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Macfarlanes has advised Dublin-based commercial security, cleaning and support services company, Bidvest Noonan, on an agreement that will see facilities management company Cordant Services join its group.
The acquisition is the company’s fourth in 2021 and will bring the total number of employees to more than 27,000 and annual revenues beyond GBP700 million.
The Macfarlanes team was led by corporate and M&A partner Simon Perry with assistance from solicitor Cristina Leon Barbadillo.
The team also included finance partner Malcolm Hitching and solicitor Duaa Abbas, competition partner Malcolm Walton and solicitor Matthew Jones, commercial partner Will Hedges, solicitor Mark Cusack, real
Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC (SIMA), a new generation of impact investment manager, and Renewvia Energy Corporation, a global solar developer, has announced a partnership to electrify rural communities in Kenya underserved by conventional utilities.
The agreement includes a commitment of USD1 million from the SIMA Off Grid Solar and Financial Access Senior Debt Fund I, BV to enable Renewvia to expand energy access on the islands of Ringiti and Ndeda, where it currently owns and operates two solar minigrids, and to contribute to the development of new solar minigrids in five communities in Turkana County, Kenya.
Tunstall Healthcare (Tunstall), a UK-based, global provider of software solutions, services and technology for the telecare and telehealth markets, has acquired Secuvita BV (Secuvita), a technology solution provider in the Netherlands. The transaction will support Tunstall’s strategic expansion in digital solutions and services and strengthen its position in the Dutch market.
Tunstall integrates smart technology with high quality monitoring and support services to give individuals increased independence, improved quality of life and wider choice in their care options. Backed by its majority shareholders, who are funds managed by Barings and M&G, Tunstall operates in 22 countries globally and supports more
British health technology company Visionable has appointed Christèle Brouste as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Antony Martin as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately.
Visionable redesigns healthcare through a digital collaboration platform which enables clinicians to deliver better patient outcomes. The expansion of the company’s executive leadership team follows Visionable’s rapid growth in 2020, which saw GBP17 million of investment that the company raised in Series A and Series A1 funding rounds. Visionable has appointed Brouste and Martin to lead further expansion and innovation, and draw on their expertise to help drive growth in new markets and territories.
Yellow Wood Partners (Yellow Wood), a Boston-based private equity firm focused on investing in consumer brands and companies, has completed the previously announced acquisition of the Scholl footcare brand, which operates globally outside of the Americas, from UK-based Reckitt.
The acquisition reunites the international Scholl with the Dr Scholl’s sold in the America’s after 30+ years of separate ownership and creates the leading global footcare brand operating as an integrated business in 50+ countries with annual retail sales exceeding USD700 million.
Dana Schmaltz, Partner of Yellow Wood, says: “As part of Yellow Wood’s ‘preparation to meet opportunity,’ we began speaking
Unigestion: Best Secondaries Manager (fund size <USD1 billion) — The secondary market has evolved significantly in the last decade, an evolution that has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. With 50 percent of today’s deals by volume being led by general partners (GPs), this market is expected to have a record-breaking year.
“Growth in the secondary market is being largely driven by GP led deals,” notes Christian Böhler (pictured), Head of Secondaries at Unigestion. “These are not coming from market distress but more from a dearth of liquidity given that overall exit activity has been down.”
The firm’s strategy is
IK Investment Partners: Best Fundraising Firm – Mid-Cap Buyout (fund size >USD3 billion) – Compiling disparate forms of data to provide a clear picture of fund performance and offer information of value to those who require it will be key to succeeding in the 2021 private equity (PE) market. Also, in an environment of remote working, general partners (GPs) need to facilitate comprehensive virtual due diligence exercises to help limited partners (LPs) navigate the uncertainty.
“The Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) highlighted the importance of GPs having deep sector knowledge, expertise and awareness in the sectors they invest in,” Alice Langley (pictured), Partner, Investor
Allianz Capital Partners: Best Fundraising Firm – Fund of Funds – Close communication with clients has taken centre stage as general partners (GPs) continue searching for robust assets in an environment of high prices. In addition, limited partners (LPs) are becoming more discerning in their manager selection.
“In a crisis situation like the one we have been living since early 2020 the key for us as a trusted advisor to our clients is to communicate frequently and closely, putting developments into perspective and develop solutions for potential problems,” explains Michael Lindauer (pictured), co-CIO of Private Equity at Allianz Capital Partners (ACP). “The
In this Private Equity Wire podcast, we catch up with private debt expert John Clifford, co-head of the UK private debt team at Muzinich & Co, to talk about some of the reasons why private debt is currently taking market share away from banks and how the private debt market is evolving, as well as why small companies, that would in the past have been more of a VC target, might now look to private debt instead.
Neuberger Berman Private Equity: Best Fund of Funds — Manager Activity and interest in private equity has remained strong and though demand has been uneven following the Covid-19 outbreak, appetite for the asset class is set to remain high and the fundraising market strong. The industry also has the potential to play a leading role in bringing about more holistic change on the environmental and social front.
“In this environment, access to top-quality funds will be critical. Valuations for well-positioned and attractive companies will remain elevated and asset selection and value-add post investment will be crucial for general partners (GPs) to
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