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Takekai International, a professional asset management firm that offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span across all main segments of the global capital markets, has appointed Pavel Hajek Managing Director for the newly enhanced Alternative Investments department. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…
Pathway Capital Management has closed on a USD150 million custom secondaries fund for a US-based institutional investor. The fund will focus on making secondary investments in a wide variety of private equity strategies.
The fund represents a continuation of Pathway’s successful 29-year history of investing in the private markets, which totals more than USD100 billion in commitments. To date, Pathway has developed more than 90 customizsd solutions for our investors across private equity, private credit, and infrastructure mandates.
The Carlyle Group’s Global Credit platform has provided USD95 million in transitional growth capital for Wake Forest, North Carolina-based Zippy Shell, one of the largest containerized moving and storage companies in the United States. The financing package includes a USD75 million second lien term loan and USD20 million in preferred equity. Zippy Shell plans to use the funds for growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions.
Alex Popov, Carlyle’s Co-Head of Illiquid Credit Strategies and Head of Carlyle’s Credit Opportunities team, says: “Zippy Shell and its subsidiary 1-800-PACK-RAT are strongly positioned for expansion in the moving and storage industry and we are
Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) have agreed to sell their majority stake in Nuremberg-based Eschenbach Holding (Eschenbach), a German spcialist in eyewear and low-vision products, offering correction frames and ready-to-wear sunglasses, with further strong positions in Europe and the US. Eschenbach is being acquired by British Inspecs Group (Inspecs), which is based in Bath and listed in London. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed and it remains subject to approval from the relevant competition authorities.
Founded in 1913, Eschenbach has developed into a global market leader for optical vision aids and one of the
Shore Capital Partners (Shore) has completed a recapitalisation of Old World Spices and Seasonings (old World), a manufacturer of custom ingredient solutions based in Overland Park, Kansas.Founded in 1988 as Industrial Ingredient Sales by John Jungk, Old World is a manufacturer of custom blended spices, seasonings, ingredients, dry food products, and sauces for the retail, foodservice, and industrial channels. Old World operates out of an SQF certified 78,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Concordia, Missouri. The Company also maintains a corporate office and R&D centre in Overland Park, Kansas. The Company offers R&D and co-development support, flexible and nimble manufacturing
Forter, a specialist in e-commerce fraud prevention, has raised USD125 million in a Series E funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Felix Capital and Itai Tsiddon, with participation from Sequoia Capital, NewView Capital, Scale Venture Partners, March Capital Partners and Commerce Ventures.The round propels Forter’s valuation to over USD1.3 billion.
The funding will allow Forter to accelerate its vision of establishing an ecosystem of trust across online merchants, banks and payment providers to block fraud and give consumers the trust and convenience to shop freely. The company will continue to expand its suite of solutions and global data network,
Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) has acquired certain iconic RadioShack brands and related assets. “The RadioShack brands have resonated with consumers for nearly 100 years, and we are confident RadioShack’s relaunch as a cutting-edge ecommerce company will amplify the awareness of this iconic brand internationally,” says Alex Mehr, CEO of REV.
Tai Lopez, Executive Chairman of REV, adds: “We were impressed with both the strong existing sales and sales potential of the Radioshack.com and related websites across the globe, including the US, Canada, India, Australia, Europe and China. Our approach builds off the existing strength of extraordinary brands such as RadioShack and
Moulded Foams, one of the UK’s largest independent producers of moulded foam products, has expanded its manufacturing presence across Scotland by adding Stornoway to its portfolio of sites. Following an investment from BGF last year, the company, which has existing manufacturing sites in Cumbernauld and Peterhead as well as Lincolnshire and South Wales, has acquired Stornoway based Polybox Ltd.
Moulded Foams has already embarked on a reinvestment and renewal programme at the Western Isles based factory, investing in new machinery to support increased demand for fish farming in the Outer Hebrides. Family-owned Polybox Ltd saw Moulded Foams as the natural
Hams Hall Sustainable Energy Ltd (HHSE) has secured an GBP800,000 loan from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven). The company is set to use the funding to support the delivery of new contracts, including purchasing and installing a sustainable energy system for a Birmingham-based blue-chip customer.
HHSE forms part of a group of companies that have been set up by BasePower which utilises combined Heat and Power (“CHP”) technology to capture the heat formed during power generation. It is then put to productive use during the manufacturing process, resulting in reduced energy
Eurazeo PME, a subsidiary of Eurazeo that specialises in investing in medium-sized companies, is to acquire Altaïr group. The deal involves Eurazeo PME investing around EUR115 million in the Group. Eurazeo PME would hold a majority stake alongside Altaïr management and key executives.
Altaïr was founded in 1946 by the Brunel brothers, and is a leading European producer of household and home care products. Operating in a resilient sector that has demonstrated steady growth over the last 20 years, the Group generated around EUR105 million of revenue in 2019 and maintained its growth trajectory despite the ongoing sanitary crisis.
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