Managers
Schroders has competed its acquisition of a majority stake in BlueOrchard Finance, an impact investment manager.
BlueOrchard manages approximately USD3.5 billion in assets and operates in emerging and frontier markets worldwide and offers its investors premium impact investment solutions across multiple asset classes, including credit, private equity, and sustainable infrastructure. Blue Orchard specialises in blended finance mandates.
Founded in 2001, it was the world’s first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments.
Schroders’ Group Chief Executive, Peter Harrison, says: “BlueOrchard’s business demonstrates the positive impact financial markets can have on improving society. I am delighted that Schroders will be
After five years of building a group of nine successful businesses, SEA Equity is rebranding as Longacre Group to better reflect its approach to investing in and growing businesses.
Longacre Group will continue to focus on acquiring and investing in B2B companies across the UK and Europe with profits of up to GBP10 million. The Comapny has invested in and supported companies in a wide variety of deal types: Management Buy Ins, Management Buy Outs, Growth Capital, Corporate Carve Outs, Special Situations and Turnarounds. Its group companies have achieved significant growth under our ownership and with the support of our
YFM Equity Partners, alongside the founders of the, has provide financing for a management buyout at Professional Music Technology (PMT).
Founded 28 years ago by Simon Gilson and Terry Hope, PMT is a leading UK multi-channel retailer of Musical Instrument (MI) and Professional Audio products. The business operates through 15 stores across the UK and has a web presence at www.pmtonline.co.uk. PMT employs more than 200 staff across its business and generates revenue in excess of GBP40 million per annum.
The Buyout has been led by David Black who becomes Managing Director of the business. David first joined PMT
HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies, has sold Gatekeeper Systems (Gatekeeper) to Graham Partners, Inc.
Gatekeeper offers a product suite of intelligent cart solutions to minimise merchandise loss and reduce asset and labour expenditures.
“Given Gatekeeper’s industry expertise, their emphasis on advanced technologies, and the potential for both organic and strategic expansion, this opportunity fit well with HKW’s focus on supporting the growth and development of strong management teams in the business services space,” says Mike Foisy, Chairman of Gatekeeper’s Board of Directors and Lead Operations Partner at HKW. “We are extremely proud of the strategic
Avedon Capital Partners (Avedon) has teamed up with the founders of Maxident, Crossmill, Hamm Dental (Hamm) and B u T Dentaltechnik (BuT), to found the DELABO Group.
The combination of these three independent German dental laboratories with complementary technical and operational capabilities will form the nucleus for a buy & build strategy to drive consolidation in the fragmented German dental laboratories market. The transaction successfully closed on 16 September, 2019. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price or further details of the transaction.
The newly founded DELABO Group will offer a comprehensive portfolio of domestically produced dental
Specialist eCommerce platform Online Poundshop has secured considerable investment from venture capital firm Midven, allowing the company to upgrade current warehouse systems, and create a range of new positions across the business – including marketing and distribution roles.
The investment has come from the GBP35 million West Midlands equity portion of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).
Based in Wednesbury and founded in 2014, Online Poundshop offers a wide variety of top brands and essential products at a discounted price direct to customers across the UK. The company has seen rapid growth since its inception largely due to a
Trade Ledger, a business lending platform which automates commercial lending processes for global banks and alternative finance providers, has secured a GBP1.5 million strategic investment in a funding round led by Hambro Perks.
Established in 2016 and now operating on three continents, Trade Ledger’s unique lend-tech platform automates all types of digital business finance, helping bank and non-bank business lending organisations alike to fast-track economic growth through process automation and scaling of business credit operations.
Trade Ledger uses financial data APIs (often referred to as Open Banking), Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation technologies to enhance or replace old and costly legacy
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has released the first publicly available Model Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) for the private equity industry.
The legal template, which is available for complimentary, industry-wide use, conforms to ILPA Principles 3.0 and sets a new standard for alignment of interests between general (GPs) and limited partners (LPs). The Model LPA also addresses a persistent and shared need of GPs and LPs to reduce the complexity, cost and resources required to negotiate the terms of investment in private equity funds.
“The industry has to date lacked freely accessible model documents that can serve as
Peaceable Street Capital (Peaceable Street), a finance company that provides preferred equity capital for small and mid-sized income-producing real estate in North America, has secured an undisclosed minority equity investment from Declaration Partners, the investment firm backed by the family office of David M Rubenstein, Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group.
The investment will support Peaceable Street’s growth strategy and expand its client relationships.
Alan Goldfarb, Managing Partner of Orangewood Partners and Co-Founder of Peaceable Street Capital, says: “We are thrilled to have Declaration’s support as we continue to execute on our strategy and solidify our position as a differentiated
DC Advisory and its parent company Daiwa, have entered into a 50:50 joint venture agreement with renewable energy specialists Green Giraffe.
The new joint venture will complement DC Advisory’s existing leading position in the infrastructure M&A and debt advisory markets, by adding global renewable energy expertise.
Green Giraffe will retain its well-known brand in the renewable energy market with DC Advisory and Green Giraffe working together to bring their complementary strengths and skills for all clients.
Sergio Ronga, Managing Director of DC Advisory’s infrastructure practice, says: “Investors around the world are increasingly focused on global trends such as
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