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MiddleGround Capital has acquired majority ownership of Dura Automotive Systems from Bardin Hill Investment Partners. This is MiddleGround’s sixth platform acquisition made from its first fund, which closed in August 2019.Dura is a global designer and manufacturer of highly engineered automotive systems. It operates through its mechatronics, lightweight structures and exterior trim segments, making products such as shift-by-wire actuators, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), electric vehicle (BEV) battery trays, mechatronic control systems and aluminium roof rails. Dura supplies leading automotive OEMs and Tier one partners worldwide, with a presence on more than 300 platforms across all light vehicle and powertrain types.
Northstar Capital (Northstar), a provider of junior capital for middle market private equity transactions, has invested in Yale Cordage, a portfolio company of River Associates (River).Based in Saco, Maine, Yale Cordage is a provider of high-performance synthetic rope for key industries such as: heavy lift, specialty industrial, utility, arborist, life safety, and oceanographic / marine. The Company utilises proprietary equipment and engineering ingenuity to design and manufacture synthetic rope and rope systems for hundreds of long-term customer relationships.
Northstar provided subordinated debt and an equity co-investment to help River finance the deal. The Northstar team remains committed to partnering with
Fund administration, capital markets, corporate and fiduciary services specialist Ocorian has assisted Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) in the closing of its 6th Core Fund (Fund VI), with AUD2.5 billion of commitments.PEP is the largest private markets fund manager in Australasia and this impressive fundraising effort means that they have achieved their target hard cap. Ocorian will continue to support PEP as their fund administration partner of choice.
Ocorian assisted with the establishment, launch and closings of Fund VI and will continue to provide ongoing support, including administrative, depositary and governance services in both Jersey and the Cayman Islands, notably with
General Atlantic-backed primary care startup Oak Street Health is listing on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming to raise close to USD328 million.
Oak Street Health, a network of primary care centres for adults on Medicare, priced its IPO of 15,625,000 shares of its common stock to the public at USD 21.00 per share.
The shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “OSH” on 6 August, 2020, and the offering is expected to close on 10 August , 2020.
In addition, Oak Street has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase
Foresight Group (Foresight) has completed a EUR4.5 million top-up to the Project Bond issued in January 2019 by Pagano & Ascolillo and listed on Borsa Italiana, for the installation of LED street lights on behalf of the Foresight Italian Green Bond Fund.The top-up will support four further street lighting projects to retrofit c7,235 street lighting points across four municipalities in the Centre and South of Italy.
The project bond which was the first of its kind to be issued in Italy for the financing of greenfield projects was innovatively structured such that P&A Public Lighting (the Issuer) could draw down
Private equity funds managed by Blackstone are to acquire Ancestry from Silver Lake, GIC, Spectrum Equity, Permira, and other equity holders for a total enterprise value of USD4.7 billion. Current Ancestry investor GIC will continue to retain a significant minority stake in the company. This transaction represents the first control acquisition for Blackstone’s eighth vintage of its flagship private equity vehicle.
Ancestry is specialist in digital family history services, operating in more than 30 countries with more than three million paying subscribers across its Ancestry online properties and more than USD1 billion in annual revenue. The company harnesses the information found
Private Equity Wire sat down with Greg Bowes, co-founder and managing principal of Albright Capital, to talk about what distinguishes ESG issues in emerging markets from developed markets, how Covid-19 will affect the push towards ESG investing seen in recent years and how private credit strategies differ from private equity in terms of managing ESG.
North East university partnership Northern Accelerator is launching a new GBP1.7 million Seed Investment Fund that aims to grow the region’s economy, building on its successful record of creating innovative spin-out businesses.The Seed Investment Fund, managed by Northstar Ventures, will officially launch on 4 August, with the first deals to be completed in the next two months, and further funding allocated over a 12-month period. The fund will make significant investments in businesses with the best commercial ideas and high growth potential in a targeted group of sectors including healthcare, clean technology and data.
Northern Accelerator, comprised of Durham,
Private equity-backed property, site and people protection specialist Orbis Protect has made its first acquisition following a strong period of growth despite the UK-wide lockdown.The business employs more than 400 staff across 19 UK depots, working with clients across the private and public sectors. Its services include vacant property management – deep-cleaning, repairing and securing vacant properties ready for re-occupation, as well as site security for commercial offices, construction and other vulnerable sites through its monitoring services. It also offers a lone worker monitoring solution, supporting 35,000 workers annually with personalised alarm services.
The deal will see Orbis Protect
Western NIS Enterprise Fund has reached an agreement to sell, alongside other shareholders, its stake in Moldova-based Glass Container Company and Glass Container Prim (GCC) to Vetropack Austria Holding AG, a subsidiary of Vetropack Holding SA.Vetropack is a leading Swiss player in the European glass packaging industry with 2019 annual turnover of CHF714.9 million, and subsidiaries in Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Ukraine and Italy.
This transaction has been led by Horizon Capital, a leading regional private equity firm with over USD850 million under management, including managing the investment portfolio of Western NIS Enterprise Fund, an investment vehicle established
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