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iCapital, a global fintech platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, is leading a consortium to develop a distributed ledger-based solution for the alternative investment ecosystem.
The group will champion an industry-wide initiative to drive the next generation in operational efficiency, security, and convenience. The consortium, which includes leading asset managers, wealth managers, and service providers including Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, BNY Mellon, Carlyle, KKR, Morgan Stanley, State Street, UBS, and WestCap, will partner with iCapital to make it easier to acquire and service alternative assets.
While Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, BNY Mellon,
Warburg Pincus, a global growth investor through its affiliate South Elm Investments, is to invest ~USD210 million for a minority stake in Micro Life Sciences Private Limited, parent organisation of Meril group of companies, India’s largest medical devices company.
Gridline’s new alternative asset marketplace is aiming to provide greater opportunity for individual investors and wealth managers to invest in top-tier alternative assets and fund managers.
Just as Vanguard introduced index-based investing to public markets in the 1970s, Gridline is introducing index-based investing to private markets, allowing non-institutional investors the most efficient way to gain diversified exposure to historically exclusive and prohibitively expensive private market opportunities.
Gridline’s digital wealth platform handles the traditionally cumbersome back-office management of private market investing, from treasury management to tax reporting and transparent performance monitoring, allowing fees to remain low, keeping more money in the
PestCo Holdings (PestCo), a portfolio company of privet equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), has acquired Pointe Pest Control (Pointe).
Through its brands – Pointe Pest Control in Illinois and Green Pest Services in Virginia – Pointe is a provider of residential pest control services. With the backing of PestCo’s team and resources, Pointe is positioned for accelerated growth while continuing to provide top-tier service for its customers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
This is the third investment for PestCo, an acquisition company formed to consolidate the highly fragmented pest control industry.
True Wind Capital (True Wind), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in technology companies, has made a significant growth investment in Sterling Capital Brokers (Sterling), one of Canada’s leading independent benefit consulting firms that provides proprietary technology solutions to high-growth businesses and multinational enterprises.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2014, Sterling offers a comprehensive suite of bespoke employee benefit insurance solutions, including payroll integration, automatic billing reconciliation, and streamlined digital onboarding, to 1,000-plus clients across Canada.
MidOcean Partners, a middle market private equity firm focused on the business services and consumer sectors, has acquired Cloyes from Hidden Harbor Capital Partners.
Cloyes is a North American specialist in timing drive systems and engine components for original equipment manufacturers and the automotive aftermarket, selling its products under the Cloyes brand throughout North America and Dynagear in Mexico.
MidOcean Partners plans to continue the Company’s aggressive growth plan through comprehensive organic initiatives and strategic M&A. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
This transaction represents MidOcean’s third recent investment in the auto aftermarket industry after completing investments in
Capsa Healthcare (Capsa), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has acquired the Humanscale Healthcare division of Humanscale Corporation (Humanscale Healthcare).
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Based in New York, Humanscale Healthcare is a market leader in next generation point-of-care solutions that advance caregiver and patient safety, engagement and satisfaction.
Capsa, a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners VI, is a provider of workflow products that increase efficiency and reduce costs, enhance medication security, and tighten inventory control across healthcare settings worldwide.
Inflexion has appointed Jennie Galbraith to the new role of ESG Director.
Galbraith, who brings over 20 years of experience in driving sustainability across a range of organisations, is an expert in sustainability and was a founding force behind the Institute for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, where she serves as Chair of the Board.
Most recently she served as Group Head of ESG at FTSE 100 company BAT where she was responsible for establishing its sustainability agenda and overseeing its development and implementation. She has also received a “Game Changer” award from HRH Prince Charles in recognition of her achievements
Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) have acquired a majority stake in eperi, a provider of cybersecurity software for cloud applications.
The security specialist from Pfungstadt, Hessen, has been sold by venture capital investors Evolution Equity Partners and btov. Elmar Eperiesi-Beck, Founder and CEO of eperi, will continue to lead the company as CEO and retains a significant stake in the business.
The new partnership will concentrate on the company’s further scaling and internationalisation, as well as a targeted buy-and-build strategy. Both parties agreed not to disclose the financial terms of the transaction.
Vision Innovation Partners, an eye care platform and a portfolio company of Centre Partners, has acquired SIEHT, a leading eye and laser centre with two locations in Fredericksburg and Stafford, Virginia.
The acquisition broadens Vision Innovation Partners’ presence in Virginia and strengthens its growing network of ophthalmology practices in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Vision Innovation Partners is backed by Centre Partners, a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on the healthcare and consumer sectors. Centre seeks to partner with founders and management teams to build exceptional businesses, providing management teams with access to its unique resources, including an extended network of
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