Managers
European fund manager STAR Capital Partners has acquired Synergy Health Managed Services Limited – the operator of the UK Linen Management Services (LMS) business – for GBP50 million.
This is the first acquisition made by STAR’s third fund (STAR III).
The LMS business of Synergy Health Managed Services Limited, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of STERIS plc, was created in 1996 and provides a range of sterile linen and laundry management services to hospitals and other healthcare providers throughout the UK including NHS trusts, private hospitals, ambulance trusts and healthcare and community trusts. The purchased company owns three dedicated
Vincent Mortier (pictured), Deputy CIO, Global Head of Multi-Asset Amundi and Pascal Blanqué, CIO, Global Head of Institutional Division Amundi have issued a joint statement on the situation post Brexit.
They write that a few days after the surprise vote in the UK, uncertainty remains high and that they believe it won’t ease anytime soon given the complexity of the subjects to be dealt with.
“However, we have some clear perspectives during this time of uncertainty. Firstly: this is a political crisis, not a financial one. We are not in a revival of 2007/2008. Secondly, there will certainly be
TorQuest Partners has held the final closing of TorQuest Partners Fund IV, with USD925 million of committed capital.
TorQuest IV will apply the firm's established and highly successful middle-market investment and operating strategy of partnering closely with management teams to create value through strategic change, operational improvements, and the successful integration of accretive add-on acquisitions.
"We very much appreciate the ongoing trust and confidence of our limited partners," says Brent Belzberg, Senior Managing Partner. "We will continue to execute the same strategy with the same team that has delivered attractive investment returns for our partners, and established a strong reputation
Growth private equity firm TA Associates has acquired a majority interest in Masquepet (Kiwoko) from Corpfin Capital Fund III (Corpfin Capital) and Prince Capital Partners (Prince Capital) who sold an 89.4 per cent stake to TA Associates and the founders of Kiwoko.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2007 by Álvaro Gutiérrez, Javier Osa and Emilio Goyanes, and headquartered in Madrid, Kiwoko is the largest chain of pet care specialty retail stores in Spain. Over the last nine years, and with the financial support of Corpfin Capital and Prince Capital, the founders have grown Kiwoko
Broadwell Capital Limited (Broadwell) has successfully raised USD1 billion in commitments for its first private equity fund, the Broadwell Tactical Opportunities Fund (Fund).
Broadwell was established to acquire opportunistic investments across all sectors and asset classes, targeting investment opportunities that are often complex and illiquid.
Caspar Gilroy, Chairman and founder of Broadwell explained “We see significant opportunity to target esoteric deals that most private equity houses will avoid due to complexity. We have the ability to move rapidly and are agnostic when it comes to which sectors we look at. We look to deploy a minimum of USD100 million per
Beringea Growth Finance has realised an ‘attractive’ return following the acquisition of Speciality European Pharma (SEP) by life science investor Juno Pharmaceuticals.
In December 2014 Beringea Growth Finance agreed a GBP4.7m 4-year term loan to SEP. Beringea Growth Finance is part of Beringea, the transatlantic investor in high growth businesses and the loan was made from the ProVen VCTs managed by Beringea. This loan enabled SEP to repay an earlier facility with Clydesdale Bank and to build upon European growth. With Juno’s acquisition of SEP, this loan has been repaid early, generating healthy returns for the ProVen VCTs.
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Activa Capital has taken a majority stake in Look Cycle, alongside the existing owners, Dominique Bergin and Thierry Fournier, with the aim of accelerating the brands expansion in France and internationally.
As the inventor and a world leader in clipless pedals, Look Cycle capitalises on 30 years of experience at the highest sporting level; as a leader in the field of carbon technology, Look Cycle also designs and manufactures exceptional bikes.
With a turnover of EUR45 million and around 400 professionals, Look is one of the most innovative French companies in the cycle sector. The company assigns more than 10
Bedell Cristin has further strengthened its corporate team in response to sustained client demand through the appointment of Guy Westmacott as Senior Associate in the firm’s Jersey office.
Westmacott joins from Mubadala Development Company, an Abu Dhabi Government-owned investment and development company, where he worked between 2008 and 2016. During his time as Senior Legal Counsel with Mubadala, Westmacott was primarily involved in mergers and acquisitions and also gained extensive experience on corporate and project finance in addition to restructuring matters. Guy also worked on a number of deals in the renewable sector with Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala. As
Aurelius has acquired Working Links, a provider of welfare and rehabilitation services with operations in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, and the Middle East, for an undisclosed sum.
Working Links delivers employability and rehabilitation services across three markets:
UK employability services, where Working Links improves lives through employment, training, and skills development. Example contracts are the three ‘Work Programme’ contracts in Scotland, Wales, and South West England that support long-term unemployed people in returning to the labour market, and five ‘Work Choice’ contracts to provide disabled people with assistance in finding work, for the UK Government’s Department for Work
European private equity firm Cinven has held the final close of the Sixth Cinven Fund at its hard cap of EUR7 billion (approximately USD8 billion).
Despite the strong level of demand, Cinven has closed a right-sized fund to invest primarily in Europe in line with its investment strategy focused on high quality businesses with market leading positions and strong cash flows. Cinven will continue to use its long established matrix of sector expertise and local country experience to target companies where it can strategically drive revenue growth both in Europe and globally. Its Portfolio Team, operating across Europe, the US
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