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CAPZA, an independent management company and a specialist in private investments in European SMEs with EUR4.82 billion under management, has acquired a minority stake in Magellan Partners Group.
Magellan Partners is an Organization and Information System Consulting group anchored in Technology and Data. With more than 1,200 consultants and a turnover of nearly EUR140 million in 2020, it is one of the leaders in the digital transformation of companies in France. Magellan Partners defines operational, data and digital strategies, defines and supports business strategies for energy transition supported by digital technology, leads the execution of projects, and implements innovative technological
Capital Rx, a pharmacy benefit manager in the US, has raised USD50 million in Series B financing led by Transformational Capital, with participation from Edison Partners, who led Capital Rx’s Series A financing in 2019.
“Capital Rx started its mission three years ago to change the way prescriptions are priced and serviced to create enduring social change,” says AJ Loiacono, CEO at Capital Rx. “With this capital raise, we are excited to see our vision and technology accelerate an era of positive disruption in healthcare.”
Following the recent launch of JUDITM, the industry’s first Enterprise Pharmacy Platform and fully-integrated
Cairn Capital Group (Cairn Capital), supported by Mediobanca as its majority shareholder, has agreed terms for a strategic partnership in which Cairn Capital will acquire and merge with Bybrook Capital (Bybrook), a specialist distressed credit manager based in London.
Bybrook, established in 2014, is focused on absolute value stressed/distressed debt and special situations in Europe and has established an outstanding track record since inception. Bybrook currently manages approximately USD2.5 billion on behalf of top tier international institutional investors. Through this transaction, Mediobanca will reaffirm its majority shareholder position with a stake of c64 per cent while the remaining 36 per
Bestport Private Equity (Bestport), and Ethos Partners (Ethos) have solc Nu-Heat (Holdings) Limited (Nu-Heat) to Polypipe Group (Polypipe) for a cash consideration of GBP27 million.
Nu-Heat is the leading supplier in the UK of sustainable underfloor heating solutions, air and ground source heat pumps, and other renewable heating systems.
The company was acquired through an MBO backed by Bestport and Ethos in May 2017, and the business has experienced strong turnover and margin growth in the last three years. Polypipe was attracted to Nu-Heat due to its market leading position with a product set complementary to the Group’s existing portfolio
Fecon, a portfolio company of LFM Capital, has acquired the Vermeer forestry mulcher product line and established a global distribution agreement with the company.
This distribution agreement with Vermeer, which will be rolled out on a controlled basis throughout 2021, will provide their dealers access to the robust line of mulching equipment that leverages the best of Vermeer and Fecon mulching technology. This distribution strategy leverages the scope and size of traditional Vermeer dealerships by focusing on market segments with differentiated product needs. Blending the learnings and engineering expertise of both teams provides dealerships and customers with products that are
DW Healthcare Partners (DWHP) a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has completed its investment in Parnell Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd (Parnell).
Founded over 50 years ago in Australia, Parnell is a fully integrated manufacturer and developer of animal health pharmaceuticals focused on the US market.
“Parnell has an attractive position with an FDA approved manufacturing facility dedicated to animal health drugs with a particular focus on sterile injectables,” says Eric Moore, Principal at DWHP. “Alan and Brad have done a great job building a quality and compliance culture at the Company and over the last three years have dramatically transformed the organisation.
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and CVC Capital Partners Fund VII have launched Volleyball World, a new partnership which will drive innovation, growth and investment in volleyball around the globe.
Volleyball is the fourth most popular sport globally, with more than 800 million fans and high participation, across attractive markets, including Italy, Brazil, Japan, Poland, China and the US. Volleyball was the most watched sport at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, with 2.6 billion viewer hours globally.
Volleyball World will become the commercial entity for the sport around the world, initially for FIVB and aiming at working later alongside other
Priority Power Management (Priority), an independent energy management services and consulting firm backed by Ara Partners, has acquired Satori Energy Solutions (Satori).
The transaction creates a leading nationwide provider of energy services with significantly enhanced service offering, broadened geographic footprint, and industry expertise.
Satori, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, was one of the first energy service firms to emerge after deregulation and today provides industry-leading expertise and service to more than 55,000 industrial, municipal, and residential clients in 25 states and the District of Columbia, Canada, and Mexico.
The company’s capabilities span the spectrum of Energy Structuring and Market Intelligence
Research by regional mid-market private equity firm YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has revealed a growing focus on culture and working practices, rather than simply valuation, after almost a year of interrupted working and repeated lockdowns.
The survey polled over 120 entrepreneurs, advisers and dealmakers across the UK in December, and showed that the primary consideration for boards looking for VC and growth funding was the investors’ approach to working (48 per cent), closely followed by their cultural fit with investors (45 per cent), whilst the financial terms, once the dominant consideration, came in as the third most important criteria, only
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising lower mid-market companies, has sold MB2 Dental, a dental partnership organisation (DPO) with a doctor-centric ownership model. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and serving patients in 24 states, MB2 is a leading DPO offering general dentistry services, orthodontics, peadiatrics, prosthodontics, and periodontics. MB2 employs a unique partnership model through which affiliated dentists enjoy the clinical benefits of a private practice and the infrastructure, compliance, marketing, and purchasing advantages of a traditional dental service organisation. Drawing on the energy of its highly engaged
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