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Denver-based private equity firm Lariat Partners has made a significant investment in Willowood USA, a leading manufacturer of generic crop protection products, to further expand its product portfolio and market expansion.
“The strategic investment that Lariat Partners has made in our company will rapidly fuel our growth and presence in U.S. agriculture,” says Brian Heinze, Willowood USA’s President and CEO. “We have experienced excellent growth these past five years and this investment from Lariat will ramp up our expansion and broaden our presence in markets that we have not yet penetrated.”
Vijay Mundhra, Co-Founder of Willowood USA, says: “Lariat is
Midwest boutique investment bank XMS Capital Partners (XMS) has launched XA Investments LLC (XAI) to provide a platform in the registered funds space for alternative investments.
The firm has hired Kimberly Flynn as Managing Director of Alternative Investments and John McGarrity as Managing Director and General Counsel to build the XA Investments business. Flynn joins the firm from Nuveen Investments where she served as the Head of Product Development for the Global Structured Products Group which is responsible for the development and management of the firm’s closed-end fund complex. McGarrity joins the firm from River Branch Holdings, where he served
Antares Capital is serving as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner on a USD198 million senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Interstate Hotels & Resorts by Kohlberg & Company (Kohlberg).
Interstate, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, employs more than 30,000 highly skilled individuals worldwide and oversees operations at 425 properties located in 40 states and the District of Columbia, as well as nine countries outside of the United States. Interstate is the leading player in its rapidly growing segment of the hospitality industry, which includes services to hotels, resorts and conference centres.
“The team at Antares
Golden Gate Capital (GGC) has made a substantial minority equity investment in Sard Verbinnen & Co (SVC), a strategic, financial, and crisis communications firm.
The partnership and capital infusion are expected to help accelerate SVC’s growth plans and capitalise on its leading market position. SVC’s 24 partners, led by co-founders Paul Verbinnen and George Sard, will continue to manage the Company; GGC will not be involved in the day-to-day management of the firm or its client matters. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“We have known SVC for more than a decade and we have always been very
The Aurelius Group started the 2016 financial year very successfully with total consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2016 increasing by 58 per cent year-on-year to EUR686.4 million (Q1 2015: EUR433.9 million).
At EUR2,640.6 million, consolidated revenues on an annual basis exceeded the prior-year figure by 52 per cent (Q1 2015: EUR1,735.6 million).
EBITDA for the combined group increased significantly in the first quarter of 2016 to EUR101.2 million (Q1 2015: EUR15.8 million). This figure includes income from the sale of Group entities in excess of the carrying amount of EUR57.6 million (Q1 2015: EUR0 million) from the
Tecres, a medical technology company dedicated to the development of bone cements and bone substitutes and private equity firm Keensight Capital have invested in Demetra Holding.
This new Group, led by Tecres’ shareholders, combines two of the major players in the field of bone cement and biomaterials, Tecres SpA (Italy-based) and aap Biomaterials GmbH (Germany-based) which will continue to act as separate entities with their own respective business strategies.
The two companies have been able to position themselves as leaders on their respective segments through different business models and distribution strategies. Historically, aap has been focussing on the Contract Manufacturing
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a notice of application for an order for exemptive relief that will permit Triloma EIG Global Energy Fund and Triloma EIG Global Energy Term Fund I (collectively, the Funds) to co-invest in portfolio companies with each other and with certain affiliated investment funds.
The Funds expect the SEC to grant an order for exemptive relief in approximately 30 days, allowing the Funds to participate in directly originated investment transactions, including those alongside EIG's private funds, subject to the conditions in the order.
"We feel the current energy market conditions are creating
Maranon Capital was Agent for a mezzanine investment to support the acquisition of HALO Branded Solutions (HALO) by Audax Private Equity (Audax) and company management. Maranon was also a co-investor in the equity for the transaction.
HALO, headquartered in Sterling, Illinois, is a leading promotional products distributor in the USD20 billion per year promotional products industry. Through its nationwide account executive network and corporate service team, HALO offers innovative client solutions, priced competitively, and supported by world-class operations and award-winning marketing.
Lance Hirt and Jaime Buehl-Reichard, former executives of Lindsay Goldberg have launched StoneCourt Capital, a new private equity firm focused in partnership with David Lumpkins and Nathan Ticatch of PetroLogistics Company (PetroLogistics).
Stonecourt will opportunistically capitalise on market dislocations by facilitating the growth of existing businesses and constructing or repositioning hard assets. The firm will be headquartered in New York City with offices in Houston and Cleveland.
Stonecourt’s leadership team has worked together for more than 12 years to transform companies across multiple industries, including logistics and distribution, petrochemicals, industrial services, consumer products and midstream energy. Leveraging deep financial acumen,
New York-based private equity firm Eagle Private Equity is to provide an immediate USD1 million credit line to be provided by Eagle, along with a subsequent debt or equity financing of up to USD10 million.
Proceeds from the loans and other financing will be intended for the acquisition of mineral assets. Loans made to the Company based on the initial USD1 million credit line may be converted into a newly-created class of the Company’s preferred stock.
Dan Anderson, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, says: “We are extremely pleased to announce this term sheet and believe the financing can be the
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