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The coming six months will bring increasingly stiff competition for more private equity deals at higher prices that demand larger fund sizes, going beyond the significant rebound that had been reported six months ago, according to the autumn 2021 edition of the DealCloud Dealmaker Pulse Survey Report by Intapp.
Ceiba Energy, a Houston-based power company with a focus in Latin American markets, has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of Breitener Energética from Petrobras and other minority partners.
Ceiba Energy is backed by Denham Capital, a global sustainable infrastructure, energy and resources focused investment firm.
Breitener Energética is a holding company that owns Breitener Jaraqui and Breitener Tambaqui (Breitener Group). Breitener Group owns and manages Tambaqui and Jaraqui, two operating gas-fired power plants located in Manaus, AM, Brazil. Tambaqui and Jaraqui have installed capacity of 155.8 MW and 156.7 MW, respectively. Both plants are fully contracted through
Cairngorm Capital Partners portfolio company, National Timber Group (NTG), an independent, added-value timber processing and distribution group, has acquired Orchard Timber Products Limited (Orchard Timber).
Established in 2004, Orchard Timber is a specialist distributor of timber, sheet materials, kitchens, doors, solid wood flooring, and decking, supplying a range of local housebuilders, contractors, and RMI-focused joiners. Orchard Timber is the national distribution partner for Kährs Flooring and Kährs’ largest stockist in the UK, carrying over 20,000 sq m of solid wood flooring at any given time. Headquartered in Forfar, Scotland, the company has a second depot in Livingston and a sales
Point72 has closed on a USD600 million funding round for Point72 Hyperscale, its inaugural private equity fund that acquires companies and uses applied artificial intelligence to modernise them into market leaders.
“The close of our first private equity fund with external investors marks an important milestone as our institutional private investing business enters a new phase of growth and maturity,” says Steven A Cohen, founder and CEO of Point72. “Point72 has a unique opportunity to apply our investment model and deep expertise to capitalise on the vast opportunities presented by investing in promising private companies.”
Earlier this year, the Firm
Harris Williams, a global investment bank in M&A advisory services, has advised Owen Equipment Company (Owen), a portfolio company of CenterGate Capital (CenterGate), on its sale to Wynnchurch Capital, Ltd (Wynnchurch).
Owen is an equipment platform providing critical infrastructure solutions to municipal, utility and commercial customers throughout the Western United States. The transaction was led by Luke Semple, Neha Shah, Trevor Casey and Phil Hart of the Harris Williams Energy, Power & Infrastructure (EPI) Group.
“With its comprehensive portfolio of highly specialised equipment, Owen is a vital partner with its customers to help safely and reliably operate, maintain and repair
Sabrosura Foods, LLC (Sabrosura Foods), a marketer and distributor of branded Hispanic food products, has acquired Pancho’s Mexican Foods, Inc (Pancho’s), the manufacturer of America’s favorite queso dip since 1956.
Pancho’s will join the Sabrosura Foods family of well-known brands, which include: El Viajero, La Morenita, Reynaldo’s and Bio Salud!. Sabrosura Foods is a natural partner for Pancho’s to continue its rapid expansion nationwide across the mass, club and grocery channels. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1956, Pancho’s gained its popularity as a local Memphis favorite before evolving as a leading brand in the refrigerated
Centre Partners, a middle market private equity firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles, has acquired KNS International (KNS), a data-driven designer and drop shipper of branded footwear to blue-chip e-commerce retailer platforms and online marketplaces.
The KNS management team, led by Founder & Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Pope, has invested alongside Centre Partners and will continue to lead the business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2001 in Salt Lake City, KNS designs and distributes its proprietary brands, including Journee Collection, Thomas & Vine, Vance Co and Territory, across a broad array
Credit and equity managers are leading the charge in regard to the consideration of diversity metrics when researching potential investments, Redington research has found.
Almost all asset managers across all asset classes appear to be recognising the importance of diversity within their own investment teams. Yet despite this, Redington’s Sustainable Investment Survey found that most asset managers across real assets, private debt, LDI and multi-asset funds are not considering diversity metrics such as gender when researching potential investments.
Of the 112 asset managers Redington surveyed, representing over USD10 trillion in AuM, the vast majority (94 per cent) believe that diverse
Private equity professionals are facing a more specialised and competitive market than ever. GPs are reviewing more deal opportunities, conducting more due diligence, and giving more fundraising pitches than ever before. Whether it’s identifying potential investments, or explaining their strategy to investors, PE professionals’ need for instantly actionable sources of deep intelligence and analysis is outstripping the ability of legacy data to keep up.
Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, has completed an investment in Kubrick Group, a provider of next-generation technology consulting.
Founded in 2016 by Tim Smeaton and Simon Walker, Kubrick addresses the acute global technology skills shortage, enabling companies to implement digital and data transformation. The business is at the forefront of creating a high quality, diverse workforce, and has trained and deployed close to 1,000 graduates into data, AI and cloud engineering roles at approximately 100 blue chip clients.
Since 2018, revenues and profits have increased by more than 50 per cent per annum, reflecting Kubrick’s unique capabilities in
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