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Oppenheimer Europe, the London-based arm of Oppenheimer & Co, is acting as joint adviser to Unit4 NV on the recommended cash offer by Advent International.
The offer values Unit4 at approximately EUR1.3bn.
Unit4 is a cloud-focused business software company aimed at helping public sector and commercial services organisations to embrace change simply, quickly and cost effectively in a market sector it calls Businesses Living IN Change (BLINC).
Unit4 incorporates a number of software brands including Agresso, the flagship ERP suite for mid-sized services intensive organisations; Coda, the financial management software; and FinancialForce.com, the cloud applications company formed with
Burton’s Biscuit Company has signed a sale agreement with Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP). The sale process attracted interest from multiple high quality bidders, including from a number of private equity houses and trade companies.
The agreement with OTPP, a leading investor and Canadian pension fund, is testament to the strong financial performance of Burton’s and its clear strategy to deliver long-term sustainable growth in the UK and internationally.
Since 2009, Burton’s has been transformed into the UK’s leading premium biscuit manufacturer through best-in-class innovation and a growing international presence across its strong portfolio of Power Brands. It has benefited
Law firm Eversheds has advised workforce payment solutions provider FleetCor Technologies on the acquisition of Epyx, a technology solutions provider to the fleet sector, from HgCapital.
Epyx provides an internet based system and vehicle repair network to fleet operators in the UK. The company services approximately 9000 garages and automates vehicle maintenance and repair needs.
The acquisition strengthens FleetCor’s product offering in the fleet sector, enabling the company to expand its services from fleet fuelling to fleet maintenance. 


The Eversheds team was led by partner and head of diversified industrials Robin Johnson, and supported by partners Stephen Rose
Funds managed by The Carlyle Group are to acquire a controlling equity stake in Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail insurance broker headquartered in California.
Carlyle's investment will enable EPIC to continue to execute its organic growth strategy and support strategic acquisitions of complementary insurance distribution platforms throughout the US.
Founded in July 2007 by John Hahn and Dan Francis, in partnership with funds managed by Stone Point Capital, EPIC has approximately USD80m in annual revenues. The company has developed a broad suite of capabilities for commercial lines and employee benefits placements as well as specialised placement capabilities
Wealthcare Capital Management is to be acquired by NewSpring Holdings, a private equity investment company located in Radnor, Pennsylvania.
Wealthcare, a provider of goals-based wealth management technology and advisory services, will run as a standalone company out of its existing headquarters in Richmond, Virginia.
In its partnership with NewSpring, Wealthcare will retain its core group of employees dedicated to advisor relations, its operating and service structure, and its goals-based financial planning and wealth management services for advisors and their clients.
Founded in 1999, Wealthcare operates its technology licensing business serving the clients of over 30,000 advisors who are
Private equity investor Bunker Hill Capital has acquired Hubbardton Forge, a Vermont-based designer and manufacturer of branded hand-forged premium lighting fixtures.
Hubbardton Forge focuses on the premium segment of the lighting fixture industry with products sold in the US and internationally through a network of over 1,300 accounts serving the residential and commercial markets.
“The management team and work force at Hubbardton Forge are second to none. We were impressed with the quality and pride that is forged into each fixture,” says Rufus Clark, managing partner of Bunker Hill Capital. “We believe that our investment represents a great opportunity
Private equity firm Liberty Hall Capital Partners has acquired Precise Machining & Manufacturing, a supplier of highly engineered machined parts, kits and assemblies, and processing services to the global aerospace industry.
Precise will serve as the foundational asset of Accurus Aerospace Corporation, which has been formed by Liberty Hall to become a fully integrated, highly diversified Tier II aerostructures supplier through a combination of strategic investments and additional strategic acquisitions.
Liberty Hall's investment partners in the transaction are Hamilton Lane and other institutional investors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"As a private equity firm focused exclusively
Private equity firm Mill City Capital has completed the “going private” acquisition of Bonnett’s Energy Corp, an oil field services company based in Alberta, Canada.
Bonnett's Energy Corp, founded in 1972, serves customers throughout the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, operating a modern fleet of equipment with 11 locations throughout Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
Bonnett’s offers its customers critical well services including wireline, production testing, fishing, swabbing and well stimulation services. Bonnett’s existing management team, led by Murray Toews, chief executive officer, and Troy Tews, chief operating officer, will continue under Mill City’s ownership.
“Bonnett’s is a
LA-based private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has partnered with management to acquire Asheville, North Carolina-based Genova Diagnostics.
Genova, founded in 1986, is a specialty clinical laboratory that has pioneered a unique, systems-based approach to testing that supports the personalised diagnosis, treatment and prevention of chronic disease.
The company offers more than 125 specialised diagnostic assessments that cover digestive, metabolic, immunology, endocrinology and other physiological areas. It currently serves more than 10,000 primary care physicians, specialists and other healthcare providers.
Genova is the second investment from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners V.
Lauren Leichtman, co-founder and
Boutique institutional asset manager Unigestion has invested in the Armstrong South East Asia Clean Energy Fund which invests in small scale renewable energy and resource efficiency projects in South East Asia.
The investment, through the Unigestion-Ethos Environmental Sustainability Fund, will provide investors with exposure to opportunities in the clean energy sector in South East Asia’s emerging markets.
This is the seventh investment made by the Unigestion-Ethos Environmental Sustainability Fund, and comes shortly after the fund received its share of proceeds from the initial public offering of SolarCity, a US provider of clean energy services, by the underlying fund, Silver
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