Managers
Platinum Equity has held the final close of its latest global buyout fund, Platinum Equity Capital Partners V, with USD10 billion in total capital commitments.“We are very grateful for the support of our investors worldwide who have entrusted us with their capital and helped extend our global investment reach,” says Tom Gores, founder, chairman and CEO of Platinum Equity.
“We have great momentum, with a well-oiled investment machine built on discipline, urgency and a relentless focus on execution, and fuelled by the capital resources to pursue complex transactions anywhere in the world,” says Gores.
The fund, which had a target
TAS Environmental Services (TAS), a portfolio company of Blue Point Capital Partners’ Fund IV has acquired Specialized Waste Systems (SWS) (www.specializedwaste.com), a provider of hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, transportation and washout services.
Ironwood Capital’s portfolio company, precision manufacturer NSA Industries (NSA), has acquired Vitex Extrusions (Vitex), a Franklin, New Hampshire-based manufacturer of metal extrusions. “When we originally invested in NSA in late 2017, the plan was to continue company expansion and diversification through organic growth and strategic acquisitions,” says Alex Levental, Ironwood Capital managing director. “NSA did not have extrusion capability. With the Vitex acquisition, NSA adds to the breadth of its capabilities and expands the company’s sales into the transportation, consumer durable goods, building products, and electrical products end markets.”
“NSA is an existing customer of Vitex, so this acquisition is a
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has launched a new venture capital fund, Goodyear Ventures, with USD100 million targeted for new investments in future mobility solutions over the next 10 years. Goodyear Ventures will continue and expand Goodyear’s growing relationships in new mobility, with a focus on partnering and investing in startups with a shared vision of sustainable, safe and new mobility experiences that make life’s connections easier every day.
Goodyear’s Chairman, CEO and President Richard J Kramer says: “Goodyear is a technology-driven mobility company that seeks out and partners with other mobility thought leaders ranging from small startups to proven
ESTEVE is to acquire all the shares of the German pharmaceutical company RIEMSER from private investment house Ardian.Headquartered in Berlin, RIEMSER has a diversified portfolio of products with the three main therapeutic areas being: oncology, neurology and niche therapies. RIEMSER operates a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Germany and has direct geographical presence in four of Europe’s five major countries: Germany, United Kingdom, France, and Spain. Over 80 per cent of sales come from the hospital channel, providing specialty treatments and a wide range of pharmaceuticals in therapeutic niche areas.
ESTEVE’s purchase of RIEMSER will accelerate its transformation into a specialty pharma company
DPL, a London-headquartered data tech start-up that enables clients to automate the application of artificial intelligence and behavioural science insights to improve marketing effectiveness, has completed a new funding round with an investment of GBP1.3 million.Led by the Angel CoFund (ACF), the new funding will enable DPL to accelerate development of its innovative platform that combines automated behavioural science data collection and AI to deliver immediate double- or triple-digit improvements in marketing effectiveness. The platform integrates seamlessly with all Customer Relationship Management systems and other marketing technologies and data sources.
Jean Pierre van Tiel, CEO of DPL, says: “We’re delighted to
Hickory’s Smokehouse has received a GBP13 million funding package from leading alternative lender ThinCats to help accelerate its active roll out of restaurants.The first Hickory’s Smokehouse opened in Chester in 2010 following founder Neil McDonnell’s extensive research into the American BBQ and smokehouse sector. The team behind Hickory’s has been operating in Chester for 20 years with Barlounge and its award-winning steakhouse Upstairs At The Grill.
There are now 11 Hickory’s Smokehouse restaurants across the North West and Midlands – with the next site, in Wilmslow, due to open in Spring. Backed by consumer brands specialist investor Piper since
An affiliate of private investment firm Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital), has completed the acquisition of Cotton Holdings(Cotton), an infrastructure support services company for public and private entities throughout the United States and internationally. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Cotton is an infrastructure support services company with subsidiaries that conduct business under the Cotton Global Disaster Solutions, Cotton Roofing, Cotton Logistics, Cotton Culinary, and OneLodge brands. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with an International Logistics Center and regional offices throughout North America, Cotton provides property restoration and recovery, construction, roofing, consulting, temporary workforce housing and culinary services to public and
Sheridan Capital Partners (Sheridan) has med an investment in Tarrytown Expocare (Tarrytown), a closed-door long-term care pharmacy focused exclusively on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Sheridan invested alongside Tarrytown’s founder and management team, who have retained a meaningful ownership stake in the business.
Tarrytown, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Austin, TX, is a national leader and innovator in the IDD pharmacy segment. The Company has longstanding relationships with IDD group home providers and delivers services to over 1,900 group homes. The partnership will allow the Company to continue building a robust infrastructure and accelerate national expansion.
BGF has now invested GBP411 million into 50 businesses in the Midlands, with GBP57 million of that total invested in the past 12 months in new investments and follow-on funding for existing portfolio companies based across the region.With offices across Birmingham, Nottingham and Milton Keynes, BGF made several investments in the UK’s growing life sciences sector in 2019, including Nottingham-based business incubator BioCity and Cambridge-based life sciences business Fluidic Analytics.
BGF also provided follow-on investment to nine existing portfolio businesses, including corporate travel management company Click Travel, which appeared in this year’s Sunday Times Top Track and Profit Track rankings,
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