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Global workplace expert Unispace has been acquired by private equity firm PAG.
The investment will accelerate Unispace’s growth trajectory for its second decade in market as it sets the global standard for the future of workplace strategy, design and construction. As we move to a post-pandemic landscape, the focus has never been greater on the role of the office, its design and accompanying technology.
Under the agreement, the current shareholders of Unispace will sell 100 per cent of the privately held company to PAG and depart their executive roles. Other senior executives and management, including the recently appointed chief executive
OpenGate Capital’s portfolio company, Duraco Specialty Tapes, a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive tapes and specialty materials, has acquired Filmquest Group (Filmquest), a converter and supplier of polyester (PET) and specialty films, from a private seller.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Filmquest, headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, coats, converts and metallises all grades of PET film for use in the high-growth flexible packaging market under the trademarked Questar and Soft Touch product lines. Filmquest has a workforce of more than 50 employees and will continue to be led by current President, John Felinski, as part of Duraco.
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ProPharma Group, a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, has acquired Diamond Pharma Services.
Diamond Pharma Services provides regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, and compliance & quality services to support pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in obtaining and maintaining medicinal product licenses throughout all stages of a product’s life cycle.
“We are excited to welcome Diamond Pharma Services into the ProPharma Group family,” says Dawn Sherman, ProPharma Group’s CEO. “This acquisition further solidifies ProPharma Group’s position as the leading global provider of regulatory, compliance, pharmacovigilance, and medical information services. With our mission and higher purpose of improving the health and safety
Mid-market private equity firm NorthEdge has completed its investment in Distology, a leading specialist cyber security distributor.
Founded in 2014, Distology is a value-added-distributor representing vendors of IT security technology products across EMEA, helping to protect businesses’ digital estates from the growing threat of cyber-attacks. The business is headquartered in Manchester with access to the European market via its office in The Netherlands.
NorthEdge is backing Hayley Roberts, CEO, and her management team which includes Finance Director Andy Roche and Sales Director Stephen Rowlands, to help accelerate the business’s exceptional growth journey. Distology has enjoyed consistent success, increasing year-on-year
Inflexion has made an investment into DR&P Group Limited (DR&), a corporate insurance broker based in the North of England. The investment is being made by Inflexion Enterprise Fund V, Inflexion’s lower mid-market fund.
DR&P provides insurance products to a broad customer base across a range of end markets, with a focus on providing a tailored service to equip its clients with the best advice and competitive costings. The business was established in 1977 and has an enviable reputation, enjoying excellent relationships with blue-chip insurers across the UK.
Inflexion is well positioned to help DR&P realise its continued growth plans
Infinite Electronics, a global supplier of electronic components serving the urgent needs of engineers through a family of highly-recognised and trusted brands, has been acquired by Warburg Pincus from Genstar Capital.
The investment will support Infinite’s geographic and product line expansion, entry into new, high-growth markets and enhanced digital capabilities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Infinite Electronics offers a broad range of components, assemblies, and wired/wireless connectivity solutions, serving the aerospace, defense, industrial, government, consumer electronics, instrumentation, medical and telecommunications markets. Infinite’s proprietary brands include Pasternack, Fairview Microwave, L-com, MilesTek, Aiconics, KP Performance Antennas, PolyPhaser, Transtector, RadioWaves,
Private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane has held the final closing of Hamilton Lane Strategic Opportunities Fund VI with nearly USD900 million in commitments from a wide range of global LPs.
The Fund is focused on making credit-oriented investments striving for consistent cash yield, shorter duration and attractive risk-adjusted returns. Consistent with previous vintage vehicles, the Fund is comprised of a diverse set of institutions, including returning as well as new investors from Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North and South America.
Drew Schardt, Head of Direct Credit at Hamilton Lane, says: “The private credit landscape continues
Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), one of Europe’s most active mid-market private equity firms, have agreed to acquire Franke Water Systems, a division of Franke Group and a leading European producer and supplier of kitchen and bathroom fittings for the residential, public and commercial sectors.
Thorsten Klapproth, former CEO of Hansgrohe SE and WMF AG, joins the transaction as a co-investor. The seller of the Franke Water Systems division, which consists of the two business units KWC Group (KWC) and WS Commercial Group (WSC), is Franke Holding AG (Franke Group). The current management team will continue to drive
EmergeVest, a Hong Kong-headquartered, growth-oriented private equity investment group with holdings that include EV Cargo, a global logistics-technology company and one of the largest private logistics companies in the UK, has announced two senior appointments, Gary Edwards and Rupert Myer.
Edwards has joined EmergeVest as a Managing Director based in London. He will participate in all aspects of EmergeVest’s investment and business activities. In addition to joining the EmergeVest global investment committee, he will also join the board of EV Cargo.
Myer meanwhile, has joined EmergeVest as a Senior Advisor and will also join the board of EV Cargo.
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has invested in Ya YA Foods Corporation (Ya YA Foods) alongside the Abbas Al-Ali family, who will maintain a significant ownership stake.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Ya YA Foods is a contract manufacturer of a broad range of aseptic food and beverage products including plant-based and high protein beverages, fruit juices, sports drinks, broths, and specialty milk and dairy beverages. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Toronto, Ya YA Foods is one of the largest and
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