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DWS Group’s private equity team has led a syndicate of large institutional limited partners, including Blackstone Strategic Partners and StepStone Group, among others, in facilitating Snapdragon Capital Partners’ and The Maze Group’s strategic investment in Nutraceutical International Corp.
Founded in 1993, Nutraceutical, majority owned by HGGC, is a vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of branded nutritional supplements, personal care, and other natural products sold primarily to and through domestic health and natural food stores. Internationally, Nutraceutical markets and distributes branded nutritional supplements and other natural products to and through health and natural product distributors and retailers.
“We are
Pan-European private equity firm IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK VIII Fund is to sell Ellab, a global supplier of solutions and services for measuring, recording, monitoring and validating critical parameters of thermal processes, to EQT.
During the past 70 years, Ellab has grown from a small Danish manufacturer of thermometers to a leading global supplier of thermal validation solutions and services. The Company serves both small and large clients within the pharmaceutical, medical and food industries by providing solutions for applications like sterilisation, freeze drying, heat tunnels and pasteurisation, among others. Ellab’s solutions are used by customers like Pfizer, Astra
Bridges Fund Management (Bridges) has invested in Jump City Holdings (Jump City) through the Bridges US Sustainable Growth Fund.
Jump City is one of the largest franchisees of Sky Zone trampoline parks, operating five locations in the New England region, including the first franchised location in the Sky Zone system.
Sky Zone is the leading franchisor in the indoor trampoline and entertainment space and part of the largest indoor active recreation and trampoline park company in the world, Circus Trix Holdings, LLC. Each of the Jump City locations provides a safe, healthy and fun recreational atmosphere for children, families and
UNIQA Ventures and Elevator Ventures Beteiligungs GmbH, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International have invested in kompany, a RegTech platform for Global Business Verification and Business KYC, while previous investors, including the European Super Angels Club (ESAC), have increased their stakes.
“We have followed kompany’s success story for quite some time – we at UNIQA Ventures are convinced that now is the right time for outstanding RegTech startups to benefit from the digitalization of heavily regulated industries like banking and insurance,” says Andreas Nemeth, CEO of UNIQA Ventures.
RBI is investing in kompany via its corporate venture
Bluecrest Health Screening, a provider of affordable health checks, has secured a GBP17 million investment arranged by private equity firm Vespa Capital.
The private healthcare provider offers comprehensive health screening tests and has delivered results to over 250,000 customers across the largest network of mobile clinics in the UK and Ireland.
Bluecrest Health Screening offers unrivalled convenience and affordability compared with traditional high-priced health checks offered by private hospital groups.
The business has achieved rapid growth since its launch in 2012 and is now being used by over 350 employers, who are able to carry out health screenings
KGAL is to sell five photovoltaic plants in Spain by the end of the year. The company has successfully implemented a structured sales process in order to take advantage of what it see as the currently optimal market environment and high demand.
KGAL acquired five solar farms in the autonomous province of Castilla la Mancha between 2007 and 2011 for several mutual funds (Infra Class Energy 3, 4 and 5). Two solar farms, each with a nominal capacity of five megawatts, were sold to a Spanish fund in July 2019. The transfer of ownership of three further parks, with a
A provider of tech-enabled conveyancing services has secured a significant investment from private equity investors, Livingbridge, in a deal that will support its future growth.
Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers, founded in 2000 by Ashley and Susan King, has become one of the fastest growing conveyancing companies in the UK. It is the first property law firm to integrate Alexa, using voice recognition to allow customers to request quotes, monitor transaction progress and ask questions about the process.
FRP Advisory’s corporate finance team acted as lead advisors to the shareholders of Simply Conveyancing as part of the deal, which will
Two Six Capital, a technology-enabled firm that has pioneered data science for private equity, has advised Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) on the acquisition of Acuon Capital, a South Korea-based consumer finance and leasing company.
To harness the power of data science, Two Six Capital combines large scale engineering, statistics and machine learning to analyze revenue data and customer patterns. The firm’s goal is to help private equity investors unmask the intrinsic value of their prospective and current portfolio companies.
“As is the case with each of our investments in the increasingly competitive Asian market, it is critical to conduct
Guidehouse, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital (Veritas) and leading provider of management consulting services to government clients, is to acquire Navigant Consulting in a transaction valued at approximately USD1.1 billion.
Under the terms of the agreement, Navigant shareholders will receive USD28 in cash per share. The per share purchase price represents a premium of 16 per cent over the company’s closing stock price on 1 August, 2019, the last trading day prior to today’s announcement, and 26 per cent over the company’s 90-day volume-weighted average share price. The closing of this transaction, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) has completed its acquisition of Loparex from funds managed by Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), alongside members of the company’s leadership team, who remain committed to supporting the long-term growth of Loparex’s customers.
Simon Medley will continue to serve as CEO.
Loparex is the leading global manufacturer of silicone release liners, serving customers in a diverse range of technically demanding end markets, including medical, industrial, tapes, graphics, hygiene, label and composites. Loparex has a global presence, with operations in North America, Europe and Asia.
Paul MacDuff, Partner at Pamplona, says: “Over the last 113 years,
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