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Venture capital firm Hambro Perks, run by Rupert Hambro and former investment banker Dominic Perks, has opened its doors to retail investors for the first time.
The firm is now launching an EIS fund, administered by Mainspring, which will allow retail investors to make tax-efficient investments alongside the Hambro Perks business.
With the new EIS fund, the firm aims to avoid the pitfalls which others have fallen into. While some funds have been known to invest in unsound businesses, simply so they can charge fees, or bleed businesses dry to generate a return, Hambo Perks will be putting its
Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), a private equity-backed manufacturer of pressure care solutions, has completed the acquisition of Qbitus Products.
Qbitus was founded more than thirty years ago and supplies bespoke, pressure relieving cushions to the NHS and Wheelchair Services.
Based in Caerphilly, DHG specialises in the development of clinically effective solutions for the delivery of harm-free patient care. The Group expects to grow turnover to GBP24m in the current year and has increased headcount from 62 to 180 since NorthEdge Capital supported an MBO in April 2016.
This latest bolt-on represents DHG’s fourth acquisition in 24 months. In
TPG Growth has partnered with management to acquire HALO Branded Solutions, a leading marketing services platform that distributes promotional products and provides employee recognition services.
TPG Growth acquired the company from Audax Private Equity. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.
“At HALO, we strive to provide our clients with innovative, customised solutions that showcase their brand and values,” says Marc Simon, CEO of HALO. “TPG Growth is a hands-on partner that understands our business and supports our vision. We
IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap I Fund, alongside founders Maxime Aiach, Philippe Coléon and José Dinis, has acquired Domia Group (Domia), owner of French private tutoring market specialist Acadomia and French home cleaning provider Shiva, from Metric Capital Partners.
Acadomia is the leading player in the primary, secondary, higher-education and test-prep tutoring markets (at-home, centres and online). Since 1989, Acadomia and its employees have continuously innovated to offer quality learning experiences to more than 1 million families across different geographies, backgrounds, subjects and learning needs. Acadomia now operates a network of 100 agencies and 20,000 tutors dedicated to
The Gemini Companies (Gemini) has experienced double digit growth of new private equity (PE) fund clients to date for 2018.
“The growth potential for PE funds has no ceiling. In a competitive marketplace, the ability to adapt to investor demands is key. We strive to deliver to our clients cost-effective, data-driven insights, with a level of transparency that serves as an operational differentiator for us,” says Dominique Severino from Orthogon Partners, one of Gemini’s recently launched PE funds. “Gemini has partnered with us to provide the information, efficiently and securely, which is critical to our investors.”
When surveyed, Gemini’s
A consortium of Finnish institutions, including LocalTapiola, Varma and Ilmarinen, together with Mehiläinen management and in partnership with lead investor CVC Capital Partners’ (CVC) Fund VII, has agreed to acquire Mehiläinen, a private healthcare and social care provider in Finland.
The change in Mehiläinen ownership does not impact the company’s employees, customers or business partners. Mehiläinen’s management team will remain unchanged as owners in the company.
Founded in 1909, Mehiläinen has a long and proud history of providing high quality and customer-centric healthcare and social care services to the Finnish population. Today, the company provides a full range of
BaltCap, together with majority shareholder Dasha Group AS, has sold the majority of the shares in Runway BPO to global BPO and customer experience company Webhelp.
Runway BPO is multilingual nearshore BPO firm servicing Scandinavian and international customers.
“During BaltCap’s ownership Runway has grown from being a nearshoring BPO service provider in the Baltics to being a pan-European player, having a number of call centres in the Baltics, Ukraine and Spain,” says Sandijs Abolins-Abols, member of the Supervisory Board of Runway and Partner of BaltCap. “During the 7-year period the company has tripled in size and continues to grow
Mecadaq Group, a provider of high precision manufacturing for the aerospace industry, has acquired Hirschler Manufacturing, a US based company specialised in hard metal machining.
Based near Seattle, Washington, USA, with EUR9m in turnover, Hirschler Manufacturing produces high-precision mechanical parts made from hard metals such as titanium, stainless steel, and inconel. The company has been a strategic supplier for more than 50 years to large clients in aerospace such as Spirit AeroSystems, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, or Boeing, which has given the company the ‘supplier silver award’.
By joining the Mecadaq Group, Hirschler Manufacturing brings its customer portfolio, a recognised
Maroon Group has acquired J Tech Sales, a national distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients.
J Tech’s management team, led by Jeff Tannenbaum and Barry Tannenbaum, will remain in place and continue to actively manage the business as an operating vertical within Maroon Group. Tannenbaum and Tannenbaum will become significant shareholders in Maroon Group, which is majority-owned by CI Capital Partners. This is Maroon Group’s eighth add-on acquisition under CI Capital’s ownership. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Established in 1997, J Tech Sales is a value-add distributor to the household, industrial & institutional (HI&I); Food & Beverage;
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has acquired The Crosspoint building on Liverpool Street in London from Amsprop in an off-market transaction. This investment adds to the Uncommon flexible office and co-working business that Carlyle and the Adir Group launched in June 2017.
Capital for this investment came from investment funds that Carlyle advises.
The building is to be rebranded ‘Uncommon Liverpool Street’, with an opening expected later this year. The 41,000 sq ft nine-storey office benefits from 360 degree views over the City skyline including two roof terrace gardens. Adjacent to Liverpool Street station, the site offers excellent access to the London
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