Managers
Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington), a Washington, DC-area private equity firm, has acquired Xebec Global Corporation (Xebec) a highly specialised provider of human intelligence solutions and services to customers in the Intelligence Community.
David Wodlinger, a Partner at Arlington, says: “Xebec has built a reputation for excellence in supporting our nation’s most critical intelligence missions. We are excited to be partnering with Phil Jones to ensure the Company continues to offer our core customer base the same unique subject matter expertise and dedication to the mission that our customers expect from Xebec. Furthermore, we plan to invest additional capital into the
Arma Partners is pleased to have advised on six major M&A transactions with an aggregate value of circa USD7.5 billion over the course of the summer.
The accelerating momentum underscores both the robust health of M&A activity in the global Communications, Media and Technology sector and Arma’s position as the preeminent CMT M&A boutique with an established track record of executing high value, transformational, cross-border deals.
Since June, Arma has acted as buy-side advisor to Investcorp on its USD210m acquisition of cloud-based telematics vendor ABAX; to a HgCapital-led consortium involving Montagu, GIC and ICG on the USD5.3 billion buyout
Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has closed its eleventh private equity fund at its USD325 million hard cap.
The fund raise was completed in six months based on strong support from existing limited partners of the USD250 million Frontenac X, and the addition of several new investors.
Frontenac focuses on lower middle market buyout transactions in the consumer, industrial, and services industries. The firm works in partnership with proven operating leaders through its CEO1ST approach to identify, acquire, and build market-leading companies. Frontenac XI will remain focused on the investment approach responsible for the successful performance of Frontenac
IGF, a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has delivered a GBP100k invoice finance facility to Industro, a specialist engineering firm and labour provider based in the North East of England.
Industro sought a new finance partner to help fund its growth ambitions, with the aim of winning larger contracts and expanding their business. These new contracts will also give the business the capacity to employ more staff for on-site project work.
Established in July 2016, Industro specialises in design, fabrication, installation and structural inspection using drone technology on client sites, as well as providing specialist labour for the sector.
Maven and YFM-backed Indigo Telecom Group (Indigo), a provider of multi-vendor managed and project services to Tier 1 and 2 telecom network operators, equipment vendors, multi-national corporations and government clients, has acquired Belcom247 (Belcom UK Ltd).
The deal demonstrates the successful execution of the Indigo’s buy and build strategy and combines two trusted and experienced providers of remote managed services and expands their capabilities on a global basis.
Indigo specialises in the design, planning, build, supply, management and support of UK, European and global telecommunications networks.
Belcom247 is a, specialist provider of field engineering and data centre connectivity
An affiliate of New Water Capital has made an investment in Tier 1 OEM transportation LED lighting designer, manufacturer and supplier Myotek.
Specialising in automotive forward lighting, Myotek is a supplier of fog lamps for several OEM automakers and other vehicle manufacturers. Based in Irvine, California, the company has sales and service locations in Detroit, Michigan; Stateline, Nevada; Dallas, Texas; Houston, Texas; Lockport, Illinois; and Fishers, Indiana, and manufacturing facilities located in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Guangdong, China.
Myotek was founded in 1997 and quickly made its reputation as a creator of innovative lighting products, such as police spot lamps,
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies at the lower end of the middle market, has formed a new partnership with MB2 Dental Solutions (MB2), a dental service organisation (DSO) with a physician-centric ownership model. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, and serving patients in Alaska, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas, MB2 is a leading DSO that employs a “joint venture” business model through which affiliated dentists enjoy the clinical benefits of a private practice and the infrastructure, compliance, marketing, and purchasing advantages of the traditional DSO
Rewards Network, a provider of marketing, loyalty services, dining rewards programs and financing to the restaurant industry, has been acquired by TowerBrook Capital Partners, a New York and London-based investment management firm, from Equity Group Investments (EGI). The transaction is complete and financial terms have not been not disclosed.
TowerBrook’s investment in Rewards Network is the result of a thesis-driven sourcing effort focused on identifying differentiated tech-enabled service providers to the rewards and loyalty sector. Merchant-funded rewards programs such as Rewards Network offer a strong value proposition for restaurants, consumers, and loyalty partners. TowerBrook will continue to explore ways to
UK insurance premium financing and software company PremFina has raised USD33 million in equity and debt. The funds will be used to help PremFina expand into new global markets and meet high demand in the UK. PremFina is fully regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Talis Capital participated in the oversubscribed round, which included Japan’s Rakuten Capital and the UK’s Draper Esprit led, alongside global investors Thomvest Ventures, Emery Capital and Rubicon Venture Capital.
PremFina promotes financial inclusion within the insurance industry by eliminating the financial strain of an upfront lump-sum payment. PremFina funds the upfront payment of
Dynamo Software (Dynamo), a provider of configurable, cloud-based investment management software for the alternative asset investment industry, has secured a majority investment from Francisco Partners, a global, technology-focused private equity firm.
The investment will provide Dynamo with a capital partner to support the company’s continued growth and product innovation. Members of Dynamo management and employees will also retain significant ownership stakes in the company.
“We are extremely excited to announce this investment by Francisco Partners,” said Krassen Draganov, founder and CEO of Dynamo Software. “Thanks to their prior investments in the alternative asset management software market, they bring to
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