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Shore Capital Partners (Shore), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Women’s Health Group (WHG).Led by founder Dr Stephen Volin, WHG is a leading obstetrics and gynaecology (OB/GYN) services provider with nine locations, including a midwifery practice, birthing centre, surgery centre and six clinical locations in Greater Denver. WHG is a leading practice in the Denver market, offering comprehensive medical and surgical OB/GYN services including in-office procedures, pelvic support treatment, and minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Shore Capital is partnering with WHG’s six existing partner physicians, Dr Stephen Volin, Dr Cindy Long, Dr Kristin
The lead up to the US election, and the results of it, have had and will continue to have, an impact on the global private equity industry. Here Hasib Howlader, director at the London accountants Howlader & Co, outlines some considerations on how the Biden victory, a win for the Democrat party, will affect private equity in the long run.
Eight Roads Ventures and London-based VC firm Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors including San Francisco-based Founders Fund, have led a Series B equity round into digital electricity supplier Tibber.
Tibber also secured working capital funding by Nordea alongside equity, in order to support its growth. With this, Tibber has closed a total of USD 65 million in new capital.
The capital will be used for scaling up the team, as well as expanding into new markets, including the Netherlands in 2021. “For us, this means that we can continue our mission of making energy smarter at an even
Deutsche Börse AG is to acquire a majority (80 per cent) holding in Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) in a deal that values the whole business at USD2,275 million (EUR1,925 million).Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Leading early-stage venture capital firm Future Capital Discovery Fund (Future Capital) has held the final closing of its fourth USD flagship fund, USD Fund IV with USD187 million in committed capital. The Fund will continue to focus on investing in early-stage enterprise technology and game-changing consumer technology companies in the Greater China region.
In addition to the previous institutional investors, USD Fund IV welcomes several new endowments; the Fund represents their first allocation to an early-stage Chinese specialist fund. Other new LPs include prestigious global fund of funds, family offices, foundations and top-tier HNWI entrepreneurs from the United States, Europe and
Eurazeo Capital is to sell its stake in Iberchem, its Fragrances and Flavours portfolio company based in Murcia (Spain), to Croda, a UK Specialty Chemicals company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
BGF has invested GBP8 million into Midlands-headquartered UK Flooring Direct to support its ongoing growth ambitions.UK Flooring Direct is an online retailer supplying quality own-brand wood, laminate, and vinyl flooring direct to consumers and trade, growing from an early ecommerce pioneer, to now being regarded as a market leader in the home improvement market.
The business was set up by CEO Jason Ashby in 2005 with GBP299 to purchase a website that would form the original platform for the business. UK Flooring Direct went on to generate sales of GBP750,000 in its first year and now, 15 years later,
Allvue Systems (Allvue) is to provide private capital fund administrator 4Pines Fund Services (4Pines) with provide fund accounting software solutions for its private equity clients. Allvue’s platform will enable 4Pines clients to streamline and manage their fund accounting through a cutting-edge software solution. The product will also provide 4Pines with a cloud-based solution and high upgrade velocity to best support clients’ evolving needs such as flexible reporting, streamlined workflows, and integrated record keeping.
“Private equity firms today face increased demand from clients and regulators for heavy reporting and transparency in real-time and at a faster pace than ever before,” says
CenterOak Partners (CenterOak), a Dallas-based private equity firm, has formed CollisionRight, a regional multi-shop operator of auto repair services in the central United States. CenterOak’s investment will provide capital to support the growth of the newly formed entity. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
CollisionRight, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, provides auto body collision repair services through a recently established network of 20 facilities located in Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan. CollisionRight differentiates itself through a passion for quality repair work, backed by heavy investment in state-of-the-art equipment, facilities, technician training and auto manufacturer certifications. CollisionRight shops repair over 20,000
Shropshire-based immersive software and technology company, Igloo Vision, has secured GBP787,000 in equity investment under the UK Government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).The firm, which develops technology and software that can take any digital content and put it into a shared immersive space, will use the funding to continue the build-out of Igloo’s software suite and accelerate production of its recently-launched Igloo Immersive Media Player.
Igloo’s technology, which enables groups to get inside spaces and engage with content, is well-suited to training, simulation, visualisation, and education, as well as events and experiences. Clients include Accenture, Microsoft, WarnerMedia, NTT, and AECOM, many
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