Managers
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Plumbing Heating Paramedics LLC (PHP).
The deal is an add-on investment to Riverside’s platform, Threshold Brands, a multi-brand franchisor of trade services concepts.
With plans to begin franchising the concept immediately, the acquisition also marks the company’s entry into plumbing and HVAC franchising. PHP represents the sixth company added to the Threshold Brands platform, which has more than 400 locations in North America.
Founded in Indianapolis, PHP is a founder-owned and operated company providing HVAC system repairs, HVAC system replacements, plumbing
Partners Group has agreed to acquire a 24.9 per cent equity stake in Apex International Corporation (Apex), a globally integrated logistics solutions provider, on behalf of its clients.
Upon closing of the transaction, Partners Group will join majority shareholder Kuehne+Nagel Group, one of the world’s leading logistics companies, with a seat on the Apex Board.
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Apex is one of Asia’s leading freight forwarders, especially on the transpacific and intra-Asia trade routes. The Company has around 1,600 employees across 41 locations globally. In 2020, Apex generated turnover of USD 2.4 billion,
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc, the UK’s largest fund investing in utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), has signed contracts for the acquisition of a further 425MW of projects from Gresham House Devco Limited (the current pipeline) of which 275MW are proceeding into construction with commissioning targeted for Q1 2022 and the remaining 150MW will be built subject to funding and other conditions.
The acquisition fully commits the equity funds raised in November 2020.
In addition to the current pipeline, the company has expanded its exclusive pipeline by a further 427MW (the subsequent pipeline). The Company’s intention is
AURELIUS has successfully closed its acquisition of SSE Contracting Limited (SSEC) from SSE Plc in a complex carve-out of the multi-disciplinary Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) contracting business for an enterprise value of GBP27.5 million.
As a standalone business SSEC is one of the biggest M&E contractors in the UK and Ireland providing mechanical, electrical, rail, street lighting and high voltage engineering services to install and maintain key infrastructure. The transaction has been structured to be the second under the newly implemented co-investment program of AURELIUS.
Operating from its nationwide network, SSEC has around 1,900 employees and high voltage (HV)
Hybrid Apparel has completed its acquisition of Air Waves, a design and technology driven print-on-demand (POD) provider serving e-commerce and wholesale customers.
Air Waves will continue to operate in Columbus, Ohio and provide its print-on-demand and technology services to Hybrid’s retail customers and global license and lifestyle brand partners. Hybrid Apparel is a leading global wholesaler of licensed, branded and private label apparel, and portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners.
Air Waves was founded in 1981 as a contract screen printer and developed into a modern e-commerce leader complete with print-on-demand, leading design capabilities, advanced technology integrations and drop-ship
The Vistria Group, a purpose-driven investment firm focusing on the middle market, has held final closing of Vistria Fund IV, LP, with USD2.68 billion of total capital commitments. Vistria now manages more than USD6.5 billion in institutional capital across its funds and co-investment vehicles.
Fund IV was substantially oversubscribed, closing at its hard cap and surpassing its target of USD1.5 billion. It includes a USD180 million commitment from Vistria’s Principals and Operating Partners. Consistent with its predecessor funds, Fund IV will seek to invest in US based healthcare, education and financial services companies that can benefit from the firm’s deep
LegalZoom.com, Inc (LegalZoom), has announced the pricing of its initial public offering of an aggregate of 19,121,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of USD28.00 per share. In addition, LegalZoom has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,868,150 shares of its common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 30, 2021 under the symbol “LZ” and the offering is expected to close on July 2, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
Sandberg Capital, through the Sandberg Investment Fund II, has acquired a stake in the fast-growing Czech technology company Daktela, which focuses on providing complete solutions for contact centres and communication with customers.Â
PropTech1 Ventures, the European venture capital fund focused on the untapped innovation potential of the real estate industry, is the lead investor in the USD4 million seed funding round of the UK-based PropTech startup Desana.
Hiber AB, the platform that enables people to create interactive 3D experiences such as games, no coding skills required, has taken USD15 million in Series A funding, led by EQT Ventures. This brings Hiber’s total funding taken to date to almost USD20 million, giving the company the capital it needs to further accelerate the growth of its social entertainment network, Hiber. New investor CMT Digital also participated in the round, along with existing investors Luminar Ventures, Bumble Ventures, Konvoy Ventures, and SYBO.
Co-founded in 2017 by CEO Michael Yngfors and Chief Innovation Officer, Mattias Johansson, the team originally created
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