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Praesidian Capital Europe, a provider of growth capital in the United Kingdom, Germany and Northern Europe, has exited its investment in PlanetHome Group.
Praesidian, that typically invests GBP5 million to GBP15 million per transaction, backed the original carve-out of PlanetHome by AP Capital Investments from its previous pan-European parent UniCredit Bank.
PlanetHome Group is a real estate brokerage and mortgage brokerage business in Germany and Austria. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Munich, PlanetHome is a provider of real estate and mortgage brokerage services in Germany and Austria. The group employs over 500 people in more than 80 locations and
BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has held the first and final close of BV Investment Partners Fund X at its hard cap of USD1.1 billion. The Fund had a USD1 billion target and received limited partner commitments in excess of its USD1.1 billion hard cap.
Vik Raina, CEO and Managing Partner of BV Investment Partners, says: “BV has a long history of partnering with outstanding management teams and entrepreneurs to accelerate the growth of their businesses by applying our strategic and operational expertise. We are
Montane, a UK outdoor clothing and accessories company founded over 25 years ago, has secured investment from Edinburgh-based specialist consumer brand investor Inverleith LLP, which has secured a majority stake in the company.Montane has established itself as the leading European specialist brand of lightweight, breathable outdoor clothing and equipment for fast-paced mountain sports. Established in 1993, Montane focuses on serving committed and highly active hillwalkers, mountaineers, climbers and trail runners. Its range has steadily expanded to encompass a broad range of outerwear, mid and base layers, legwear, backpacks and accessories for both men and women, with its products sold both
BGF has exited its minority stake in Vysiion Group, a communications infrastructure and outsourced IT service provider. The business has been acquired by Exponential-e, a cloud, network and unified communications company.BGF has backed the Wiltshire-based Vysiion since 2015, following a GBP4 million investment. During this time, revenue and EBITDA have more than doubled, and the exit has delivered a strong return for all shareholders.
Founded by serial entrepreneur Bruce Brain, Vysiion Group was set up to create an IT services provider that could take advantage of the large and rapidly growing Public and Private sector market for infrastructure and
Odyssey Investment Partners (Odyssey) has acquired NSi Industries from Blue Sea Capital LLC. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. NSi is a leading supplier of a wide variety of electrical connector, fitting, control and wire management products for construction, maintenance and repair applications. NSi’s well-known brands include Polaris insulated connectors, Bridgeport Fittings, TORK time and lighting controls and Platinum Tools connectors & tools. NSi has a 40-year history of providing innovative, profitable and quality solutions to its distributor partners with an unparalleled customer-centric approach. NSi is headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina, with additional facilities in Stratford, Connecticut and Newbury Park, California.
Alternative student transportation company, ALC Schools (ALC), has been acquired by an affiliate of Palladium Equity Partners, a private equity firm based in New York, NY. The student transportation provider, which saw record numbers in 2019 in terms of transporting special-needs, McKinney-Vento, and displaced students for school districts, says Palladium’s partnership will help support continued growth. “We’re very excited about the future of ALC with this acquisition. We chose to join with Palladium after very careful consideration, and we couldn’t be happier to be a part of their family,” says Gregg Prettyman, Chief Operating Officer for ALC.
For more than two
Equiteq, a global investment bank for the knowledge economy, has appointed Anirban Dasgupta as Managing Director to further bolster the firm’s practice in North America. With competition for complex people- and innovation-driven assets at an all-time high, both corporate and financial acquirers are turning to external IP, process and sector expertise to find and activate the most strategic targets. Equiteq offers unrivalled support through its global footprint, sector focus, multi-disciplinary resources and long-term engagement model.
Based in New York, Dasgupta will lead Equiteq’s buy-side and market intelligence practice in the region, driving specialist insight into the increasingly mature and competitive community
Keensight Capital, one of the leading private equity managers dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has appointed Arjan Hannink as Director and Léa Najmark as Analyst. Arjan brings over 10 years of experience in private equity and strategy consulting, while Léa already has a significant international experience in private equity.
Hannink joins Keensight Capital from Agilitas Private Equity in London, where he was involved in several transactions across Europe, bringing transformational growth to companies with highly defensive business models.
Hannink started his career at AT Kearney where he worked seven years in Paris, Amsterdam, and Brussels. He completed due-diligences for private
Continuing its strategic growth in London, international law firm Proskauer has appointed Litigation Partner Dorothy Murray.“Dorothy has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration which will be a valuable asset to our clients both locally and internationally,” says partner Timothy Mungovan, Chair of Proskauer’s Litigation Department. “We are delighted to welcome her as our first Litigation partner in London.”
Murray focuses her practice on investment and commercial disputes. She supports clients across a wide range of sectors, including financial services, asset management/private equity, energy and telecoms. She has experience managing arbitration and litigation in both common and civil law jurisdictions as
Advent International has appointed Nicolas Chavanne to head up the firm’s retail, consumer and leisure sector team in Europe.
Chavanne joins from TowerBrook, where he most recently served as a managing director. He has over 14 years of investment experience across Europe, including consumer-facing deals, omni-channel distribution businesses and investments within the wider retail, consumer and leisure sector.
Prior to TowerBrook, Chavanne worked at Greenhill, an investment bank, having started his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He graduated with an MA in management, financial and legal engineering from Ecole Supérieure De Commerce De Paris, in 2000.
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