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Gary Barnett, founder and president of New York property company Extell Development Company, has acquired British kitchen furniture maker Smallbone of Devizes and its sister brands Mark Wilkinson Furniture and Brookmans.
The purchase, for an undisclosed sum, was agreed on Thursday 29 November and ends months of speculation around the future of the British brands.
Barnett says: “Having deeply admired the company for many years, I was so keen to take this great opportunity to acquire these unique brands. Over the past 10 years, I have had the pleasure of working with Smallbone of Devizes on many projects, such as
Alternative investment specialist Aquila Capital has launched a new green bond with a volume of EUR50 million and a duration of five years via the Norwegian hydropower operator Småkraft AS to finance the company’s further growth.
With over 100 hydropower plants across Norway and an annual energy production of 1 TWh, Småkraft AS is already the biggest independent operator of small-scale hydropower plants in Europe. The additional financing is being secured in the wider context of the company’s goal to double annual production to 2 TWh by 2022.
The Norwegian research institute CICERO (Center for International Climate and Environmental
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as administrative agent, lead arranger and bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Q-Centrix by TPG Growth. Q-Centrix is the largest registry data management company in the US.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, Q-Centrix aims to measurably improve the quality and safety of patient care in the US through the use of its market-leading technology platform, Q-Apps, that augments the clinical intelligence and efficiency of the industry’s largest and broadest team of nurse-educated, Quality Information Specialists. Processing in excess of 2 million quality data transactions annually,
Sole Source Capital (SSC), an operationally-focussed lower-middle market investment firm that targets controlling interests in manufacturing, distribution, and industrial service companies, has successfully closed its inaugural funds, SSC Partners I LP and SSC Partners I-A LP (collectively, the Fund), at its hard cap of USD160 million.
The oversubscribed Fund includes commitments from a diverse group of new and returning investors including institutional investors and family offices.
Founded in 2016 by David Fredston and an experienced group of private equity professionals, SSC focusses on private investments in founder-owned companies as well as corporate carve-outs and management buy-outs. Together the SSC
Sentryo, a specialist in industrial internet cybersecurity, has raised EUR10 million in Series A fundraising round.
The financing was raised in two stages with four new investors: Sopra Steria and BNP Paribas Développement in the first half of 2018 and Omnes and Alliance Entreprendre in November 2018. Investors from the first seed round: Breed Reply, ACE Management, and Kreaxi also participated in this series. To date, Sentryo has raised EUR13 million.
Sentryo helps organisations embrace the promises of Industry 4.0 innovations by keeping their industrial operations safe from cyber attacks. Sentryo’s ICS CyberVision award winning platform gives control engineers
Social media content creator Jungle Creations has raised GBP3 million in a Series A funding round led by creative industries specialist Edge Investments (Edge).
John Smith, former COO of Burberry Group (2013 -2016) and CEO of BBC Worldwide (2004-2012) has also invested through his partnership with Edge. The investment shines a spotlight on the growing confidence in ‘new media’ brands and their ability to engage global audiences at scale, following the rise of the Google/Facebook duopoly.
Set up by 27-year-old serial entrepreneur Jamie Bolding in 2014, Jungle Creations’ primary business is as a digital media owner, having created and
Experienced corporate banker Glenn Clarke has joined corporate finance firm Clearwater International’s growing team as a Debt Advisory Director within their Manchester office.
Clarke joins Clearwater from Barclays where he was a Director in the Debt Finance team and headed up the team within the North West.
Clarke’s appointment comes as Clearwater’s Debt Advisory team sees increased levels of activity and demand for its services, having completed more than 30 deals so far in 2018 working with over 20 different funders. Notable recent completions include advising Livingbridge on its investment in online travel agent loveholidays; and securing a circa
An affiliate of private equity firm CenterGate Capital (CenterGate) has made an investment in Owen Equipment Company (Owen), a specialty equipment platform providing critical infrastructure solutions to municipal, utility and commercial customers throughout the western United States.
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Owen is a leading equipment dealer of new and pre-owned critical municipal environmental equipment used for sewer maintenance, hydro/vacuum excavation, street cleaning and waste management applications. Owen serves a municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customer base across six western states.
Owen carries the marque brands in the industry including Vactor, HXX, Elgin, Heil, Rigid, Cues, and Sonetics. Owen
Blackstone has closed its previously announced acquisition of Clarus, a global life sciences investment firm. Going forward, the business will operate as Blackstone Life Sciences, while historical funds will retain the Clarus name.
Blackstone Life Sciences is a new private investment platform with capabilities to invest across the life-cycle of companies and products within the key life sciences sectors. The business will leverage Clarus’ significant domain expertise and record of success, and Blackstone’s investment experience, operating platform and global scale, to help advance breakthrough products to address unmet medical needs.
Blackstone Life Sciences fills a critical void in the
An affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG) has completed an investment in BollAnts Spa im Park, a 105-room wellness hotel & resort in Bad Sobernheim, Germany.
BollAnts Spa im Park is one of the leading wellness resorts in Germany and has earned many awards including, most recently, the prestigious Tatler award for one of the best spas in the world (2018). Terms were not disclosed.
HIG Realty continues to add to its sizeable holdings of real estate assets across Europe, consisting of both equity as well as debt investments, with a particular focus on its target market
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