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Harris Williams, a global investment bank specialising in M&A advisory services, is advising Capita plc (Capita), a consulting, transformation and digital services business, on the pending sale of Eclipse Legal Systems (Eclipse) to The Access Group (Access). Eclipse is a leading mid-market case, matter and practice management software provider operating primarily in the UK legal market. The transaction is being led by Thierry Monjauze, Mathew Tsui and John Levy of the firm’s London office.
“This transaction highlights our consistent track record in delivering successful outcomes for our clients in vertical software and demonstrates our ability to unlock significant value through
Through its fund of qualified investors Jet 2, Czech-based investment company Jet Investment has acquired a 70 per cent stake in 2 JCP, a company with a production plant in the Czech Republic and sales and technical branches in the United Kingdom and the USA. The Jet 2 Fund plans to further develop the successful supplier of filtration and acoustic solutions for leading gas turbine manufacturers and make use of synergic effects with other companies from its energy platform.
2 JCP employs a total of 315 employees in three countries and achieved approximately CZK 100 million in EBITDA last year. “In
Investment firms Oak Hill Capital (Oak Hill) and The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) have formed Galway Insurance Holdings, a new holding company.Galway launches a new diversified brokerage distribution and underwriting platform on behalf of the Private Equity owners and their respective management teams and employee stakeholders. The foundation of the investment is via Oak Hill’s contribution of No14 ranked retail broker in the US, EPIC Brokers and Consultants into Galway, while Carlyle will contribute Specialty Distribution aggregator No8 ranked JenCap Holdings, a portfolio company of Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners II. The strategy is further amplified by JenCap simultaneously closing the
Spanish insurance group MAPFRE has taken a significant step forward in its growing commitment to alternative investments with the launch of a private equity fund of funds that is open to co-investments from other institutions.
MAPRE AM, the group’s asset management arm, has teamed up with Abante Asesores – the financial advisory firm in which the insurer acquired a 10 per cent stake in September 2019 – and long-established private markets fund of funds group Altamar Capital Partners for the new launch.
The insurance group is committing equity totalling EUR250 million to the new MAPRE Private Equity FCR fund of funds,
Eagle Merchant Partners (EMP), an Atlanta-based private equity firm specialising in consumer, franchise and industrial opportunities, has acquired an equity stake in Code Ninjas, a coding franchise system for kids.The investment comes fresh off the heels of the firm’s successful exit of Chicken Salad Chick, which it acquired in 2015 and helped realise a seven-fold increase in system sales, and United PF Partners, the largest franchisee in the Planet Fitness system. Code Ninjas is EMP’s fourth franchise investment.
“Eagle Merchant Partners pursues rapidly growing franchise businesses that can successfully leverage a capital infusion to get to the next level,” says
Inflexion has agreed to acquire Rosemont Pharmaceuticals, the UK’s leading liquid pharmaceuticals business. The business will be carved out from US listed company, Perrigo. Rosemont’s portfolio of over 130 oral liquid medicines includes over 70 licensed products which are sold into the UK as well as the US, Continental Europe and the Middle East. The business benefits from strong R&D and innovation, and has built a track record of successful new product launches. With substantial experience in successfully executing carve-outs, Inflexion will draw upon its healthcare expertise to establish Rosemont as a standalone business and invest further in innovation and new
Caring Brands International (CBI), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has completed the acquisition of its Bluebird Care Master Franchise in the Republic of Ireland. Through the acquisition, CBI adds direct franchising rights in the Republic of Ireland, which it serves through its Bluebird Care brand, and 26 franchise locations to its portfolio of over 550 locations across the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. The franchisees in the Republic of Ireland will now have direct access to the wide-ranging support and services of Bluebird Care, one of the United Kingdom’s largest homecare providers, and CBI.
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Alternative investment manager Ares Management Corporation (Ares) has held the final closing of its Ares Special Opportunities Fund, which was significantly oversubscribed with over USD3.5 billion of commitments relative to its USD2.0 billion target.When Scott Graves joined the firm in January of 2017, the Ares Private Equity Group embarked on developing its Special Opportunities strategy as an expansion of its flexible capital investment activities. These efforts included building out an experienced team of 17 professionals, including Partners Craig Snyder and Aaron Rosen, with a goal of leveraging the competitive advantages of the Ares Platform. The team pursues a differentiated strategy
C-P Flexible Packaging, a manufacturer of flexible packaging including rollstock, premade pouches, resealable packaging and shrink sleeves — has acquired Genpak Flexible from The Jim Pattison Group. Genpak Flexible is a North American supplier of compostable packaging and offers a wide range of unique, patented flexible packaging solutions. C-P Flexible Packaging is a longstanding portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital, a New York based private equity firm.
With facilities in Aurora, Ontario and Lakeville, Minnesota, Genpak Flexible holds industry-leading expertise in customised die-cut rollstock and pouches, as well as paper-based laminations. This strategic investment complements C-P Flexible Packaging’s best-in-class converting and
The rapid acceleration of ESG as a major focus for private equity investors around the world is highlighted by the results of a new survey released this week by corporate and fund solutions provider Intertrust.
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