Allocations
Ambienta SGR has held the final close of Ambienta II at EUR323.5 million.
The fund closed above its target of EUR300 million and ahead of schedule.
Investors comprised leading institutions from around the world, including pension funds, insurance companies, funds of funds and family offices in Europe and the US. Notable limited partners included international LPs such as the European Investment Fund, Generali, HarbourVest, Hermes, Pantheon, RobecoSAM, Stafford Capital Partners, Unigestion and Zurich Insurance Group, as well as Italian LPs such as CNPADC, Fondazione Enasarco, Intesa Sanpaolo, Fondo Italiano di Investimento, and Poste Vita.
The fund will continue
Equities First Holdings, a specialist in alternative shareholder financing solutions, has acquired the Australian offices of Meridian Equity Partners.
EFH now operates six facilities on four continents. Operations in Australia will continue under the name Equities First Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd.
“Today’s acquisition marks a milestone in the global growth plan of Equities First Holdings. We are excited at the opportunity to deliver our trusted services and expertise to a broader consumer base,” says Al Christy, founder and president of EFH. “With six offices that serve clients in North America, Asia, Europe, and now Australia; we are able to
Shore Capital Partners has completed the recapitalisation of Oak View Animal Hospital, Patton Chapel Animal Clinic and Williams Animal Hospital to form Southern Veterinary Partners (SVP).
The company provides general practice veterinary services to companion animals including vaccinations, surgery, wellness exams, oncology, ophthalmology, allergy treatment and dermatology.
Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Southern Veterinary Partners plans to pursue a roll-up of animal hospitals in the Southeast. Shore has partnered with Dr Jay Price, a veterinarian and the owner of Oak View, Patton Chapel and Williams, to be CEO of the platform.
“We are thrilled about the partnership with Dr
Octopus Investments has launched a GBP20 million fundraising by the Octopus Apollo Venture Capital Trust (Apollo VCT).
This is the third VCT fundraise launched by Octopus in two months. On 1 September, Octopus launched a GBP20 million joint fundraise for its AIM VCTs and later that month opened a GBP50 million joint fundraise for the Titan VCTs, which focus on investment in early stage companies.
The latest fundraise has been launched in order to help Octopus continue to meet some of the different appetites of VCT investors. While all VCTs focus on investment in smaller companies, unlike some other
Evercore Partners has completed the acquisition of the ISI International Strategy & Investment and the remainder of its legacy institutional equities business.
The business, Evercore ISI, will initially provide macro research, as well as fundamental research coverage of more than 600 companies across 12 industries, or approximately 60 per cent of the combined market cap of the S&P 500.
Evercore ISI will serve more than 1,500 institutional investors globally, including the largest asset managers and fund complexes in the world.
“We are excited to announce the closing of the ISI transaction, moving us one step closer to our
Pentagon Chemical Holdings, the UK chemical manufacturer, has been acquired by US-group Vertellus in a deal advised by mid-market advisory firm Clearwater International.
Pentagon has been operating since 1939 on its Widnes-based site and since 1975 on its Workington site, producing fine chemicals and intermediates for the crop chemicals, oilfield, paper and pharmaceutical industries. With a turnover of GBP50m and 180 employees, Pentagon is one of the largest independent manufacturers of specialty chemicals in the UK.
Vertellus Specialties is a US manufacturer of speciality chemicals for the agriculture, coatings, medical, nutrition, personal care, pharmaceuticals and plastic industries. The Indiana-based
Israeli venture capital fund Peregrine Ventures has sold around 30 per cent of its holdings in medical devices company Neovasc Inc to the investment firm Fidelity Select Portfolios: Medical Equipment & Systems Portfolio, for USD12 million.
Peregrine sold two million of the 6.7 million Neovasc shares it held at USD6.00 per share. Approximately 4.7 million Neovasc shares, which comprise around 70 per cent of Peregrine’s original stake in Neovasc, are still held by Peregrine. These holdings are currently worth around USD‫27.5 million‫. Neovasc’s current market cap is around USD‫315 million.
Neovasc Inc is traded on NASDAQ under the ticker
Baird has advised MidCon Holdings, a portfolio company of private equity firm Arbor Investments, on its sale to Green Bay Packaging.
Terms of the transaction, which closed on 31 October, have not been disclosed.
Justin Albert, managing director, head of Baird’s packaging investment banking team and lead banker on the transaction, says: “This transaction is the most recent example of accelerating consolidation in the corrugated packaging space. An increasingly competitive environment among corrugated packaging suppliers is driving consolidation as companies seek to build market share, diversify product offerings and expand footprints to increase scale and maintain operational efficiency. That’s
Larsen MacColl Partners has sold its portfolio company, A&S Services Group and affiliates, to Celadon Group.
The purchase price of USD55 million sees LMP realise a 24x multiple of its invested capital from the sale.
LMP managing partner, Jeff Larsen, says: “Thanks to Ken Buck and his team, A&S grew tenfold during our partnership. We wish everyone at the combined company continued success. We’d also like to thank both BB&T, as our exclusive financial advisor, and Miller and Martin who acted as legal counsel to the sellers.”
A&S president and chief executive, Ken Buck, says: "We achieved growth
easyProperty, the online estate agent from easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and property entrepreneur Rob Ellice, has smashed its overall fundraising target by 30 per cent, raising GBP9.75m through a mix of crowdfunding and private investment.
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