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Plantronics has completed its previously announced acquisition of Polycom.
“We are pleased that Plantronics and Polycom are moving ahead as one company focused on putting people at the centre of every collaboration experience,” says Joe Burton, Plantronics’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “Plantronics now offers an unparalleled portfolio of integrated, intelligent solutions that spans headsets, software, desk phones, audio and video conferencing, and cloud services. This combined offering empowers people with the tools and flexibility they need to create the best experience when connecting to what is most important to them.”
With the addition of Polycom’s portfolio, Plantronics says
Private investment firm Rcapital has backed Scottish shopfitter Havelock, based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. The deal secures over 300 jobs and the firm’s manufacturing sites, providing financial stability for the business.
Havelock’s management team will work in partnership with Rcapital to restructure and invest in the business. A key focus will be to ensure that all customer projects are completed in full, the delivery of innovative design, manufacturing and supply arrangements.
Shaun Ormrod, Chief Executive of Havelock, says: “We have been exploring a range of long-term funding options for the business over the past few months to ensure that we are
TorQuest Partners and its co-investors have completed the sale of their majority interest in Spinrite to Comvest Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Daniel Sonshine, Partner at TorQuest, says: “Spinrite’s success over the past two and a half years is the result of the Company’s continuous drive to build on its leading market position through new product introductions and a highly focused direct-to-consumer digital marketing strategy. Spinrite has been an outstanding investment for TorQuest and our partners, and we are grateful to the Company’s management team for its dedication and excellent work over our hold period.”
Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, announced that the recently tokenised Andra Fund will be made available to its investors.
The firm writes that through the Andra Fund, Swarm investors will be able to utilise any of four cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Swarm, or the Dai stablecoin) to invest in one of the fastest-growing markets of the last decade: late stage, pre-IPO technology companies.
“Late stage pre-IPO technology companies have become their own asset class, growing from USD100 billion to USD490 billion during the past three years. While one of the most attractive and large-growth asset classes, it is also an
Ropes & Gray has advised Duke Street Capital, a UK-based mid-market private equity firm – and another new client for the firm – on its acquisition of Great Rail Journeys, a provider of escorted rail holidays, from ECI. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Great Rail Journeys offers almost 400 itineraries to over 50 countries globally, catering for a growing demographic group of culturally interested 55-plus year old travellers. Over the last five years the company has performed strongly, tapping into new source markets for its rail tours including Australia and more recently the US. The business has
Amundi Energy Transition (AET), a joint venture between Amundi (60 per cent) and EDF (40 per cent) it has raised more than EUR500 million in equity capital from institutional investors to finance projects for energy transition among French regions and industries.
The European Investment Bank, for an amount of EUR50 million, and Crédit Agricole Assurances, are the leading investors.
Thanks to this capital raising, AET will have an investment capacity in excess of EUR2 billion (including leverage. AET now aims to invest more than EUR600 million in green projects for French regions by the end of 2018, which would
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as administrative agent on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Comar Packaging (Comar) by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP).
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Voorhees, New Jersey, Comar is a manufacturer and leading provider of innovative, engineered packaging and dosing solutions for health, wellness and consumer markets.
“We are excited to partner with MSCP in its acquisition of Comar,” says Matthew Cutri, Managing Director at Varagon. The MSCP team is a logical buyer given their expertise in the sector and this transaction extends Varagon’s
Manchester-based Ardenton Capital has backed PP Control & Automation in the investor’s second deal.
Ardenton now owns a majority stake in PP Control & Automation (PP), which employs more than 230 people at its world-class manufacturing facility in the West Midlands.
Established in 1967 and headquartered in Walsall, PP is an outsourced equipment and machine manufacturer that has grown to become one of the world’s leading providers of control and automation solutions. Traditionally focused on the manufacture of electrical control panels, PP now offers wider and more specialist services, including cable harnesses, electronic assembly, electrical control panels, electro pneumatic
Waterland Private Equity has expanded its portfolio company MEDIAN with the acquisition of Klinikzentrum Mühlengrund in north Hesse.
Mühlengrund is a modern facility for inpatient rehabilitation in the indications of orthopaedics, internal medicine/cardiology, diabetology, neurology and psychosomatics. The acquisition marks the extension of MEDIAN’s range of medical and therapeutic services and complements MEDIAN’s regional presence in Hesse.
“Klinikzentrum Mühlengrund is a perfect addition to MEDIAN. Featuring more than 550 beds and 530 employees with the highest standard of professional expertise, the clinic has been a reputable institution in the Waldeck tourist region for decades,” says MEDIAN CEO Dr André Schmidt. “By taking
Value Partners Group’s subsidiary Value Partners Private Equity Investment (Shen Zhen) Limited (VP Shenzhen) is partnering with Huajiao Education Technology (Jiangxi) Co to establish a private equity fund that focuses on the Chinese education sector.
The fund will be the inaugural fund of VP Shenzhen, the Group’s newly established private equity subsidiary on the mainland of China. VP Shenzhen is located in the Qianhai Special Economic Zone and is licensed to raise funds both on the mainland of China and overseas to invest in private equity projects in China’s domestic market.
The fund will primarily invest in private
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