Managers
Deepbridge Capital, a tax-efficient investment manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) provider, has exited its holding in iPipeline Holdings, with iPipeline being acquired by Florida tech-holding firm, Roper Technologies, for USD1.63 billion.
iPipeline is a provider of cloud-based software solutions to customers in the financial services and life industry.
Deepbridge was the initial EIS investor in Resonant Software Inc. which subsequently merged with iPipeline Holdings Inc. in 2017.
Deepbridge’s investors in Resonant Software Inc., and subsequently iPipeline Holdings Inc., will receive a return on investment of up to 3x.
Ian Warwick, Managing Partner at Deepbridge Capital, says:
Private equity investor CVC Funds is to acquire a minority stake in mobile marketing company ironSource for over USD400 million.
“As one of the world’s most respected private equity firms, CVC has a track record of successfully partnering with companies to drive global growth,” says Tomer Bar Zeev, CEO and Co-Founder of ironSource. “As such they are the perfect partner for this next phase in our journey, as we continue to scale internationally, engage with A-class partners and invest heavily in building out our offering for game developers.”
Profitable from almost day one, ironSource has grown rapidly since its
CBPE Capital is to invest in Centralis Group (Centralis), partnering with management to support the firm’s expansion plans. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Centralis offers a full range of corporate services (incorporation, corporate secretarial, accounting, management, tax compliance, payroll and HR activities), treasury services and debt administration services to its global client base. The company has established itself as a leading provider with the experience and expertise to provide a customer-centric and tailored service to its clients. The group, which employs almost 150 experienced professionals, is headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices in eight additional countries globally.
Ares Management Corporation (Ares) and Fidante Partners (Fidante) have established a strategic joint venture to coordinate the marketing and investment management of retail and institutional investor capital from Australia and New Zealand for Ares’ various Credit, Private Equity and Real Estate strategies.
To support the joint venture, the two companies have formed Ares Australia Management (AAM), which will act as the investment manager for new investment vehicles specifically structured for investors in Australia and New Zealand.
AAM will be well positioned to benefit from the long-term trends and structural advantages driving increased demand for alternative investment products in the
Are LPs looking to move tactically out of certain PE investments to free up liquidity ahead of concerns over a market slowdown? And if so, is this creating a good opportunity for Secondary investors to pick up LP interests at a healthy discount?
Both General Partners and Limited Partners in private equity funds increasingly see the merits to using the secondaries market, which continues to deepen and provide various liquidity solutions. Last year, market volume grew to USD79.7 billion and is “on track to reach USD100 billion this year”, according to Cari Lodge (pictured), Head of Secondaries at Commonfund Capital.
RedBird Capital Partners (RedBird) and Reverence Capital Partners (Reverence) have closed on their acquisition of Vida Capital (Vida), an alternative asset management platform specialising in non-correlated investment strategies.
Vida’s President and CEO, Jeff Serra, along with members of the management team, invested alongside RedBird and Reverence in the transaction. The proposed transaction obtained the necessary regulatory approvals and received overwhelming support from the investors in Vida’s various funds.
Serra says: “Our management team and employees are extremely pleased to have reached the closing of this transaction. We have been looking forward to this day and to working with our
Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, an private equity firm focused on making direct investments in unconventional oil and gas assets in the US, has held the final closing of Kimmeridge Energy Fund V at its USD800 million hard cap.
Fund V was twice the size of Fund IV and oversubscribed. Inclusive of prior fundraises and co-investments, Kimmeridge has raised approximately USD2.8 billion of limited partner commitments since the firm’s founding in 2012.
Fund V is focused on continuing Kimmeridge’s strategy of directly acquiring and developing unconventional assets in top-tier basins. The fund received support from institutional investors including endowments, foundations,
HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies, has held the final closing of HKW Capital Partners V (HKW V) with total commitments of USD365 million. Launched in September 2017, HKW V exceeded its original USD350 million target.
Commitments to HKW V came from a diverse group of both existing and new investors, including institutional investors, insurance companies, state pension plans, family offices, high net worth individuals, and foundations and endowments. As with its predecessor funds, HKW V will focus on investments in middle-market growth companies with a target EBITDA of USD5-USD30 million. HKW will seek to invest
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG), a global private equity investment firm with over USD34 billion of equity capital under management, has made a significant growth investment in Circle Graphics Holdings, a provider of made-to-order wall décor and branded out-of-home visual solutions.
Headquartered near Denver, CO, Circle Graphics produces best-in-class digital graphics for consumers, professionals, and businesses through two distinct divisions: Online Wall Décor and Out-of-Home Visual Solutions. The Company’s Online Wall Décor segment enables consumers and professional photographers to procure customised photos and pre-designed art images via wholly-owned direct-to-consumer websites and market-leading reseller relationships. Circle Graphics’ Out-of-Home Visual Solutions
HC Private Investments (HCPI), a Chicago-based private investment firm, and Landon Capital Partners (LCP), a Boston-based family office, have launched Evolution Managers Capital (Evolution), a platform for emerging private equity managers to launch their own investment efforts.
Evolution will provide emerging managers with committed capital to fund operating expenses and investments.
HCPI Managing Partners, John Kelly and Matthew Moran, and LCP Managing Partner, Chris Sullivan, will lead the platform. Evolution will provide financial backing and support to private equity managers, who like HCPI and LCP, are focused on lower-middle market transactions with targeted deal sizes ranging from USD20 to
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