Managers
Private markets digital platform has achieved USD4 billion-plus in assets and deals in a year as it continues rapid growth which has seen more than 70 financial institutions across Europe, North America, the Middle East, South America and Africa using its technology in 2021.
VALK, which is backed by venture capital funds and strategic financial investors R3, SIX Group, Ascension Ventures and Metavallon, has seen growth of 2,500 per cent in just nine months, having only celebrated hitting USD1 billion in deals in M&A and fund-raising activity just five months ago.
The London-based company enables clients including investment banks, hedge
Global investment firm Carlyle’s Global Credit platform has provided the debt financing package, alongside Pemberton Asset Management, to support the acquisition of Cesar di Barbarossa Enio (Cesar), Gruppo SDA Servizi Distribuzione Associati (SDA) and VDM (VDM) by an affiliate of HIG Capital.
The Companies operate under the Acqua & Sapone brand, Italy’s leading non-food discount retailer selling a wide range of household and personal care products at value prices through a network of more than 700 retail locations. The Companies will generate over EUR900 million in revenues in 2021.
Acqua & Sapone’s commitment to high-quality consumer experiences and its expansive
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), the asset management division of Macquarie Group, has agreed to acquire New York-based Central Park Group (CPG), an independent investment advisory firm delivering private client access to institutional hedge fund, private equity, real estate and funds-of-funds.
The agreement underscores MAM’s commitment to offering individual investors a diversified platform of institutional-quality alternative investments managed by Macquarie and other leading sponsors.
With more than USD3.5 billion in assets under management, Central Park Group is a pioneer in providing financial advisors and their clients access to top alternative investment talent in structures specifically designed to meet the needs
FullSpeed Automotive, one of the USA’s largest franchisors and operators of automotive aftermarket repair facilities, completed the acquisition of three quick lube and automotive service centres last week, bringing its total number of acquisitions since the start of the Q3 to fourteen.
The fourteen centres were acquired in nine separate transactions across eight states, and all will be rebranded as one of FullSpeed Automotive’s iconic brands, Grease Monkey or SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service®. Following its acquisition by MidOcean Partners in November 2020, FullSpeed Automotive has completed twenty-one acquisition transactions that have added sixty new centres, and now has
Mangrove Management Partners (Mangrove), a platform management company focused on optimising the delivery of vascular care, has closed a Series B equity financing round led by Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (WFSC), along with NewSpring Capital (NewSpring) and Dr Robert Bessler, the founder and CEO of Sound Physicians.
Proceeds will fuel Mangrove’s expansion throughout the Northeast as the rapidly growing epidemic of peripheral artery disease continues to drive demand for high-quality vascular care.
“Mangrove partners with leading physicians to change the paradigm of the delivery of vascular care with the aim of improving clinical outcomes and patient experiences at a lower
Columbia Pacific Business Finance (CPBF), an evergreen fund providing direct financing to emerging growth and middle market companies, has delivered a USD17 million term loan to Simpay, an independent sales organisation specialising in merchant service solutions headquartered near Philadelphia.
The funds provided by CPBF will be used to refinance existing debt and fund expansion of Simpay’s sales and service initiatives.
“Simpay has a rich history of innovation and service that has produced a durable and diversified business,” says Trent Stedman, managing director of CPBF. “We are pleased to partner with the Simpay team as they accelerate the company’s strategic
Impact asset manager Wermuth Asset Management (WAM) announces two successful transactions in private equity funds GGF1 and GGF2 in its investment portfolio.
The fund GGF1 has made a successful exit from Primekss, a company based in Latvia, with operations in 27 countries on four continents. Established in 1997, Primekss has developed and commercialised a new patented solution for concrete that is 50 per cent stronger, 30 per cent faster to install, and releases up to 70 per cent less CO2 emissions than conventional concrete. Among Primekss blue-chip customers are JYSK, NESTLE, DHL, NCC, SKANSKA, ABB, Lidl and many others. GGF1
An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital), a private investment firm focused on defensible businesses in growing markets with tangible improvement opportunities, has completed the acquisition of Select Interior Concepts (SIC), an importer and distributor of natural stone, engineered stone and tile for residential and commercial applications.
Upon completion of the transaction, the Company has changed its name to Architectural Surfaces Group (ASG or the Company).
With legacy companies founded in 1992 and headquartered in Austin, Tex, ASG is a premier, value-added distributor of interior building products with positions in highly attractive markets. The Company services its customers
Pantheon has held the final close of Pantheon Secondary Opportunities Fund (PSOF), a new programme that will exclusively invest in the rapidly evolving market for GP-initiated private equity secondary solutions, with total investor commitments of USD624 million, exceeding the initial target.
National Fire & Safety, an end-to-end fire protection and life safety solutions platform and a portfolio company of Highview Capital (Highview), has acquired All Pro Fire Protection, a fire and life safety services business headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.
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