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Private investment group Floreat has invested in Air Lease Corporation’s (ALC) new asset-backed securitisation (ABS).Known as Thunderbolt III, the newly-formed entity (Thunderbolt III Aircraft Lease Limited) will purchase a portfolio of 19 commercial aircraft on operating lease to 18 airlines in 15 countries. The airlines are diversified globally and over half are national flag carriers. Names include Vueling, Air France, China Airlines and Aerolineas Argentinas.
The structure includes two series of fixed rate notes and equity certificates. Floreat is the largest single investor in the equity certificates, with USD25 million invested.
Floreat invested following a robust review and
NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has invested GBP250,000 in healthy snacking brand Real Handful. The funding will allow the business to invest in product development as well as its sales and marketing activities to develop its commercial offering and expand its team, creating 14 new jobs in the Manchester region.
Real Handful is a healthy snacking brand that produces a wide range of naturally flavour infused fruit, nut and seed snacks. Products are vegan friendly, high in fibre, and (plant) protein, free from gluten and refined sugars.
Baird Capital (Baird) has acquired a majority stake in the Vega Global Group (Vega).Vega is a provider of audio visual and video collaboration solutions for organisations of all types throughout the Asia Pacific region. Vega’s services enable global communications for the modern workplace, facilitating meaningful collaboration to enhance productivity for its enterprise clients. The Baird relationship with Vega better positions the Company for growing all facets of the professional audio-visual market and meeting the demands of enterprise clients seeking global standards and delivery platforms.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, Vega is one of the largest System Integrator and Managed Service Providers
The Lakes Distillery, a Cumbrian-based whisky distiller, has secured a GBP4.25 million investment from Comhar Capital, to support its ambitious growth plans.With its investment Comhar Capital has acquired a minority share in the business. The funding will support The Lakes’ ongoing capital investment programme and continued growth in maturing whisky stocks as the business begins to develop internationally.
The Lakes Distillery (The Lakes) was established close to Bassenthwaite Lake in 2011 under the leadership of Nigel Mills and Paul Currie.
The Lakes’ whisky-maker, Dhavall Gandhi, joined the business in 2015 from The Macallan and is developing a strong reputation across the
Ironwood Capital has exited its subordinated debt and minority equity investment in Bush Industries (Bush) via a sale to Canadian designer and manufacturer of ready-to-assemble home and office furniture, Bestar. Bush, headquartered in Jamestown, New York, is a manufacturer and distributor of commercial and home office furniture. Bush and Bestar have over 130 years of combined history in the Ready-To-Assemble furniture industry and will have consolidated sales of approximately USD200 million.
“Bush management positioned the company for rapid growth within the e-commerce channel. Every facet of the business, from manufacturing to marketing to distribution, was designed to maximise the company’s online
ORIX Corporation USA’s (ORIX USA) business unit ORIX Mezzanine & Private Equity has changed its name to ORIX Private Equity Solutions. “Our business strategy remains unchanged. We have always sought to be a flexible provider of capital to our transaction partners. For a long time a large majority of the capital we have invested has been equity. Our new name better represents what we do and what we will continue to do going forward,” says Jeff Sangalis, Managing Director and Head of ORIX Private Equity Solutions. “We want independent sponsors, family offices and others involved in middle market transactions to think of
ProctorU, an online exam security and identity management company, and Yardstick Assessment Strategies, a specialist in psychometrics and computer-based exam administration for professional testing organisations, have completed a deal to merge the two companies and form a new parent brand, Meazure Learning. The merger positions both ProctorU and Yardstick for rapid expansion in both professional testing and higher education using ProctorU’s approach to security and identity management.
“ProctorU and Yardstick have already proven themselves as leaders in their respective markets, and now, by integrating both companies’ unique offerings and strengths together, we’re poised to truly transform those markets,” says Scott McFarland,
BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses has invested in The Chemistry Group (TCG), a London-based HR consultancy.
Siguler Guff, a multi-strategy private equity investment firm with over USD14 billion of assets under management, announced today that it has completed fundraising for its Small Buyout Opportunities Fund IV. Fund IV, which was oversubscribed, closed at USD1.575 billion after six months of fundraising, exceeding its USD1.25 billion target. The Fund’s re-up rate was over 90 per cent, a significant vote of confidence from existing investors.
Since the strategy’s inception in 2006, Siguler Guff has committed over USD4 billion to approximately 650 companies in 43 US states and one US territory. Through direct investments and by partnering with specialist private
The European Commission has revealed details of its Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, suggesting a financial roadmap for reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
On 11 December 2019, the Commission presented the European Green Deal, with the ambition of becoming the first climate-neutral bloc in the world by 2050.
The plan will involve mobilising investment of 1 trillion euros to help finance its flagship project, the European Green Deal.
The European Green Deal’s Investment Plan – the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan presented today will “mobilise public investment and help to unlock private funds through EU financial instruments, notably InvestEU”, according to a European
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