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The Patrimonium Private Equity Fund (“Patrimonium”), advised by Patrimonium Private Equity Advisors, has acquired a majority stake in the Roth Group, a Swiss provider of structural fire protection, technical insulation and coating solutions. This lays the foundation for a seamless continuation of the Roth Group’s successful business model. At the same time, the transaction creates synergies for both partners and the financial strength of Patrimonium allows for targeted investments in future growth. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Patrimonium acquires a controlling majority in the Roth Group based in Gerlafingen (SO). The Roth Group is a provider
Praetura Group, a Manchester-based debt and equity capital provider to Northern SMEs, has announced a series of organisational and board changes.Following several successful years of continued and sustained growth in investing and lending, the group will simplify its corporate structure through the creation of two distinct divisions: Praetura Ventures, its early-stage technology-based venture capital arm; and Praetura Debt Services, its SME lending platform (which includes Praetura Asset Finance and Praetura Commercial Finance).
David Foreman and Peadar O’Reilly, both co-founders of the Praetura Group, will lead Praetura Ventures and Praetura Debt Services respectively.
As a result of focusing on
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, has added Mark Crichton to its growing team in the firm’s Jersey office. Working alongside Jersey Partners, Chris Byrne, Simon Hopwood and Paul Burton, Crichton will support the expansion and development of the firm’s growing practice in Jersey. The team, which is widely known for its in-depth experience and ability to advise on complex issues, was recently lauded in The Legal 500 as being “well-versed in the practicalities of using Jersey corporate vehicles in multi-jurisdictional deals and know how to cut straight through the issues to provide solutions”. Crichton’s arrival will certainly strengthen
Insurance broking, risk management and consulting services company Gallagher, is now able to broker a standalone insurance product, in partnership with specialist tax insurer Icen Risk, offering buyers enhanced cover for the availability of a target’s tax assets during M&A transactions.Given that an extensive review of unused tax assets is not always possible prior to the completion of a transaction, with buyers rarely having access to the seller’s auditors or tax advisers, there is often uncertainty around the ability to use them after an acquisition to offset future taxable income. Gallagher’s insurance solution provides the buyer with certainty on their
To mark Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), PEWire is publishing a mini-series of three Q&A interviews with women working in venture capital. Second up is Christine Hockley, director of investments at British Patient Capital which makes long-term investments in innovative companies across the UK.
Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has acquired FundRock Management Company SA and FundRock Partners Ltd (FundRock).Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Ironwood Capital has made subordinated debt and preferred equity investments in Boston Carting Services (BCS), a provider of non-hazardous solid waste and recycling collection services in the Greater Boston market. The company was founded by Patsy Sperduto, president and CEO, a 25-year waste industry veteran with a successful track record of growing solid waste companies organically and through M&A.
“We’re really excited about partnering with Patsy to build an environmental services platform in the fast-growing Greater Boston market,” says Dickson Suit, managing director, Ironwood Capital. Ironwood has deep experience in the environmental services industry, completing more than a dozen platform investments
Private equity house, Key Capital Partners (KCP) has exited its investment in Sparta Global by way of a secondary buy-out funded by Inflexion Private Equity Partners. The transaction gives KCP a near 7x return on its original investment.Sparta Global is an innovative technology services and training provider operating from two locations in London and Birmingham. The business trains and deploys highly skilled technology and business professionals with a key focus on diversity and inclusion. The team is led by founders David Rai (CEO) and Tim Staton (CTO). KCP invested in the business in 2017.
Predominantly an early-career and graduate
Summa Equity has acquired a majority stake in Sengenics, a functional proteomics company with a proprietary technology called KREX that enables researchers to vastly improve the understanding of the human proteome and immune system. Proteomics, the large-scale study of proteins, is one of the most important areas for gaining insights into human biology and disease, as protein expressions, structures and functions are critical in reflecting states of health.
Sengenics was first founded in 2008 and went on to commercialise the KREX technology that was originally developed from a joint collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. The
Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS) has raised approximately EUR1.2 billion from institutional investors to invest in sub-investment grade infrastructure debt.MIDIS raised approximately EUR730 million for the strategy via Macquarie Infrastructure Debt (Sub- Investment Grade) Fund (the “Fund”) exceeding its initial fundraising target of EUR500 million. An additional EUR425 million was raised to invest alongside the fund through separately managed accounts and for co-investments.
Institutional investors have increased their allocations to sub-investment grade infrastructure debt in recent years, recognising the typically stable nature of infrastructure asset revenue streams and strong protections in place for lenders when compared with similarly
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