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Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies at the lower end of the mid-market, has acquired Pet Supplies Plus (PSP), the third largest pet specialty chain in the US and the largest “independent” pet-specialty operator.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, PSP is a leading franchisor and operator of pet-specialty stores that provide a customer-centric shopping experience in smaller stores that have a neighbourhood feel. PSP blends the advantages of national scale with those of a friendly, local neighbourhood pet store. Stores have a streamlined
Omnes, via its Omnes Croissance 4 fund, and BIP Capital Partners, via BIP Fund (SCA) Sicar, have taken a joint majority stake in Captain Tortue. The founders, Philippe and Lilian Jacquelinet, have reinvested a significant share alongside Omnes and BIP, and will remain involved in the company where Philippe Jacquelinet remains Chairman.
Founded in 1993 and based in Aix-en-Provence, Captain Tortue is a specialist in the direct selling women’s ready-to-wear clothing sector. Every year, it designs around 330 models through its four brands: Trend (trendy collection, urban chic), Miss (classic and casual collection), Little Miss (children’s collections, teenagers and small
Gioconda, the Italian subsidiary of LBO France, has taken a stake, alongside the current management team, in Bluclad, an Italian specialist in developing chemical solutions for the galvanisation of metal used in the luxury goods sector, mainly for clothing, footwear and luggage.
Founded in 2008 and based in Prato near Florence, Bluclad has created a unique service for the luxury goods sector in the development of galvanic processes for all metal accessories. The company, the leader on the Italian market, works closely with both Italian and foreign luxury companies to create tailor-made solutions, which it then markets to the galvanisers.
Amundi has held the successful closing of its third and largest ever senior debt fund, with EUR880 million raised twelve months after launch.
This strategy, dedicated to the financing of European mid-cap companies, attracted capital from around twenty institutional investors. Half of the funds initially raised have already been invested in fifteen transactions.
Like its predecessors, this Senior debt strategy has the French Fonds de Prêt à l’Economie (FPE) label, which allows insurance companies easier access to the asset class under Solvency II. It supports European mid-sized businesses with at least EUR50 million turnover for the financing of their
Natixis Investment Managers has launched Flexstone Partners, a global private equity manager that brings together three of Natixis Investment Managers’ existing private equity affiliates: Euro-PE, Caspian Private Equity and Eagle Asia.
Eric Deram, previously Founder and Managing Partner of Euro-PE, has been appointed as the CEO of Flexstone Partners.
The announcement follows other recent expansions into alternatives and real assets by Natixis Investment Managers, including the acquisition earlier this year of UK-based private debt specialist, MV Credit, and the launch of a co-investment offering on real asset private debt – in real estate, infrastructure and aviation – by its
Juniper Square, a technology provider for real estate investments, has secured USD25 million in Series B funding led by Ribbit Capital, a financial technology VC firm.
Ribbit joins Felicis Ventures, Zigg Capital, and other strategic investors from the real estate industry, who also participated in the round. This latest investment brings total funding to date to USD33M. The company will use the funds to further accelerate the rapid adoption of its market-leading software solution.
Founded in 2014, Juniper Square is transforming the multi-trillion dollar real estate investment industry with modern, easy-to-use software that automates one of the most critical business
Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has acquired and merged HW Holdco (Hanley Wood), a B2B media and information services company serving the US residential construction industry, and Meyers Research, a provider of real-time market data and advisory services to the homebuilding industry, which was previously a subsidiary of global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson.
Through Metrostudy and Zonda – the respective data products of Hanley Wood and Meyers Research – the combined company will offer data spanning the full homebuilding lifecycle, from land acquisition and property development and build, to new home sales and marketing. In addition to having
An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the acquisition of Vision Integrated Graphics Group (Vision), a provider of tech-enabled marketing solutions focused on customer acquisition and engagement for Fortune 1000 customers.
Headquartered in Bolingbrook, Ilinois, Vision provides personalised, turnkey marketing solutions which generate high returns on investment for blue-chip customers across several industries, including financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail and automotive. The Company’s end-to-end automated marketing campaigns and direct mail programs leverage technology and data in conjunction with best-in-class production and fulfilment to drive higher response rates and lower customer acquisition costs for clients.
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Private equity company DRS Investment has acquired 100 per cent of all shares of the Swiss software company XELOG AG.
The logistics software specialist has been developing intralogistics solutions for companies in the retail, industrial and logistics service sectors for over 20 years, and is one of the leading providers in Switzerland. With the help of DRS Investment, XELOG intends to move deeper into the German market and expand its cloud computing business. In addition, applications with artificial intelligence (AI) will become more important.
“We are convinced that with DRS Investment we have found the right partner for the sustainable
Aliter Capital-backed Boston Networks has continued its expansion in the UK with its second bolt-on – the acquisition of 2020 Vision Systems Limited (2020).
2020 is a North East England based security services integrator with a focus on high-end converged security systems involving IP connectivity. 2020 has created a platform with an established service offering covering the provision of innovative design, installation and maintenance services of a variety of security systems. The addition of 2020 will increase Boston Networks’ market presence across the North East England market offering a wide range of services covering multiple end user markets.
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