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Aliante Partners, an Italian buyout investor, has completed a preferred equity transaction for the investment vehicle Aliante Equity 3.
Pomona Capital was the sole investor in the transaction that included a liquidity option provided to shareholders in the vehicle and a second preferred equity line for add-on acquisitions in the portfolio companies held by Aliante Equity 3.
Aliante Equity 3 invests in mid-market companies operating in the ‘Made in Italy’ sectors known for their quality and excellence, such as Food & Beverage and Design & Furniture, with a strong focus on buy & build to create value through consolidation
Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, and Hoplon Capital, an asset manager focused on digital disruption of end markets including insurance, have acquired Concentrix Corporation’s (NASDAQ: CNXC) insurance third-party administration and software platform.
Lincoln Road Global Management (Lincoln Road), a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market companies, and Peninsula Capital Partners (Peninsula Capital), a private equity firm focused on providing customised subordinated debt and equity solutions, have sold Republic Fire Protection (Republic Fire), a full-service provider of fire safety and protection services.
Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Republic Fire provides a wide range of fire extinguishers, emergency lighting, alarm, industrial fire suppression, sprinkler and exit lighting products, sales, inspection and related services throughout the Southeastern US Under Peninsula Capital’s and Lincoln Road’s ownership, the Company strengthened its
Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has agreed to sell U-POL, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive repair and refinishing products, to Axalta Coating Systems.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, United States, Axalta is a global manufacturer and distributor of coatings and the leader in the premium automotive refinish segment.
The transaction values U-POL at GBP428 million, generating a total return of 4.5 times Graphite’s investment. The transaction is subject to competition authority clearances and is expected to complete in the second half of 2021.
Graphite led the GBP139 million buy-out of U-POL in 2010. Graphite has made
Genstar Capital (Genstar), a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrials, and software industries, is to acquire a majority stake in Foreside Financial Group (Foreside), from Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP).
Foreside provides a robust offering of distribution solutions and governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) solutions to clients in the global asset and wealth management industries.
Established in 2005 and based in Portland, Maine, Foreside has quickly grown to become a US market leader in the investment management industry, and enjoys an excellent reputation as a best-in-class service provider across its distribution
Northern Gritstone, a new investment company founded by the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield (the Founding Universities) to facilitate the commercialisation of university science and technology related Intellectual Property (IP) in the north of England, has appointed Lord Jim O’Neill as Non-Executive Chairman and Duncan Johnson as Chief Executive Officer.
O’Neill will become Non-Executive Chairman and will assume key responsibilities helping to establish the exciting future for Northern Gritstone. Jim has been immersed in many matters related to the Northern Powerhouse in recent years, having Chaired the Cities Growth Commission in 2013-14, and going on to help the government
Stafford Capital Partners (Stafford) has raised over EUR450 million for its fourth dedicated infrastructure secondaries fund – Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund IV (SISF IV).
The specialist real assets and private markets manager held a third close of SISF IV, welcoming five investors into the fund.
The close builds on two successful previous closes in August and December 2020.
SISF IV has a fundraising target of EUR750 million and hard cap of EUR1 billion. It is expected to remain open to investors throughout 2021.
The fund acquires interests in existing core infrastructure funds, predominately in Europe, North America and Australasia.
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Apex Group (Apex), a global financial services provider, has partnered with i80 Group, an investment firm that partners with pre-eminent venture and growth companies, to provide loan administration and ESG Ratings & Advisory services, in addition to its existing fund administration services.
New York headquartered i80 Group provides companies with bespoke financing solutions that are designed to scale with a company’s accelerating growth plans while minimising dilution. Apex will provide i80 Group with a comprehensive range of loan administration services to support these transactions from initial set up to maturity.
Apex’s market leading Loan Administration service encompasses operational support to
Moonfare, a digital investment platform for top-tier private markets funds, has signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the United Nations–supported organisation with over 4,000 signatories worldwide.
PRI signatories commit to responsible investment principles that provide a framework for integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their decision-making processes.
“With the growth of our assets under management at Moonfare, we will continuously redouble our focus on the responsibility that comes with managing these large sums,” says Moonfare founder and CEO Steffen Pauls. “Signing the PRI allows us to once again underscore our commitment to backing managers who hold themselves
Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has led the GBP2.6 million investment in cloud-based internal communication and employee engagement platform Oak Engage Limited (Oak).
A total of GBP1.825 million has been provided by Maven’s Investor Partners network alongside a further GBP775,000 from the Maven managed North East Development Capital Fund and the North East Innovation Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Northstar Ventures, as well as existing and new private investors. Today’s transaction has now completed the series A round, in which Maven has invested a total of
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