Managers
Vision Innovation Partners, an eye care platform, has acquired See Clearly Vision, an eye care practice with locations in Tysons Corner and Arlington, Virginia.
The acquisition expands Vision Innovation Partners’ presence in the Washington DC metropolitan area and further enhances its growing network of ophthalmology practices and ambulatory surgery centres in the Mid-Atlantic region.
“For over two decades, See Clearly Vision has delivered world-class eye care by providing the most advanced medical and surgical technology and expertise. Partnering with Vision Innovation Partners will allow us to further our mission and continue growing our practice while providing extraordinary service for
Digital and tech start up investment network NorthInvest has extended its strategic partnership with law firm Gordons following a successful three-year relationship.
NorthEdge and The Belfield Group (‘Belfield’) have completed the sale of Usleep, a specialist mattress manufacturer, to The Vita Group (Vita) a manufacturer of premium foam products, for an undisclosed sum.
Usleep is a subsidiary of upholstery and home furnishings manufacturer Belfield, which secured private equity investment from NorthEdge in 2016. It provides an end-to-end service for its customers, from product design & development through to fulfilment, from two well-invested manufacturing sites in Ashton-under-Lyne and Castle Donnington.
Usleep is a zero waste to landfill business that works closely with its suppliers and customers to encourage sustainability and best-in-class business
New York-based private equity firm MFG Partners (MFG) has completed the acquisition of Mellott Company (Mellott).
The transaction was completed in partnership with Company management and PNC Mezzanine Capital. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, Mellott provides a full spectrum of integrated aggregates processing services and equipment, including equipment and parts distribution, service and repair, engineering and fabrication, as well as contract crushing. Mellott partners with a diverse range of top-tier customers and has become the trusted, go-to supplier of processing needs for the industry’s largest aggregates producers. The Company’s
Affiliates of Lindsay Goldberg – a private investment firm that focuses on partnering with families, founders and management teams – have completed a majority investment in Summit Interconnect (Summit), a provider of high performance, complex printed circuit boards serving the aerospace, defence, and other highly demanding commercial sectors, along with the Company’s President and CEO, Shane Whiteside, and other members of the Company’s management team.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Summit Interconnect is one of the leading providers of complex rigid and flexible printed circuit boards in North America, offering solutions ranging from advanced prototyping to
Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its minority investment in cloud technology company Aker Systems to Abry Partners. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2017, Aker Systems designs, builds and operates ground-breaking ultra-secure public cloud environments and advanced data infrastructure platforms.
LDC invested in Aker Systems in 2020, supporting investment in research and development to drive organic growth, as well as the extension of Aker’s team of highly experienced experts. The business has since grown by more than 50 per cent.
Darren Thomas, CEO of Aker Systems, says: “Over the last
The Imperial College Innovation Fund (ICIF) has led a GBP1 million seed investment round for UK energy storage startup, Cheesecake Energy Ltd (CEL).
The round, which includes Perivoli Innovations, and prominent business angels, will fund the development of CEL’s’s manufacturing capabilities and its lead eTanker storage system.
ICIF, which invested GBP300,000 in this round, is an early-stage investment fund launched at Imperial in early 2020. It invests in startup companies with a strong connection to Imperial College London, such as those founded by students, members of staff or alumni, or companies which have engaged extensively with Imperial’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
CEL
Hercules Capital (Hercules), a specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth and established stage companies backed by venture capital and private equity firms, together with external funds managed by its adviser subsidiary, has originated more than USD1.5 billion year-to-date in annual total gross debt and equity commitments, breaking its previous one-year record of USD1.47 billion.
“This record-breaking achievement is a testament to the quality of our team and the market-leading position the Hercules platform has established over its 17-year history,” says Scott Bluestein, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Hercules Capital. “More importantly, this performance, in just the
CBRE Investment Management, through its Private Infrastructure team, is to acquire the bus division of Torghatten AS (Torghatten Land), which comprises Norgesbuss AS, Trønderbilene AS, Torghatten Buss AS, Sørlandsruta AS, Fosen Verkstedservice AS and TTS Bil-og, Dekksenter AS.
This investment is in keeping with the firm’s commitment to delivering sustainable real assets solutions.
CBRE Investment Management is making the investment on behalf of one of its funds as well as some of its separately managed accounts. It represents CBRE Investment Management’s third infrastructure investment completed in the Nordics since 2019.
Torghatten Land is one of Norway’s largest bus
Bestport and ThinCats have provided debt and equity funding of GBP19 million to help support continued growth of Energy Saving Lighting (ESL).
David Hall, previously CEO of Polypipe and non-executive Chairman of Aspen Pumps, will join the board as Chairman.
Paul Daly, Founder and CEO of ESL, says: “We are delighted to partner with Bestport and recognise that they will bring expertise and funding to help deliver the next phase of growth for the business. It is an exciting time to be delivering energy efficient solutions to both the public and private sectors.”
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