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European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has acquired a majority stake in Collectia A/S, a credit management services provider based in Denmark. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Brøndby, Collectia is a debt collection and debt purchase business operating primarily in Denmark with a niche presence in Sweden, Norway and Germany. The Company employs over 175 staff and serves approximately 13,000 corporate customers across over 600,000 active cases.
With its proprietary technology platform, credit database and data analytics capabilities, Collectia has diversified beyond its core debt collection business by increasing its
Carousel, a European service-logistics provider, has appointed a new Chief Financial and Corporate Development Officer. Nigel Ward, who joins the organisation from business services provider, Kindertons, takes on the responsibility of Carousel’s financial reporting and strategic investment relationships across Europe. As a member of the firm’s Executive Board, he will also take a lead role in expanding the company, and its European proposition, through both organic growth and acquisition opportunities.
In this newly created role, Ward will support the company as it continues in its mission to become the number one choice for high performance industries in the high-value, time critical aftermarket parts
Macfarlanes has advised UK-based private equity firm August Equity Partners on the raising of its latest flagship fund, AEP V, which has closed at its hard cap of GBP300 million, exceeding its target of GBP275 million.The fund was oversubscribed, with over 40 per cent of the new capital coming from the US and Canada, comprising pension funds and endowments.
The Macfarlanes team for this matter was led by investment management partner Stephen Robinson with assistance from investment management senior solicitor Henry Stewart-Brown. Tax advice was provided by partner Mark Baldwin with assistance from senior solicitor Penny Van den Brande.
Praetura Ventures has closed its second EIS fund at GBP7million, bringing the total raised by the firm to GBP22 million in less than 12 months.
The Praetura EIS 2020 Fund will support the growth ambitions of scale-ups across the region, and is expected to be deployed by the end of March 2020.
Manchester-based Praetura Ventures backs early-stage businesses in high-value sectors, and its Praetura EIS 2020 Fund will be deployed alongside the guidance of the 25-strong team at Praetura, said the firm.
The team will work with the management teams backed by the fund to implement growth strategies and drive
Electric vehicle charge-point maker, Pod Point, which raised funds three times on Crowdcube, has been acquired by energy company, EDF. Pod Point successfully raised GBP3.71 million with Crowdcube in 2015, 2016 and 2017, with its vision of a world where travel doesn’t damage the earth 1,428 people were inspired to invest.
The sale to EDF tops AB InBev’s GBP85 million acquisition of Camden Town Brewery, which had raised on Crowdcube in 2015.
Erik Fairbairn, CEO and Founder, Pod Point, says: “Crowdcube has been vital in fuelling Pod Point’s growth. Without that initial investment in 2015, where we had the backing from
Middle market private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners has held the first and final closing of Odyssey Investment Partners Fund VI, a USD3.25 billion private equity investment fund formed to pursue control-oriented investments and management buyouts of established middle-market companies. Fund VI was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap with significant upsizing by existing investors and by adding several new institutional investors.
Odyssey will continue to be led by Senior Managing Principals Brian Kwait (CEO), William Hopkins (Vice Chairman) and Stephen Berger (Chairman), and Jeffrey McKibben and Craig Staub who have been promoted to Senior Managing Principal, further strengthening
Growth private equity firm TA Associates has acquired Auction Technology Group (ATG), an online platform for auctions across Europe and the United States, from ECI Partners (ECI), and Proxibid, an online marketplace for connecting buyers and sellers across North America, from Primus Capital (Primus).Both ATG and Proxibid transactions closed on 13 of February 2020. The companies will be brought under the ATG umbrella with headquarters in London, but will retain substantial operations in Omaha, Nebraska, where Proxibid is headquartered. Both management teams are excited about the combination and believe that their collective resources will benefit auctioneers and bidders through increased
Dallas-based private equity firm CenterOak Partners’ (CenterOak) portfolio company Service Champions has acquired Bell Brothers Plumbing Heating and Air (Bell Brothers), a provider of residential air conditioning and plumbing services in Sacramento, California.The acquisition is the third since Service Champions received an investment from CenterOak and expands the Company’s footprint to over 40,000 residential service agreements. Bell Brothers’ co-founders Kenny and Jerry Bell will continue in their existing leadership roles and become shareholders of the combined Company.
“We are excited to welcome Bell Brothers to the Service Champions family,” says Leland Smith, CEO of Service Champions. “This transformative acquisition
Clearwater International has advised the shareholders of Adonia Medical Group, on its sale to the sk:n Group, a network of specialist skin care clinics in the UK backed by Trispan Private Equity. The Adonia Medical Group includes Courthouse Clinics, a chain of 11 clinics across the UK offering a wide range of anti-ageing aesthetic and wellbeing treatments including laser hair removal, anti-ageing injections, skin rejuvenation and weight-loss products.
The transaction will enable the s:kn Group to increase its national footprint, extending its reach into new clinic locations as well as providing greater diversity through its enhanced portfolio of complementary services.
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