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Enhanced Healthcare Partners (EHP), a New York-based private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market healthcare businesses, has exited its platform investment in West Dermatology through the sale of the business to Sun Capital Partners, Inc.West Dermatology is the largest and most sophisticated provider of dermatology services in the Western US. The company’s mission statement, “Healthy Skin Is Our Passion,” underscores its focus on quality care and patient satisfaction. The company has a 55-year operating history and partnered with EHP in November 2014 to drive forward a growth strategy founded on collaborating with top physicians with a shared commitment to
Battery Ventures, a technology-focused investment firm, has closed two new funds worth a combined USD2 billion to continue backing innovative technology companies worldwide in a variety of sectors.Battery, a 37-year old firm, has closed Battery Ventures XIII, a USD1.2 billion investment fund, and Battery Ventures XIII Side Fund, a companion vehicle capitalised at USD800 million. The side fund invests in later-stage growth and buyout transactions alongside the main fund.
Through these funds, Battery will continue to make investments in core sectors including business software; enterprise IT, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity; online marketplaces; financial technology; healthcare-IT; and industrial
Funds advised by Apax Partners (Apax Funds) are to acquire Cadence Education, a provider of early childhood education in North America, from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP). The transaction is expected to complete in March 2020. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Cadence Education serves families and students in more than 225 private preschools through a network of over 40 brands, including the company’s flagship Cadence Academy brand. The company’s schools serve children aged six weeks to 12 years. With more than 27 years in business, Cadence Education schools offer a proprietary curriculum developed by experts
A company backed by Permira funds has agreed to acquire Carlyle Group’s majority stake in Golden Goose, a growing luxury fashion brand in the leisure and sports footwear sector.The company has operations in Europe, US and Asia, has a network of 100 Directly Owned Stores (DOS) and a fast growing online presence.
Carlyle acquired Golden Goose in March 2017 through Carlyle Europe Partners IV (CEP IV), a European-focused, upper-mid market buyout fund, and Carlyle Asia Growth Partners V (CAGP V). During their ownership, revenues have grown from EUR100 million to estimated revenues in excess of €260m for 2019. Carlyle has
Clearwater International has advised MML Capital Partners (MML) on its investment in global specialist energy and infrastructure recruitment business Spencer Ogden to support the next phase of growth.Spencer Ogden has more than 400 employees across 12 international offices focusing on four key verticals – renewables, power and utilities, built environment and oil and gas.
Continued investment in key areas such as renewables, combined with the ongoing technical skills shortage across the energy sector, has driven strong growth within Spencer Ogden which has seen EBITDA increase by 45 per cent year on year.
MML’s investment in Spencer Ogden will support the
NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has invested GBP500,000 in Fissara Limited (fissara), a designer, developer and provider of operational management software (OMS) for the SME and mid-sized corporate market.The funding will allow the business to invest in product development and expand its team, creating 10 new jobs in the Manchester region.
fissara is a specialist in mobile workforce software for the waste, transport, property maintenance and engineering sectors. The software helps organisations like O2, Motorola, Clarke Telecom, OM-3 and Peel Land and Property Ltd manage their mobile
Align Capital Partners (ACP) has closed a third strategic add-on for its utility intelligence platform E Source, with the acquisition of TROVE Predictive Data Science (TROVE) a, provider of predictive analytics solutions for the utility industry. TROVE’s team of data scientists and engineers have developed artificial intelligence (“AI”) software to help clients make better, data-driven decisions to improve their bottom line, reduce operational risk, and increase customer satisfaction.
Based in Buffalo, New York, TROVE helps utilities use data to optimise decision making. TROVE provides forward thinking utilities with data to forecast the impact of electric vehicle adoption, down to the transformer level. TROVE
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on making investments in the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has acquired Kronos Foods Corp (Kronos). Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Kronos is a leading provider of global cuisine, including authentic Mediterranean foods, ready-to-eat proteins, plant-based proteins, and value-added bakery products. Founded in 1975, Kronos originally became known for its authentic Greek gyros meat and has progressively expanded its capabilities to include a variety of specialty and international protein products as well as bakery products, sauces and other international foods. The company’s KronoBroil™ technology, pioneered in
The listed UK equity market could see a further spike in M&A activity this year as international investors swoop to take advantage of depressed valuations now that much of the political uncertainty has been removed, William Lough, portfolio manager at River and Mercantile, has said.Lough, who runs the ES R&M UK Dynamic Equity fund, says that with the range of outcomes from Brexit now narrower and a business-friendly government, but only a limited corresponding move up for UK equity valuations, the country represents a fertile hunting ground for foreign corporates.
“We should expect UK corporates to remain acquisition targets
Essling Expansion, Essling Capital’s Small & Lower-Mid Cap fund, has entered into an exclusive negotiation with SPVIE Assurances, a multi-channel insurance brokerage group.Since 2015, SPVIE Assurances has invested heavily to develop a differentiating digital offering that facilitates insurance brokers’ commercial path and customer experience. Thanks to its efforts, the company has experienced exponential growth in recent years.
The arrival of Essling Expansion will provide SPVIE Assurances with new resources to support its ambitious development plan, strengthen the group’s organisation and seize significant external growth opportunities.
“This transaction gives us the opportunity to welcome a solid and ambitious long-term
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