Managers
Walter Global Asset Management (Walter) has become a minority shareholder in LionGuard Capital Management (LionGuard), an asset management firm that specialises in fundamental research on small and medium capitalisation companies.
This is Walter’s first investment since forming in late 2018, and its new commitment includes direct allocations toward LionGuard-managed funds via parent company Walter Financial. Through this partnership, LionGuard is poised for growth and will expand its teams across research, operations, and client-servicing divisions.
“Partnering with Walter Global Asset Management and, in particular, Sylvain Brosseau, who brings an outstanding reputation in the industry, enables us to rapidly grow LionGuard, bringing us
Inflexion Private Equity Partners (Inflexion) has held the final close of Inflexion Enterprise Fund V and Inflexion Supplemental Fund V, securing commitments at their hard cap of GBP400 million and GBP600 million respectively.
Raised exclusively from Inflexion’s existing LP base of blue-chip investors from across Europe, the US and Asia, both Funds were oversubscribed and closed at their respective hard caps in under 10 weeks. The investors committing to the Funds comprise leading institutional investors, including state and corporate pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. In keeping with previous fundraisings, Inflexion closed both Funds on schedule and without
Challenge Group – a logistics recruitment and distribution company – backed by Praetura, has acquired TRG Logistics to form one of the largest independent providers of HGV drivers and warehouse staff in the UK.
The undisclosed deal will see the two companies merge to become Challenge TRG Group, with current TRG CEO, Nick Gordon, and TRG MD, Steve Imber, continuing in their roles, as well as becoming shareholders in the newly-formed business.
Challenge TRG Group, which will have a combined turnover of GBP120 million, will collectively employ around 4,000 temporary workers and 150 permanent employees, and will continue to
Offshore law firm Mourant has advised Brazilian private equity firm IG4 Capital in connection with their agreement with Alberta Investment Management Corporation to inject USD107.26 million in the Brazilian water service holding company Iguá Saneamento SA through the investment vehicles and funds managed by IG4.
The proceeds will be used to finance capital expenditures in Iguá’s 18 existing concessions and public-private partnerships in five Brazilian states.
Mourant LP Partner Alistair Horn led Mourant’s advice in connection with the matter and was supported by Senior Associate Alex Henderson.
Horn says: “It’s fantastic to work alongside a firm like IG4 Capital and
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested GBP20million to back the management buyout (MBO) of Shield Group International (SGI) from global testing, inspection and certification group Kiwa.
SGI, formerly known as Kiwa Compliance International, is an international environmental testing, inspection and consultancy business. LDC has invested to support the existing management team as it accelerates its growth strategy.
Led by CEO Frank-Maarten Gribnau, UK Managing Director Gavin Hartley and European Managing Director Alain Jeger, SGI is a market leader in environmental compliance and specialises in health and safety services in relation to legionella, water safety, asbestos and other hazardous materials.
E-sports brand Fnatic has secured USD19 million USD in a Series A funding round led by tech entrepreneur Lev Leviev of LVL1 Group, who also joins the board, plus new and continued support from investors including transatlantic venture capital firm Beringea, BlackPine, Unbound and Joi Ito.
With this investment, Fnatic will enter the next phase of its global expansion, aim to strengthen involvement in tier-one leagues, including the League of Legends European Championships, launch new product categories in its e-sports equipment subsidiary including a new audio line, as well as scaling up resources to deliver and deploy marketing efforts and
Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), a UK fund manager and social enterprise has invested GBP250,000 in Futures, a social enterprise which provides jobs and skills advice, training and apprenticeships in Nottinghamshire.
SASC has provided a loan of GBP250,000 to fund the expansion of the organisation’s support services for young people at risk of being not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Nottinghamshire.
Through an innovative project called Future Impact, developed in collaboration with local commissioners, Futures will address the hardest to reach part of their NEET cohort – young people with special education needs and disability.
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An overwhelming majority (91 per cent) of investors in alternatives believe that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will help the financial industry address pressing environmental and social issues.
A quarter of them already integrate the SDGs into their investment activities in some way, while another 40 per cent plan to do so within the next two years.
In a new study, LGT Capital Partners surveyed over 200 investors in alternatives (including pension funds, endowments and insurers from 28 countries). The survey assesses how investors integrate ESG into their investment activities, their views on the SDGs, and their requirements
Private investment firm Inverness Graham Investments’ dental products manufacturing platform, Vista Dental (Vista), has acquired Apex Dental Materials (Apex).
Based in Lake Zurich, Ilinois, Apex is a branded manufacturer of restorative dental materials including adhesives, primers, composites, and cements.
“The acquisition of Apex expands Vista’s endodontic product portfolio with a complementary restorative offering,” says Aliya Khaydarova, Principal at Inverness Graham. “Apex provides world-class products that meet the needs of general practitioners and endodontists. The Company continues to innovate and we are excited about the new products in development that we expect to bring to market later this year.”
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Ipsum Group Limited (Ipsum), backed by Aliter Capital (Aliter) ha completed its fourth investment with the acquisition of Stormport Professional Services Limited (Stormport). This is Ipsum’s second successful transaction of 2019, following the acquisition of EEG in February.
Cambridgeshire-based Stormport, founded in 2009 by Steve Wright and Pete Hulyer, is a provider of electricity network asset installation, maintenance and repair services, and network connections to the DNO (Distribution Network Operator) and ICP (Independent Connections Provider) markets.
Ipsum says the acquisition of Stormport will enhance its existing services and geographic footprint in the UK electricity sector and add new customer relationships
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