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Essling Expansion, Essling Capital’s Small & Lower-Mid Cap fund, has entered into an exclusive negotiation with SPVIE Assurances, a multi-channel insurance brokerage group.Since 2015, SPVIE Assurances has invested heavily to develop a differentiating digital offering that facilitates insurance brokers’ commercial path and customer experience. Thanks to its efforts, the company has experienced exponential growth in recent years.
The arrival of Essling Expansion will provide SPVIE Assurances with new resources to support its ambitious development plan, strengthen the group’s organisation and seize significant external growth opportunities.
“This transaction gives us the opportunity to welcome a solid and ambitious long-term
KKR has held the final closing of KKR Global Impact Fund (KKR Global Impact), a USD1.3 billion fund dedicated to investment opportunities in companies whose core business models provide commercial solutions to an environmental or social challenge.KKR Global Impact is focused on identifying and investing behind opportunities across the Americas, Europe and Asia where financial performance and societal impact are intrinsically aligned. Specifically, the Fund is focused on generating private equity risk-adjusted returns by investing in companies in the lower middle market that contribute measurable progress toward one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“The UN
UK wealthtech platform Wealthtime to be acquired by Anacap.UK wealthtech platform, Wealthtime, is to be acquired by AnaCap Financial Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in the European financial services sector.
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Trilantic North America has acquired a majority stake in Gorilla Commerce, an e-commerce platform specialising in the development and sale of home and pet products through direct-to-consumer channels.
The Angel CoFund (ACF) has made appointments to its team and board. Experienced investor and former Chairman of the Angel CoFund, George Whitehead has moved into the position of Partner, while Alliott Cole, the current CEO of Octopus Ventures, will also be joining the fund as Non-Exec Director.
The Angel CoFund – a fund that partners with experienced, sector-smart angel syndicates – has directly invested more than GBP50m into its portfolio businesses since launching in 2011, alongside a further GBP265m invested from angels and VCs. The fund has performed strongly, investing in more than ninety companies, with standout portfolio companies such
The latest Fintech M&A market report from Hampleton Partners, the international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, reveals that 2019 saw a shift towards blockbuster M&A transactions, historically high deal count levels and impressive valuations. 2019 proved to be the second richest of the decade in terms of fintech M&A activity, with a massive 439 transactions and a disclosed transaction value of over USD130 billion – almost twice the largest disclosed value recorded to-date (USD71 billion in 2018). Valuation multiples continued their rapid climb in the second half of 2019: the trailing 30-month median revenue multiple peaked at a record 3.8x, while
Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners’ (OEP) portfolio company, The WW Williams Company (WW Williams), has completed the acquisition of CP Company, which does business as CT Power, and Iceberg Enterprises.Headquartered in Commerce City, Colorado, CT Power is a regional dealer of transport refrigeration and temperature-control equipment, parts and services for Carrier Transicold, while Iceberg Enterprises sells trailers, and also provides trailer and parts rental, leasing services, cold storage, used equipment and other products. Founded in 1985, CP Company has facilities in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and California.
“CP Company’s advanced, energy-efficient refrigeration transport equipment and services
Veincentre, a UK provider of treatment for varicose veins, is looking to expand its number of clinics across the UK this year having secured a seven-figure refinance from Santander following investment from Palatine Private Equity in 2019.Veincentre uses Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA), a non-invasive, non-surgical treatment for varicose veins. The benefits of this are reduced surgical and recovery times, as well as reduced signs of scarring and damage.
The company was backed by Palatine’s Impact Fund in July last year in a deal led by Beth Houghton, Head of the Impact Fund, with support from James Gregson and James
Vezeeta, Middle East and Africa’s leading digital healthcare platform has secured USD40 million in a Series D round led by Gulf Capital. The round had strong support from existing investor, Saudi Technology Ventures (STV), who led Vezeeta’s Series C round in September 2018. The fundraising supports Vezeeta’s mission to empower patients in Middle Eastern and African markets with its integrated digital healthcare platform. Vezeeta has grown to become a mainstream digital leader of health-tech solutions, enabling patients to search, book and review the best doctors and medical services in just one minute. Currently operating in 50 cities across Egypt, Saudi Arabia,
Carey Olsen’s investment funds team in Jersey has advised long-standing client Hollyport Capital on the launch and final closing of its latest secondaries fund, Hollyport Secondary Opportunities Fund VII (Fund VII).The fund, which closed at its hard cap of USD1 billion, will continue with the strategy of previous Hollyport funds and invest in mature private equity assets in the secondary market that enable investors in the asset class to realise non-core investments.
Working alongside lead counsel Macfarlanes, Carey Olsen advised on the fund’s establishment as a Jersey Expert Fund and on all Jersey-related corporate and regulatory aspects of its launch.
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