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Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired Habitat Energy Limited, a UK-based optimisation and trading platform for grid-scale battery storage.
Habitat Energy’s team is based in Oxford, UK, and comprises data scientists, software engineers, battery storage experts and power market trading professionals.
It has developed and uses advanced machine learning and algorithmic capabilities to optimise the strategic and financial value of battery storage assets within deregulated power markets, both stand-alone and co-located with renewables.
Habitat has established itself as one of the top performing platforms amongst UK market players focusing on optimising flexible generation and storage. It has been ranked
Principal Global Investors, through its direct lending business, Principal Alternative Credit, has served as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on senior secured credit facilities for Versant Diagnostics, an Iron Path Capital portfolio company, in partnership with Alliance Pathology Consultants.
The financing supports Versant Diagnostics emergence as one of the largest, independent, physician-led pathology groups in the Midwest region.
“We are pleased to support Iron Path Capital and Versant as they continue to successfully execute their acquisition strategy,” says Doug Koch, managing director for sponsor originations with Principal. “We look forward to the continued growth and expertise that Versant’s talented
Partners for Growth (PFG), a global specialty lending firm focused on emerging growth companies, has made a number of promotions and new hires.
Jason Georgatos, who joined Andrew Kahn and Don Campbell as a founding member of the PFG investment team in 2004, has been elevated to President. In this newly created position, Jason will lead PFG’s investment business globally, while maintaining an active role as a key partner to our portfolio companies. During his more than 17 years with PFG, Jason has led deals with over 100 companies, oversaw the expansion of the Sydney office and helped grow the
IK Partners’ (IK) IK IX Fund is to acquire Renta Group Oy (Renta Group) from Intera Partners (Intera), alongside management and employees who will be reinvesting. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Renta Group is a full-service machine and equipment rental services company with more than 100 depots across Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Poland. The equipment offered meets a broad range of customer needs across construction, infrastructure and industrial markets. The Company also offers modern site facilities, scaffolding and weather protection services in addition to other site services such as temporary plumbing and heating, ventilation and
Apex Group Ltd (Apex), a global financial services provider, has been appointed to provide Fund Administration and Middle Office Services to the life insurance company of Azimut Group (Azimut), an Italy-based, independent asset management operator with over EUR80 billion in assets (as of end of October 2021).
Following a competitive process, Apex has been appointed provide Fund Administration and Middle Office services to Azimut Life dac (Azimut Life), a life insurance company registered in Ireland.
Apex’s fund administration services are the foundation of its single-source solution and ensure the delivery of timely, accurate and independent portfolio accounting, fund and investor
Manulife Investment Management has held the final closing of Manulife Infrastructure Fund II (MIF II), a USD4.65 billion private fund pool with committed capital from 29 limited partners and Manulife’s general account.
Perwyn, a family-backed private equity and growth capital investor, has acquired the Krakow-headquartered business SALESmanago, together with its co-investor SilverTree Equity.
Glennmont Partners from Nuveen (Glennmont) has acquired 100 per cent of the share capital of Sirocco Winco 2, a portfolio of onshore wind projects in Albacete and Andalucia, from Sirocco Power, a special purpose vehicle incorporated by Alfanar Group, Saudi Arabia (Alfanar).
The investment represents Glennmont’s first acquisition in the Spanish wind market and is made up of four assets with a combined capacity of 98.7MW: La Escalereta II (23.63MW), La Estancia (7.8MW), Chinchilla (27.30MW) and Barrax (39.70MW). All assets have been acquired at COD and have begun operations.
The projects will benefit from a ten and a half-year PPA
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) is to acquire EET management have agreed to acquire the company from funds managed by FSN Capital. The sale is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.
EET is a leading value-added distributor of specialist technology components and solutions with a growing presence across Europe, selling branded and private label products to over 30,000 customers. The company has established longstanding vendor partnerships and leverages its deep technical expertise to deliver a differentiated product and service offering to its customers.
EET is led by CEO Søren Drewsen, supported by a deep and highly experienced
One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, is to acquire Norit Activated Carbon (Norit), a global manufacturer of activated carbon for purification solutions, from corporate parent Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT).
Norit manufactures a broad portfolio of activated carbon products used for purification needs in growing sectors including renewable natural gas, food and beverage, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, air quality, water, and automotive. The Company operates two plants in North America, five facilities in Europe and participates in three joint ventures in Canada, Asia and Mexico.
“We are proud to make this investment in Norit, whose product offering uses renewable
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