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Private equity firm Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP), a leading private equity firm, has held the final close of Ecosystem Investment Partners IV, (EIP IV). The fund was oversubscribed closing at its hard cap of USD454.5 million. Monument Group, one of the industry’s leading placement agents, served as global placement agent again on the raising of the fund, which was oversubscribed, exceeding its target in less than 10 months. Consistent with EIP’s prior funds’ investment strategy, EIP will continue investing in large-scale wetland, stream and habitat mitigation and restoration projects in the US through EIP IV.
EIP continued to receive strong support from its global,
Weatherford Capital, a leading family-owned private investment firm, has completed an investment in insurance comparison site The Zebra.The USD38.5 million Series C fundraising round was led by Accel and included other current investors, Silverton Partners, Daher Capital, Floodgate Fund, Ballast Point Ventures, and The Zebra’s CEO, Keith Melnick.
As the nation’s largest insurance comparison site with over 1.3 million website visitors per month, The Zebra’s revenue has seen very strong growth. The company’s revenue grew almost 200 per cent year over year to nearly USD37 million in 2019. Their annual run rate is now exceeding USD60 million, more than
Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has appointed Bob Linscott as an Operating Partner. Prior to joining Wynnchurch, Linscott served as the Vice President of Operations for Fluke Corporation (Fluke), a subsidiary of Fortive company and a manufacturer of industrial test, measurement and diagnostic equipment including electronic test equipment.
Chris O’Brien, Managing Partner at Wynnchurch, says: “We are excited to welcome Bob to the Wynnchurch team. Bob brings over 30 years of operating experience – serving in a variety of roles while overseeing businesses or divisions ranging in size from USD100 million to almost USD2 billion. He will be instrumental
Dallas-based private equity firm Align Capital Partners’ utility intelligence platform E Source has acquired Baton Rouge-based UtiliWorks Consulting.
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities is to acquire the Renewable Power Systems (RPS Business) as well as the protection relays business, from Woodward, Inc. With over 400 employees, the combined businesses generated sales of approximately USD 80 million in financial year 2019. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including antitrust approval and is anticipated to occur in the next months.
The RPS Business produces converters and other key components used in wind turbines at its production sites in Kempen, Germany and Krakow, Poland. It is also active in the converter aftermarket, selling spare parts for the installed base,
Convelio, a digital freight forwarder specialised in fine-art shipping, has raised a EUR9 million in Series A financing round led by European growth VC investor Acton Capital – bringing the total amount raised since inception to EUR11 million. Convelio’s existing investor Global Founders Capital participated in this equity financing. The new investment follows a record year in which Convelio grew its global turnover by over 300 per cent.
“For too long, fine-art shipping has been a frustrating experience, yet it represents the third largest spending category of sellers in the art market. With this additional funding, we will double down
The latest Enterprise Software M&A market report from Hampleton Partners, an international technology mergers and acquisitions adviser, reveals that transaction volumes decreased slightly to 620 deals inked in the second half of 2019, but revenue and EBITDA multiples remained astoundingly high at 4.0x and 17.3x respectively. Miro Parizek, founder, Hampleton Partners, says: “Despite the slight cooldown in deal volume, the overall picture indicates that we’re entering 2020 with continued strong demand for enterprise software assets. Private equity investors continue to harness readily available debt financing for acquisitions and have outbid strategic buyers in leveraged buyouts throughout 2019.
“The never-ending need for
Despite Brexit, the UK is still the top destination for US-EU inbound M&A activity, representing nearly 40 per cent of EU deals since 2009 – and activity could pick up with greater Brexit certainty.
floLIVE, a provider of secure, cloud-native global Connectivity Management Solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), has secured USD21.5 million in a Series B financing round and appointed Nir Shalom as the company’s new CEO. Led by Shalom, floLIVE will invest the funds to increase its presence in Europe, Asia and North America as well as accelerate its market awareness programs.
Powered by its globally distributed connectivity cloud – floLIVE will address the growing demand among enterprises for secure, seamless connectivity across the globe, with unified management and control.
The funding round was led by 83North, and included notable Venture
One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock) has appointed Rohan Narayan as a Partner. Narayan joins One Rock from Lindsay Goldberg. Previously, Narayan served as a Vice President in Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division and as a Vice President at Ripplewood Holdings. While at Ripplewood Holdings, Mr. Narayan worked alongside numerous One Rock investment professionals and operating partners, including One Rock Founders and Managing Partners Tony W Lee and R Scott Spielvogel.
“Rohan is a seasoned and highly-respected private equity executive who brings a wealth of middle market expertise to One Rock. Having known and worked with Rohan for many years,
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