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Fertility Focus, manufacturers of the OvuCore and OvuSense Pro family of fertility monitoring solutions, with class II medical device classification and 510(k)FDA clearance – has launched OvuFirst, a completely unique patented sensor designed to measure skin temperature, providing women with an understanding of when to try and conceive naturally, and enabling them to determine what issues they may have trying to conceive.
Crestbridge, a provider of private equity and real estate administration solutions, has appointed James Watts as Director, Head of Client Operations within its Institutional segment.
In his new role, Watts is responsible for the development and enhancement of cross function systems, controls and procedures that support the strategic management and growth of client relationships, as well as ensuring the high-quality levels of bespoke client service that Crestbridge is increasingly known for.
Prior to joining Crestbridge, Watts’ previous roles included COO of Augentius, a leading global provider of alternative investment solutions to Private Equity and Real Estate Funds. He also played
Cerea Partners completed the first closing of its fourth Mezzanine fund at the end of April. The Fund has reached more than 85 per cent of its target size, with an investment capacity of approximately EUR215 million exceeding the size of the third fund.
Cerea relied on the loyalty of its historical LPs, but also on the trust of new French and European investors. This round is mainly made up of institutional investors (banks, insurance companies…) but also includes a number of family offices.
This successful fundraising confirms strong investor confidence in Cerea Partners following its acquisition by its partners
Private equity (PE) firms spend millions annually with law firms to manage high-end legal matters such as fundraising, merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions and litigation – but not all private capital firms are effective at managing those costs.
That’s according to a new report by Apperio titled, Scale vs agility in private equity: Mid-sized PE firms are edging out their larger competitors with better management of legal expenses.
While large PE firms, which this report classifies as those with greater than USD10 billion in assets under management (AUM), glean some benefit from their volume of spending on legal services, the
Curb, a Nordic dark kitchen startup which uses technology and data in order to improve customer experience, has secured EUR20 million in funding by Point72 Ventures, with participation from its existing investor EQT Ventures.
Private equity house YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which has offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, has promoted Adam Hart to investment director.
Having joined YFM as an investment manager in 2018, Hart has been involved in making seven new investments including leading the growth capital investment into Outpost earlier this year. In the last 12 months Adam has also worked on the GBP7 million primary buyout of loss adjustor and claims management specialist GHG and represents YFM on the board of Sharpcloud.
Prior to joining YFM, Hart spent three years in an SME-focused corporate finance role, advising management teams
Trulioo, a specialist in global identity verification, has secured USD394 million in funding at a USD1.75 billion valuation. The Series D round was led by TCV, one of the largest growth equity firms, with participation from existing investors Citi Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Mouro Capital and American Express Ventures. TCV General Partner, Jake Reynolds, and Principal Amol Helekar will join Trulioo’s Board of Directors.
Schroders has united its specialist private assets investment capabilities under the newly launched Schroders Capital brand, created to deliver an enhanced service for our clients.
Growing Schroders private assets capabilities continues to be a key strategic focus for the business. This has been achieved so far through a combination of organic growth and specialist acquisitions. Schroders Capital will encompass the existing range of private equity, securitised products and asset-based finance, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, insurance-linked securities and BlueOrchard (impact specialist). In light of its significant role shaping the impact investing industry over the last 20 years, BlueOrchard will
One Rock Capital Partners, LLC (One Rock) has entered into a definitive agreement to make a significant investment in ArchKey Solutions (ArchKey) alongside the Company’s management team. ArchKey is North America’s premier electrical and technologies contracting and services provider. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed in the summer of 2021.
ArchKey is an industry-leading specialty services contractor providing scalable electrical and technologies solutions nationally. The Company operates across a broad set of end markets including data center, commercial, industrial, renewables and healthcare, providing services to general contractors and owner-operators of new and
Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation and KKR have signed a definitive agreement for MIC to sell its Atlantic Aviation business to KKR for USD4.475 billion in cash and assumed debt and reorganisation obligations. Atlantic Aviation operates one of the largest networks of fixed base operations (FBOs) in the US providing a full suite of critical services to the private aviation sector.
The purchase price implies a multiple of Atlantic Aviation’s 2019 Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation (EBITDA) of 16.2 times.
MIC expects to receive USD3.525 billion at closing following the reorganisation of MIC into a limited liability company, Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings
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