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HIG Capital (HIG) portfolio company, United Flow Technologies (UFT), a platform established to invest in the municipal and industrial water and wastewater market, has completed the acquisitions of Tesco Controls (TESCO) and The Henry P. Thompson Company (HPT).
TESCO and HPT represent UFT’s second and third acquisitions, respectively, following its initial acquisition of MISCOwater in July 2021.
As part of the transaction, HIG will partner with both TESCO and HPT’s leadership teams to support their growth initiatives within an integrated and operationally cohesive UFT. TESCO and HPT’s teams and brands will remain in place. Terms of the transactions were not
As strong historical performance and demand for new sources of return drive investor interest in accessing the private markets, Hamilton Lane’s (NASDAQ: HLNE) global evergreen platform has experienced significant growth, standing at USD1.6 billion in assets a little over two years after launching its first offering in this space.
In early 2021, the firm announced the launch of its Private Assets Fund (PAF), a closed-end investment vehicle registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (40 Act), making the Fund more widely available to qualified US clients, including certain individual investors, their wealth advisors,
Duke’s Root Control (Duke’s) has acquired Hydrostructures, PA, a regional sewer service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region, with offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
This acquisition will expand Duke’s service offering by adding new capabilities and expertise, broadening its regional presence, and further developing key accounts. Duke’s, a leading national sewer service provider, is a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners.
“The acquisition of Hydrostructures accelerates the Duke’s 360 smart wastewater strategy, which helps our valued customers triage, diagnose, renew and monitor their water, sewer and stormwater systems,” says Duke’s President & CEO Matt Fishbune. “We continue
In its largest deal to date, AURELIUS has acquired McKesson UK in a corporate carve-out from US healthcare company McKesson Corporation, Irving, Texas.
Seneca Growth Capital VCT has launched a new offer for subscription for its B shares, to raise GBP10 million, with an over-allotment facility to raise up to a further GBP10 million.
Marking its tenth anniversary this year, Seneca Partners was established to provide the investment and advisory services that the UK’s underserved SME sector was seeking. Over the last decade it has actively engaged with over 4,000 SME businesses and now has over GBP250 million assets under management across the Seneca stable of companies. Seneca Partners has now deployed cGBP100 million into over 50 SME companies, through more than 100
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has partnered with seasoned pest control industry executive Jay Keating to form an acquisition company, PestCo Holdings LLC, in order to consolidate the highly fragmented pest control industry.
The partnership will focus on acquiring companies and assets as part of a strategy to build a market-leading pest control business.
“We are excited to partner with Jay as part of this new endeavour,” says TSCP Managing Director Jeff Aiello. “There is fierce competition for quality talent in the pest control industry, and after nearly a year of searching
Arrowpoint Advisory has advised Lightfoot, the UK’s leading provider of in-cab driver coaching and engagement technology, on its investment from Volpi Capital.
Lightfoot, which rewards smoother and safer driving leading to reductions in accidents, fuel use and emissions in fleets, first developed its technology to help ICE fleets cut costs and improve efficiency. Now, it’s carving a niche in the Electric Vehicle (EV) sector using its heritage in EV motors and batteries to give it an edge in range extension.
Lightfoot’s dash-mounted device connects directly to the vehicle’s engine, giving drivers audible and visual nudges, coaching them towards a
Startup investment bank for the emerging markets JPIN VCATS has completed a significant fundraise for Koovers, India’s largest B2B spare parts service based in Bengaluru.
Koovers announced raising USD1.5 million, with JPIN VCATS as one of the main investors. The zero-inventory firm was launched in 2016 to address a USD12 billion market and is now one of India’s fastest-growing companies servicing one of the country’s most disorganised sectors. The Automobile and Mobility market in India accounts for 49 per cent of manufacturing GDP and 7.1 per cent of total GDP, making it a key market to address in what is
UK workplace pension scheme TPT Retirement Solutions is to invest GBP54 million into private equity through its defined contribution (DC) Master Trust default target date funds.
Members of TPT’s Target Date Funds, whose investments are managed by AllianceBernstein, will see 3.5 per cent of their pension pot allocated to private equity investments at the growth stage. The total percentage will decrease as members get closer to retirement age.
Research by AllianceBernstein shows that over the long-term, investment in private equity is likely to provide higher returns than public markets. The allocation is expected to contribute an additional 3.0
Education Ventures Company (EVC) a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Zarooni Emirates Investments (ZEI) and Blenheim Schools, part of the Chatsworth Schools family, today announced a new education focused partnership.
Working together, EVC, ZEI and Blenheim Schools will create a world class educational facility in Dubai. The facility will include a new non-selective and inclusive School, child wellbeing support centre, teacher training and research centre and facilities for the community. The School will provide a mainstream educational environment for all pupils, including those with an additional educational need.
Dr Adil Ismail Al Zarooni, CEO of ZEI and Chairman of the
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