Managers
PNC Bank has closed a USD315 million senior secured credit facility for JD Sports Fashion’s (JD Sports) acquisition of The Finish Line, Inc. (Finish Line).
JD Sports is based in Manchester, England, and is a retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands.
Headquartered in Indianapolis, The Finish Line, is a retailer of athletic shoes, accessories and apparel. Founded in 1976 as The Athlete’s Foot, the company rebranded as Finish Line in 1991. Brand names offered by Finish Line include Nike, Brand Jordan, Adidas, Under Armour, Puma, and many others.
“PNC has worked with Finish Line for almost 20
Progress Partners, a Boston- and New York-based M&A advisory firm, has advised on the sale of Swiftpage, the provider of Act! CRM software, a leading cloud-enabled platform aimed at helping small and mid-sized businesses grow, to SFW Capital Partners (SFW), a specialised private equity firm that invests in the middle market across the information value chain with a particular focus on information, software, and analytical instrumentation.
SFW’s principals have supported the growth and development of some of the most successful and well-regarded analytical information, data network and workflow management companies, including DaySmart Software, Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), AGDATA, MD Buyline,
Funds affiliated with private equity firm Warburg Pincus have acquired Supplier Assessment Services, a provider of technology-enabled third party pre-qualification and health and safety accreditation services in the UK, from Capita plc.
Supplier Assessment Services includes the Constructionline and Acclaim portfolio of products and services.
Supplier Assessment Services provides mission-critical and high value-add compliance services to public and private sector customers in the construction, facilities management, education and utilities industries, with supply chain risk management becoming an increasingly critical issue in the UK and abroad. Warburg Pincus will work alongside Supplier Assessment Services’ ambitious management team to accelerate the
LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) has provided a GBP48 million senior financing to support Fiera Infrastructure, a Canadian infrastructure investment management firm, on its investment into a fully operational Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology portfolio consisting of more than 13,250 residential and commercial rooftop systems.
This transaction marks Fiera Infrastructure’s first sole investment in the UK and the first staple financing solution for LGIM Real Assets Infrastructure platform. Located across England and Wales, the residential and commercial rooftop and ground mounted solar PV systems are operational and have a combined capacity of around 41MWp. The portfolio benefits from a 20-year
Pan-European private equity firm IK Investment Partners (IK) is to acquire KPMG Sweden’s (KPMG) division for accounting, payroll and related advisory services (Business Accounting Services).
Business Accounting Services is a leading provider of accounting, payroll and related advisory services with approximately 300 employees across Sweden. The transaction represents an attractive opportunity for both employees in accounting and payroll administration and for KPMG as a whole.
In February 2018, IK announced the acquisition of Aspia, which operated as a separate division within PwC, supporting over 27,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Aspia is one of the leading companies in accounting,
A blockchain software startup that has been working with one of the UK’s biggest aerospace and defence manufacturers to develop a proof of concept to improve record keeping for its supply chain has raised GBP1.4 million in seed funding from investors led by LocalGlobe.
Marylebone-based Gospel has developed a way of securely distributing data across modern decentralised infrastructures. It offers companies like this major aerospace and defence company the potential to automate records for complex products that currently require significant manual management. With Gospel Technology the manufacturer can share only the information it needs to, securely, with other partners in its supply
Cressey & Company, a healthcare-focused private investment firm, has closed Cressey & Company Fund VI (Fund VI) at USD995 million and a related co-investment vehicle on USD105 million, bringing total new capital commitments to USD1.1 billion.
The new funds will continue Cressey & Company’s focus on investing in and building leading healthcare services and information technology businesses in the North American healthcare industry.
“We thank our investors for the trust they have placed in us and we are excited to capitalise on the attractive investment and value-creation opportunities we see in the services and information technology sectors of the
For real estate investment managers, the German market has long been an alluring proposition from a market valuation perspective, thanks in part to the shadow cast by London’s property market, which for years has become a trophy asset magnet, pushing core property prices into the stratosphere.
But there are some signs that London might be cooling, with some UK value-oriented fund managers, like AEW UK Investment Management, remaining underweight on London, at least for the next couple of years, as it doesn’t presently offer good value. Commercial rents are softening and while there is new stock coming on line, take-up
Hawksford has acquired People & Projects Ltd (P&P), an acquisition which will significantly strengthen its current presence in Hong Kong and Singapore, and provide it with an extensive footprint across major cities in China.
The transaction demonstrates Hawksford’s commitment to the Asian market and takes the corporate, private client and fund administration company’s global headcount to over 400, with 200 now based in Asia.
P&P is a dynamic, full service corporate services business with a strong track record in supporting international corporates to expand their operations, including manufacturing and sales, into and across Asia. P&P provides flexible accounting, tax
Luxembourg special fund FP Lux Investments is expanding its wind power portfolio with the purchase of the Ratiperä wind farm in southwestern Finland.
The portfolio of the Wind Infrastructure I sub-fund now totals 19 wind farms with 94 turbines and an installed capacity of 269 megawatts. Of this, a volume of 194 megawatts was acquired in Germany, 31 megawatts in France and 44 megawatts in Finland.
The deal was advised by the internationally active M&A advisors and asset manager re:cap global investors ag, which manages the entire evaluation and acquisition process of the special fund.
Thomas Seibel, CEO
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