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Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies in the lower mid-market, is to sell The Luminaires Group, a North American manufacturer of specification-grade and architectural lighting fixtures, to Acuity Brands.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
“Luminaires’ management team, under the leadership of Christian Fabi, built a world-class business with an incredible culture and a deep commitment to serving its customers with innovative lighting solutions,” says Marc Buan, a Sentinel Principal. “During our partnership, Luminaires has successfully completed a complex consolidation of three separate divisions and has integrated two add-on acquisitions, which
Plans for a cleaner and healthier Britain stepped up a gear today, as Ministers announced more than half a billion pounds of investment in green technologies.
The Treasury has launched a GBP400 million fund, CIIF, to bolster Britain’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with the first GBP70 million provided by government and UAE renewables investor Masdar – allocated for 3000 charge points.
This more than doubles the number across the UK to 5000. The fund is managed by London based Zouk Capital.
Rapid charge points can recharge a family car in as little as 20 minutes, compared to existing
Global fundraising for insurtech neared USD3 billion in H1 2019 and is on track to reaching USD6 billion by the end of the year, according to latest Insurtech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisors, Hampleton Partners.
Last year, insurtech fundraises increased 27 per cent, with 257 deals closed in 2018 vs 202 deals in 2017.
Hampleton Partners also noted that nearly one third of insurtech investments targeted European companies, with Europe’s global investment share growing from 23 per cent to 31 per cent.
This trend is spearheaded by insurtech hubs in Germany, the UK and
International technology investment bank FirstCapital and ACXIT Capital Partners, an international corporate finance and investment advisory firm have formed a strategic partnership aimed at allowing both firms to expand cross-border activities and international reach, with a focus on Europe and the US.
The partnership will create a European mid-market powerhouse, uniquely placed to support technology clients in the pursuit of global strategic M&A opportunities. With offices and representatives in the UK, German-speaking Europe, Ireland, Hong Kong, New York and Silicon Valley, as well as partnerships across France, China and India, their combined network is extensive and international.
Together, the
Private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partner has completed fundraising for Lovell Minnick Equity Partners V LP (Fund V) at USD1.28 billion. Fund V, which was oversubscribed, exceeded its USD1 billion target and achieved its hard cap.
Lovell Minnick secured commitments to Fund V from a diverse group of investors including US and international public and private pension funds, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, asset managers and family offices.
“We are grateful for the strong support we received from existing investors, as well as confidence in our strategy from many new investors in the US and abroad,” says Steve Pierson,
FPE Capital Managing Partner, David Barbour, speaks with PE Wire about the firm’s unique relationship with Stonehage Fleming, the opportunity set for UK growth capital investors and its focus on tech-enabled businesses in the lower mid-market…
PEW: Could you provide a bit of context regarding FPE Capital’s relationship with Stonehage Fleming?
DB: We spun out of Stonehage Fleming in 2016. The key was to own and grow our own business but also to ensure we could raise an institutional fund – which we did with our GBP101 million Fund II.
We invest in founder and entrepreneur-led businesses and it’s
Private equity firm The Riverside Company has sold RE Panels SA, parent company of EPCO and TECSEDO, to THI Investments.
As the European leader in panels for overhead doors, EPCO makes sandwich panels for residential, commercial and industrial sectional overhead doors. The company completed the add-on of Swiss manufacturer TECSEDO in 2018, cementing RE Panels’ leadership position in the European market.
During Riverside’s investment, consolidated sales and EBITDA doubled while its manufacturing, distribution and sales forces grew significantly.
“It’s been a pleasure working with the EPCO and Tecsedo teams,” says Riverside Managing Partner Karsten Langer. “Partnering with such
PrimaryBid, an FCA-regulated online platform connecting publicly listed companies with everyday investors for discounted share issuances, thas closed a GBP7 million funding round, led by Pentech and Outward VC with participation from Hambro Perks and other new and existing investors.
The investment will enable the company to expand its sales and marketing efforts as well as accelerate IT product development.
Pentech invests in startups that are building category leading software and are capable of becoming global companies. With notable investments in other UK fintech companies, including Nutmeg (which recently closed a GBP45 million funding round led by Goldman Sachs),
Alternative investment firm Cerberus Capital Management has executed a Deed of Company Arrangement related to certain subsidiaries of Axsesstoday Limited (Axsesstoday), a provider of equipment finance solutions to small and medium businesses in Australia.
Upon closing of the transaction, Axsesstoday will operate as a privately held company, majority-owned by Cerberus.
“Axsesstoday is a recognised specialist lender for commercial equipment for businesses across Australia,” says Lee Millstein, President of Cerberus Global Investments. “We look forward to leveraging our industry expertise, operating experience, and financial resources to expand the Company’s platform. Together with the Axsesstoday team, we are confident we will
CreativeCap Advisors, a global business advisory firm exclusively focused on asset managers, has ubveiled its second class, S’19, for the Global Emerging Manager Incubator.
The S’19 cohort includes: Navis Capital Partners’ Yield Fund, Tareo Capital Management and Pisano Capital.
“We are incredibly excited to announce our newest cohort, S’19. This round of Incubatees comes from a range of different countries illustrating our global commitment to funds worldwide,” says Tyra S Jeffries, Founder and CEO of CreativeCap Advisors. “Our program continues to be very competitive following our core mission of identifying and developing only the best-in-class emerging fund managers. Our class
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