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The Riverside Company has invested in TOOLPORT, a European online provider of professional tents and spare parts for the consumer and industrial markets.
Based in Norderstedt, Germany, the company operates an online direct-to-consumer model supported by a specialized and high-quality customer service team and decided to partner with Riverside to pursue an ambitious international growth strategy.
TOOLPORT’s product portfolio includes a broad range of professional tents, such as party tents, portable garages or arched shelters, catering to various use cases of both B2C and B2B customers. The tent offering is complemented by an extensive portfolio of related spare parts.
TMF Group, a provider of global business services, has completed the acquisition of State Street’s private equity and real estate fund administration business in the Channel Islands.
The acquisition is a key milestone in TMF Group’s drive to further grow its fund services business and means it now has over USD125 billion in client assets under administration within fund services, making it one of the leading fund administrators in Europe. TMF Group’s ‘one-stop-shop’ of fund services, including fund administration and depositary services, is supported by experts in over 80 jurisdictions worldwide.
In Jersey, the acquisition of State Street’s private
Great Point Capital Management, a media-focused investment fund run by Robert Halmi and Fehmi Zeko, has signed a deal with global content producer Lionsgate to build a major new film and TV production facility in Yonkers, New York.
Lionsgate will be a significant investor and long-term anchor tenant of the studio complex and will have naming rights at the new facility.
Construction on the Yonkers site will start this November and the studio will be up and running in late autumn 2020.
The USD100-plus million, full service, modern entertainment complex will include three 20,000-square-feet and two 10,000-square-feet stages, a fully operational back lot and the
KKR has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in EuroKids franchise from the existing investor consortium led by Gaja Capital.
EuroKids will continue to be managed by its team of experienced educators, administrators and management team led by Co-Founder & Group CEO Prajodh Rajan, who will also remain a shareholder in the Company.
KKR will work closely with EuroKids and its portfolio of brands to identify both organic and inorganic growth opportunities and ways to enhance offerings and practices. Areas of focus include tech-enabled/digital learning and tailored pedagogy to provide more students with access to a world-class, holistic
High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Banner Solutions has completed the acquisition of the assets of Specialized Builder’s Hardware (www.sbhsolutions.com), marking the company’s fifth acquisition under High Road Capital’s ownership.
Based in Anaheim, California, Specialized Builder’s Hardware (SBH) is a leading regional distributor of door locks and hardware, as well as electronic access solutions for the commercial market.
Banner Solutions, formerly Midwest Wholesale Hardware, was acquired by High Road Capital Partners Fund II in February 2017. Its acquisition of SBH follows its acquisitions of Akron Hardware; Berg Wholesale; Hardware Suppliers, Inc.; and Strauss Lock Distributors.
“SBH’s strength in
Edison Partners (Edison) is to make a USD15.5 million equity investment Gambling.com Group. Edison is a growth equity investment firm which manages more than USD 1.4 billion in assets and is based in New Jersey, the new hub of regulated online gambling in America.
The agreement represents one of the most significant deals between a US private equity fund and a performance marketing company focused on online gambling and sports betting. Gambling.com expects the US market to grow in size to rival that of the current European one in the coming years.
Charles Gillespie, Chief Executive of Gambling.com Group,
Urban Grid, a developer of solar projects throughout the United States, has closed a senior secured term loan facility for up to USD100 million with Crayhill Capital Management (Crayhill), a New York-based private credit manager and asset-based lender.
The Facility is backed by and will finance the late-stage development of more than 5 GWp of utility-scale solar projects under development by Urban Grid. The Facility is designed to finance the significant capital expenditures required by projects prior to construction. Urban Grid has a successful track record of delivering quality solar projects, including two recent projects purchased by Dominion Energy that provide over 340 MWp of renewable power
A company backed by global private equity firm Permira is to make a significant investment in Axiom, a provider of on-demand legal services.
The Axiom management team, led by CEO Elena Donio, will continue to lead the company in their current roles. The new investment will support Axiom as it continues to expand in the US and internationally, launch new service delivery capabilities and leverage the legal industry’s ongoing shift to flexible talent models.
For nearly 20 years, has been disrupting the traditional choice between law firms and in-house teams. Today, the company combines its platform of over 2,000
Pemberton, a diversified asset manager backed by Legal & General, has provided a second round of financing to supports The Carlyle Group’s acquisition of Euro Techno Com Group (ETC), a distributor of passive and active telecom equipment and supplies in Europe and the United States.
Financial details have not been disclosed. The transaction is subject to regulatory checks and is expected to close in the second half of this year
Founded in 1993 by Cedric Varasteh, the ETC Group is headquartered in Eaubonne (Ile-de-France), France and has operations in France, the United States, Portugal and Israel. The company’s offering
Alternative investment manager Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors (Kayne) has become a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
The PRI is recognised as the leading global network for investors committed to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment decisions. PRI signatories represent more than 2,250 institutions globally and collectively report more than USD80 trillion in assets under management.
“We are pleased to become signatories of the UN-supported PRI and understand the importance of responsible investment,” says Mike Levitt, CEO of Kayne Anderson. “We believe working together to put the principles for responsible investment
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