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Albion Capital has completed the sale of its stake in full fibre broadband operator G.Network to the Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited (USS) and Cube Infrastructure Managers (Cube), generating a 3.8x return for its venture capital trust (VCT) investors.G.Network installs state-of-the-art full contiguous fibre broadband infrastructure in London. Albion invested in the company in May 2017 when it had installed fibre into three street units in the capital. With Albion’s funds G.Network expanded to install in more than a hundred streets; in 2018 the business raised further funds from European infrastructure investor Cube and has now grown to offer full fibre
Global law firm Goodwin has expanded its Private Investment Funds practice in the Frankfurt office with the addition of fund formation and regulatory partner Dr Joachim Kayser.“During a period of continued expansion in Frankfurt, we are thrilled to launch Goodwin’s German funds platform and amplify the firm’s dominance at the intersection of capital and innovation,” says Stephan Kock, chair of Goodwin’s Frankfurt office. “Joachim is a premier fund formation, structuring, and regulatory lawyer who will play a central role alongside colleagues in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Luxembourg, and Hong Kong in providing solutions for clients raising and
Souther Coach, a portfolio company of operations-focused private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP), has acquired Southern Coach. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Exponent has appointed Jeroen Regeur as Head of Benelux, with a view to Exponent opening an office in Amsterdam.Regeur will be responsible for building out Exponent’s Benelux business while also generating and executing transactions in the UK, Ireland, the Nordics, and other European markets within Exponent’s key sectors of Business Services, Consumer, Financial Services, and Media. Regeur will split his time between Amsterdam and London.
Prior to joining Exponent, Regeur was a Managing Director at EQT Partners, where he helped establish the firm’s Benelux business. Prior to joining EQT Partners he worked at TPG Capital and Morgan Stanley in
Idinvest Partners has provided a flexible unitranche package to refinance existing indebtedness and support Kinetics Group in its ambitious development plans.Kinetics Group is a global service provider and manufacturer of integrated services and critical process equipment for high purity processes in advanced technology industries (www.kinetics.net)
Owned by Quadriga Capital Funds, the Group’s solutions portfolio ranges from engineering and installation (plan, design, build), to critical process equipment and technical facility management services (operating and maintenance), serving over 300 customers predominantly in the semiconductor and biopharma sectors and employing approximately 1700 people in 22 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle
Neuberger Berman’s NB Strategic Co-Investment Partners IV (Fund IV) has closed above its target with over USD2.1 billion of commitments.Fund IV will seek to build a diversified portfolio of direct co-investments in buyout and growth equity transactions alongside high quality private equity sponsors. The successful fundraise demonstrates the continued growth of Neuberger Berman’s co-investment strategy, which has deployed over USD11.5 billion into direct co-investment transactions since its inception in 2005.
Neuberger Berman’s private equity platform and well-established relationships with best-in-class private equity managers provide access to attractive investment opportunities. Neuberger Berman manages over USD90 billion of committed capital to private
Mid-market private equity firm NorthEdge has invested in Helios Medical Communications (Helios), a full-service, independent, global healthcare communications and strategic consultancy, to support its UK and international expansion plans.The Cheshire-headquartered agency works with global pharmaceutical clients to deliver high-quality, high-impact bespoke solutions across a range of services including medical writing, advisory boards, training and symposia.
Helios, which ranked 17th on the 2020 Sunday Times FastTrack 100, has achieved growth through a commitment to excellence in delivery, facilitated by investment in people and a focus on team culture.
NorthEdge’s investment will support Helios’ future growth plans. In addition to
Astorg has signed a definitive agreement with the founders and IK Investment Partners (IK) to invest in Third Bridge (Third Bridge). The founders will remain majority owners with Astorg taking a minority position.
Carne Group, a digitally driven platform for the asset management industry, has secured a EUR100 million investment from Vitruvian Partners. The investment will be used to expand Carne’s client led technology solutions and will see Vitruvian Partners take a minority stake in the business. The investment is subject to regulatory approval.
Founded in 2004, Carne has grown to be the global leader of fund management solutions, including being the largest third-party fund management company in the world. Carne’s 350 employees in eight locations across the world manage the governance, compliance, regulatory and substance requirements for more than 550 of the world’s
Inverness Graham Investments, a private investment firm that acquires innovative tech-enabled manufacturing, service and software companies, has acquired Electron Microscopy Sciences (EMS). EMS manufactures and distributes lab consumables and equipment for the microscopy, general research, and other ancillary lab research markets. Inverness Graham’s investment in EMS is the result of a proactive, targeted search in the life sciences manufacturing & distribution market.
“We’re excited to be partnering with Stacie and the team at EMS to continue to solidify their position as a thought leader and go-to provider of microscopy, histology and sample prep reagents and consumables used in research lab settings,”
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