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Equita, an independent Italian investment bank, has completed a new fundraising phase for its second private debt fund Equita Private Debt Fund II, an Italian PIR alternative closed-end fund managed by Equita Capital SGR.
The new phase of EPD II’s fundraising involved four new investors that have invested EUR47 million in total between April and September 2021. The Fund has now reached EUR178.5 million and is approaching its EUR200 million target announced at the start of fundraising, with a hard cap of EUR250 million.
New investors include leading Italian pension funds such as ENPAM and Inarcassa. These institutions have
BluePeak Private Capital – an alternative investment firm with a strong focus on Africa – has raised capital of more than USD100 million for the initial closing of its flagship private credit and mezzanine fund, BluePeak Private Capital Fund SCSp (the Fund).
The Fund is targetting a final close of USD200 million, with a hard cap of USD250 million.
Walid Cherif, co-founder and Managing Director of BluePeak Private Capital, says: “I am particularly delighted and pleased to have reached this important milestone for BluePeak. It’s quite an achievement for a firm that was launched less than 2 years ago.
Amulet Capital Partners (Amulet), a middle-market private equity investment firm based in Greenwich, Conneticut, focused exclusively on the healthcare sector, has acquired Remedy Health Media (Remedy), a digital health platform that serves patients, caregivers and healthcare providers through a family of trusted health information websites.
Amulet acquired Remedy from Topspin Consumer Partners, a private equity firm focused on the consumer sector. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Remedy delivers inspiring, authentic and action-oriented digital content to patients and healthcare professionals through its portfolio of digital brands, including healthcentral.com, thebody.com and patientpower.info. Pioneers in the space, Remedy’s brands build deep
The SBAI, a global alliance of alternative investment managers and allocators and custodian of the Alternative Investments Standards, has released the first publication as part of its Culture and Diversity Initiative – Principles of Culture and Diversity Strategies.
There is general acknowledgement in the alternatives industry that diversity can help to improve industry outcomes, but putting in place an effective strategy to promote diversity can be challenging. The SBAI’s report provides five guiding principles which act as a framework for asset managers and allocators to define their own culture and diversity strategies.
In February 2021, the SBAI formed a Global
Vision Innovation Partners, an eye care platform, has acquired See Clearly Vision, an eye care practice with locations in Tysons Corner and Arlington, Virginia.
The acquisition expands Vision Innovation Partners’ presence in the Washington DC metropolitan area and further enhances its growing network of ophthalmology practices and ambulatory surgery centres in the Mid-Atlantic region.
“For over two decades, See Clearly Vision has delivered world-class eye care by providing the most advanced medical and surgical technology and expertise. Partnering with Vision Innovation Partners will allow us to further our mission and continue growing our practice while providing extraordinary service for
Digital and tech start up investment network NorthInvest has extended its strategic partnership with law firm Gordons following a successful three-year relationship.
NorthEdge and The Belfield Group (‘Belfield’) have completed the sale of Usleep, a specialist mattress manufacturer, to The Vita Group (Vita) a manufacturer of premium foam products, for an undisclosed sum.
Usleep is a subsidiary of upholstery and home furnishings manufacturer Belfield, which secured private equity investment from NorthEdge in 2016. It provides an end-to-end service for its customers, from product design & development through to fulfilment, from two well-invested manufacturing sites in Ashton-under-Lyne and Castle Donnington.
Usleep is a zero waste to landfill business that works closely with its suppliers and customers to encourage sustainability and best-in-class business
New York-based private equity firm MFG Partners (MFG) has completed the acquisition of Mellott Company (Mellott).
The transaction was completed in partnership with Company management and PNC Mezzanine Capital. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, Mellott provides a full spectrum of integrated aggregates processing services and equipment, including equipment and parts distribution, service and repair, engineering and fabrication, as well as contract crushing. Mellott partners with a diverse range of top-tier customers and has become the trusted, go-to supplier of processing needs for the industry’s largest aggregates producers. The Company’s
Affiliates of Lindsay Goldberg – a private investment firm that focuses on partnering with families, founders and management teams – have completed a majority investment in Summit Interconnect (Summit), a provider of high performance, complex printed circuit boards serving the aerospace, defence, and other highly demanding commercial sectors, along with the Company’s President and CEO, Shane Whiteside, and other members of the Company’s management team.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Summit Interconnect is one of the leading providers of complex rigid and flexible printed circuit boards in North America, offering solutions ranging from advanced prototyping to
Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its minority investment in cloud technology company Aker Systems to Abry Partners. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2017, Aker Systems designs, builds and operates ground-breaking ultra-secure public cloud environments and advanced data infrastructure platforms.
LDC invested in Aker Systems in 2020, supporting investment in research and development to drive organic growth, as well as the extension of Aker’s team of highly experienced experts. The business has since grown by more than 50 per cent.
Darren Thomas, CEO of Aker Systems, says: “Over the last
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