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LeapFrog Investments has acquired a USD22 million majority stake in Kenya’s Goodlife Pharmacy, the largest direct investment in the East African retail pharmacy sector to date.
The acquisition, from private equity firm Catalyst Principal Partners, is part of LeapFrog’s plan to diversify its private equity investments into a closely linked sector – healthcare.
This will develop a platform that combines both payers and providers, thereby bringing consumers greater access to affordable, quality healthcare.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that over 150 million people fall into poverty annually due to catastrophic healthcare events and an inability to pay
Clearwater International has advised the shareholders of the UK’s MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) Limited on its cross-border sale to L-3 Communications, a New York headquartered provider of communications and electronic systems products used on military and commercial platforms.
MacDonald Humfrey specialises in the deployment of checkpoint security and wider aviation solutions, as well as in the development of process automation and collaborative robotic capabilities supporting aviation and other end markets.
MacDonald Humfrey’s aviation solutions have been deployed throughout Europe, the Middle East and Canada, and most recently in the US where the company has engaged with airlines and airports to
L Catterton, a consumer-focused private equity firm, has closed its eighth buyout fund, L Catterton Partners VIII, at USD2.75 billion, including commitments from limited partners and the general partner of L Catterton.
The oversubscribed fund received strong support from existing investors as well as select new investors around the globe.
L Catterton VIII will commit between USD60 million and USD500 million to high-growth, middle market, consumer companies across North America and Europe. Similar to L Catterton's previous buyout funds, the fund will target control-oriented investments in companies growing strongly in attractive consumer categories.
With the closing of L
Sunoco Logistics Partners (SXL) is to acquire Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) in a unit-for-unit transaction.
The transaction was approved by the boards of directors and conflicts committees of both partnerships and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017, subject to receipt of ETP unitholder approval and other customary closing conditions.
Under the terms of the transaction, ETP unitholders will receive 1.5 common units of SXL for each common unit of ETP they own. This equates to a 10 per cent premium to the volume weighted average pricing of ETP’s common units for the last 30 trading
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has acquired a portfolio of UK onshore wind farms from RES (Renewable Energy Systems) in one of the largest single acquisitions made by its infrastructure platform to date.
The portfolio includes three operational assets: Jacks Lane Wind Farm (six turbines, 15MW) located in Norfolk; Woolley Hill Wind Farm (four turbines, 10MW), located in Cambridgeshire; the recently completed Den Brook Wind Farm (nine turbines, 18MW) in Devon; and the Turncole Wind Farm (seven turbines, 17.5MW), which is currently under construction in Essex.
The Jacks Lane and Woolley Hill wind farms
Pritzker Group Private Capital has completed its acquisition of ProAmpac, a global flexible packaging company, from Wellspring Capital Management.
Pritzker Group Private Capital signed a definitive acquisition agreement to acquire ProAmpac in October.
Pritzker Group and other co-investors are now invested alongside the ProAmpac management team, which remains a significant shareholder, continues to lead the company and serves on its board of directors.
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, ProAmpac operates under the Prolamina, Ampac and Tulsack brands and has more than 2,400 employees across 18 manufacturing locations in North America, Europe and Asia.
Pamlico Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm focused on growth oriented businesses, has held the first and final close of Pamlico Capital IV at its hard cap with total commitments of USD910 million.
PC IV raised its capital in only four months, was oversubscribed and significantly exceeded the original USD750 million target.
Commitments to PC IV came from a group of new and existing global investors comprised of fund of funds, insurance companies, corporate and foreign pension funds, endowments, foundations and family offices.
“We are very pleased and honoured to have received such a high level
Gryphon Investors has held a final closing of Gryphon Partners IV at its hard cap of USD1.1 billion of aggregate commitments.
The fund was oversubscribed and exceeded its original target of USD600 million.
David Andrews, founder and CEO, says: “We greatly appreciate the enthusiastic support we received from our existing and new investors. The LP market’s confirmation of Gryphon’s unique integration of specialised deal and operating professionals from investment origination through exit to generate substantial alpha on a consistent basis was especially gratifying.”
Gryphon IV will continue the firm’s nearly 20-year history of partnering with management teams in
Seraphim Capital has launched what it says is the world’s largest ever, early-stage, space-sector, venture fund.
The fund – focussed on early stage space-related technology businesses – is targeting an GBP80 million final close during the next two quarters and is backed by a GBP30 million investment from the British Business Bank (made under its Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) programme) alongside smart capital from leading international space companies, family offices and individual investors.
The Seraphim Space Fund will be the first fund of its size anywhere in the world to focus on investing in early-stage technology companies emerging from
Idinvest Partners has strengthened its commitment to financing unlisted European businesses with the initial closing of its second capital growth fund at EUR250 million.
The strategy of Idinvest Growth Fund II follows in the footsteps of the firm’s previous investments in the growth sector which financially supports European SMEs, transforming them into global leaders.
The fund targets digital, health, and energies and cities sectors. Idinvest is aiming for a final closing of between EUR350 million and EUR400 million in the first quarter of 2017.
Christophe Bavière, founding partner of Idinvest Partners, says: “We recognise and appreciate the trust
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