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KKR, a global investment firm, has agreed to invest USD40 million in preferred equity in Jet Edge International (Jet Edge), an Ohio-based specialist in full-service private aviation responsible for operating the largest fleet of Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft available for charter in the United States.
KKR is making the investment in Jet Edge through its credit funds and accounts focused on asset-based finance opportunities. The investment follows KKR’s USD150 million credit investment in the Company announced earlier this year.
The new investment will support the growth of Jet Edge’s Reserve membership program and rapidly expanding fleet. Jet Edge will also
KKR has appointed Kerryann Benjamin as Chief Diversity Officer and Head of Talent Management, effective immediately. In this role, Benjamin will be based in New York and will drive KKR’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy, a strategic priority for the firm, as well as KKR’s global talent development strategy.
Benjamin joins KKR from Goldman Sachs & Co, where she spent nearly two decades in various roles across the business and Human Capital Management team, including as Head of Human Capital Management for their Consumer and Wealth Management business. Throughout her time at Goldman Sachs & Co, Benjamin also held
Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, has agreed to acquire the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) business (GBP369 million AUM) of Mobeus Equity Partners (Mobeus).
Crewe Investment banking division has advised on the sale of activewear company ACTA to HydroJug. Founded in 2018, ACTA leveraged Crewe as an adviser as it sought a buyer. HydroJug, a reusable water bottle company launched in 2016, beat out competitors seeking to acquire ACTA.
As a growing e-commerce and activewear enterprise, ACTA represents a strategic purchase for HydroJug as it expands into other verticals in the health and wellness arena. HydroJug recently ranked 33rd on the 2021 Inc 5000 list, which highlights the nation’s fastest-growing companies.
“Because of the synergies between the two companies, it made a lot of
Dynamo Software, a provider of comprehensive cloud software for the alternative investment management industry, has secured strategic growth investment from funds managed by Blackstone Growth (BXG).
Existing investor Francisco Partners will also reinvest in the company, which has grown rapidly the last four years.
The investment will help drive Dynamo’s expansion into new global markets and continued product development to best serve fund managers, deal teams, asset owners/allocators and other industry participants across the alternative investment landscape. With over 1,000 clients worldwide, Dynamo’s integrated software provides solutions for front, middle and back office challenges. The Dynamo cloud platform covers key
AMC Capital IV (AMC), advised by Accession Capital Partners (ACP), has signed an agreement to acquire shares in data-driven agribusiness P&P Spearhead UK Holdings Ltd (Spearhead) from Paine Schwartz Partners.
Sycamore Tree Capital Partners (Sycamore Tree), a specialist asset manager with private and alternative credit investment expertise, has appointed Paul Travers as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, effective 9 September, 2021.
The latest analysis from the corporate finance firm, conducted in partnership with Experian Market iQ, reveals that bolt-on transactions are more than double that of the corresponding period in H1 2020 (137) and 23 per cent more than H2 2020 (233).
In Q2 2021 however, there was a slight drop in deals compared to the first quarter of the year, with 118 and 168 transactions completed respectively.
On a local level, the majority of regions have seen a drop in private equity bolt-ons in the last quarter, with deals in London and the East of England falling by more than
Fulfilld, a US based warehouse management orchestration platform, has raised USD2.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by TenOneTen Ventures and co-led by Pi Labs, Europe’s most active proptech VC.
Other investors in the round included seed stage venture fund Matchstick and former CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, Jeff Wilke.
The company was launched by serial entrepreneurs Yosh Eisbart, Michael Pytel, and Rick Fischer who previously founded and bootstrapped enterprise software and services firm NIMBL, ultimately selling to a publicly traded European competitor in 2018. At the time of their exit in August 2020, NIMBL was a
Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) market advisory, tax and management consulting firm, WilliamsMarston (“WilliamsMarston” or the “Firm”) has acquired Chord Advisors (“Chord”), a provider of accounting advisory services.
Founded in 2012, Chord Advisors is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA. With more than 30 professionals and approximately 500 clients, Chord Advisors offers specialised accounting advisory services, including IPO readiness and technical accounting support to its diverse client base. This transaction marks the second acquisition that WilliamsMarston has completed in the past year and brings the Firm’s headcount to more than 100 seasoned professionals and approximately 1,000 clients, with offices in Boston,
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