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Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies in the lower mid-market, has sold WellSpring Pharma Services, a North American pharmaceutical contract manufacturing organisation. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
WellSpring Pharma Services provides outsourced manufacturing and contract development services to emerging-growth, mid-sized, and large pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients in the US and Canada. WellSpring has particular strength working with clients that need flexibility, customisation, personalised attention, and technical expertise. WellSpring is equipped to manufacture prescription drug products in virtually all non-sterile finished dosage forms and also provides primary and secondary packaging services. WellSpring
Private equity and real estate funds managed by Blackstone have completed the previously announced acquisition of event experiences specialist PSAV.
As part of the completed transaction, affiliates of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) will be reinvesting alongside Blackstone in the transaction to continue to participate in the ongoing growth of PSAV.
PSAV delivers on its purpose of connecting and inspiring people by creating impactful event experiences. Through its deep expertise in creative, production, advanced technology and staging services, PSAV is an invaluable partner to meeting and event planners. It is the trusted provider of choice at leading venues across the globe.
Disruptive Capital has bought additional shares in Tungsten Corporation on the same day that another institutional buyer, Majedie Asset Management, acquired a 5.2 per cent stake in the company.
The small acquisition by Disruptive takes its holding to 13.07 per cent.
Edi Truell, the Founder of Disruptive, says: “We were disappointed that Odey Asset Management’s attempts to remove the grossly overpaid CEO (and the ineffectual chairman and non-executive directors that have presided over his pay packet) have so far come to nothing. Nevertheless, we were pleased to read in their latest trading update that the Board of Tungsten have
Houston-based private equity firm Junction Energy Capital (Junction) and alternative asset manager Ara Partners Group have made a significant joint investment in Puraglobe, a technology platform with a proprietary process for producing high-quality base oils, using recycled oil as feedstock.
Allied Resource Corporation (Allied), the founding shareholder, will maintain a substantial stake in Puraglobe alongside Ara Partners and Junction.
Puraglobe, which is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, currently operates a facility in Zeitz, Germany and is developing another facility in Tampa, Florida. Puraglobe is uniquely situated to be able to produce Group III base oils using its proprietary technology.
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O’Melveny has represented Skyworks Solutions, an analog semiconductor manufacturer, in its acquisition of Avnera Corporation, a private fabless semiconductor supplier.
The deal, announced on 6 August, is expected to bolster Skyworks’ leadership in wireless connectivity.


Partner Mark Peterson led the O’Melveny team, which included partners Nikole Kingston, Chris Del Rosso, Andrew Dolak, Courtney Dyer, Robert Fisher and Shelly Heyduk, along with counsel Billy Abbott, Courtney Byrd, Brian Kenyon, Bob Nicksin, Philippe Nogues, Tom Oslovar, and David Ribner, and associates Aaron Cha, Isaiah Deporto-Plick, Briana LaBriola, John Sirjord, Katie Tague, Kathryn Turner, and Alex Wilson.
Ørsted is to acquire Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE) from I Squared Capital and management shareholders in a USD580 million deal.
LCE is a US-based developer, owner and operator of wind farms. Since I Squared Capital acquired a 90 per cent stake in the company in 2015, with the management team owning the remaining 10 per cent, LCE has developed and built over 500 MW of operating capacity, is constructing another 300 MW onshore wind project, and has a pipeline of more than 1.5 GW expected to be completed by 2022.
Ørsted is a specialist in offshore wind and in
ORIX Corporation (ORIX), through its wholly owned subsidiary ORIX Aviation Systems (ORIX Aviation), is to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Avolon from Bohai Capital (Bohai).
The Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and Bohai shareholder approval. Bohai’s largest shareholder, HNA Group, has provided its commitment to the Transaction. The Transaction is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Dómhnal Slattery, Avolon CEO, says: “ORIX is a strong, investment grade institution with a proven track record in the leasing sector over multiple industry cycles. We are delighted to welcome ORIX as a shareholder alongside Bohai.
Emma Levén, previously CFO at Swedeltaco AB, has been appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at fast-growing Scandinavian crowdfunding platform FundedByMe.
Levén (pictured), with her background in international growth and listings, will play a key role in a series of future ventures including FundedByMe’s upcoming listing on NGM.
“It is with great anticipation I look forward to working with FundedByMe and seeing them become a stronger and more global company, says Levén. “It is a company that has gone through an impressive journey through the years and I see it as a great opportunity. I can definitely use
Quantum Energy Partners (Quantum) has held the final closing on Quantum Energy Partners VII and its affiliates (QEP VII) above its hard-cap with USD5.575 billion of equity capital commitments, including commitments from the General Partner and its affiliates.
Quantum has built one of the leading energy private equity franchises that invests across the energy value chain and, together with its affiliates, has managed more than USD16 billion of equity commitments since 1998. Quantum remains committed to the cycle-tested investment strategy it has successfully implemented since its founding, partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs that have a strong emphasis on operational excellence and that can demonstrate unique and sustainable competitive advantages to better manage
An O’Melveny team led by Matthew Erramouspe, co-chair of the Entertainment, Sports & Media practice, advised Alibaba Group on its investment in NewTV, the mobile entertainment startup launched by former Disney and Dreamworks exec Jeffrey Katzenberg.
NewTV, led jointly by Katzenberg and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, will acquire and produce short-form premium content and sell it via subscription to mobile-device users.


Messrs. Erramouspe and Monroe have previously advised Alibaba in strategic transactions with US companies focusing on the creation and exploitation of motion pictures, television programming, and other content. Additionally, O’Melveny has in the past acted as counsel to
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