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Stonehage Fleming Advisory, the corporate finance and direct investments business of Stonehage Fleming, has advised the shareholders of Cinesite Media Holdings on a significant minority investment by Gryphion Capital Investments, a private investment vehicle that invests capital on behalf of Rob Thielen, the founder of Waterland Private Equity, and other private investors.Cinesite is a leading and award-winning digital entertainment business providing visual effects and animation to the global film, TV and streaming industries. Headquartered in London, Cinesite operates world class facilities in Berlin, Montreal, Munich and Vancouver.
Stonehage Fleming Advisory’s Richard Hill and Nicolas Begin introduced Gryphion to the opportunity
Macfarlanes has advised long-standing client Hollyport Capital, on the raising of its seventh secondaries fund which has closed at its hard cap of USD1 billion.Macfarlanes previously advised Hollyport Capital on the raising of its sixth secondaries fund, which closed in October 2017 at USD500 millio.
The Macfarlanes team for this matter was led by investment management partner Christopher Good with assistance from investment management senior solicitors Harriet Miller and Edward Prestwich. Tax and structuring advice was provided by partner James McCredie.
Good says: “We are delighted to have assisted Hollyport in reaching its hard cap on the latest
Pan-European private equity firm IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap II Fund has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Acture Groep (Acture) from the Company’s founders. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Acture Groep is a unique collective of innovative businesses providing specialised outsourced services to Dutch corporates and temporary staffing agencies to manage cases of illness or disability in their workforces. The Company was founded by current CEO, Maudie Derks, and two other co-founders in 2008 with the purpose of reducing absenteeism and employer costs amidst the complex and evolving Dutch social security
Denham Capital (Denham), a leading global energy-focused private equity firm, acting through its International Power Fund, is to make an initial commitment of USD250 million to Ceiba Energy (Ceiba), owner, developer, and operator of Latin American power generation assets.The partnership with Ceiba will reinforce Denham Capital’s position as a leading investor in renewable and natural gas-fired Latin American power generation assets. Ceiba Energy’s management team brings more than 80 years of combined experience in power generation and related energy infrastructure in Latin America and emerging markets to the partnership. The Ceiba team has led the development, acquisition, operations, financing, and
Funds advised by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) have banked a healthy return multiple of 2.25x within two years of their initial investment in EIKON Group, with YFM retaining a minority investment.In March 2018, YFM initially provided GBP6 million funding to EIKON, a London-based leading provider of digital mastering and localisation services to the international entertainment industry. This funding, from YFM’s British Smaller Companies VCT funds and Growth LP funds, was mostly used to expand the company’s execution capabilities through development of a major new facility in Los Angeles.
EIKON partners with major Hollywood studios and global streaming platforms, offering
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has closed Aberdeen US Private Equity VIII (APE VIII), its eighth US private equity fund. The fundraising, which was completed in less than nine months, exceeded the firm’s USD350 million target and was oversubscribed. APE VIII, which closed on 23 December, will invest in a strategically concentrated portfolio of small-cap private equity funds, direct investments and secondary transactions, with a geographic focus on North America. The strategy is designed to capture outperformance potential of the lower middle market private equity ecosystem.
Scott Reed, co-head of US Private Equity at Aberdeen Standard Investments, says: “Against a backdrop
Rockpool Investments’ portfolio company, Airedale Group has acquired Flowrite Refrigeration Holdings Limited, a business majority owned by Foresight Group.Airedale is the leading UK specialist in the design, installation and servicing of catering equipment in the UK, working across all sectors including retail, hospitality, education and healthcare. Flowrite is the UK’s market leading provider of reactive repair, planned maintenance and installation works for all types of refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
The combination of Flowrite and the existing Airedale service operation creates the largest specialist maintenance platform operating in the UK, with over two hundred service technicians looking after catering equipment.
KPS Capital Partners (KPS) is to purchase the IKG business (IKG) from Harsco Corporation (Harsco) for a total consideration of USD85 million, subject to customary closing adjustments.Upon completion of the transaction, IKG will become the second portfolio company of KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund (KPS Mid-Cap).
IKG is a North American manufacturer of high-quality steel and aluminum bar grating. The Company offers a full range of metal bar grating and fencing products, which are used primarily in industrial flooring, safety and security applications across a wide range of industries. IKG is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with six strategically located manufacturing facilities
Nuveen is bringing its private equity and junior capital group together with Churchill Asset Management, its middle-market senior loan and unitranche financing business, to create a direct access platform with over USD21 billion in committed capital. The combined platform, operating as Churchill, manages over 250 portfolio investments and has more than 150 limited partner investments in leading middle market private equity funds. Collectively, the combined businesses invest over $5 billion annually in over 100 middle market companies, led by highly experienced investment teams.
“The combination of these two highly complementary businesses – backed by the scale, capital and resources of Nuveen
Umbra Capital, a one-year old London-based merchant bank, provided a USD20 million equity portion in a USD270 million funding round in socially responsible capital app Hastee in December.
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