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Palatine-backed TTC Group has completed the bolt-on acquisition of licence checking and document verification business Licence Bureau.The strategic acquisition sees TTC Group broaden its corporate fleet customer base and further strengthen its compliance capability within its proprietary technology platform, Continuum.
Founded in 2003, Licence Bureau provides licence checking and document verification services for SMEs and large corporates. The company has one of the UK’s largest corporate fleet client bases, with more than 1,400 companies utilising its services, including over 20 per cent of FTSE 100 companies. From its base in Hemel Hempstead, the company has completed more than 4
Government proposals to review how asset holding companies for private equity, credit and property investment funds are taxed could create an opportunity for the UK’s financial services industry, says Jason Collins, Tax Partner, of Pinsent Masons, the international law firm.
VNX Exchange, a Luxembourg asset backed token issuance platform, has launched a new offering – the syndication of an investment round into Middle East e-commerce platform, by a Luxembourg VC fund 2be.lu.This USD2.5 million offering on VNX, is a part of the USD7.5 million new funding round of Sprii. As a part of the round, Luxembourg-based VC fund 2be.lu, a long-standing investor of Sprii, subscribes to the convertible notes issued as a part of the new financing round and offers financial investors an opportunity to join the investment through VNX platform.
“We help lead investors to syndicate deals on the
CEPRES, a leading provider of investment analytics & data solutions for Private Markets, was honoured with the prestigious award for Best Data Management Solutions Provider, European Awards, by Private Equity Wire readers for the second consecutive year. The Award is based on the independent voting of Private Equity Wire readers.
CEPRES introduced its new CEPRES Platform in November 2019, now addressing the full spectrum of Private Market participants – Asset Servicers, Consultants, Fund of Funds, Advisors, Placement Agents and more, in addition to the traditional LP and GP professionals. This made it possible, for the first time, for all these
As WHO classed the Coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic yesterday and governments are taking increasingly significant steps to ensure that businesses can weather the storm, private equity firms are holding back on M&A for the time being, according to Eight Advisory.
As the UK Government is about to step up its response and move from “contain” to “delay” phase, while the Chancellor announces measures for how small businesses can cope with the negative effects of Covid-19, the full impact of the outbreak on the private equity industry remains to be seen.
“Businesses that were presenting attractive medium and long term
LSP, a life sciences investor in Europe, has held its final close of LSP 6 at the USD600 million hard cap. This is the largest fund ever raised in Europe focused on life sciences ventures. LSP currently has USD1.1 billion of capital to invest across LSP 6, the LSP Health Economics Fund and LSP’s public fund and mandates.
LSP 6 will, like its predecessor funds, invest in 15-18, predominantly European private companies developing new medications or medical technologies, who turn cutting-edge scientific innovations into real-world healthcare solutions.
Due to strong investor demand LSP was able to raise USDF600 million, significantly more
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of ALC Schools, by affiliates of Palladium Equity Partners (Palladium).ALC offers alternative student transportation solutions for a variety of student populations, including special education, homeless, foster and other in-need students. ALC’s transportation solutions ease school districts’ transportation challenges by providing an exceptional level of safety and consistency for their most vulnerable students. Each day, ALC coordinates transportation for hundreds of districts and thousands of students across the country.
ALC has 23 field offices across the
Overhaul, a real-time supply chain integrity technology solution, has secured USD17.5 million in a growth investment round led by Edison Partners, with participation from Overhaul’s existing investor, Abbey International Finance Group. Launched in 2016, Overhaul leverages visibility to detect and automatically correct noncompliance within supply chains and has grown to be a trusted provider of integrity solutions for pharmaceutical, high-tech and food industry Fortune 100s moving freight globally.
Overhaul plans to use the investment to achieve its aggressive growth goals in 2020, bolster product offerings to support broad market use, grow its team in North America as well as in its
Sun Capital Partners Foundation has made a USD100,000 donation to charity: water, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to build sustainable, community-owned water projects around the world. This marks the Foundation’s first major donation of 2020, the year Sun Capital Partners celebrates its 25th Anniversary.
“Recognising the serious challenges that water insecurity imposes upon communities around the world, the Sun Capital Partners Foundation is proud to build on our past support of charity: water, a recognised leader in bringing clean water and sanitation to developing communities,” said Marc J. Leder, Co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners and President of The Foundation.
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