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Guardian Capital Partners (Guardian Capital) has invested in Upper Echelon Products (Upper Echelon). Guardian Capital partnered with Upper Echelon’s co-founders and executives, who will continue to operate the Company.Headquartered in Austin, TX, Upper Echelon is a data-driven consumer products company selling its own branded products through eCommerce marketplaces. Consumers are faced with a myriad of options in the eCommerce space today. Upper Echelon leverages its technology and consumer products expertise to launch high quality products to fit consumer needs and lifestyles. The Company’s brand names include Everlasting Comfort, Repel, Café Du Chateau and Le Chateau.
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Archean Capital Partners (Archean), a provider of strategic capital for emerging private equity firms, has announced a new USD75 million commitment to Invictus Growth Partners (Invictus), a growth equity and small buyout firm with a focus on automation-enabled enterprise cloud software, cybersecurity and fintech. This is the fourth strategic investment for Archean and anchors the first-close for Invictus Growth Fund I, LP.
“Over 2019 and 2020, we reviewed at least 100 growth equity and small buyout strategies with elements of the Invictus approach,” says Rob Lazaroff, Portfolio Manager at Archean Capital. “It was obvious to us that the Invictus team had
Frontenac Company (Frontenac) has acquired Newterra Group (Newterra), a Global Modular Water Treatment Company, from its current shareholders including institutional investors XPV Water Partners and Angeleno Group,. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Newterra is a specialist in designing, engineering, manufacturing, and servicing modular treatment solutions for water, wastewater, stormwater, and groundwater. Founded in 1992 with brands dating back to 1863, Newterra helps clients across a wide range of industries and sectors solve their water and wastewater challenges, offering both standard products and fully customised engineered solutions. Over the past several years in addition to robust organic
Allegro MicroSystems Inc, a portfolio company of middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP), has completed its initial public offering (IPO) of 25,000,000 shares of common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The shares priced at USD14 per share at the top end of their expected range and trade under the ticker symbol ALGM, raising USD350 million in gross proceeds before deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses. At the close of trading on 2 November, the company had a market capitalisation in excess of USD3.7 billion.
Allegro is a manufacturer of advanced sensing and power semiconductor technology
Logisly, a B2B tech-enabled logistics platform based in Indonesia, has closed a new USD6 million funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures.The funding will be used to scale Logisly’s operations in Indonesia, by growing their sales and vendor acquisition teams to strengthen its network of shippers and transporters and product development. This includes providing tools for shippers and transporters to improve their business operations.
Logisly CEO and Co-Founder, Roolin Njotosetiadi, says: “We are focused on digitizing the logistics industry in Indonesia, which remains largely fragmented. The industry continues to face a plethora of challenges such as fragmented ecosystem players, high
Zip Co Limited, a specialist in the digital retail finance and payments industry, has closed a AUD100 million debt funding agreement with Victory Park Capital (VPC).Zip offers point-of-sale credit and digital payment services to the retail, home, health, automotive and travel industries. This is Zip’s second transaction with VPC, having closed a AUSD108 million asset-backed warehouse facility with the firm in 2015 that later grew to AUD200 million, making VPC one of Zip’s earliest partners.
The debt facility from VPC will fund receivables and support the company’s recently launched Zip Business platform designed to support the small business community,
Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, has entered into an agreement to acquire Sweeping Corp of America (SCA) from Soundcore Capital Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The investment will allow SCA to accelerate its sales and marketing efforts and help the company identify strategic relationships and acquisition opportunities.
With over 1,000 employees in its 35 locations throughout the eastern half of the United States, the company’s key services include street and highway sweeping, parking lot sweeping, and jet vac services. Customers served include municipalities, state departments of transportation, commercial, infrastructure, and
GCA Altium has appointed Dr Jules Wurlod as ESG Director in a newly created role as ethical investing booms across the globe.GCA Altium has a strong history in ESG M&A advisory and has recently increased its emphasis on this area by forming a global ESG advisory team. GCA Altium has also recently introduced an internal ESG programme with a focus on creating a positive impact for all its stakeholders – including clients, shareholders, employees and communities. Jules will support GCA Altium’s deal teams on both ESG origination and execution, and also the internal ESG team with the development and implementation
By Stéphane Badey, Arendt – These are uncertain times, but three solid trends driving the Luxembourg investment funds market can be highlighted.
1. The continuous growth of the alternative investment strategies. Luxembourg has positioned itself as a jurisdiction of choice for alternative asset managers. As a consulting firm we are accompanying clients in their move to Luxembourg. This is made easier from a regulatory perspective by the adoption of a clear regulatory framework.
2. The further integration of ESG criteria into asset managers’ strategies. The upcoming regulations (SFDR*) are prompting asset managers to position themselves accordingly. Although many had already embraced
By Stephane Pesch, LPEA – As the world tumbles into a period of economic and political uncertainty, private equity relies on its long term investment strategy and eyes the calm after the storm. Meanwhile, investors and fund managers are drawn to the safe harbour of Luxembourg, one of the few they can rely on these days.
Luxembourg has built a reputation as a cross border platform mainly for its capacity to offer an advanced and complete set of legal tools that suit different investors’ needs, especially after the implementation of the AIFM directive. More recently, we observed a diversification of the
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