Allocations
UK mid-marketprovate equity investor Livingbridge has agreed the sale of The Up Group, a European digital search, advisory and networking firm.Livingbridge’s realisation comes via a strategic trade acquisition from Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), backed by OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans. AMS will support The Up Group in delivering enhanced talent solutions to its clients, scaling its international operations and expanding its team, whilst retaining Up’s strong brand and autonomy to deliver market-leading digital executive search.
Having recognised the firm’s unique offering and backing an experienced senior management team
NextStage, an investment company listed on the Euronext Paris regulated exchange, and a specialist in long-term equity investments in mid-sized companies (MSCs), has sold of its entire stake in the Fountaine Pajot Group.Fountaine Pajot, an brand created by Jean-François Fountaine and Yves Pajot in 1976, has developed unmatched expertise in the design and manufacture of elegant marine catamarans for nearly 40 years, allowing it to sell more than 3,000 boats worldwide. Supported by NextStage since 2015, Fountaine Pajot has been able to develop and strengthen its leadership position, becoming one of two French flagships of industrial know-how in the world
Benevity, a specialist in corporate purpose cloud software, has secured an investment from global software investor Hg. Hg’s investment is expected to further accelerate and scale Benevity’s pioneering leadership in this category.
Hg will lead the investment, which will be made from the Hg Saturn 2 Fund, in partnership with Benevity’s current investors, General Atlantic and JMI Equity, who will remain significant investors in the business, alongside the Benevity management team.
This investment comes at a time when ESG (Environment, Social, Governance), corporate purpose and stakeholder capitalism are taking root in companies of all sizes across the globe and as
Glenhawk as agreed to a GBP25 million mezzanine funding line with Balbec Capital, the global private investment firm, which will support the senior funding line Glenhawk secured with JP Morgan in March as it targets growing its UK loan book to GBP200 million by the end of 2021.The agreement represents the first time that Balbec Capital, which has invested over USD6.5 billion in 20 countries and specialises in investments and joint-ventures in alternative credit opportunities, has partnered with a UK bridging lender. The funding line, which was arranged and closed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be used
Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) has held the first close of UBP Private Debt Fund III, at over EUR110 million. The strategy seeks to earn attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in privately sourced debt obligations, expanding UBP’s existing diversified range of private debt solutions.
The Private Debt team originates its transactions from the family office universe, an informal network of multi- and single-family offices and businesses backed by family money. The UBP Private Debt Fund III has a lifespan of 4.5 years and will return capital after a two-year investment period. The target size is up to EUR 300 million,
The latest CEPRES Private Capital Market Outlook highlights how the venture capital industry and its underlying technology and innovation across many verticals such as financial services, entertainment, social media and healthcare can stand to benefit from the consequences of the pandemic.
Coadjute – a blockchain network for the UK property market that promises to double the speed of UK property sales by connecting all the parties involved in property transactions – has secured additional funding from a US venture fund, Collab+Currency. The backing will be used to accelerate the launch of the Coadjute Network and strengthen the future product roadmap, and represents another major milestone for the rapid growth of enterprise blockchain, which is becoming an increasingly established technology. With sectors as diverse as banking, shipping and healthcare now embracing enterprise blockchain technology, Coadjute says the time has now come for the
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement mbH (SHS), based in Tübingen, is selling its shares in puracon to Klingel medical metal, a portfolio company of IK Investment Partners. With 600 employees, Klingel Group is one of the leading companies in the field of precision machining of high-strength materials such as stainless steel and titanium for the production of medical technology products made of metal. The purchase of puracon allows Klingel to benefit from valuable synergies as contract developer, manufacturer and packer and offer its worldwide medical technology customers a complete range of services based on the “one-stop-shop” principle. This is already the third
Canadian private equity firm Novacap, in partnership with Investissement Québec, has acquired Logibec, a Montreal-based healthcare software company. The transaction brings Logibec back into Canadian ownership.Founded in 1982, Logibec is one of Canada’s largest healthcare technology companies and is entirely dedicated to contributing to the better delivery of patient care and to assisting healthcare managers in their day to day operations through technology.
“We are grateful for the enthusiastic support of Novacap and its partners in this transaction, which not only brings our company back to Canadian ownership, but also positions us for expansion outside of North America,” says Marc
London-based Investment group RD Capital Partners (RDCP) has completed the acquisition of Southampton-based construction firm Su-Fix Precast, which see the value of RDCP Group rise to over GBP100million.Established in 2015 by Sameer Rizvi and Iryna Dubylovska, RDCP has experienced impressive growth since its inception and is one of the fastest growing private companies in the UK. The acquisition of Southampton-based Su-Fix Precast is the firm’s fourth acquisition this year and means RDCP now control over £100million of investments in the healthcare, hospitality, engineering and real estate sectors in the UK.
Headquartered in Southampton, Su-Fix Precast was established in 2001
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