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KKR has acquired a majority interest in OEG Offshore Group, a provider of specialist equipment to the offshore oil and gas industry.
OEG’s executive management retain a significant holding in the company.
OEG is headquartered in Aberdeen, UK with regional hubs in the main offshore oil and gas regions including Singapore, Australia, and the US and 20 further diversified stocking locations worldwide.
OEG manufactures and leases specialist Cargo Carrying Units which are essential items used by oil and gas operators and their service providers to transport equipment and supplies to and from rigs and platforms as part of
Private equity firm GTCR’s management partnership Opus Global, led by former VeriFone chief executive Douglas Bergeron, has acquired Hiperos, a specialist in third party management.
Hiperos’ SaaS-based solutions serve the third party-related information management, risk, compliance and performance needs of Global 2000 companies such as Aetna, AXA, Bank of Montreal, CA Technologies, Charles Schwab, Microsoft, News Corporation, PNC Bank, Rockwell Automation, Sun Life Financial, State Street, TD Bank, and United Technologies.
GTCR and Opus Global – in partnership with Hiperos’ current management team – will look to accelerate the company’s strong rate of organic growth by investing in global
Agritek Holdings is to receive an estimated USD400,000 from its institutional partners and private equity fund based in Chicago this month.
The funds will be used to roll out and market the company's Mont Blunt brand of e-cigarettes and to cover initial infrastructure costs related to its agricultural greenhouse project based in Pueblo, Colorado.
"Our appearance at last week's First Annual Cannabis conference in Denver clearly raised awareness of our company and the Mont Blunt brand to the investment public and investors alike. We have already received the initial USD200,000 to our balance sheet as of last week and
Private equity firm Vector Capital has acquired IPVALUE Management from existing venture investors and other shareholders.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
IPVALUE, founded in 2001, is a provider of intellectual property (IP) transactional and advisory services for the world’s premier technology companies, top R&D labs, and other developers and owners of marquee intellectual property.
IPVALUE partners with these IP owners to generate revenue from under-monetised patents via licensing, as well as via patent sales or divestiture transactions when appropriate.
Rob Amen, a managing director at Vector Capital who will join IPVALUE’s board of
Private equity and alternative firms are moving down market to support the retail marketplace, according to research from analytics firm Cerulli Associates.
"Private investment managers, following in the tracks of hedge-fund-focused alternative firms and traditional long-only managers, are tapping the public markets," says Michele Giuditta, associate director at Cerulli. "Delivering illiquid private investments to the retail marketplace is challenging, as the typical buyout fund on average has a lifecycle of approximately 10 years."
Cerulli's latest annual report, Alternative Products and Strategies 2014: Identifying Opportunities in a Dynamic Investment Landscape, focuses on the US retail and institutional alternative product landscape,
Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has made a significant minority equity investment in Nutrabolt, a nutritional life sciences company known for its popular sports nutrition brand, Cellucor.
Founded in 2002 in Texas, Nutrabolt produces a line of sports nutrition products under the Cellucor, Neon Sport and Royal Sport brands.
The company's brands are sold within leading sports nutrition retailers in North America and internationally.
"MidOcean has extensive experience in the health and wellness space, and we found Nutrabolt's unique and leading position in the sports nutrition marketplace very compelling," says Daniel Penn, a MidOcean principal. "We are
All Asia Asset Capital (AAA), through a special purpose wholly owned subsidiary, is to acquire a further 4.5 per cent of Andaman Power and Utility Company (APU) from existing shareholder Chakris Kajkumjohndej.
APU is a privately held company based in Myanmar and Thailand which operates in the development of utility plants and the provision of electricity.
APU has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of Myanmar to act as an electricity and utility provider of Dawei (the capital city of the Tanintharyi region in Myanmar) and its surrounding cities.
APU has also signed an agreement
HSBC’s North West leverage finance team has played a key role in supporting three acquisitions made by the Manchester-based Concept Life Sciences Group, a newly formed scientific laboratory and consultancy business.
Following backing from Equistone Partners Europe, which has taken a majority stake in the group, Concept Life Sciences has acquired Scientific Analysis Laboratories (SAL), Resource & Environmental Consultants (REC) and Peakdale Molecular.
The group will led by executive chairman Michael Fort and chief executive Alan Morgan.
HSBC acted as joint mandated lead arranger for the senior acquisition debt facilities to support the transaction, alongside Lloyds Banking
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has led a USD25 million venture loan for mBlox, one of the world’s largest providers of A2P (application-to-person) text messaging.
The venture loan was fully funded at closing, with Horizon funding its commitment of USD10 million. mBlox will use the funds to support its continued growth.
"We are excited to add mBlox to our quality investment portfolio," says Gerald A Michaud, president of Horizon. "The company's rapid revenue and earnings growth is directly related to its global leadership in the expanding, multi-billion-dollar A2P messaging market. As an industry pioneer, mBlox has created a cloud-based mobile
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is to acquire Sparta Systems, a provider of enterprise quality management solutions (EQMS), from current investors Summit Partners and Altaris Capital Partners.
Financial details have not been disclosed, and the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014.
“We are excited about the Sparta Systems acquisition due to the compelling opportunities for growth, both organically and from additional acquisitions that enhance the company’s offerings,” says Scott Crabill, a managing partner at Thoma Bravo. “As a proven EQMS leader with a strong customer base and a defensible position in the industry, it
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