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Busy Bees, a child care provider in the UK, has made two child care group acquisitions taking the business into the US and Italian markets for the first time.
Busy Bees has taken its first step into the US market with the acquisition of Educational Playcare, a child care provider which operates 19 centres in the state of Connecticut. Separately, Busy Bees has acquired bilingual child care provider Doremi, providing Busy Bees with its first presence in the Italian market.
Educational Playcare, founded in 1986, provides care for up to 4,300 children and offers spaces from the age of
Growth private equity firm TA Associates has completed a minority investment in MISA Joint Stock Company (MISA), a software provider in Vietnam. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1994, MISA provides accounting, financial, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business management software to enterprises, government and individuals across Vietnam. The Company serves more than 70,000 government sector clients and 100,000 small and medium-sized enterprise (“SME”) clients across the country. MISA has more than 1,500 employees throughout its offices in Hanoi, Da Nang, Buon Ma Thuot, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho.
“MISA is among
By James Williams & Paul Bryant – Capital is flowing into ESG investments with many private equity GPs now on the case. But to stay ahead, they will need credible evidence of impact, not just slick marketing.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is fast becoming a juggernaut. In European ESG-oriented funds, AUM grew 40 per cent to EUR684 billion between 2015 and 2018, with 290 ESG-oriented funds launched in 2018. In the US, AUM doubled over the same period, reaching almost USD90 billion.
“To be (green) or not to be. That is the question!” states Frederique Duval (pictured),
Law firm Paul Hastings has represented private equity firm Oakley Capital on an investment Italian homeware business, Alessi.
Alessi is an iconic design brand with over 100 years of heritage and globally recognised products created alongside some of the world’s leading architects and designers.
The Paul Hastings team included corporate partner Anu Balasubramanian and corporate associates David Prowse and Aimée Fabri from the London office and Juljan Puna and Giulia Fiorelli from the Milan office. Gatti Pavesi Bianchi advised on the financing aspects of the transaction.
The Riverside Company has invested in TOOLPORT, a European online provider of professional tents and spare parts for the consumer and industrial markets.
Based in Norderstedt, Germany, the company operates an online direct-to-consumer model supported by a specialized and high-quality customer service team and decided to partner with Riverside to pursue an ambitious international growth strategy.
TOOLPORT’s product portfolio includes a broad range of professional tents, such as party tents, portable garages or arched shelters, catering to various use cases of both B2C and B2B customers. The tent offering is complemented by an extensive portfolio of related spare parts.
TMF Group, a provider of global business services, has completed the acquisition of State Street’s private equity and real estate fund administration business in the Channel Islands.
The acquisition is a key milestone in TMF Group’s drive to further grow its fund services business and means it now has over USD125 billion in client assets under administration within fund services, making it one of the leading fund administrators in Europe. TMF Group’s ‘one-stop-shop’ of fund services, including fund administration and depositary services, is supported by experts in over 80 jurisdictions worldwide.
In Jersey, the acquisition of State Street’s private
Great Point Capital Management, a media-focused investment fund run by Robert Halmi and Fehmi Zeko, has signed a deal with global content producer Lionsgate to build a major new film and TV production facility in Yonkers, New York.
Lionsgate will be a significant investor and long-term anchor tenant of the studio complex and will have naming rights at the new facility.
Construction on the Yonkers site will start this November and the studio will be up and running in late autumn 2020.
The USD100-plus million, full service, modern entertainment complex will include three 20,000-square-feet and two 10,000-square-feet stages, a fully operational back lot and the
KKR has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in EuroKids franchise from the existing investor consortium led by Gaja Capital.
EuroKids will continue to be managed by its team of experienced educators, administrators and management team led by Co-Founder & Group CEO Prajodh Rajan, who will also remain a shareholder in the Company.
KKR will work closely with EuroKids and its portfolio of brands to identify both organic and inorganic growth opportunities and ways to enhance offerings and practices. Areas of focus include tech-enabled/digital learning and tailored pedagogy to provide more students with access to a world-class, holistic
High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Banner Solutions has completed the acquisition of the assets of Specialized Builder’s Hardware (www.sbhsolutions.com), marking the company’s fifth acquisition under High Road Capital’s ownership.
Based in Anaheim, California, Specialized Builder’s Hardware (SBH) is a leading regional distributor of door locks and hardware, as well as electronic access solutions for the commercial market.
Banner Solutions, formerly Midwest Wholesale Hardware, was acquired by High Road Capital Partners Fund II in February 2017. Its acquisition of SBH follows its acquisitions of Akron Hardware; Berg Wholesale; Hardware Suppliers, Inc.; and Strauss Lock Distributors.
“SBH’s strength in
Edison Partners (Edison) is to make a USD15.5 million equity investment Gambling.com Group. Edison is a growth equity investment firm which manages more than USD 1.4 billion in assets and is based in New Jersey, the new hub of regulated online gambling in America.
The agreement represents one of the most significant deals between a US private equity fund and a performance marketing company focused on online gambling and sports betting. Gambling.com expects the US market to grow in size to rival that of the current European one in the coming years.
Charles Gillespie, Chief Executive of Gambling.com Group,
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