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Atlanta-based AHC Media has been acquired by local industry executives and Lone Peak Capital Group.
David R Fournier, the new chief executive of AHC Media, has a long history in the technology and publishing industries. Brand director Beth Schilling has over 25 years’ experience in pharmaceutical and healthcare sales and marketing.
Lone Peak Capital Group, located in Atlanta and founded by Ana Kolar, Brian Simmons, and Kyle Tomlin, is a private investments firm that also provides corporate financial solutions.
In 1974, Leslie C Norins started American Health Consultants (AHC) in Atlanta, growing the medical publishing company to one
Grosvenor Capital Management, one of the world’s largest discretionary allocators to hedge funds, is to acquire the Customized Fund Investment Group (CFIG), a private equity, infrastructure and real estate investment management company, from Credit Suisse Group.
CFIG is one of the largest providers of customised private equity solutions globally with approximately USD18bn of assets under management and 11 offices around the world.
Following the completion of the transaction, CFIG will be renamed the GCM Customized Fund Investment Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"This transaction makes each firm a more valuable partner for existing
Investcorp has agreed to acquire Tyrrells Potato Crisps, the manufacturer of premium crisps and snacks, from Langholm Capital for GBP100m.
Founded at Tyrrells Court Farm, Herefordshire, in 2002, Tyrrells is recognised for its tasty hand cooked potato and vegetable crisps as well as a range of premium snacks, including popcorn and savoury nibbles. Available across an array of UK distribution channels, Tyrrells has also expanded internationally, with markets such as Germany, France, the Netherlands and North America today accounting for approximately 20 per cent of group turnover. The company employs 270 people and generates in excess of GBP100m in
HgCapital, the European sector focused private equity investor, has acquired Nair & Co.
Nair & Co provides a tailored solution for fast growing companies that are looking to expand into international markets, but do not have the technical or administrative expertise to do so. Nair & Co sets up the required international entities and integrates legal, accounting, payroll, tax and human resources services to ease the process of international expansion.
Nair & Co is headquartered in Bristol, UK, with 450 employees based in offices in India, the US, Singapore, Japan and China.
HgCapital’s services team has previously
Early-stage venture capital firm Blumberg Capital, seed investor and largest institutional shareholder in HootSuite, has realised a 52x return on its investment in the social media management specialist in just four years.
Blumberg Capital and Hearst Ventures led the original seed round financing of HootSuite in December 2009 and a subsequent financing in 2011. Blumberg Capital has been the largest institutional shareholder in HootSuite until today’s Series B funding.
HootSuite has announced a USD165m Series B financing, led by Insight Venture Partners with participation from Accel Partners and existing investor OMERS Ventures.
"I congratulate Blumberg Capital on
Spain’s AENA, the world’s largest airports operator with some 200 million passengers a year, has agreed to acquire London Luton Airport, the UK’s fifth largest airport in terms of passengers, in association with the infrastructure fund of AXA Private Equity.
The consortium, in which AENA has a 51 per cent stake and AXA Private Equity 49 per cent, will pay TBI Limited GBP394.4m for the London Luton airport concession.
TBI is owned jointly by Abertis Infraestructuras with a 90 per cent shareholding, and by AENA, with a 10 per cent shareholding. The transaction is subject to the authorisation of
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of ADCO Global, a provider of specialty sealants, tapes and adhesives, and merged the company with its adhesives and secants platform investment, Royal Adhesives and Sealants.
ADCO Global supplies specialty adhesives, sealants, tapes and coatings serving construction, transportation and industrial markets throughout the world via its operating subsidiaries ADCO Products in North America and Kommerling Chemiche Fabrik in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Tim Zappala, a partner at Arsenal Capital Partners and co-head of the firm’s specialty industrials group, says: "ADCO Global is a well managed business that fits
Alleghany has invested USD250m for a 6.25 per cent equity ownership interest in Ares Management, which is privately held, and also committed to invest up to USD1bn of capital in various existing and new Ares investment strategies.
Through its relationship with Ares, Alleghany seeks both to participate in Ares’ strong business prospects and to enhance the returns of its committed capital through Ares’ alternative asset expertise. The USD250m investment will be used by Ares as sponsor capital in its investment vehicles, which aim to deliver compelling risk-adjusted returns for investors through differentiated investment strategies.
"We believe this strategic
Dropcam, makers of Dropcam HD – a Wi-Fi video monitoring camera with cloud recording service – has raised USD30m in series C funding led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).
Existing investors Accel Partners and Menlo Ventures and new investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers also participated in the round. This funding brings the total amount raised to USD47.8m.
The investment will be used to grow the engineering team, broaden the company’s product line and expand into new sales channels.
"With this new round of investment, we’re going to push the envelope on what consumers expect from connected
BaltCap, the Baltic-focused private equity firm, has sold Medicap Holding to synlab, a European provider of laboratory services.
synlab has acquired 100 per cent of Medicap Holding, which owns Estonian, Finnish and Lithuanian laboratories operating under the Quattromed and Sorpo brand names, from BaltCap and individual shareholders.
By acquiring operations in three new markets, synlab further expands its footprint in Europe and becomes the first international laboratory chain to enter the Baltic markets.
Dr Bartl Wimmer, chief executive of synlab, says: “We are very pleased to add Quattromed and Sorpo labs to the synlab group. The acquisition
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