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European private equity firm Astorg is to acquire a minority shareholding in Acturis Group, a leading supplier of insurance software. Under the terms of the transaction, existing investor Summit Partners will exit its position. Acturis employees will continue to own the majority of the company.
The Acturis Group was founded in 2001 and today comprises some 700 colleagues across five countries and four divisions. The four divisions include: Acturis SaaS, a leading multi-tenant SaaS platform for the general insurance industry; Acturis Deutschland, the market-leading broker software platform and comparison engine in the German broker market; ICE InsureTech, a cutting-edge platform
Private equity investors are likely to favour cycle-tested managers this year, says Tom Franco, Partner, Clayton Dubilier & Rice…
If global markets become jittery over the coming months, investors are likely to retrench and maintain their private equity allocations with a smaller number of trusted managers who have proven their worth through different economic cycles.
During any period of economic uncertainty, confidence among corporate CEOs diminishes and affects capital expenditure, investment plans etc. That impacts the stock markets and has a ripple effect on investor sentiment.
Speaking exclusively to Private Equity Wire, Tom Franco (pictured), Partner at Clayton
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies at the lower end of the mid-market, has sold CINgroup, a provider of innovative software and due diligence solutions to attorneys and their clients. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
CINgroup is the world’s leading bankruptcy workflow solutions provider to the consumer bankruptcy market. The Company manages a suite of technology-based solutions with widely recognised name brands, including Best Case Bankruptcy, CINcompass, and CIN Legal Data Services. These products and services function seamlessly with bankruptcy courts, trustees, creditors, and other service providers within the consumer bankruptcy
Northill Capital has completed its acquisition of a majority equity interest in Strategic Investment Group, previously held by FFL Partners.
Strategic’s senior management and investment teams increased their direct ownership of the firm as part of the transaction, with further increases expected over time.
Strategic, founded in 1987 and based in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest independent investment manager dedicated to the OCIO sector, with AUM of over USD26 billion on behalf of its discretionary clients. OCIO services are a growing part of the investment management industry and Strategic, as a leader in this segment, provides high-quality, independent, customised
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired Times Higher Education (THE) from TPG Capital (TPG), the global private equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG.
THE, formerly part of Tes Global, has been carved out as an independent entity as part of the investment from Inflexion. The investment was made by Inflexion’s dedicated mid-market buyout funds.
THE is the world leader in university data, rankings and content, with institutions, academics, students, industry and governments utilising the information to gain insight, inform strategic priorities, benchmark, assess and select higher education institutions. THE has led on higher education analysis for nearly half a
Arrow Capital Partners, an investor and operator of real estate in Europe and Asia-Pacific, has appointed Paul Surian as Investment Manager Europe.
In this role, Surian will be responsible for sourcing, underwriting and completing on European transactions across mandates and joint ventures as well as having responsibility for investment performance.
Surian joins Arrow Capital Partners having worked six years as a transactions manager with responsibility for sourcing and underwriting real estate deals across Europe, previously working with Katherine Parker and Christian Bearman at Valad Europe. Prior to this he was a property investment analyst at AMP Capital.
He holds a BA in business
Argonaut Private Equity, a Tulsa-based private equity fund, has invested in Mammoth Carbon Products, a Houston-based pipeline distribution company. Mammoth is an industry leader in carbon steel pipe distribution and services for the energy infrastructure markets.
Established in 2014, Mammoth currently services the North American market focusing in Texas and Colorado. With completion of the investment, Argonaut will partner with Mammoth to continue its expansion into markets in the Northeastern US, Canada and California.
“Mammoth is well-positioned to significantly impact the distribution of steel pipeline in North America to meet demand,” says Steve Mitchell, CEO of Argonaut. “This acquisition
Construction Partners, a civil infrastructure company specialising in the construction and maintenance of roadways across five Southeastern states, has completed two acquisitions in Florida – Liquid Asphalt Terminal and Asphalt, and Ready-Mixed Concrete Company – for the aggregate purchase price of approximately USD19 million, paid entirely from cash on hand.
CPI expects to make customary capital improvements for both acquired businesses, but does not anticipate these expenditures to be material.
CPI acquired a liquid asphalt terminal located in Panama City, Florida. The acquisition is part of CPI’s vertical integration strategy, providing the ability to supply liquid asphalt to a
Estera, a provider of funds, corporate and trust services, has appointed Ethan Levner as Managing Director in Guernsey in addition to his responsibilities as Group Head of Corporate Development, encompassing M&A and group strategy.
Levner (pictured), joined Estera in 2016 to lead the company’s growth strategy through mergers and acquisitions and has been central to devising and executing that strategy through a series of selective acquisitions, which have transformed Estera’s capabilities and scale. Levner has nearly 20 years’ experience in private equity and investment banking, giving him a deep understanding of issues relevant for Estera’s clients.
Farah Ballands,
Estera, a provider of funds, corporate and trusts services, has selected eFront as its partner for its multi-million pound investment in a fund administration platform to support the ongoing growth of its global private equity fund administration business, which now represents about a third of global revenues.
Estera has a market-leading European funds capability, offering administration and fiduciary services both onshore and offshore. The consolidation of its current administration platforms into eFront, the world’s leading alternative investment management software and solutions provider, is the next step in Estera’s rapid expansion into the European funds market, which is anchored by a
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