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Panoramic Growth Equity (Panoramic), an equity investor in fast growing, entrepreneurial companies, has supported the management buy-in (MBI) of electrical contracting specialist Process Control Services Limited (PCS). This marks the eighth investment for Panoramic’s second fund.
Founded in 1997, Buxton-based PCS has over 20 years’ experience providing essential electrical engineering services predominantly to aggregate, asphalt, cement and concrete producers as well as the food & drink industry. PCS are specialists in providing electrical testing and compliance, design and installation, planned and reactive maintenance as well as absence and shift cover to a large number of clients where there is a
An affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock) is to acquire the plastics distribution business (Nexeo Plastics) of Nexeo Solutions (Nexeo).
The transaction will follow Nexeo’s pending acquisition by Univar and is expected to close during the first half of 2019.
Nexeo Plastics is a specialist in the distribution of plastics products, including polymer products and prime engineering resins. Through its vast distribution network, Nexeo Plastics connects world-class suppliers with customers across a broad cross section of industrial segments in more than 60 countries in North America, Europe and Asia. Nexeo Plastics utilises its proprietary technology platform to
Monument Group has advised Altor on the raising of Altor Fund V, which closed at its hard cap of EUR2.5 billion of commitments after a brief fundraising period.
The investor base for Fund V, which closed on 6 February 2019, is comprised of primarily existing investors with a select group of new investors being invited. Investors include high quality Nordic institutions, US university endowments, charitable foundations and other leading international institutions.
“Demand for Altor Fund V has been extremely strong, with many existing investors increasing the size of their investment as well as significant interest from new investors,” says
INVL Asset Management, one of Lithuania’s leading asset management companies, has completed a first closing of the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund, a closed-end private equity fund intended for professional investors, at EUR106 million.
The INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund became the largest private equity investment fund in the Baltic countries.
“We are pleased with the successful completion of the first closing. It’s important that investors in the fund include both international financial institutions who see the Baltic region’s business potential and local investors who know the market and Invalda INVL well. For our part, we’re actively working
Palatine Private Equity has backed the MBO of SMP Group, the corporate, trust and professional services provider.
The MBO, which is subject to regulatory approval, comes as part of a planned leadership succession process at the Isle of Man headquartered business, which will see the appointment of a new group CEO, David Hudson.
Created in 2007 through a management buyout from Fortis Intertrust and with an unbroken record of financial success, SMP Group has grown into an international provider of corporate and trust services, employing over 200 people across seven global offices.
New CEO David Hudson has been
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has partnered with the management team of Taconic Biosciences to acquire the company.
Headquartered in Rensselaer, NY, with operations in Germantown, NY, Indiana, Germany, and Denmark, Taconic is a specialist in genetically engineered models and service solutions used in mission-critical life sciences research. With its strong market position and long-standing relationships, Taconic is well-positioned to benefit from the significant growth in the broader healthcare services market and more specifically in genetically engineered models growth. Researchers use Taconic’s models and services in a wide variety of growing research applications, including oncology, immunology, and neuroscience, as
PIR Equities, an employee-owned private equity firm, has raised EUR275 million (USD312 million) for its third flagship fund.
Established in 2008 by Joseph Aaron Horowitz and Oded ‘OD’ Kobo, PIR Equities manages a varied portfolio including interests in property, securities, technology, and ownership in operating businesses with over USD650 million in assets.
“We are proud of the strong and continuous support we have received from our partners. We plan to remain patient in deploying capital, but will be ready to invest when we see the right opportunities emerge,” says Joseph Aaron Horowitz, Managing Partner.
PIR Equities prior funds had net internal rates of return –
Three Rivers Natural Resource Holdings IV (Three Rivers IV), a newly-formed, Austin-based oil and gas company, has secured an equity commitment of up to USD500 million from funds managed by energy private equity firm Riverstone Holdings (Riverstone), and additional amounts from the Company’s management team.
Three Rivers IV represents the fourth partnership between Riverstone and Three Rivers IV’s management team after the successful sales of substantially all of the assets of Three Rivers Natural Resource Holdings, Three Rivers Natural Resource Holdings II, and Three Rivers Natural Resource Holdings III.
The Three Rivers IV team will continue to be led
Jobs in ETFs, the world’s first ETF Career Platform and Specialised Recruitment Provider for the ETF Industry, has completed a major funding round from veteran investors Cheah Cheng Hye and Jay Pelosky.
The founder, Claud Mitrache, has retained majority interest in Jobs in ETFs and is working to build up its team and online platform to keep up with strong hiring demand from the ETF industry. This is the first outside fundraising by Jobs in ETFs, which commenced operations in 2017 with just founder’s money.
As the Global ETF market continues to accumulate assets at 20 per cent
Haven Cyber Technologies (Haven) has acquired Onevinn, a Swedish provider of Microsoft cloud security services and solutions.
The acquisition reflects Haven’s continued focus on strengthening its solutions, products and consulting competencies and becoming the leading European Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP). Onevinn offers security solutions for the cloud and the mobile connected world.
The specialist venture capital firm C5 Capital leads Haven based out of Luxemburg. Haven is one of the fastest growing Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) in Europe. The acquisition of Onevinn and in particular its work with Cloud Security Services in Microsoft Azure will amplify the
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