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BID Equity, a DACH-region software buyout specialist, has closed BID Equity Fund II at its hard cap of EUR125 million in its second and final close, with a significant additional commitment by the BID Equity team.
Hamburg-based private equity firm BID Equity is pleased to announce the successful final closing of its advised BID Equity Fund II, the first institutional fund following three years of deal-by-deal investment activity in the small-cap software space in Europe.
BID Equity Fund II attracted a diversified group of institutional blue-chip investors, international family offices and entrepreneurs from Europe and the US. The Fund was
Iotic has secured investment of EUR7.5million to accelerate growth and meet increasing demand for its digital twin technology.
Iotic enables enterprises and their ecosystems of assets, objects, companies and people to interact automatically and securely. The digital software company provides the secure operating environment and tools to create digital twins of any thing, enabling their secure interactions, and building true interoperable ecosystems.
The investment from leading European VCs; IQ Capital, Talis Capital and Breed Reply, will drive rapid deployment, deepen channel partnerships and expand market adoption of its patented Iotic Operating Environment, Twin technology and Event Analytics. The funding
BlackRock’ has held the first close of the European Middle Market Private Debt Fund II, its European direct lending strategy, with EUR1.5billion in commitments – including segregated mandates.
The fund is managed by Stephan Caron.
The first close of EMMPD II has surpassed the final close of the previous fund (EMMPD I). The Fund has received commitments of EUR1.2 billion with a further EUR300 million in segregated mandates equating to EUR1.5 billion from 24 investors since its launch in June. The previous strategy held its final close at EUR1.1 billion, excluding separate accounts
The fund has received commitments from both
Jill Wight is to join Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s (MSIM) middle market private equity investment team, as a Managing Director.
Wight will be an Operating Partner leading MSIM’s operational efforts for consumer and healthcare. In this role, she will work closely with Aaron Sack, MSCP’s Fund Head and Jim Howland, MSCP’s Head of Portfolio Operations. An industry leader, Wight has deep experience driving value at portfolio companies through operational initiatives.
Wight joins from The Carlyle Group where she was a Principal and Head of Portfolio Operations for Carlyle Equity Opportunity Funds. During her time at Carlyle, she
Private equity firm Lonsdale Capital Partners’ (Lonsdale) portfolio company Cross Rental Services Group has completed the acquisition of Swegon Hire UK (Swegon).
The acquisition cements Cross’ position as one of the largest specialist chiller, boiler, heating & air conditioning rental companies in the UK and Irish market.
Lonsdale has now completed thirteen bolt-on acquisitions for its portfolio companies and eight platform investments, since closing its first institutional fund of GBP110 million in April 2016.
Cross, which Lonsdale acquired in December 2018, is a market leading provider of rental equipment to both retail and commercial customers. It was established
Hermes Investment Management has appointed Nigel Norman as Director, Middle East Distribution. Norman is a highly experienced investment professional who has spent more than two decades working with clients in the region. He will be responsible for developing the Hermes brand and relationships in the Middle East and will report into Paul Voûte, Head of EMEA Distribution.
Norman joins from Aberdeen Standard Investments, where he was Head of Middle East and Africa. During his time at Aberdeen, he was responsible for establishing and running the firm’s office in Abu Dhabi. Before joining Aberdeen, Nigel had been Head of Middle East
Jill Wight is joining Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s (MSIM) middle market private equity investment team, as a Managing Director.
Wright will be an Operating Partner leading MSIM’s operational efforts for consumer and healthcare. In this role, she will work closely with Aaron Sack, MSCP’s Fund Head and Jim Howland, MSCP’s Head of Portfolio Operations. An industry leader, Jill has deep experience driving value at portfolio companies through operational initiatives.
Wright joins from The Carlyle Group where she was a Principal and Head of Portfolio Operations for Carlyle Equity Opportunity Funds. During her time at Carlyle,
Ardenton Capital Corporation (Ardenton) has acquired Pebbles Care, a provider of residential care and education for young people across the United Kingdom. This is Ardenton’s sixth investment in the UK.
Headquartered in Leeds and Dunfermline, Pebbles currently operates 41 residential care homes and four schools, providing care and education across the North of England and Scotland for more than 100 young people.
Ardenton will work closely with the business’ management team, and the investment will support Pebbles in its roll-out of best-in-class service for young people.
The company was founded in 2003 when company director Luiz Guilherme opened Pebbles House
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global institutional investor, has acquires a 24.9 per cent stake in the public-private partnership (PPP) contract for the trains, systems, operations and maintenance of Sydney Metro, Australia’s biggest public transport project, which includes both the North West and City & Southwest lines.
The total value of the transaction is AUD167 million (CAD150 million). Other investors include MTR Corporation Limited, Marubeni Corporation, Plenary Group and CIMIC Group Limited.
The Metro North West Line opened in May 2019 with 13 metro stations in Sydney’s North West. It is being extended into the Sydney city
Fund finance lawyer Aimee Sharman has joined Mayer Brown as a partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in London. Sharman was previously at Hogan Lovells.
“Aimee is a talented, established lawyer in the fund finance market, and we are delighted to welcome her to the team,” says Dominic Griffiths, London partner and co-head of Mayer Brown’s global Banking & Finance practice. “The continued expansion of our fund finance capabilities is a key priority for the firm given our strategic focus on the global finance market and financial institutions. We are investing for growth in the main markets in
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