Allocations
New private equity firm Plus2 Capital has held the closing of its first fund. The firm’s founding partners, Nathaniel Broughton and Brandon Laughridge, recently formed Plus2 after completing multiple acquisitions in Southern California in partnership with Succession Capital, a division of Lynx Equity Limited.
“Plus2 Capital is our opportunity to combine our background as tech entrepreneurs with the experience we gained doing transactions for Succession,” says Broughton, who has offices in La Jolla.
The firm will focus on acquiring companies with USD4-USD30 million in revenue and USD1-USD3 million in cash flow EBITDA, which can benefit from an injection of online
Palatine Private Equity has completed the management buy out of the mortgage broking business, John Charcol, and the financial planning business of the Towergate Group.
The Financial Planning business will be announcing a new brand in the coming weeks whilst John Charcol will continue to trade under the brand it has successfully built over the last 40 years.
Palatine Private Equity has backed Ian Darby and the existing management team of both businesses in the management buy out. Darby has joined as full time Executive Chairman of the businesses and will work alongside the incumbent management team. The
Global private equity firm HIG Capital has completed the recapitalisation of Fox River Fiber. Fox River will be combined with Rolland Enterprises Inc. (“Rolland”), a market leader in the production of recycled fine papers and security papers, which was acquired by an HIG affiliate in 2014.
Headquartered in De Pere, WI, Fox River is a leading “green” manufacturer of premium de-inked recycled pulp produced using post-consumer waste paper. Fox River operates out of a highly automated state of the art facility. The Company’s products are sold to paper mills for use in printing and writing, tissue and towel, and Food
K2 Capital Partners has held the final closing of its debut fund. Investors include leading investment institutions, family offices, and high net worth individuals.
K2 Capital Partners is targeting well-established, profitable lower middle market companies with sales between USD10 million and USD40 million operating in growing industries. The firm’s strategy is to focus on smaller businesses which fall below the investment parameters of most investment firms, and offer a successful exit path for business owners. K2 Capital Partners will invest in businesses that can benefit from the firm’s significant capital base, deep industry relationships, and substantial operational resources. It will
Stanhope Capital, the global investment office, is adding significant resources in private equity to address growing client demand for further investments in this area.
Edward Clive, a Senior Director within the firm’s investment research department, has been appointed Head of Private Funds. He previously worked at Lazard and Vantage Group, and has been with Stanhope for five years. In addition, Jerome Sibony has been appointed as Head of Direct Investments.
Sibony, who has over 15 years of experience in direct private equity, joins Stanhope Capital from Neo Investment Partners where he was the Senior Principal on its EUR300 million Small/Mid
Peer-to-peer lender Lending Works is launching an Auto Income tool that allows lenders to draw down a regular income over the course of their lending term.
From 6 April, Lending Works customers will be able to elect to draw down their interest repayments, or a combination of their capital and interest repayments from the funds they are lending, creating a monthly source of income.
While peer-to-peer platforms are typically viewed as a growth tool, the Lending Works Auto Income tool transforms peer-to-peer lending into an income device for those who desire it.
Lending Works expects Auto Income to attract the
ARX Equity Partners, together with experienced healthcare investor Joseph Priel, has completed the 100% buy-out of Slovenian healthcare services provider, Diagnosticni Center Bled doo (DCB).
Details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
DCB is the largest private healthcare service provider in Slovenia. The Company provides comprehensive outpatient and inpatient medical services in four locations. DCB performs more than 20,000 specialist examinations each year, primarily in the areas of gastroenterology and urology. ARX acquired DCB in order to utilize its robust existing business as a platform to further consolidate and grow its leading position in the Slovenian diagnostics sector.
Priel
A USD 1 billion sector focused private equity fund underwritten by Cairo Financial Holding is behind a plan to revive the tourism sector in Egypt, battered by four years of turmoil and instability.
Tourism revenues have dropped by 55 per cent over the past four years, but the return of political stability coupled with a focus on developing higher-value added tourism activities, has encouraged the launch of the Papyrus private equity fund to support the development of tourism projects that will have a significant economic impact.
With year round sunshine, a rich cultural heritage and a unique geographical position,
Värde Partners, KKR and Deutsche Bank are to acquire GE Capital’s Australia and New Zealand Consumer Lending Business (the company) at an enterprise value of AUD8.2 billion.
The company is a leading financial services provider offering a range of services and products including personal loans, credit cards and interest free retail finance. It has more than three million customers and is a long-standing partner to many of the major retailers in Australia & New Zealand. All of these products and services will remain under the Company’s new ownership.
GE Capital Australia & New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Duncan Berry, says:
NetBase, a social media analytics company, has completed a new round of growth funding with USD24 million in Series E financing led by new investor Spring Lake Equity Partners.
Also participating in the financing were long-time investors Thomvest Ventures, Altos Ventures, and WestSummit Capital.
NetBase will use this additional funding to accelerate its market position within the core listening and analytics space, continue developing a rich innovation roadmap, support critical alliances and drive global expansion.
“We seek to partner with great management teams at later-stage, technology-oriented private companies to help them take their businesses to the next level, creating value
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
