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Ares Management Corporation (Ares) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Landmark Partners, one of the largest and most experienced investors in acquiring secondary private fund ownership stakes in the alternative asset management industry.
With more than USD19.6 billion in assets under management as of 31 March, 2021, Landmark provides private equity, real estate and infrastructure secondaries solutions for institutional investors. Founded in 1989, Landmark is led by a team of 150 professionals located in six offices across the US, Europe and Asia and has developed a loyal investor base of more than 600 institutional investors. With its significant investment
Apex Group (Apex) is to acquire BRL Trust Investimentos (BRL Trust), a Brazil-based independent fund administrator.
This acquisition reinforces the Group’s intent for the Latin American market, supplementing its private equity capabilities while adding liquid asset servicing capabilities for Brazil and the broader Latin American market. This deal further complements the Group’s previous announcement of its intent to acquire MAF, the fund administration business of the Brazil-based Banco Modal which is currently awaiting regulatory approval.
The BRL Trust business will add BRL198 billion (USD38 billion at current exchange rates) in assets under administration and BRL166.7 billion (USD32 billion at current
Neo KUma Ventures, the UK’s first investment fund dedicated solely to psychedelic healthcare, is to invest in seven innovative healthcare companies.
York Capital Private Equity, York Capital Management’s private equity group, has made a strategic growth investment in Cennox, a global provider of integrated facilities-based services and solutions to a wide range of end-markets.
Founded in 2006, Cennox provides integrated services and solutions to the financial services, commercial, retail, and transportation industries. Cennox is an independent, multi-vendor service provider to cash automation machines and self-checkout kiosks. The company’s global operations span 1,500 employees that cover the United States, United Kingdom and mainland-Europe. Since its founding, Cennox has scaled through 15 acquisitions and consistent organic growth.
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Sun Capital Partners, Inc (Sun Capital), a private investment firm focused on defensible businesses in growing markets with tangible performance improvement opportunities, has announced that its affiliate has completed the acquisition of Century Distribution Systems, a global digital logistics provider offering supply chain management and freight forwarding services. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1969, Century leverages its proprietary technology platform to perform mission critical supply chain services, including SKU-level purchase order management, document management and compliance services, vendor and carrier management, visibility management and consolidated shipment optimization of less-than-containerload freight. Century partners with its
Cardea Capital (CC), a USD3 billion, Atlanta-based RIA and turnkey asset management program (TAMP), will use the portfolio stress-testing and risk analytics of HiddenLevers, incorporated within the premier wealthtech platform of Orion Advisor Solutions. In just a matter of weeks after Orion announced its acquisition of HiddenLevers, CC signed on as the first new post-acquisition user of both firm’s technologies.
Already using Orion as the core of their firm’s technology systems, CC plans to use HiddenLevers to augment their own TAMP offering, improve their portfolio management capabilities, and engage clients with interactive portfolio analysis and real-time stress-testing.
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Mercato Partners has closed Savory Fund II, its second investment vehicle devoted exclusively to backing emerging and profitable restaurant concepts, raising USD100 million of commitments. The closing of Fund II builds upon the early success of the firm’s inaugural vehicle, which closed on USD100 million of commitments in October 2020.
Limited partners in the fund consist of both existing and new investors, including institutional investors, family offices, and financial services and advisory firms. 72 percent of investors in Fund I have committed to Fund II and will enjoy co-investment rights on a deal-by-deal basis.
Savory’s investment strategy focuses on
General Atlantic, a growth equity firm, has completed a growth investment in Buff City Soap, a plant-based home and personal care brand franchise.
FlixMobility, a tech-mobility company for intermodal and sustainable transport, announced more than USD650 million in new funding today based on a mix of equity and debt, valuing the business at USD3 billion.
The oversubscribed Series G funding round includes new investor Canyon Partners, a growth-oriented investment firm with a successful track record in the technology and infrastructure sectors and participation from existing investors and FlixBus founders. Existing investors include General Atlantic, Permira, TCV, HV Capital, Blackrock, Baillie Gifford and SilverLake, among others.
Los Angeles-based Atwater Capital, a Media & Entertainment-focused private equity group, is on a mission to spot and invest in companies best placed to benefit from digitisation as demand for distributed content increases.
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