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Private investment firm Littlejohn & Co has acquired American Health Staffing Group (AHSG), a provider of healthcare talent and technology solutions.
As part of the transaction, the senior management team, led by CEO and founder Mark Smith, will continue to lead the Company and will be supported by an experienced team of industry veterans. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2010, AHSG is dedicated to meeting the needs of healthcare facilities and positively affecting patient outcomes. The Company provides travel nursing, allied health, pharmacy, dialysis, interim leadership, managed services, non-clinical and SaaS technology solutions in thousands
Turquoise, a UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has announced its 13th deal for the Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) – a GBP300,000 investment in Weeding Technologies.
LCIF2 led the GBP890,000 equity round, which included Calculus Nominees and SFC Nominees as co-investors.
Weeding Technologies sells market-leading, herbicide-free weed control machines to municipal organisations. Their technology – Foamstream – uses organic-certified foam and hot water to kill weeds, providing an effective alternative to chemical herbicides, which are alleged to be carcinogenic and have been subject to both over USD10 billion in sucessful compensation claims and to
Godspeed Capital Management (Godspeed Capital), a lower middle-market Defense & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, has acquired Ascent Engineering Group (Ascent), an Engineering & Consulting firm that specialises in the engineering and design of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems for K-12, Higher Education, Healthcare, and State & Local Government clients.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1959 and headquartered in Roanoke, VA, Ascent is a prominent MEP Engineering & Consulting firm with over six decades of experience supporting its public and private sector clients. The Company produces plans, specifications,
Funds managed by Apollo affiliates are to acquire a 50 per cent stake in Broad Reach Power (Broad Reach), a utility-scale energy storage and renewable energy platform in the US, from EnCap Energy Transition Fund I (EETFI).
The Apollo Funds will acquire the stake from existing investor EnCap Investments LP (EnCap) and its co-investment partners Yorktown Partners and Mercuria Energy. EnCap and its co-investment partners will retain the other 50 per cent stake and, together with the Apollo Funds, commit to invest up to USD400 million of additional equity to fund Broad Reach’s continued expansion and growth pipeline.
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MGC Diagnostics Corporation (MGC), a global medical technology company dedicated to cardiorespiratory health solutions, and a portfolio company of Altus Capital Partners (Altus), has acquired Lemon Medical, a medical technology company, headquartered in Hammelburg, Germany.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Lemon Medical, a German Limited Liability Company, founded in 2009, specialises in the design, development, production, and distribution of single-patient use disposables. These include viral and bacterial filters designed to protect patients, medical personnel, and diagnostic instruments against cross contamination during cardiorespiratory function testing. The usage of these protective products is experiencing significant growth because
YFM Equity Partners (YFM), has once again seen the offers for its two managed Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) fully subscribed in a matter of weeks. After launching on 22 September, it has already succeeded in raising GBP60m of committed funds as it continues to invest in SMEs nationwide, with a focus on businesses in the tech sector.
With offices in Leeds, Manchester, London, Reading and Birmingham, this takes the partner-led private equity firm to over GBP400 million of funds under management, providing vital funding for dynamic young businesses across the UK. British Smaller Companies VCT plc was first listed on
Octopus Titan VCT’s latest offer closed on Thursday 18 November, having raised its full fundraising target of GBP200 million in four weeks.
Meanwhile demand for VCTs is soaring, already raising almost 3.65x as much as the total raised at this point last year.
Managed by Octopus Ventures, one of Europe’s largest venture capital teams, Octopus Titan VCT has grown to be the largest VCT, with net assets of GBP1.28 billion (June 2021, before the latest fundraise). Since 2007, it has invested in 100s of businesses and helped create four unicorns (private companies valued at over GBP1 billion). In the
Trilantic Europe, a private equity firm focused on mid-market transactions in Europe, has invested in Denver, a manufacturer of bicycles and e-bikes for large European retailers.
Michele and Giuseppe Beraudo, the two co-founders of Denver, will remain as minority shareholders.
Based in Dronero (Italy) and founded more than 20 years ago, the company offers a wide range of products such as: e-bikes, city bikes, mountain bikes, leisure bikes and children’s bikes. The company sells more than 800,000 bicycles per year in Europe (with Italy and France currently being the core markets) and revenues are evenly split between traditional bicycles and
Edge Investments has raised GBP85 million for its second venture fund, Create the Future, which is targeting a final close at GBP100 million.
The British Business Bank, the cornerstone investor in the fund, has committed GBP50 million through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme, which aims to increase the supply of equity capital to high-potential, early-stage UK companies and lower barriers to entry for fund managers looking to operate in the VC market. This is the second investment from the ECF programme to an Edge fund, following a GBP24 million commitment in 2015 to Edge’s Edge Creative Enterprise Fund (ECEF).
Exus Management Partners (Exus), an expert in powering sustainable investments through operational excellence, has continued its global expansion by announcing a new office in Istanbul.
The new operation will focus on managing and optimising renewable energy projects within the host nation, as well as neighbouring regions in the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East and north Africa. The announcement comes after a successful year, with Exus onboarding 4GW since 2020, reaching 9GW in assets under management (AUM) across the full scope of the company’s services.
Exus Partner Aygen Yayıkoğlu will head up the office, bringing with him 25 years of energy and
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