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New Heritage Capital (Heritage), a Boston-based private equity firm, has made a new platform investment in Icelandirect, an importer, manufacturer and packager of marine oils and other nutraceutical products.
Icelandirect has proven to be an invaluable partner for its customers, with extensive in-house formulation & packaging capabilities, a reputation for sourcing high-quality, hard-to-find ingredients from its global supplier base, and ability to meet fast turnaround times. Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) acted as financial advisor to the Company in the sale transaction.
Heritage completed the investment through its unique Private IPO solution, which leaves operating control in the hands
Nautic Partners (Nautic) has completed the acquisition of Aurora Plastics (Aurora), in partnership with management.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Streetsboro, Ohio, Aurora Plastics is a leading producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and other customised polymer compounds for customers across North America. Aurora is known for providing high-quality polymers, industry-leading service, and customised solutions. The company offers a broad range of products, all delivered with special attention to consistency and reliability, and designed to meet specific customer needs through a collective exchange. Aurora’s compounds are used in a variety of end products including applications in building & construction, industrial,
Kartesia, the European specialist provider of capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, has invested in Project Morel, the acquisition and merger of Okechamp SA Poland and Greenyard Prepared Netherlands, owner of the Lutece brand (together “Okechamp Group”).
Headquartered in the Netherlands and Poland, Okechamp Group is Europe’s leading producer of highest quality preserved mushrooms with an annual production volume of over 115kt. The company operates a large mushroom farming unit in Poland and two mushroom processing units in Poland and the Netherlands as well as distribution capabilities across more than 40 countries on six continents.
Kartesia has committed a total
ChargePoint Holdings, an electric vehicle (EV) charging network operating in North America and Europe, has acquired ViriCiti, a provider of electrification solutions for eBus and commercial fleets for a total purchase price of approximately EUR75 million in cash, subject to adjustment.
The ViriCiti team, customer accounts and technology will become part of ChargePoint’s operations. Along with the pending acquisition of leading European e-mobility technology provider has·to·be, this transaction confirms ChargePoint’s commitment to the electrification of fleet and commercial segments in North America and Europe.
ViriCiti will enhance the ChargePoint fleet solution portfolio of hardware, software and services by integrating information
Social investment firm Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) has added two to its team – Miki Vyse joins as SASC’s first Business Development Manager and Rahul Rattan as a Portfolio Analyst – making a total of 10 new recruits this year.
Funds advised by local private investment firm Capital Partners (Searchlight) have entered into exclusive negotiations with Astorg and Mellby Gård for the acquisition of Flowbird, a provider of hardware, software and payments for smart parking and smart transport ticketing for municipal and privately-owned car parking and public transport systems. Terms of the negotiations have not been disclosed.
Founded over 60 years ago, Flowbird is the leader in the smart parking industry, working with more than 4,500 municipalities in 80-plus countries. In addition, Flowbird manufactures ticketing equipment, validation terminals and associated software systems for public transport.
Searchlight has entered into
Palamon Capital Partners (Palamon) portfolio company, connected insurance service provider FairConnect, is to acquire G-Evolution from Groupama Assicurazioni Italia.
As part of the transaction, FairConnect will establish a long-term strategic partnership agreement with Groupama, the leading insurance carrier in France, for the provision of advanced connected insurance solutions. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to complete in the second half of 2021.
Headquartered in Switzerland and with major operations in Italy, France and Germany, FairConnect is a leading specialised provider of connected insurance services to some of the largest insurance carriers in
Orangewood Partners (Orangewood), a long-term focused private investment firm, has appointed seasoned private equity investor Eric Engler as Managing Director. In this role, Engler, will be involved in sourcing, deal execution and management of Orangewood’s investments.
Prior to joining Orangewood, Engler spent 11 years at Reservoir Capital Group where he was a Senior Managing Director and a member of the Investment Committee. At Reservoir, Engler invested across the capital structure in a wide variety of industries and was involved in several strategic investments across the investment management space. Previously, he was an investment analyst at DE Shaw & Co focused
MidOcean Partners (MidOcean), a premier New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments, has appointed Eric Gordon and Bob Myers as Operating Partners.
Myers and Gordon, together with MidOcean’s existing network of seasoned Operating Partners, bring significant strategic and functional expertise to the firm and will be instrumental in helping MidOcean execute on its value-added, operating talent approach to middle market investing.
Gordon, a senior executive with over 30 years of technology leadership experience, has been both a CIO and a strategic advisor to global companies in the retail, consumer products, financial services, healthcare
HCAP Partners, a California-based private equity firm and nationally recognised impact investor, has invested in Myndshft, a provider of real-time medical benefits check and electronic prior authorisation technology. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
Based in Mesa, Arizona, Myndshft develops real-time medical benefit check (RTMBC) and electronic prior authorisation (ePA) software solutions for payers and providers. In line with the company’s mission to free up people to focus on the work that matters—providing care to patients—Myndshft’s end-to-end solution addresses the complexities and inefficiencies around providing accurate and detailed benefits coverage and out-of-pocket costs at the point-of-care to patients.
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