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Bestport Private Equity (Bestport), has completed the MBO of medical equipment auctioneer Hilditch Group Limited (Hilditch). Headquartered in Wiltshire, Hilditch is a specialist in the management, auction and recycling of medical equipment.
The deal is the first for Bestport’s latest Fund II. The deal was introduced to Bestport by Ashley Levinson of WestCountry Capital (WCC”) and this is the first co-investment for WCC. Ashley has joined the board of Hilditch as Chairman and Ole Bettum from Bestport will join the board as the Investor Director.
Hilditch was founded in 1990 by Mike and Nicky Hilditch who, over the past
By Paul Bryant – GPs and LPs are increasingly turning to the private equity secondary market, adding a new layer of sophistication…
Continued primary market growth in global private equity has led to greater demand for the liquidity provided by the secondary market. Global deal value exploded over the last decade from USD13 billion in 2009 to a projected 2019 value of between USD80 billion and USD90 billion, according to Coller Capital, a leading secondary investor.
Greenhill, a specialist adviser, reports that deal value in the first half of 2019 was 56 per cent up year-on-year, and exceeded the full-year
Cartica Management, a majority women-owned active investor focused on improvements in corporate governance, environmental, and social factors in the emerging markets, has appointed Kate Ahern as Managing Director of ESG and Sustainability.
Ahern will lead Cartica’s ESG practice, overseeing the firm’s processes to identify potential value-adding engagement issues in its portfolio companies through the integration of ESG analysis into each step of the investment process. She will report to Emily Alejos, Cartica’s Chief Investment Officer.
Ahern has more than 15 years of experience, with a proven track record of success in the areas of ESG management, social impact diligence,
U-C Coatings, a portfolio company of High Road Capital Partners, has completed the acquisition of the assets of the stains and industrial coatings business of Eco Chemical, marking the company’s second acquisition under High Road’s ownership.
Founded in 1991, Seattle, Washington-based Eco Chemical is a leading manufacturer of water-based stains and coatings used on pressure treated wood and in the manufacturing of wood products such as fencing, decks, and exteriors.
“The acquisition of Eco Chemical deepens U-C Coatings’ position in the softwood market, adds the pressure treating channel, and broadens U-C Coatings’ product offerings by introducing stains and coatings
Funds advised by EMH Partners have purchased a significant minority shareholding in Liganova Group, a specialist in transforming retail spaces into experience channels.
Liganova Group’s founder Vincent Bodo Andrin and Dr. Marc Schumacher,Managing Partner of Liganova and responsible for the operational client business, will retain a majority ownership in the business and continue to manage Liganova Group.
Liganova Group supports many of the world’s most renowned brands in innovating and executing their retail marketing activities, thereby creating memorable experiences for their customers. “By intensifying digital interactions between brands and customers, we will witness an increase in the importance of
AppLearn, a specialist in Digital Adoption Solutions, has secured a significant investment led by California-based K1 Investment Management (K1), a leading investment firm focusing on high-growth enterprise software companies.
K1’s investment provides AppLearn with significant experience and resources to rapidly expand its global presence and further develop its innovative product suite known as its ADOPT platform.
ADOPT is an AI-powered Digital Adoption Solution that helps world-leading organisations to optimise their investments in digital transformation. By assisting users with complex business processes, infrequently performed tasks and change management activities, the software enables companies to maximise return on their digital investment,
Anacapa Partners, a private equity firm focused on acquisitions in the lower middle market, has completed a growth investment in Israel-based Dooblo, a specialist in mobile survey software, data collection and analysis solutions.
Trail Mark Partners participated in the investment alongside Anacapa. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2001, Dooblo provides innovative mobile survey software for the market research industry. Dooblo’s flagship product, SurveyToGo, is designed to reduce the cost of traditional paper-based surveys while significantly improving quality of the collected data. SurveyToGo is utilised by market research firms in more than 100 countries
Clients of Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business, have invested EUR5.2 million in the final close of a European Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO) fund managed by Permira Debt Managers (PDM).
The Permira Sigma V Fund targets a high cash yield from a diversified portfolio of senior secured European corporate loans to large multinationals, which have an average enterprise value of at least EUR1 billion. The fund’s strategy targets mid-teen net returns and is expected to make regular distributions after the two year investment period. Connection Capital says that the potential to generate accelerated cash returns and to increase
AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a European dedicated financial services specialist investor, has held the final close of its fourth Credit Opportunities fund, raising a total of EUR1 billion.
AnaCap Credit Opportunities IV was oversubscribed following strong interest from both existing and new investors and is approximately 70 per cent larger than its predecessor. Combined with the firm’s Private Equity funds, AnaCap has now raised funds totalling over EUR5 billion, including credit funds totalling EUR2.6 billion since the Credit Opportunities strategy inception in 2009. This includes AnaCap Financial Europe (AFE), an investment vehicle established by AnaCap in 2017 with the issuance
Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics company, has close an USD8 million funding round, the second significant investment this year. The infusion of capital is led by Optum Ventures.
Kaia Health has developed a smartphone-based approach for managing a range of chronic conditions, with its leading product focused on musculoskeletal disorders (MSK) such as chronic back pain. The investment by Optum Ventures helps Kaia Health address the rising costs of treating MSK-related conditions, the difficulty patients have in accessing gold-standard treatment, and the need for innovative, scaleable and cost-effective technology solutions to confront this issue.
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