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Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington), a Washington, DC-area private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of L3Harris Technologies’ (NYSE:LHX) Electron Devices and Narda Microwave-West divisions.
The Company will now operate independently as Stellant Systems (Stellant), a standalone platform for Arlington in the mission-critical defence electronics market. The transaction is occurring in partnership with current business unit leadership.
The Company is a market-leading provider of RF amplification products for the space, electronic warfare, radar, medical, scientific and industrial end markets. With a multi-generational legacy supporting the most important military and intelligence programs, as well as addressing some of the most complicated technical
Summit Partners, a global alternative investment firm, has held the first and final closing of its latest flagship US growth equity fund.
Launched in June 2021, Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund XI was significantly oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap with total commitments of USD8.35 billion.
“With the closing of our latest fund, we will continue to pursue our growth equity strategy, serving as the partner of choice for category-leading growth companies and exceptional entrepreneurs within our sectors of focus. We are deeply grateful for the longstanding support of our limited partners and for their trust and confidence in
McDermott Will & Emery has provided legal counsel to Lorient Capital, a private investment firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, in the formation of Lorient Healthcare Fund II, which closed with aggregate capital commitments of USD225 million.
The McDermott team was led by partner Ian Schwartz, head of the Firm’s Investment Funds Group, and includes partner Erica Moscarello and associates Louie Gaudio and Matthew Stern. Partners Alex Ruiz and Kevin Hall and associate Emily Mussio advised on tax matters.
The Investment Funds Group at McDermott is a global leader in representing investment fund sponsors and institutional investors and
Comitis Capital (Comitis) has acquired a stake in PetCo, a Austrian supplier of super premium dog and cat food.
With its three brands Dog’s Love, Cat’s Love and WOW, PetCo covers the entire premium and super premium segment. PetCo founders Stefan and Katharina Miklauz will continue to lead the company in the future and retain a significant stake. Joint goal of the partnership is to develop the company during its upcoming growth and expansion phase into a champion in the European market.
PetCo, based in Vienna, Austria, was founded in 2014 and is one of the leading suppliers of super
Tax efficient investment manager Deepbridge Capital has exceeded GBP200 million of funds deployed across its EIS and Estate Planning Service funds, with a current NAV in excess of GBP250 million.
Founded in 2010, Chester-based Deepbridge launched its first EIS fund in the 2013/14 tax year and specialises in providing venture capital to early-stage technology, life sciences and renewable energy companies.
Deepbridge has, to date, invested in 71 companies across the UK with Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) funding, a further 63 companies at Seed EIS stage, with three profitable exits.
Earlier this year, Deepbridge reported a record year of
A portfolio company of Leeds-based private equity investor Endless has acquired GBP20 million turnover party brand Ginger Ray which is based in Weybridge, Surrey.
Amscan International, which has a turnover of GBP200 million and employs more than 300 people in the UK and 2,500 worldwide, has made the acquisition as part of its ambitious strategic growth plans.
It marks the Milton Keynes-headquartered global designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer of party products and supplies company’s second acquisition in two months. The first was the purchase of Germany-based foil balloon printing technology business Luftballon-Markt in August.
Both deals have happened
Vanguard has completed the acquisition of Just Invest, a provider of tax-managed, tailored wealth management technology.
Just Invest’s offerings, including direct indexing platform Kaleidoscope™, provide financial advisors with technology solutions that cater to their clients’ unique financial needs. The acquisition adds direct indexing, or personalised indexing, capabilities to bolster Vanguard’s world-class investment product lineup and service offering for advisors.
“Financial advisors understand that each client’s circumstances and values are personal,” says Tom Rampulla, managing director of Vanguard Financial Advisor Services. “We are excited to integrate Just Invest’s personalised indexing offering into our intermediary business and help advisors unlock new
With demand for litigation finance continuing to grow among businesses of all sizes, dispute funder Validity Finance has raised a new managed fund of USD70 million in capital commitments.
The newly raised “sidecar” fund further diversifies Validity’s business and advances its experience as an alternative asset manager. To date, Validity’s third-party managed funds total nearly USD150 million of assets under management, in addition to its permanent capital base.
Validity’s latest fund investors include its original private equity investors, as well as previously committed third-party investors and a prominent family office.
Since its launch in mid-2018, Validity has committed nearly USD300
Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset management group, today is aimingto manage at least EUR5 billion of AUM, dedicated exclusively to the fight against climate change, by 2025.
The Luxury Bank has raised USD10 million from Dubai’s ICICB Group, an investment management company that fosters and funds luxury projects in banking, cryptocurrency trading, commercial real estate, and other related industries worldwide.
The funds will be leveraged across The Luxury Ecosystem’s various projects, including The Luxury Bank, The Luxury Foundation, a cryptocurrency PoS system, offline cryptocurrency exchanges, an NFT marketplace, a job portal, and a news magazine. The funds will also be used to complete The Luxury’s much-anticipated Luxandia, a metaverse platform similar to Second Life and Decentraland, which is dedicated to serving the luxury industry.
“This investment from
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