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Hilton Global Associates, a provider of ‘timely, relevant, and actionable investigative due diligence’, has officially launched. The global investigations firm was founded by Melissa Kelley-Hilton, a long-time industry veteran, who will be supported by an unparalleled group of investigators and an international network of industry experts.
Hilton Global Associates will provide investigative and fact-gathering services, including hedge fund manager investigations and monitoring, mergers and acquisitions and investments support, and detailed background checks on senior executives and board members. The firm’s clients will include funds of funds, pension and private equity funds, family offices and other allocators, governments, and Fortune 500
Investment firm Blueprint Forest (BPF) has allocated USD120 million to its new Southeast Asian counterpart, 9 Basil to fund enterprises across the region. Powered by a number of established families and institutions across SE Asia, 9 Basil represents a strategic private equity platform that is independently managed to allocate capital to leading businesses that would further enhance their position of strength with the value of 9 Basil as partners
The newly announced fund aims to provide investment for businesses across the financial services, consumer brands, supply chain, and real estate sectors in Southeast Asia. It will also cater for distressed assets
One of private equity firm CI Capital Partners’ portfolio companies, Maroon Group – a distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemicals – is to be acquired by Barentz International, a global life science distributor, and portfolio company of Cinven. The companies expect to complete the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, later this year. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Maroon was acquired by CI Capital in partnership with the company’s management team in 2014. Under CI Capital’s ownership, Maroon completed 11 add-on acquisitions, expanded from a regional distributor focused on coatings and adhesives end
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&D) has closed its acquisition of Epicor, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to industrial sectors. The transaction is valued at USD4.7 billion.Epicor is a leading enterprise software vendor delivering cloud-enabled services to more than 20,000 customers globally. Epicor’s flagship products are curated to support complex, vertical-specific workflows and provide mission-critical support to customers seeking to drive growth and profitability in their own businesses. Epicor is an acknowledged leader in the industrial end markets it serves, including manufacturing, distribution, retail, and services categories.
Upon the close, CD&R Partner Jeff Hawn assumed the role of Chairman
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. First up is Kate Bingham, managing director of SV Health Investors, which invests in biotech, digital health companies, medical devices and healthcare services.
Covid-19 is making a real impact on the liquidity of many organisations across South Africa, which has affected everything from logistics to paying salaries. However, with this comes the opportunity for these businesses to engage in a conversation with Private Equity firms to consider capital investment.A number of organisations have had setbacks due to a supply chain being disrupted, with this heavily impacting services to clients. It has meant that there could be opportunities to secure a strong and profitable supply chain partnership through PE. Where consolidation opportunities exist in certain industries, private equity investors can add significant value in
Global investment bank GCA Altium has announced Adrian Reed as the new head of its Manchester office to lead the growing team of 21.Having joined GCA Altium in 2000 as a graduate, Reed has been managing director at the firm since 2012. He specialises in technology focused transactions and has led many notable deals in recent years, including the sale of predictive analytics software business Mobysoft to ECI in October, the acquisition of cybersecurity business TitanHQ by Livingbridge and the AIM IPO of indie gaming business Team 17. He also led the investment in Tonic Games – publisher of recent
Private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners (LGP) has completed a strategic investment in Eyemart Express, a national value optical retailer, joining majority stakeholders FFL Partners (FFL) and the Barnes Family.While financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed, the new investment will not add any incremental debt to the Eyemart Express balance sheet.
“We are very excited to welcome Leonard Green & Partners to Eyemart Express,” says Michael Bender, CEO of Eyemart Express. “The team at LGP shares our vision about the significant market opportunity ahead, and their experience and insights, in partnership with FFL, will
Delivery Hero co-founder and serial entrepreneur Lukasz Gadowski (pictured) has invested EUR7.5 million in Finnish food delivery company Wolt, which recently achieved unicorns status with its EUR1 billion valuation following expansion into Japan and Germany.
International asset management consultancy, MJ Hudson, has acquired Bridge Group, a funds service provider based in Ireland, conditional on Irish regulatory approval. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…
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