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Markerstudy has acquired BGL Insurance (BGLi) from BGL Group, a digital distributor of insurance and household financial services, subject to regulatory approval.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete during the first half of 2022.
Markerstudy was advised by KBW, Slaughter and May, and Oliver Wyman. BGL Group was advised by Fenchurch Advisory Partners and Dentons.
Semcon is expanding its offering in digital learning by establishing a local presence in a new geographic market through the acquisition of UK-based Walkgrove.
Walkgrove began operating back in 1994 and the company has a long tradition of providing high-quality learning solutions. Its customer base includes organisations from many different sectors, such as insurance, health and social care and humanitarian, including The UN and Oxfam. Its operations are based near Nottingham and Derby in the UK East Midlands. Walkgrove’s 20 employees have broad expertise in the development and production of learning material, with 85 per cent of its current portfolio
Azalea Investment Management has held the closing of the second fund of its flagship private equity fund of funds product, Altrium II, at USD805 million, with capital commitments from a diverse group of limited partners including pensions, foundations, insurers, family offices and high-net-worth individuals.
Altrium II is a PE fund of funds product that allows accredited investors direct equity participation in a quality, diversified portfolio of PE funds across the US, Europe and Asia.
Launching two years after Azalea’s inaugural Altrium I of USD650 million in 2019, Altrium II represents a continuation of Azalea’s mandate to broaden investors’ access
Victory Capital Holdings has successfully closed its acquisition of WestEnd Advisors (WestEnd).
WestEnd will become Victory Capital’s 12th Investment Franchise.
Founded in 2004, and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, WestEnd provides financial advisors with turnkey, core model allocation strategies serving as holistic solutions and complementary sources of alpha. The firm offers four primary ETF strategies and one large cap core strategy, all in tax efficient Separately Managed Account (SMA) structures.
Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specialising in infrastructure and real assets, has recapitalises Cologix, a private interconnection and hyperscale edge platform in North America.
The recapitalisation is being effectuated as a sale of Cologix by Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund II LP and co-investors (Fund II) to Stonepeak-managed vehicles comprising a combination of existing Fund II investors who have chosen to reinvest in the business in partnership with a number of new third-party investors.
Fund II acquired a majority stake in Cologix in March of 2017 and subsequently partnered with Mubadala Investment Company for an incremental growth capital investment in January 2020.
The Heubach Group (Heubach), a global producer of pigments, and SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, have acquired Clariant’s Global Colorants Business (Clariant Pigments).
The combined business, which will operate under the Heubach brand, supplies a broad portfolio of organic, inorganic, and anti-corrosive pigments, pigment preparations, dyes, colourants and specialty materials. The company operates its global business from nineteen manufacturing facilities across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa, employing approximately 3,000 people. The headquarters of the Heubach Group will be established in Vienna, Austria.
The Heubach Group has
Pacific Current Group Limited (PAC) a global multi-boutique asset management firm, has acquired a 35 per cent stake in Banner Oak Capital Partners (Banner Oak), a private equity real estate firm.
Banner Oak is a Dallas-based alternative investment manager offering a private equity real estate strategy focused on the creation and growth of fully integrated private real estate operating companies. Currently, Banner Oak manages approximately USD5.7 billion in assets across its platform.
PAC is making an initial investment of USD35.0 million (AUD48.2 million). The agreement also includes an “earn out” provision that could result in Banner Oak receiving additional consideration
Nordstjernan is investing in Ascilion, a Swedish medtech company founded in 2012 and based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Ascilion has developed and patented a technology that uses an array of hollow microneedles to extract the interstitial fluid (ISF) that surrounds the body’s cells and that is a good carrier of biomarkers.
In recent years, Nordstjernan has invested actively in the health sector, and the firm’s holdings in this sector currently account for nearly 25 per cent of net asset value.
The parties have agreed not to disclose the terms of the transaction.
Private investment firm Littlejohn & Co has acquired Magnate Worldwide (MWW), a diversified supply chain management company comprised of a strong portfolio of complementary, premier logistics services focused on premium freight services.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
MWW provides logistics services for sensitive, time-definite, high-value, and white-glove shipments across a range of industries including expedited domestic transportation, fine arts logistics, and global freight forwarding, with the highest levels of customer service. The Company operates through two premier logistics brands: Masterpiece International and TrumpCard.
Masterpiece provides customs brokerage and international logistics services through 17 offices located in major
KKR & Co has appointed Matthew Cohler to its Board of Directors, effective 31 December, 2021, taking the number of independent directors to twelve out of a total of sixteen Board seats.
Cohler is a former General Partner at the venture capital firm Benchmark, where for over a decade he led early-stage investments in Internet and software startup businesses.
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