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GB Auto Service, a portfolio company of Greenbriar Equity Group, has acquired Sun Devil Auto and Sun Auto Service, bringing its footprint to over 160 tyre and automotive service facilities. Matt Burke, Director at Greenbriar, says: “The automotive aftermarket is a key area of focus for Greenbriar due to its size, channel structure and defensive characteristics, which create a diverse set of investment opportunities. This acquisition is the twelfth for GB Auto over the last two years, and reflects the continued execution of our strategy to build the leading independent aftermarket service provider in the Western US. We have great respect for
Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington Capital), Washington DC-based private equity firm, has, in partnership with the existing management team, completed the acquisition of J&J Worldwide Services, Inc (J&J0.J&J represents the fourth investment out of Arlington Capital Partners V, a USD1.7 billion fund raised last year.
Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, J&J is a leading provider of mission-essential, preventative maintenance activities to critical US Federal Government sites through its Healthcare and Medical Solutions, Mission Support Solutions and Engineering Solutions segments. Throughout its history, J&J has developed a comprehensive portfolio of aseptic cleaning and turnkey facility services for government hospitals
Manila-based private equity firm Navegar has held a final close of its second fund at USD197 million, above the fund’s USD150 million target.
The fund will focus on investments in established companies in the consumer and business services sectors in the Philippines.
Monument Group acted as a placement agent and exclusive adviser on the raise. Investors include development finance institutions, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, endowments, family offices and high net worth individuals in Asia, Europe and the US.
“With Navegar’s seasoned team, track record and unique investment focus on the Philippine market, we saw interest in Fund II from
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Orla Beggs as Partner, Human Capital. Beggs is former partner and head of the US People and Organization practice at PwC.Beggs’ responsibilities will include leading human resources at CD&R, as well as driving people and organisational related initiatives aligned with value creation at portfolio companies. She has advised CD&R and other private equity firms on transactions in both the US and Europe over the past 16 years. She has also served as a valued member of CD&R’s HR Council, a best practice sharing forum for portfolio company HR leaders.
“Orla is a talented leader
CAPZA1 and Amiral Gestion have held the first close of Artemid Senior Loan III (ASL III), the third fund of their joint subsidiary, at close to EUR400 million, which comparable to the size of the previous fund (EUR413 million).Raised in just a few months thanks to the renewed confidence of its historical investors (insurers, mutual insurance groups, French institutions and family offices) and the arrival of new subscribers (pension funds, foreign insurers, etc), this third vintage of the Senior Loan fund has been a great success, demonstrating the relevance of the investment strategy and the robustness of the team’s track
Charlesbank Capital Partners has completed fundraising for Charlesbank Credit Opportunities Fund II (COF II) with limited partner commitments in excess of its USD700 million hard cap.Established in 1998, Charlesbank is an experienced middle-market private equity firm with a strong history of investing across a range of core sectors and business cycles. In 2016, the firm launched its integrated credit strategy, designed to benefit from the insights and unique opportunities arising from Charlesbank’s long-term private equity platform. Consistent with its predecessor fund, COF II will focus on credit investments in established middle-market companies, primarily in North America and with average enterprise
New York-based private equity firm CI Capital Partners has partnered with with Paul Winnowski, the former President and COO of Sunrun, and former President of UTC Fire & Security in Europe & South Africa, to jointly pursue platform company investments in the residential solar industry and the commercial security integration industry. Winnowski has significant operational experience in both sectors, having formerly served as the President and COO of Sunrun, the nation’s largest residential solar company, from 2014 to 2018. Winnowski joined Sunrun following its acquisition of Mainstream Energy, a diversified solar energy business, where he served as CEO from 2012 to 2014.
Anastasia N Kaup has joined Duane Morris as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Kaup practiced at Mayer Brown LLP.“Anastasia is a hard-working, highly skilled lawyer with a strong commitment to her clients and her fellow attorneys,” says Matthew A Taylor, CEO and Chairman of Duane Morris. “She is a great fit with our collegial and collaborative culture and the level of client service we strive to achieve at the firm.”
“The addition of Anastasia to our strong and growing Corporate Practice Group will deepen our bench in
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners has made a GBP2 million investment in technology company HubIsoft Group. The transaction has been funded through Maven’s managed VCTs, and Gareth Price, Investment Director at Maven, will sit on Hublsoft’s board.
HubIsoft brings new technology to the market that is challenging the way data analytics is exploited to better support decision makers. Over the past two decades, rising complexity of data has resulted in a widening gap between the technical analysis and modelling of this data and key business decision makers. Businesses are therefore finding it harder to access, and trust in
Hogan Lovells is strengthening its Corporate & Finance practice in Greater China with the hire of three Corporate partners, Don Williams, Tony Mou and Cheng Xu.Williams, who is US qualified, advises on a broad range of cross border transactions (particularly M&A, PE/VC and capital markets) with a strong focus on the TMT sector.
Mou focuses on general corporate and transactional matters with a particular emphasis on capital raising transactions, joint venture and foreign direct investment, M&A, as well as venture capital fund formation.
Xu’s practice focuses on PE/VC transactions and cross-border M&A in addition to general corporate and business matters,
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