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Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle-market buyout and growth equity investor, has closed Ridgemont Equity Partners III with USD1.65 billion in commitments.
Fundraising for REP III launched with a target of USD1.25 billion and closed with excess demand, driven by strong support from existing limited partners combined with significant interest from new investors. The general partner also made a substantial commitment to the fund.
The formation of REP III allows Ridgemont to target investments ranging from USD50 million up to USD250 million and continue its focus on opportunities in four primary sectors: business and industrial services, energy, healthcare, and technology and
EPIC Holdings is to acquire Integro Holdings, a specialty insurance brokerage and consulting business in the US with revenue in excess of USD150 million.
Financial terms of the proposed transaction have not been disclosed.
Integro USA brings to EPIC expertise that is well-aligned with EPIC’s diverse insurance distribution platform. Areas of focus include:
Entertainment & Sports: focus in music & events; theatre & venues; film, TV & media; sports associations & amateur sports; and racing & motor sport.
Specialty: leading provider of insurance brokerage services to Professional Services Firms (accountants, lawyers, hedge funds, asset managers, architects & engineers) and Transportation & Logistics
The value of regulated funds serviced in Jersey has broken through the GBP300 billion barrier for the first time, according to the latest figures to be collated by the jurisdiction’s regulator the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC).
Figures for the third quarter of 2018 (ending 30 September 2018) show that the net asset value of regulated funds under administration in Jersey grew 14 per cent year-on-year to stand at GBP301.7 billion, the highest recorded figure to date.
The statistics also show that all the alternative asset classes, which represent 82 per cent of Jersey’s total funds business, recorded an
YFM Equity Partners has sold its stake in Gill Marine Holdings Limited (Gill) for an undisclosed sum to the Myers family office, working in conjunction with Pop Capital, a specialist brand investor.
Gill has more than 40 years of heritage in designing technical clothing, footwear and accessories for elite sailors and marine enthusiasts within its global distribution network. The Company is led by CEO Jamie Tunnicliffe and his team of COO Ian Poore, Commercial Director Dominic McCarthy and Product Director Matt Clark.
YFM and its advised funds, including British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc, backed
Egress, a provider of data privacy and compliance software designed to secure unstructured data, has raised USD40 million in a Series C financing round led by FTV Capital, with continued participation from existing backer AlbionVC.
Egress will use this investment to build on its ongoing rapid growth in Europe and North America, as well as accelerate development of new technology across its data security platform.
A market leader in privacy and risk management, Egress helps enterprises protect unstructured data to meet compliance requirements and drive business productivity. The company’s AI-powered platform enables users to control and secure the data
Foresight Group has made a substantial investment into Caphan Trading Limited, trading as The Children’s Furniture Company, on behalf of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund.
Based in Milton Keynes, The Children’s Furniture Company designs, manufactures and sells a wide range of children’s furniture. After developing its own e-commerce store, the firm now supplies several national retailers – offering durable furniture at an affordable price point compared to its competitors.
Founders, Paul and Clare Hanson, started the company after spotting a gap in the market when sourcing furniture for their own children. Since the firm’s birth in 2012, it has
ARQIS has advised AVS Verkehrssicherung (AVS), a portfolio company of Triton Fonds IV, on its acquisition of Traffics A/S (Traffics), a Danish construction and traffic safety provider based in Gadstrup, Denmark.
The deal price has not been disclosed.
Founded in 2006, Traffics offers complete solutions, services and equipment for construction sites- and traffic security. Its customers are road construction companies as well as public works and communities.
“We have a long-standing and trusting business relationship with Traffics. Together, AVS and Traffics can offer their customers in the Danish market a comprehensive product and service portfolio that meets the
Apex Group (Apex) has appointed Emmanuel Tuffuor as Head of Private Equity Business Development for the Americas and Global Head of Tax, supporting the Group in developing its private equity offering in North America in addition to building out its tax service capabilities globally.
Tuffuor joins Apex from KPMG where he was a Partner for an impressive 21 years. While at KPMG he drove significant growth as the Partner-In-Charge of the Alternative Investment Tax Practice, leading all phases of domestic and international partnership plus corporate tax consulting for hedge and private equity funds in addition to broker dealers, investment banks
Frankfurt-based private equity firm VR Equitypartner and BIP Investment Partners of Luxembourg have sold their jointly-held portfolio company LEUNA-Tenside to US firm Vantage Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc.
Homburg & Partner (H&P) advised VR Equitypartner and BIP Investment Partners as part of the transaction process and conducted the Commercial Vendor Due Diligence.
VR Equitypartner is an equity capital financier in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with a focus on family-owned SMEs. BIP Investment Partners is part of the BIP Group and operates throughout Europe (particularly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg) across a range of sectors.
LEUNA-Tenside is
Norwest Venture Partners has made a growth equity investment in Jolyn Clothing Company, a leading women’s performance swimwear and active wear brand based in Huntington Beach, California.
Jolyn was founded in 2010 by a lifeguard who saw a need for better looking, functional swimwear. The company’s broad network of decorated female athletes, including Olympic medalists and NCAA champions, are a key part of the company’s design, brand and sales efforts.
Jolyn joins other female-focussed brands in Norwest’s portfolio including Kendra Scott Designs, Minted, Ritual, Bailey 44 and Madison Reed, and also embraces the firm’s broader strategy of investing in
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