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Muzinich & Co has held the final close of the Muzinich Pan-European Private Debt Fund (the Fund), at EUR706.5 million.
The fund focuses on providing financing solutions for lower mid-market companies to fund growth, acquisitions, expansions and transitions.
“While we had an initial fund size target estimate of EUR500 million, we have seen strong demand from investors who are looking for attractive yields,” says Kirsten Bode, Co-Head of Private Debt, Pan-Europe. “We believe our offering – as one of the very few Pan-European private lenders in the lower mid-market – gives us an advantage in accessing a broad range
Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s corporate team in Guernsey have advised RBS International on a multi-million pound loan facility with Aurigny which enables the airline to purchase three new aircraft.
The loan from RBS International provides the States of Guernsey owned airline with the necessary capital required to purchase three ATR72-600s from Avions de Transport Regional GIE. The new aircraft incorporate ClearVision technology designed to reduce the disruption caused by fog.
Partner Andrew Boyce led the Carey Olsen team advising RBS International and was assisted by senior associate Vaishali Gupta and associate Rachel de la Haye. The firm acted as
Foresight Group (Foresight) has secured a GBP1.5 million investment from the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund (into Open Bionics Limited).
The investment has been made alongside an identical commitment from Downing LLP and Ananda Impact Ventures of GBP1.5 million each and Rathbone Nominees to complete the GBP4.66 million round.
Open Bionic, which was advised on the investment by TLT, is is an award-winning designer, manufacturer and supplier of bionic limbs with ambitions to become a market leader in a range of bespoke prostheses and assistive technologies and a global supplier of prosthetic and orthotic products and services. Based in
Gallant Capital Partners (Gallant), a Los Angeles-based investment firm, has invested in Aero Turbine, an aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider, in partnership with Doug Clayton and Dave Mattson.
The company provides services to the US military as well as foreign militaries and other commercial customers around the world. Aero Turbine’s comprehensive service offering includes a combination of accessory and engine servicing, repairs and on-site testing. With multiple NADCAP certifications and a deep breadth of capabilities, Aero Turbine supports a wide range of commercial and military platforms.
“Gallant is an ideal partner for Aero Turbine as we enter
Ingenious, an alternative investment manager that specialises in the media sector, has launched Ingenious Vision VCT which will seek to provide early-stage funding to unquoted companies with high growth potential that develop, produce or exploit television and other forms of audio-visual content.
Ingenious is looking to raise an initial GBP10 million with a minimum subscription of GBP3 million. The VCT will seek to pay target dividend of 5p per Ordinary Share per annum commencing from July 2022 with the potential to pay special dividends if investments generate a significant profit or are realised with a substantial gain.
Ingenious will
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Investcorp on the acquisition of Ubisense’s SmartSpace business and the Ubisense brand, a leader in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology.
SmartSpace is an enterprise software and sensor platform that generates and interprets vast amounts of location data to create visibility of real-world objects and their interactions in real-time, enabling complex manufacturing processes with high levels of variability to be more flexible, easier to manage and easier to control. SmartSpace delivers a compelling value proposition for blue-chip customers across a number of verticals, including Aerospace, Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Vehicles, General Industry
Eventus WholeHealth (Eventus), a full-service, physician-led provider of interdisciplinary healthcare to individuals residing in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, has secured an investment from Enhanced Healthcare Partners (Enhanced), a private equity firm focussed exclusively on investing in the healthcare industry.
Founded in 2014, Eventus is an on-site, primary care and ancillary service provider of integrated whole-health care for residents and patients of post-acute care facilities. Comprised of highly-trained physicians, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychotherapists, podiatrists, optometrists, audiologists, and support staff, the Company provides residents and patients in post-acute care facilities with a progressive systems-based approach that aligns with
Macfarlanes has advised specialist investment firm Circularity Capital on the raising of its debut fund, Circularity European Growth Fund I LP, which has exceeded its GBP50 million target and closed at its GBP60 million hard cap.
Investment commitments came from global financial institutions, family offices, private investors and strategic corporate investors with funds being used to invest in growth stage European SMEs in the circular economy.
The Macfarlanes team was led by investment management partner Stephen Robinson with assistance from senior solicitor Harriet Miller. Tax expertise was provided by tax partner Mark Baldwin.
Stephen Robinson, says: “We are
Paul Hastings has represented North Technology Group, a global market leader in sails and spars, and its private equity investor Oakley Capital, on its acquisition of MBrands International BV, operating under the watersports brand, Mystic.
Mystic is a specialist in kiteboarding, wakeboarding and windsurfing apparel and equipment. The Paul Hastings team included corporate partners Anu Balasubramanian and Garrett Hayes, tax partner Arun Birla, and associates Aimée Fabri, Steven King, and Hannah Gray.
Van Doorne advised on the Dutch law aspects of the transaction.
This is Paul Hastings’ first transaction for Oakley Capital, following the arrival of Anu Balasubramanian at the firm in June 2018.
RSK Group, a UK-based integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business, has acquired design, property and construction consultancy Pellings.
This is the ninth acquisition that RSK, a privately owned company with 36 international offices, more than 2700 staff and an annual turnover of GBP200 million, has made in the financial year 2018/2019.
Pellings employs around 125 people with an annual turnover of GBP12.5 million and four offices in London and the South East of England. It provides surveying, architecture, planning and project management and facilities management services for housing, education and healthcare projects. It has recently worked on a
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