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TPG Capital, the global private equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG, is backing RCN Telecom Services’ acquisition of Wave Broadband for USD2.365 billion.
Currently owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners, Wave management and GI Partners, Wave is a regional broadband fibre company offering a full suite of high-speed data, video, and voice services to residential and business customers.
RCN and Wave will combine to create the nation’s sixth largest cable operator, with a diversified presence across seven of the top 10 cities in the US.
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of
Noerr has advised Anschutz Entertainment Group in setting up a strategic partnership in the German cycling market.
Together with the Amaury Sport Organisation, it intends to revive the most important German stage race in road cycling, the Deutschland Tour.
The goal of the joint venture is sustainable development of cycling in Germany.
This means the return of the Deutschland Tour in August 2018 and the further development of the classic Eschborn-Frankfurt cycling race.
The Anschutz Entertainment Group has been active in the German market for more than a decade – its portfolio includes the German premier
YFM Equity Partners, a private equity fund manager, has backed the MBO of TEV Limited, a UK designer and manufacturer of cooling, heating and refrigeration equipment.
TEV marks the third investment from the YFMEP 2016 Fund which closed at the end of last month.
TEV operates through two widely recognised brands, Marstair and Quartz, both of which offer bespoke products which are unavailable in the mass market. Marstair supplies air conditioning and refrigeration equipment into a variety of end markets, such as retail, leisure, food manufacture and solutions for harsh climates. Quartz focuses on chilled water cooling solutions for commercial,
Transportation has dominated the performance of Quaero’s infrastructure strategy over the past four weeks, with the largest sectoral exposures diversified infrastructure companies (17.3 per cent), toll roads and tunnels (16 per cent) and rail & bus (12.8 per cent).
The best performing sectors in April were satellite (up 9.2 per cent), airports (up 5.8 per cent), and toll roads/tunnels (up 5.3 per cent).
The only two infrastructure sectors which lost ground in April were agriculture (down 1.3 per cent) and electricity transmission and distribution (down 1 per cent). The positive performance was broadly based with 83 per cent
High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Storage Battery Systems from Supply Chain Equity Partners, marking the seventh platform acquisition for High Road Capital Partners Fund II.
Founded in 1915 and based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Storage Battery Systems (SBS) is a leading assembler and value-added distributor of branded, rechargeable industrial battery solutions and test equipment for motive, stationary and standby power applications.
“SBS is a leading provider of motive power solutions for the material handling and logistics industries and a trusted service partner for manufacturing and distribution companies in the upper Midwest, as well as a
Parquest Capital has held the first and final closing of its second lower mid-market private equity fund, Parquest Capital 2, with total commitments of EUR310 million.
Parquest Capital 2 received significant interest from both existing and new investors, with demand surpassing the fund’s target cover of EUR250 million and original EUR300 million hard cap. Investors in the fund include a diverse group of funds of funds, pension funds, financial institutions, insurance companies and government agencies.
Like its predecessor fund Parquest Capital 1 (a fund created in April 2014, after ING Parcom Private Equity successfully gained full independence from the
UBS Asset Management’s UBS International Infrastructure Fund II (the Fund) has signed an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interest in AutovÃa del Camino, a 72.4 kilometre concession road located in Northern Spain.
The full equity interest is being acquired from RREEF Pan-European Infrastructure Fund LP, an infrastructure fund managed by Deutsche Alternative Asset Management (Global) Limited.
AutovÃa del Camino comprises a two-lane carriageway in each direction, connecting the northern Spanish cities of Pamplona, the capital of Navarra, and Logroño, the capital of La Rioja.
Due to its strategic location, the road serves as an
PWP Growth Equity has completed fundraising for PWP Growth Equity Fund II, which closed at its hard cap with total commitments of USD750 million, surpassing its USD600 million fundraising target.
PWP Growth Equity manages two funds with USD1.350 billion in aggregate commitments.
PWP Growth Equity focuses on investing in growth-oriented, lower middle market companies across the consumer, industrial and services sectors. It seeks to partner with existing owners and management teams, delivering capital in a variety of structures, while also providing the benefit of the team’s extensive experience to help companies execute on their growth objectives and plans
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has raised more than USD125 million in final commitments for its first global impact fund, PMF Integro Fund I.
Launched in partnership with the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing, Integro invests in private equity funds that offer the potential for compelling financial return while demonstrating positive environmental impact, social impact or both.
The fund is managed by AIP Private Markets, the private markets solutions team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
“Sustainable Investing is an incredibly important part of our Firm’s DNA, and the launch of Integro underscores our commitment to promote sustainable
Harvest Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, and Varsity Healthcare Partners (VHP) have completed a recapitalisation of EyeCare Services Partners (ESP).
Harvest has acquired Varsity’s majority ownership interest in the company.
The company’s management team, led by CEO Michael Fricke and other doctor shareholders, will continue to lead ESP, and will retain a significant stake in the company. Additional terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Based in Dallas, Texas, ESP is the nation’s largest vertically integrated ophthalmologic services company. ESP’s affiliated ophthalmologists and optometrists serve communities in California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, and Maryland. Since its
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