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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
BCB Group, a European provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy, has closed a USD4.5 million strategic funding round co-led by North Island Ventures and Blockchain.com Ventures, with participation from Pantera, L1 Digital and Pack Capital.
BCB provides accounts and payments processing for the world’s largest digital asset institutions including Bitstamp, Coinbase, Galaxy, and Kraken, in dozens of fiat and cryptocurrencies. BCB Group is the only dual regulated institution to offer clients a complete end-to-end suite of payment processing, cryptocurrency trading and custody services accessible through a unified API-enabled platform, allowing clients to access a
ARQIS has advised RENK Aktiengesellschaft, a portfolio company of private equity investor Triton, on the acquisition of the Combat Propulsion Systems business (CPS), including Magnet-Motor GmbH (MM) from L3Harris Technologies Inc.
International law firm Proskauer has advised Bessemer Venture Partners on the creation of two funds which, in total, raised USD3.3 billion.
The BVP XI fund, at USD2.475 billion, will focus on early-stage companies spanning across enterprise, consumer, healthcare, and frontier technologies. The USD825 million Century II fund is designed for growth-stage companies.
The Proskauer team included partners Howard Beber and Matt McBride, associates Kerry Shriver, Stephanie Annunziata, Luke Charette, Coco Xiao, Jeana Johnston, Abigail Luiz (Private Funds), partners Scott Jones and Stephen Severo and associate Kim Swiszcz (Tax).
Ambienta, a sustainability-focused European asset manager, has made two senior appointments – William Kitchin becomes the Head of Business Development for Ambienta X, the firm’s public markets division, while Michele Romualdi has been appointed Head of Sales Italy.
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