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CVC Capital Partners (CVC), through CVC Capital Partners VIII, is to acquire a co-controlling holding in FutureLife, a pan-European IVF provider, alongside the company’s current investor Hartenberg Holding (Hartenberg).
Headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, FutureLife is a leading Pan-European provider of IVF and related genetics services, with presence across eight European markets including Czech Republic, Ireland, Netherlands, Finland, Romania and Estonia. FutureLife has 42 well-invested clinics and performs in excess of 39,000 IVF cycles annually, IVF add-on and laboratory services, as well as a series of biological and surgical treatments.
Private equity firm Atlantic Street Capital (ASC) has made its largest platform investment in Fund IV, by taking a stake in ACIS, a commercial facility services providers based in Texas.
Founded in 2002, ACIS is a trusted outsourced partner for its customers, providing preventative maintenance, on-call services, and scheduled repairs on essential mechanical controls including building automation, HVAC, and plumbing systems. The company’s customer-centric operating model and strong employee culture drive superior levels of service for its commercial and industrial customers.
Citizens M&A Advisory acted as financial advisor and Faegre Drinker acted as legal advisor to ACIS and
Align Capital Partners (ACP) has made a growth capital investment in We Are Rosie (WRR), a flexible talent marketplace for the advertising and marketing world.
WRR founder and CEO Stephanie Nadi Olson has retained a significant stake in the Company and will continue to lead WRR through its next phase of growth.
In its first four years since inception, WRR has grown its network of freelancers (known as Rosies) to more than 10,000 and added 40 employees. The Company tripled its revenue in the past year and now works with more than 25 Fortune 500 brands and all six
Private equity fund PAI Partners (PAI), through the PAI Mid-Market Fund (PAI MMF) – its fund dedicated to mid-market opportunities – is to acquire a majority stake in Uvesco, a food retailer in the North of Spain with a significant presence in Madrid.
PAI MMF is acquiring the stake from the company’s current shareholders, who will continue to hold a relevant interest in the business, with a view to supporting its growth plans and acquisition strategy. The company’s headquarters will remain in Guipúzcoa.
The transaction is the fifth investment announced by PAI MMF following the acquisitions of Amplitude Surgical,
San Francisco Equityity Partners (SFEP), a private equity firm focused on expansion-stage companies in the consumer sector, has acquired a majority stake in Rustic Bakery, a pioneer and market leader in organic and specialty foods, and one of the highest-velocity specialty cracker brands in the market. Terms have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2005 by Carol LeValley and her husband Josh Harris, Rustic Bakery is a leading specialty foods company that manufactures and markets a growing portfolio of artisanal products, including crackers, crisps, cookies and biscuits. The company manufactures its organic, non-GMO products with locally sourced ingredients at its Petaluma,
New State Capital Partners (New State) has acquired AVEX, a provider of sales and maintenance for the Daher TBM turboprop aircraft in North America.
New State is acquiring the Company from its founder, Terry Winson, who is retiring. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1985, with operations in California and Colorado, AVEX is the exclusive distributor of new TBM aircraft in the southwestern United States. With more than 1,000 TBM aircraft currently in service, the Company also manages a robust maintenance and aftermarket services business, which provides a one-stop solution and a high level of
Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active investors in growing businesses, has made a profitable exit from its investment in Healthpoint. The sale to Netherlands domiciled Dayes BV has generated a 3.1x return for Maven clients.
Founded in 1996, Blackpool based Healthpoint supplies healthcare and beauty products into the retail sector and has grown to become one of the largest suppliers of tertiary branded healthcare products in the UK.
Maven completed the management buy-out of Healthpoint in 2017, funded through Maven’s co-investment network for professional clients ‘Maven Investor Partners’. The investment enabled the business to fund further
Victor van Eijk has joined Maven 11 Capital, an Amsterdam-based blockchain and crypto asset investment firm, as Director Institutional Sales.
FSN Capital VI is to invest in OptiGroup and Hygas to create a major player in the business-to-business (B2B) distribution market. Existing shareholders and the management team will retain minority stakes in the combined group.
The investment in OptiGroup and Hygas, which will have combined revenues of around EUR1.3 billion and EBITDA in excess of EUR100 million, is in line with FSN Capital’s approach to transform companies and make them more international, sustainable and competitive.
Headquartered in Mölndal, Sweden, OptiGroup is a leading Northern European B2B distributor with a broad product offering in Facility, Safety & Foodservice, Packaging Solutions, and
FNZ, a global wealth management platform, has completed the sale of financial technology provider GBST to Anchorage Capital Partners, a global private equity fund with extensive financial services and systems experience.
Anchorage Capital Partners’ investment is focussed on GBST’s Wealth Management division and is committed to supporting GBST’s experienced management team in executing its growth strategy and delivering market leading solutions to clients. This includes support for continued investment and the rollout of the technology transformation of GBST’s market leading platform solution Composer to current and prospective clients.
Following the transaction, FNZ will reacquire GBST’s capital markets division including
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