Allocations
Queen’s Park Equity (QPE) has supported the management buyout of Encore Group (Encore), a specialist property management solutions provider, led by Joaquim Fillola, James Peace and Jeremy Chard.
Founding partners Stephen Chard and Neil Robinson will also retain a stake in the business.
Encore, a Cambridge headquartered Residential Managing Agent, provides a range of estate management services to over 27,000 properties across the UK. The business has grown strongly in recent years as a result of its longstanding relationships with housing developers and 16-year track record of providing high quality services to its customers.
With QPE’s support, Encore will continue
Imaweb, an independent developer and provider of automotive and dealership digital software solutions in Europe, has acquired Stampyt, a French provider of re-marketing software and other digital solutions for the second-hand vehicle market.
Imaweb is backed by funds advised by PSG, a leading growth equity firm that focuses on partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled service companies.
Founded in 2015, Stampyt’s AI-driven imaging technology enables dealerships and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to boost their second-hand vehicle sales by providing them with innovative digital solutions to support after-sales and re-marketing activities. In addition to photo and video technology, Stampyt also
IQ-EQ, an investor services provider, has launched a new Global Private Debt & Credit Desk to enhance its current private debt and credit offering to align more closely with client needs and address continued demand for the asset class worldwide.
According to a survey conducted by IQ-EQ and IFI Global, 95 per cent of managers and investors predict that the market will continue to grow to record heights over the next three years.
IQ-EQ’s enhanced global offering supports managers and investors with increasingly complex debt strategies and gives clients a dedicated team of expertise across the full debt and credit
Fy!, a home, living and lifestyle retail platform has secured GBP5 million in a funding round led by Hoxton Ventures, with additional investment from a number of angel investors.
Charterhouse Capital Partners (Charterhouse), one of the longest established private equity firms operating in Europe, is to sell a majority stake in Cooper Consumer Health (Cooper), a European independent over-the-counter (OTC) drug manufacturer and distributor, to CVC Fund VII.
The transaction is subject to workers’ council information and consultation and to the approval of relevant regulatory authorities.
Cooper, which is headquartered in Paris, was acquired by Charterhouse in 2016 and since that time has been transformed from a local French champion into a pan-European pure-play OTC platform that manufactures and distributes a diversified portfolio of branded and basic products on
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), advised by LatAm advisory and investment firm HMC Itajubá, has closed its latest flagship fund with USD1.2 billion in capital commitments from Latin America investors.
Brunnur Ventures GP has launched Brunnur II, its second venture fund with USD65 million (ISK8.3 billion) in commitments. The new fund’s Limited Partners include ten of Iceland’s leading pension funds and Landsbanki.
Brunnur II is a lead investor targeting seed and early-stage investments in Iceland with a focus on start-up companies with extraordinary entrepreneurial talent, innovative, high-growth and scalable business models. The fund’s sector focus is primarily within software/IT, gaming, Industry 4.0, biotech, cleantech, marine tech, agrifoodtech and other high technology sectors that have a competitive edge through patentable technology or proprietary know-how.
“We are delighted to be announcing the
The Stepping Stones Group (Stepping Stones) has acquired EBS Healthcare (EBS), a Pennsylvania-based therapeutic and behavioural company.
The combination of Stepping Stones and EBS creates a premier, national provider of therapeutic, behavioural, autism, nursing and educational services to children in school, home and community settings. As a mission driven organisation, the combined company will transform the lives of children, families and communities in over 900 school districts across 42 states.
The combination of The Stepping Stones Group and EBS Healthcare creates a premier, national provider of therapeutic, behavioural, autism, nursing and educational services to children in school, home and
Pathway Capital Management is pleased has closed on USD1 billion for Pathway Co-investment Partners Fund V (PCPF V), a custom co-investment fund for a US-based institutional investor.
PCPF V will focus on identifying and investing in co-investment opportunities globally alongside high-quality private equity managers in a variety of private equity strategies. PCPF V represents a continuation of Pathway’s successful 30-year track record of investing in private markets, which includes more than USD4 billion invested in private equity co-investments.
Since the inception of the firm in 1991, Pathway has participated in the development of more than 110 private market portfolios, committing
IW Capital has completed a leveraged buyout and growth equity investment into Olive Jar Digital, to facilitate the partial equity release to the firm’s founders and provide further growth capital for the business.
This investment is focused on enabling the organic growth of the company through continued expansion into new segments in a growing market. IW Capital is pleased to continue to work with the founders that have built the business to its current position and have a clear strategy for the next stage of development.
Olive Jar Digital – founded in 2015 – is one of the UK’s fastest
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