Managers
CVC Capital Partners has held the final close of CVC Strategic Opportunities II (SO II) with total commitments of EUR4.6 billion, surpassing the fund’s target of EUR4 billion.
SO II’s global investor base, made up of sovereign wealth, public and private pension funds, financial institutions, foundations, endowments and family offices, diversifies the platform’s overall investor mix and reflects the growing appetite for this type of longer life vehicle.
The Strategic Opportunities platform invests in long-term capital appreciation opportunities across Western Europe and North America which fall outside CVC’s traditional private equity strategies. The platform seeks out stable opportunities with attractive
Inflexion Private Equity is to acquire Estera, a global provider of funds, corporate and trust services from Bridgepoint. Following completion of the investment, Estera will be merged with Inflexion’s existing portfolio company Ocorian, forming a global corporate service and fund administration leader of significant scale.
The combined business will operate from 18 key global jurisdictions, including Bermuda, Cayman, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, Luxembourg and Mauritius. The businesses will have over 1,250 professionals globally, serving over 8,000 clients across the corporate service, fund administration and private client sector. Together, Ocorian and Estera, will provide a complete range of services to clients with
One of the biggest issues facing the global PE industry currently is allocating capital to the right investments without falling into value traps and overpaying for companies, such are the record levels of dry powder in the market.
When it comes to fundraising, roadshows are still important but according to Thomas Erichsen (pictured), Regional Director EMEA, Private Equity & Real Estate, TMF Group, “technology is beginning to play quite a big part, with some managers raising a particular amount and finding new, quicker ways to allocate the capital via technology”.
“This has changed the allocation process to some degree
Global business travel platform TravelPerk has closed its series C round at USD104m by adding an additional USD60 million from existing investors.
The investment will be used to further accelerate the company’s product innovation with the goal of giving business travellers real freedom and flexibility while providing companies with control over their travel spend. As well as continuing its European expansion, the company expects to announce major product additions in the coming weeks and months that will bring a new level of disruption to the pricing structure of an industry that is still dominated by outdated solutions that make business
WHP Global (WHP), a new brand management platform led by Chairman & CEO Yehuda Shmidman has launched backed by a USD200 million equity commitment from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree).
WHP was founded to acquire and manage multiple global consumer brands, leveraging a shared platform to unlock competitive advantages at scale and fuel growth for each distinctive brand in its portfolio. The Company plans to deploy up to USD1 billion in capital over the next five years.
The Company also today announced its first acquisition with the purchase of global fashion brand Anne Klein from Premier Brands Group. An iconic
FibreCRM has secured a GBP250,000 investment from the Chelverton Investor Club (managed by Chelverton Asset Management) as part of a GBP750,000 funding package, which also includes funding from Cass Entrepreneurship Fund, the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund and the FSE Angel Network.
FibreCRM has created a specialist cloud-based Client Relationship Management (CRM) system specifically for accountants. The CRM integrates the different technologies used by accountancy practices, allowing an easier flow of information and ultimately helping make accountants’ lives easier. The company already has an impressive client list, boasting some of the UK’s most progressive accounting firms, and is
Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital) has acquired Fairalls (Builders’ Merchants) Limited (Fairalls), which now joins Cairngorm Capital’s other building merchant brands, Parkers Building Supplies and Stamco, creating what the firm says is the largest independent builders’ merchant group in the South East. of England.
The newly enlarged group has 24 branches serving Surrey, Sussex and Kent, over 500 employees and combined revenues of GBP120 million.
A family firm dating its origins back to 1900, Fairalls offers a mix of heavy and lightside building materials, from its four locations in Surrey and Kent – Gatwick, Sevenoaks and two branches in Godstone.
According to the first estimates obtained by Spanish private capital trade body ASCRI through the European platform EDC, the volume of private capital investment in Spain during the first half of 2019 reached EUR4.06 billion in 328 deals.
During the period, nine megadeals (transactions of more than EUR100 million) were closed in eight companies accounting for EUR2.907 billion (72 per cent of total volume): CPPIB and Bridgepoint in Dorna Sports, Permira in Laureate International Universities, ICG in Grupo Konecta, EQT Partners in Igenomix, KKR in Telepizza, Carlyle in Jeanología, Platinum in IBERCONSA and PAI Partners in Areas.
International funds
Maven Capital Partners (Maven), has led a GBP650,000 investment in Manchester-headquartered passenger transfers booking platform Ski-Lifts Limited (Ski-Lifts).
A total of GBP500,000 has been invested by NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and a GBP150,000 was provided by the Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF), also managed by Maven.
The funding will support Ski-Lift’s growth strategy as it expands into new areas, including golf and cruise and ground transport markets. Additionally the new Funding will also support the development of its technology platform, which will facilitate full integration with suppliers, clients and travel partners, as
ContractPodAi, a provider of AI-powered contract lifecycle management software, has secured USD55 million Series B investment round led by Insight Partners with participation from the company’s Series A backer, Eagle Proprietary Investments.
The company says the investment is Europe’s largest legaltech Series B fundraise and the largest Series B round for any CLM provider globally.
ContractPodAi is an end-to-end solution for all three aspects of contract management: contract generation, contract repository, and third-party review. Its technology uses AI to streamline all areas of the contract management process, massively reducing the burden on corporate in-house legal teams and transforming them
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