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Bregal Partners has closed its second fund, Bregal Partners II, with USD650 million of capital commitments sourced from its current limited partners.
The USD650 million brings Bregal Partners to a total of USD1.25 billion in committed capital under management.
“Our team is proud and appreciative of the support we’ve received from our limited partners,” says Scott Perekslis, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Bregal Partners. “We sincerely value these relationships and the confidence our investors have shown in our team and investment strategy.”
Charles Yoon, Managing Partner at Bregal Partners, adds: “We are long-term partners to entrepreneurs, founders, and
HQ Equita has successfully concluded fundraising for its fifth fund, HQ Equita V with capital commitments totalling EUR308 million.
With the Fund now closed, at a level comparable to its main predecessor fund, HQ Equita remains true to its strategic investment focus.
Fund V will focus on investments in SMEs in German-speaking Europe. The fund’s limited partners include entrepreneurial families, foundations, and select institutional investors, consistent with HQ Equita’s historical investor base comprised of entrepreneurial capital. With investors from both European and non-European countries committing to the Fund, HQ Equita continues to expand its international network.
“Our strategy
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has released guidance regarding the practice of general partner (GP)-led secondary fund restructurings. The guidance was issued in response to the increasing prevalence of such transactions and the bespoke nature of each situation.
The intent of the guidance is to offer specific parameters that allow for an efficient and transparent process, encourage productive dialogue among stakeholders and foster better decision making by limited partners.
“The GP-led secondary process can offer significant benefits to both general and limited partners in terms of portfolio management, liquidity, and value creation towards the end of the life
Mayfair-based alternative finance house IW Capital has today announced an investment in PlayMoreGolf, a flexible golf membership linking individual golf clubs across the United Kingdom under one membership.
PlayMoreGolf provides an alternative to golfers who desire more choice, more value, more flexibility and more convenience whilst enjoying the benefits of golf club membership. The EIS qualifying investment of GBP1 million will be used to accelerate growth through the recruitment of additional staff, focused on sales and marketing.
The golfing sector has seen a decline in the number of full-time golf club members for a number of years. Being a
Meridia Private Equity has invested a minority holding in Kipenzi, an integrated pet care specialist in Spain and Portugal with a growing network of over 125 specialised pet stores, 75 veterinary clinics and eight veterinary hospitals, and revenues in excess of EUR140 million.
Alongside Javier Osa and Álvaro Gutiérrez, Co-Founders of Kipenzi, and the company’s current majority owner, TA Associates, Meridia Private Equity aims to continue accelerating Kipenzi’s growth via a capital injection in order to finance expansion levers across all business lines.
Osa and Gutiérrez say: “We are delighted to welcome Meridia Private Equity into Kipenzi’s shareholding alongside
BGF-backed Woodall Nicholson Group, a manufacturer of specialist vehicles for the funeral, public transport and emergency services markets, has acquired the intellectual property, trademarks and strategic assets of the former Binz & Co, KG and BINZ Holding.
The business is headquartered in Westhoughton, Bolton UK. The deal will add capability to Woodall Nicholson’s existing business, Coleman Milne, which is a market leader within the same sector for UK and Ireland.
The transaction cements the growth of the Woodall Nicholson funeral car business, with the expansion of its ceremonial vehicles business across Europe and the Middle East, offering the complete
Monument Group, a global placement agent for private funds, is marking its 25th Anniversary.
Since 1994, Monument Group has focused solely on raising capital for private investment funds pursuing a broad range of strategies including buyouts, credit, distressed securities, energy, growth capital, infrastructure, natural resources, real estate, secondaries, special situations and venture capital. To date, Monument Group has assisted its clients in raising over USD100 billion in 91 funds, with limited partner commitments from 46 countries on five continents.
“In marking this milestone, we want to thank the very many General Partners with whom we have worked and who
Spanish lower mid-market firm GED Capital has made the first investment from its new fund GED VI España with the acquisition of a majority stake in Aircraft Interior Refurbishment España (AIRE), a Company specialised in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft cabin interiors.
AIRE was founded in February 2000 as an independent Company. Its portfolio of services currently includes the maintenance of seats, galley elements, stowages and panels, the modification and reconditioning of cabins, the manufacture of covers, carpets and adhesive labels and also the certification of modifications to aircraft cabins and its components. AIRE’s clients include aviation companies
The Pearl Fund, an opportunity zone fund that is also a venture capital fund focused on spurring economic development in opportunity zones throughout New York and Pennsylvania, has appointed three new advisors.
The team of highly-specialised, diversified and accomplished executives brings extensive leadership experience for multinational corporations and startups. The new members are:
• G Robert (Bob) James, founder and chairman, The Solomon Group. James brings over three decades of experience driving business transformation across the public and private sectors, and is an expert in turnaround management and global business strategy.
• Alysha Light, founder, FLIGHT PR. With
RLJ Equity Partners (RLJ), an affiliate of the RLJ Companies, has acquired a majority interest in Virteva, a privately held Minneapolis, Minnesota-based company that is a Gold ServiceNow partner and provider of managed services for digital enterprises.
RLJ will now merge Virteva with Crossfuze to offer a ‘more dynamic global organisation’. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Advancing Crossfuze’s ServiceNow and Managed Services growth strategy, Virteva is bringing a complementary customer base in the United States, and an accomplished team of experts. The new company will have 100 dedicated ServiceNow consultants and developers and over 600
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