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Private equity funds managed by Baird Capital have invested in investment consultancy bfinance. Current CEO David Vafai (pictured) will continue to lead bfinance. He will be joined on the board by Andrew Ferguson, managing director at Baird Capital, and CFO Mark Brownlie, as directors.
Also joining the board as chairman is highly experienced financial and investor relations professional Tim Trotter, who founded public relations group Ludgate, co-founded Citywire, the information service for the global fund management industry and is a non-executive chairman at a number of financial services and asset management related blue-chip companies.
The collective expertise and experience of
Antares Capital is serving as administrative agent, lead arranger and bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of SambaSafety by ABRY Partners.
Headquartered in Albuquerque, NM, SambaSafety provides driving and fleet safety solutions and motor vehicle records to every industry across the US.
“Antares’ flexibility and strong presence in the technology space made them a great partner on this transaction,” says Nathan Ott, principle for ABRY Partners.
“We’re pleased to have supported ABRY on this transaction,” says Sean Sullivan, managing director for Antares Capital. “SambaSafety’s experienced management team and innovative approach together with ABRY’s expertise is
WorldQuant Ventures, an angel investment firm focused on disruptive companies in technology, with a particular focus on data and finance, has invested in Certrax Risk Compliance Solutions, Inc.
Certrax is a state-of-the-art application and service that allows real estate owners, property managers and service providers to manage third-party risk by electronically tracking, managing and storing contracts and insurance certificates. As part of the agreement, Steven Lau, Managing Director at WorldQuant Ventures, will join Certrax’s Board of Directors.
The application’s cutting edge technology, along with its superior leadership, including Certrax’s Chief Executive Officer Brian O’Keefe and Chief Operating Officer Robert Mitchell,
Noerr has advised Payleven Holding on the merger of the Payleven group with the SumUp group, both mobile payment providers.
The combined company will operate under the name SumUp. The merger is intended to accelerate the international growth of both businesses. All former shareholders in SumUp and Payleven will remain shareholders in the combined holding entity.
A team led by Felix Blobel, a Berlin based Partner and Venture Capital specialist acted on behalf of Payleven. Felix Blobel already advised Payleven in connection with a Series D Financing Round in the course of which Seventure Partners joined Payleven as new investor.
Venture capital firm Mayfield has raised USD525 million from its limited partners across two new funds – Mayfield XV a USD400 million fund that will continue the firm's focus on early-stage investing, and Mayfield Select a USD125 million fund that will target later-stage investments.
"Championing entrepreneurs with our culture of focus and consistency has been the driver of our success," says Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Managing Director. "We raise early-stage focused funds of approximately USD400 million usually every 3-4 years and invest in roughly 30 companies per fund. Mayfield XV is our fourth consecutive fund with a consistent size that follows
Silverfleet Capital, the European private equity firm specialising in mid-market buyouts, has agreed to sell the Kalle Group to a fund managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R). The deal is still subject to anti-trust clearance.
Kalle is a global supplier of industrially produced casings for meat products. Silverfleet Capital expects to achieve an investment multiple of 3.5 on an investment of EUR71.5 million. The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is 22.5 per cent.
Silverfleet Capital acquired a majority stake in the Kalle Group in 2009. Today, Kalle employs some 1,700 people operating from 16 production facilities in 9
Social Impact Ventures NL (Social IV), the management company for Social Impact Venture Fund I (Fund I), has successfully closed on EUR19 million in new commitments from the European Investment Fund and non-institutional investors.
Social IV previously had a first closing of Fund I in July 2015 at EUR11 million and now has a total EUR30 million capital under management to provide growth equity to social entrepreneurs. The final closing of this fund is expected July 2016.
Fund I is a Netherlands-based growth investment fund in the form of a cooperative: its investors are therefore members. The initial group
Lion Capital, a consumer-focused investment firm known for their international expertise with brands including AllSaints, Jimmy Choo, John Varvatos and Alex and Ani, is to acquire a minority interest in Authentic Brands Group (ABG).
The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in New York City, ABG is a brand development company which owns a leading global portfolio of iconic fashion, sports and entertainment brands. ABG’s mission is to acquire, manage and build long-term value of consumer brands through partnering with best-in-class licensees and retailers. ABG’s current brand portfolio includes more than 23 world-renowned brands
Private investment firm Inverness Graham has acquired Kalkomey Enterprises, as well as its first add-on, Outdoor Roadmap.
Kalkomey, which closed in December, is the first investment out of Inverness Graham III, a USD283 million fund that was raised in 2015. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Kalkomey is a leader in online recreational safety education for state required certifications. Using a web-based delivery model, the Company delivers educational content and tests through its proprietary e-Learning platform. In addition, Kalkomey offers value-added SaaS services for states to manage certification records, in-person educational testing elements, and the back-end reporting
Abbott is to acquire St Jude Medical, creating a medical device specialist with top positions in high-growth cardiovascular markets, including atrial fibrillation, structural heart and heart failure as well as a leading position in the high-growth neuromodulation market.
Under the agreement, St Jude Medical shareholders will receive USD46.75 in cash and 0.8708 shares of Abbott common stock, representing total consideration of approximately USD85 per share. At an Abbott stock price of USD43.93(2), this represents a total transaction equity value of USD25 billion. The combined company will have an industry-leading pipeline expected to deliver a steady stream of new medical device
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