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Allocator, an investment data and technology company, has secured a significant amount of growth capital from the leading provider of independent investment research, Morningstar, in exchange for a minority stake in the company.As part of the transaction, Brett Kaluza, Vice President of Customer Success at PitchBook has been appointed to Allocator’s Board of Directors. PitchBook is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar and premier data provider for the private and public equity markets.
Allocator was founded by former investors in alternative funds, who recognised the need for comprehensive fund data as well as data management tools to improve the
Muzinich & Co has provided a new unitranche financing package to support Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), a portfolio company of ArchiMed – a pan-European investment firm specialising in the healthcare industry. Archimed acquired DHG in December 2019.DHG is a fully integrated developer and manufacturer of a range of innovative pressure care products designed to prevent medical issues such as pressure sores, which can lead to serious diseases. Founded in 2009, the business works with care providers in over 20 countries throughout Europe and internationally.
In May 2020, DHG acquired the Patient Handling Europe division of Swedish-listed group Handicare Group AB
Pixellot a provider of AI-Automated sports production, has completed a new round of financing by the company’s existing investors with the addition of Altshuler-Shaham, Israel’s largest investment house. The capital will be earmarked for accelerating the sales and marketing activities to address the growing need for safer, more cost-effective solutions for broadcasting and stats. This serves a particularly important need given the current evolving sports landscape in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Covid-19 pandemic has immensely impacted the sports industry and has forced teams and leagues to re-evaluate the way they operate going forward. Many leagues and teams
Sherpa Capital, an Iberian private equity manager specialising in medium-sized companies, has reached a final close of EUR120 million for its new fund Sherpa Special Situations III, the fourth of the firm after the special situation vehicles Sherpa Capital I and II, and the Sherpa Capital Private Equity fund, which acquires stakes in profitable and growing companies.This is the first Private Equity fund which closes in Spain since the start of the Covid-19 crisis. Around 75 per cent of the commitments have been made by institutional investors from Europe and North America, the vast majority of which had previously invested
Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market private equity investor, has acquired the American Safety Council (ASC), a leading national provider of mandatory training, education, and certification solutions to regulated end markets. ASC distributes 100 per cent of its life-saving content in digital format and focuses on workplace safety, driver safety and vocational certifications. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“ASC has an outstanding management team, led by John Comly, and a uniquely scaled, national platform with nearly two million customers and over four hundred online courses that help people lead safer and more productive lives,” says Rob Edwards, Partner
Trilantic Europe has supported seven add-on acquisitions across its portfolio companies since the start of 2020.Trilantic Europe’s portfolio company, Doppel Farmaceutici, agreed on 21 May 2020 to acquire 90 per cent of Dietopack, a leading Italian family-owned contract manufacturing organisation (CDMO) founded in 2000 and headquartered in Emilia Romagna.
With 60 employees, the company focuses on nutraceutical products (representing 80 per cent of revenues) and pet nutritionals, producing probiotics, vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements and high protein dietary supplements mainly distributed through pharmacies by its clients. Dietopack adopts a full-service approach and is engaged in all phases of the value
Glennmont Partners, the General Partner of Clean Energy Fund II, and the PGGM Infrastructure Fund have established Green Energy Management Services (GEMS) to manage their portfolio of Italian renewable energy assets and provide asset management services to third party clients.The establishment of GEMS will enable the new company to become an independent clean energy asset manager and to develop, build and operate large portfolios of clean energy assets across Italy.
GEMS will comprise of 25 employees from SER with an aggregated expertise of more than 120 years in clean energy asset management activities. GEMS will begin operations with circa
Harris Williams, a global investment bank specialising in M&A advisory services, is advising Capita plc (Capita), a consulting, transformation and digital services business, on the pending sale of Eclipse Legal Systems (Eclipse) to The Access Group (Access). Eclipse is a leading mid-market case, matter and practice management software provider operating primarily in the UK legal market. The transaction is being led by Thierry Monjauze, Mathew Tsui and John Levy of the firm’s London office.
“This transaction highlights our consistent track record in delivering successful outcomes for our clients in vertical software and demonstrates our ability to unlock significant value through
Through its fund of qualified investors Jet 2, Czech-based investment company Jet Investment has acquired a 70 per cent stake in 2 JCP, a company with a production plant in the Czech Republic and sales and technical branches in the United Kingdom and the USA. The Jet 2 Fund plans to further develop the successful supplier of filtration and acoustic solutions for leading gas turbine manufacturers and make use of synergic effects with other companies from its energy platform.
2 JCP employs a total of 315 employees in three countries and achieved approximately CZK 100 million in EBITDA last year. “In
Investment firms Oak Hill Capital (Oak Hill) and The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) have formed Galway Insurance Holdings, a new holding company.Galway launches a new diversified brokerage distribution and underwriting platform on behalf of the Private Equity owners and their respective management teams and employee stakeholders. The foundation of the investment is via Oak Hill’s contribution of No14 ranked retail broker in the US, EPIC Brokers and Consultants into Galway, while Carlyle will contribute Specialty Distribution aggregator No8 ranked JenCap Holdings, a portfolio company of Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners II. The strategy is further amplified by JenCap simultaneously closing the
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