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Seneca Growth Capital VCT has launched a new offer for subscription for its B shares, to raise GBP10 million, with an over-allotment facility to raise up to a further GBP10 million.
Marking its tenth anniversary this year, Seneca Partners was established to provide the investment and advisory services that the UK’s underserved SME sector was seeking. Over the last decade it has actively engaged with over 4,000 SME businesses and now has over GBP250 million assets under management across the Seneca stable of companies. Seneca Partners has now deployed cGBP100 million into over 50 SME companies, through more than 100
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has partnered with seasoned pest control industry executive Jay Keating to form an acquisition company, PestCo Holdings LLC, in order to consolidate the highly fragmented pest control industry.
The partnership will focus on acquiring companies and assets as part of a strategy to build a market-leading pest control business.
“We are excited to partner with Jay as part of this new endeavour,” says TSCP Managing Director Jeff Aiello. “There is fierce competition for quality talent in the pest control industry, and after nearly a year of searching
Arnold & Porter has appointed Marc Isaacs as a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Finance practice, resident in London.
Kathleen Harris, head of Arnold & Porter’s London office and co-chair of the firm’s Anti-Corruption practice, says: “Marc has extensive experience in international cross-border finance transactions across Europe and around the world. His arrival will deepen our offering in leveraged finance, real estate finance, structured finance, and restructuring.”
Isaacs’s practice focuses on bilateral and syndicated lending transactions with a focus in sports finance, infrastructure finance, real estate finance, and general secured lending. He represents financial institutions, private equity sponsors and international
Arrowpoint Advisory has advised Lightfoot, the UK’s leading provider of in-cab driver coaching and engagement technology, on its investment from Volpi Capital.
Lightfoot, which rewards smoother and safer driving leading to reductions in accidents, fuel use and emissions in fleets, first developed its technology to help ICE fleets cut costs and improve efficiency. Now, it’s carving a niche in the Electric Vehicle (EV) sector using its heritage in EV motors and batteries to give it an edge in range extension.
Lightfoot’s dash-mounted device connects directly to the vehicle’s engine, giving drivers audible and visual nudges, coaching them towards a
Startup investment bank for the emerging markets JPIN VCATS has completed a significant fundraise for Koovers, India’s largest B2B spare parts service based in Bengaluru.
Koovers announced raising USD1.5 million, with JPIN VCATS as one of the main investors. The zero-inventory firm was launched in 2016 to address a USD12 billion market and is now one of India’s fastest-growing companies servicing one of the country’s most disorganised sectors. The Automobile and Mobility market in India accounts for 49 per cent of manufacturing GDP and 7.1 per cent of total GDP, making it a key market to address in what is
UK workplace pension scheme TPT Retirement Solutions is to invest GBP54 million into private equity through its defined contribution (DC) Master Trust default target date funds.
Members of TPT’s Target Date Funds, whose investments are managed by AllianceBernstein, will see 3.5 per cent of their pension pot allocated to private equity investments at the growth stage. The total percentage will decrease as members get closer to retirement age.
Research by AllianceBernstein shows that over the long-term, investment in private equity is likely to provide higher returns than public markets. The allocation is expected to contribute an additional 3.0
M&A deals in the UK are expected to rise in the next 12 months, according to a recent survey by virtual data room platform, Ansarada.
The Ansarada UK Dealmakers Survey polled senior executives from 50 UK-based firms across investment banking, private equity, and M&A law for their M&. Findings have shown 90 per cent of respondents believe that the number of M&A deals in the UK will increase in the next 12 months, including 54 per cent who believe it will increase significantly.
It also found that more than half of respondents expect the number of distressed deals in
Education Ventures Company (EVC) a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Zarooni Emirates Investments (ZEI) and Blenheim Schools, part of the Chatsworth Schools family, today announced a new education focused partnership.
Working together, EVC, ZEI and Blenheim Schools will create a world class educational facility in Dubai. The facility will include a new non-selective and inclusive School, child wellbeing support centre, teacher training and research centre and facilities for the community. The School will provide a mainstream educational environment for all pupils, including those with an additional educational need.
Dr Adil Ismail Al Zarooni, CEO of ZEI and Chairman of the
Amscan International, a designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer of party products and a portfolio company of Leeds-based private equity firm Endless, has secured a GBP30 million funding package.
Milton Keynes-headquartered Amscan International’s funding comes on the back of an outstanding year for the company which started with an Endless supported management buy-out in January 2021.
This was quickly followed by two significant bolt-on acquisitions comprising Germany-based foil balloon printing technology business Luftballon-Markt in August and leading party brand Ginger Ray in October.
Amscan International’s revenues are forecast to hit a record GBP215 million for the financial year ended
Preqin, a specialist in alternative assets data, tools, and insights, has appointed Christoph Knaack, currently the company’s Chief Strategy & Product Officer, as CEO as of 1 January, 2022.
Knaack will focus on leading Preqin through its next growth phase, as the company moves toward serving its customers through the entire private market investment lifecycle — from fundraising and investor relations to deal origination, due diligence and portfolio monitoring.
From 2022, Preqin’s founder and current CEO, Mark O’Hare, will continue his active involvement as a member of Preqin’s Board of Directors, and as the company’s principal shareholder, supporting Preqin’s executive
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