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Sean Thompson, CAMRADATA
CAMRADATA, a provider of data and analysis for institutional investors, has acquired specialist publishing business, Funds Europe Limited – a move that will boost CAMRADATA’s research arm, expand its publishing capabilities and events business and extend its database reach into Europe. The acquisition will be completed by 14 December 2017 and will see nine editorial, sales and administration staff transfer across and relocate to CAMRADATA’s Leadenhall Street offices in the City of London from their current office.   Funds Europe Limited will continue to be managed by Alan Chalmers, who co-founded the business in 2002, and it will be overseen by
Instana, the first monitoring solution to apply both automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to fully automate all aspects of application performance management (APM), has raised a USD20 million Series B investment led by Accel, with participation from existing investor Target Partners. This brings the company’s total funding to USD27 million to date. The funding will be used to grow the company’s ability to fulfil the demand from across global markets and expand the development of its products.   Companies are increasingly relying on container and cloud technologies to deploy highly dynamic software applications, which require new management solutions. Since its
Four Seasons Health Care (Four Seasons) and H/2 Capital Partners (H/2) have executed a standstill agreement in relation to Four Seasons’ December interest payments, which the Company shall not make in order to maintain appropriate liquidity for its operations.  This standstill ensures continuity of care for Four Seasons’ residents, and enhances operational stability for employees and all stakeholders.   Four Seasons, H/2 and their respective advisers will now utilise the standstill period to facilitate an orderly transition and seek agreement on implementation terms for a restructuring on behalf of creditors.  The primary objective of a restructuring plan is to create
Revelstoke Capital Partners (Revelstoke), a Denver-based private equity firm, has completed its recapitalisation of ONsite Mammography (ONsite). ONsite is the leading provider of in-office mammography services. The Company delivers a comprehensive turnkey solution including project management, installation, and operational services that enables physicians to offer a greater level of patient care while also increasing patient convenience.   “After a multi-year outbound search in the women’s health sector, we are very pleased to partner with a founder and management team that is dedicated to optimising patient satisfaction and offering the highest quality of care from breast-imaging focused radiologists. ONsite’s 3D mammography
Schönes Leben Group, a subsidiary of independent private equity company Waterland, has purchased Ulm-based care specialist compassio, the operator of 28 care homes for elderly people with 3,058 spaces in southern Germany. The acquisition has taken the recently established Schönes Leben Group on its first steps towards becoming an outstanding platform for retirement care, new ways of living for older people and innovative packages for retirees from the age of 65. Care specialist compassio generates revenue of around 110 million euros and forms the first strategic pillar.    “We can clearly see that customers’ aspirations in this market are undergoing
AMP Capital has increased its stake in the Victorian Desalination Project (VDP) on behalf of investors in its Community Infrastructure Fund (CommIF). VDP was delivered as a public private partnership (PPP) and is the largest desalination plant in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a rainfall-independent source of drinking water and capable of supplying up to 150 gigalitres a year, which is approximately one third of Melbourne’s annual water consumption.    CommIF has bought a 4.55 per cent stake in VDP from Suez, taking AMP Capital’s share of VDP to 9.75 per cent.  CommIF took out a 5.2 per cent stake
Silverfleet Capital, a Pan-European private equity firm that specialises in buy-to-build, is o acquire a majority stake in Riviera Travel, a specialist holiday operator offering a global portfolio of escorted tours and cruises. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close shortly, have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1984 and based in Burton-on-Trent in the UK, Riviera is a leading operator of escorted tours with a focus on the over 55s market. The Company provides European tour holidays, river and ocean cruises, city breaks, and long-haul tours with varied itineraries combining leisure with education and entertainment. Riviera continues
Pace, a London startup that uses machine learning and dynamic pricing to maximise hotels’ revenues and occupancy, has secured a GBP2.5 million seed investment led by InterGlobe, with participation from Seedcamp, Speedinvest and Amadeus Capital Partners. Managing hotel occupancy and room prices has been a long-running challenge for the hotel industry. During the low season, average occupancy can fall as low as 62 per cent in many markets, while at other times, demand far exceed hotel capacity. This imbalance in supply and demand costs the industry up to USD100 billion every year, as inventory is wasted and hotels fail to
LBO France is to acquire Crouzet, a specialist in customised switches, electric actuators and automated systems for critical applications, from InnoVista Sensors, a company owned by PAI Partners, The Carlyle Group and Schneider Electric. The transaction has already received a favourable opinion from the relevant works council and remains subject to customary regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close by early 2018.   Founded in 1921 and today comprising approximately 1,200 employees, the Company serves diversified end-markets, including aerospace and industry, transportation, energy & infrastructure and other industries, through 3 principal production sites (France, Morocco and China). In 2016,
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance (GAF) has provided a funding package to support the merger of Troika Talent Agents and James Grant Group (‘JGG’), a provider of management and professional services to the sports, music and entertainment sectors. The GAF team previously supported the management buyout of JGG in 2014 by Metric Capital, a pan-European private capital fund manager that invests alongside management teams to support their strategic growth plans.   The deal with Troika was JGG’s fourth transaction of 2017. GAF has previously supported the activity with Deckstar, 10 Management and Top Marque Sports during the year.   London-based

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