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Audax Private Equity (Audax) has completed its acquisition of EIS, a distributor, fabricator, and converter of electrical process materials, wire, cable and assemblies serving end-user segments in electrical power and related markets.
EIS provides more than 100,000 products from 38 branches and four fabrication facilities to more than 20,000 customers across North America.
Larry Griffin, CEO of EIS, says: “We are excited to partner with Audax as we embark on our next phase of growth. Our independent structure will allow us to devote renewed energy on better serving our core end markets as we look to expand both organically
The infrastructure division of GED, GED Infrastructure SGEIC, is to sell its stake in Telecom Castilla – La Mancha (Telecom CLM) to a pan-European fund manager specialising in infrastructure Equitix.
The closing of the transaction will take place after the accomplishment of the Condition Precedents (Antitrust clearance amongst others).
Once the operation is completed, Equitix will control 55% of the company. GED’s stake in Telecom CLM was initially acquired by Ahorro Corporación Infraestructuras in September 2007. GED has been managing this fund since 2015, when the private capital funds manager acquired the infrastructure fund management business of Ahorro Corporación.
ProFinda has received GBP1 million of funding from Nesta Impact Investments, a venture capital arm of one of the UK’s leading innovation foundations.
Nesta Impact Investments supports businesses like ProFinda which have the potential to deliver clear social impact as a part of their business model.
ProFinda’s mission is to revolutionise how organisations and their supply chains of people understand their collective skills so that work and projects can be directly matched to actual knowledge, capability, experience and skills.
The Nesta investment will be used to:
● build on success with blue chip clients and partners
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Livingbridge, a UK mid-market private equity investors, has made a GBP15 million investment in Nationwide Hire, an aggregator of equipment rental and hire services.
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Fareham, Hampshire, Nationwide Hire manages a network of over 4,000 suppliers based in over 9,000 locations across the UK and Ireland with access to more than five million products. With over 70 staff and turnover exceeding GBP16 million Nationwide Hire provides major plant and machinery, equipment, tools and specialist services to companies operating across a wide range of sectors including construction, facilities management, retail, events, waste management and crisis support.
Värde Partners and Agam Capital are forming a joint venture pursue the acquisition, reinsurance and management of life and retirement businesses globally.
The joint venture combines the investment management expertise of Värde Partners with the proprietary insurance solutions platform developed by Agam, and will have the capability to price and manage complex insurance products with embedded market and actuarial risks, on a global basis. It will serve as a turnkey solution for financial modelling and enterprise risk management to provide comprehensive economic solutions to life insurance companies.
In connection with the launch of the JV, Värde Partners is seeking
One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, has completed fundraising for One Equity Partners VII, LP (Fund VII) with USD1.75 billion in total capital commitments, bringing the firm’s total AUM to USD6.5 billion.
Fund VII attracted commitments from a range of premier global institutional LPs, including pensions funds, financial institutions, family offices, asset managers, fund of funds, insurance companies and foundations.
“We are grateful for the significant support we received from new and existing limited partners in the U.S. and globally as we raised Fund VII, our second institutional fund since we spun out of JP
Voyager Capital, a West Coast venture capital firm focused on first-round venture technology investments, thas raised USD100 million to fuel innovation in the underserved Cascadia market, which includes Washington, Oregon, and Western Canada.
The fund, Voyager’s fifth, will power first-round investments in B2B startups across cloud infrastructure, software as a service (SaaS), and vertical markets such as FinTech, MediaTech, and AgTech. The firm has already closed five new investments.
The new fund has investor representation from the US, Canada, and Europe, including global family offices, foundations, trusts, fund of funds, and individuals interested in participating in the fast-growing Cascadia
AVALT, a family office that makes direct private equity investments, has purchased Ned Stevens, a provider of residential gutter cleaning and essential exterior home services.
Ned Stevens was founded in 1965 and provides gutter cleaning, soft wash and other related, non-discretionary residential services in 15 states. The company has grown rapidly, fueled by its reputation for high quality service, expansion into new markets and the addition of complementary service offerings.
“We are delighted to partner with the Ned Stevens management team to help them continue building their business. Ned Stevens is a market leader that is truly differentiated within its
Anath Capital Group, the parent company of Garraway Capital LLP, has acquired London-based fixed income specialist, Stratton Street LLP.
Stratton Street is a fund management and advisory company, specialising in fixed income markets. The transaction will double Anath’s assets under management from around USD500 million to over USD1 billion.
Stratton Street’s CIO and Partner, Andy Seaman, says: We are very excited by the opportunities presented by this move. Anath invests using not only capital but also the collective management experience of their organisation. Not only will we will benefit from access to their distribution, operational, legal and compliance capabilities,
Par Equity, an owner-managed venture capital firm specialising in identifying and supporting rapid-growth businesses, has invested GBP800,000 in Kibosh Ltd, the designer of a leaking-pipe repair kit.
Ross Dickinson, a plumbing and heating engineer invented Kibosh in 2009. The kit allows professional plumbers and trades people to mend leaking pipes without having to turn off the water supply to water and central heating systems.
Par Equity’s investment in Kibosh will allow the firm to continue its plans to develop equipment to deal with leaks in pipes carrying oil, gas and other liquids. Kibosh also plans to accelerate its expansion
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