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Blackstone has held the final close of Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings II (BSCH II), the second Blackstone fund in GP Stakes, with USD5.6 billion of investor capital.
Blackstone GP Stakes specialises in value-added, long-term, minority investments in the management companies of leading private equity firms. This year the team has made investments in Great Hill Partners, GTCR and Sentinel Capital Partners.
Mustafa M Siddiqui, Head of Blackstone GP Stakes, says: “We are thrilled with the positive response we received from a diverse group of limited partners. This is a strong recognition of Blackstone’s unique value proposition in the GP Stakes
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 of
For the first time in history, private equity is on track to invest more than USD1 trillion in American businesses over the course of a single calendar year, according to the American Investment Council’s (AIC) 2021 Q3 Investment Trends Report.
Through the end of the third quarter, private equity has invested USD788 billion in 4,806 businesses across the United States. The amount invested represents an 86 percent increase from the same period in 2020.
“Today’s report confirms that private equity has been a critical partner to help businesses of all shapes and sizes as the American economy recovers from
Adventure Ready Brands, which markets a range of first aid, insect repellent and outdoor recreation products, has acquired LuminAID, maker of a variety of solar-powered lighting and charging solutions for the outdoors and emergency use.
Adventure Ready Brands, which markets a range of best-in-class first aid, insect repellent and outdoor recreation products, announces the acquisition of LuminAID, maker of a variety of solar-powered lighting and charging solutions for the outdoors and emergency use.
Adventure Ready Brands, which markets a range of best-in-class first aid, insect repellent and outdoor recreation products, announces the acquisition of LuminAID, maker of a variety of
The Aquila European Renewables Income Fund (AERIF) has been awarded a four-star Green Rating in its first annual GRESB Assessment for 2021.
The GRESB Assessment is an objective investor-driven global ESG benchmark and reporting framework assessing the performance of real estate and infrastructure funds, companies, and assets. The results provide investors with standardised data to help evaluate complex sustainability issues. GRESB is an important industry benchmark as it can help to protect shareholder value by evaluating and improving the sustainability performance of real assets, on asset level (operating assets only) and portfolio level.
In its first year of participating
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising mid-market companies, has partnered with RefrigiWear, a provider of industrial workwear for subzero environments.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
RefrigiWear makes cold temperature protective industrial workwear for indoor and outdoor use in sub-freezing temperatures and inclement weather environments. RefrigiWear’s products include outerwear, coveralls, bibs, pants, and protective handwear and footwear that are designed to keep users warm, safe, and productive.
RefrigiWear has deep, long-standing relationships with its customers in the food manufacturing, food distribution, and construction and other outdoor end markets. Over the past several years,
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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