ship Supply provides timely and complex last-mile delivery of critical products and maritime services to cruise, cargo and military marine vessels. Through its asset-light business model, the Company has created a highly-scalable platform that executes on critical customer requirements in over 100 domestic and international ports.
“We are very excited about Ship Supply’s next phase of growth and to partner with HIG,” says Christian Giannakopoulos, President of Ship Supply.
Aethon Energy Management, a Dallas-based private investment firm focused on onshore oil & gas, has held the final closing of its second energy private equity fund, Aethon II LP.
Together with co-investments, Aethon's recent fundraising represents USD240 million in total capital commitments.
Aethon's recent activity exceeded the USD200 million target that the Company established at the outset of fundraising, and the fund received commitments from both new and existing institutional investors. The fund enabled Aethon's management to continue its strategy of acquiring and developing onshore oil and gas assets that provide attractive, asymmetric returns. Concurrent with this final closing
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