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An affiliate of SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has completed its previously announced acquisition of the specialty polymers business of Baker Hughes. The business has been renamed NuCera Solutions (NuCera), reflecting its history of innovation in the specialty polymers and polyethylene wax markets.
NuCera, with manufacturing operations in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, produces specialty low molecular weight olefin polymers, including a range of differentiated functional polymers and premium, high melting point polyethylene waxes. Over its 85-year history, the business has been dedicated to innovation and has developed a strong
Global law firm Reed Smith has appointed Shervin Shameli as a partner in its Global Corporate Group and London office. This latest hire marks the tenth partner to join the firm’s Global Corporate Group across EME in 2020.Shameli has over thirteen years’ experience in the funds space and joins from MJ Hudson, a specialist funds focused firm, where he was head of private funds at MJ Hudson Law. He has also previously worked at Proskauer Rose and SJ Berwin, and has undertaken secondments with Universities Superannuation Scheme and the European Investment Fund.
Shameli’s practice is focused on advising fund
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has completed a significant growth investment in Priority Software Ltd, a global provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. TA joins existing investor Fortissimo Capital, a leading private equity firm based in Israel and focused on special situations and growth opportunities, as an institutional investor in Priority Software. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1986, Priority Software provides end-to-end cloud-based (SaaS) and on-premise business management solutions for organisations of all sizes to improve business efficiency and the customer experience. The company’s Priority PRO product provides comprehensive ERP software for
Mid-market private equity firm Palatine has appointed Greg Holmes as an investment manager in its Impact Fund team based in Manchester.
Palatine’s award-winning Impact Fund was launched in 2017 and invests in profitable businesses making a positive impact on the environment or society.
The returns-focused GBP100 million fund, one of the first dedicated to impact investments in the UK mid-market, supports management buyouts, growth capital and buy-and-build models, investing GBP5 million up to GBP10 million, and has so far completed five deals.
Greg, 30, has nine years’ experience in the North West corporate finance market, having spent five years with
CC Capital, a private investment firm focused on investing in and operating high-quality businesses for the long term, and Motive Partners (Motive), a specialist private equity firm focused on growth and buyout investments in technology-enabled financial services companies, are to acquire Wilshire Associates (Wilshire), an investment technology and advisory company.Since its founding by Dennis Tito in 1972, Wilshire has grown from an investment technology firm into a global advisory company specialising in investment products, consulting services, and technology solutions. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, the Company serves a deep blue-chip client base of asset owners, including corporate and public pension
In this video interview, Private Equity Wire speaks to Monika Nachyla, partner at Abris Capital, about the most important features of the new ESG Scoring Application software, as well as her views on the state of ESG investing in the CEE region and how the pandemic will affect impact investing going forward.
An investor group led by Greenbriar has committed to invest USD500 million in a Series A preferred stock financing for Uber Freight, the logistics arm of Uber, valuing the unit at USD3.3 billion on a post-money basis. Uber will maintain majority ownership in Uber Freight and will use the funds to continue to scale its logistics platform and accelerate product innovation to equip shippers with technology to power their supply chains.
In connection with the investment, Michael Weiss and Jill Raker, Managing Partners of Greenbriar, will join the Uber Freight Board of Directors. With a combination of more than 40 years
Arcano Asset Management has launched a new private equity fund aimed at institutional and private banking investors, which is going to invest at least 80 per cent in the secondary market, while the remaining 20 per cent will be allocated to direct co-investments in companies.
Arcano Secondary Fund XIV will be looking to invest globally, with a particular focus on Europe and the US, in managers specialising in the middle market. It will look for the best yield-risk combination by taking advantage of the flow of opportunities with attractive prices, due to the current situation of uncertainty caused by Covid-19,
Each year SS&C Intralinks, in partnership with Private Equity Wire, polls (LPs) worldwide for their sentiments toward current funds, selecting GPs, and allocation plans for the coming year. The 2021 report is now available to download…
Palatine Private Equity, the mid-market private equity firm, has completed the maiden investment from its fourth buyout fund (Fund IV) with the acquisition of a majority shareholding in NRG Fleet Services Ltd, a provider of specialist services to the commercial vehicle sector.Headquartered in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, and operating 10 national technical centres, NRG has annual revenues of £90m and employs 280 people. It comprises two divisions, Riverside Truck Rental and Direct Tyre Management.
Riverside Truck Rental is national provider of fleet management services into the UK waste industry, directly servicing local authority providers and large UK waste management operators. It provides
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