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BGF has invested GBP6 million in TIG, a managed service provider which supports mid-market companies transitioning to the cloud.
The investment is being used to support the business’s organic growth and acquisition strategy, beginning today with the acquisition of netConsult, a specialist company providing IT transformational services and cyber security for the alternative investment sector.
TIG’s goal is to be the best cloud transformation provider for medium-sized businesses. The Watford-based group has achieved significant organic growth under the leadership of CEO Des Lekerman and COO George Georgiou. Both were part of the Eurodata management team, a company founded and
Sidley Austin has appointed John H Butler as a partner and member of the firm’s global M&A and Private Equity practice, in New York.
Butler, who joins from Davis Polk & Wardwell, counsels clients on high-profile mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, restructurings and general corporate representations. He represents corporate, private equity and hedge fund investors on complex transactions and has extensive experience advising financial institutions in connection with advisory assignments.
“John’s proven dedication to client service and ability to lead on major deals makes him a perfect addition as we continue to build out our M&A and Private Equity practice
Dechert has advised Central and Easter Europe-focused private equity firmMid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a leading private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe, on the financing relating to the acquisition of Urgent Cargus from Abris Capital Partners.
Urgent Cargus is a leading courier, express and parcel service provider in Romania, offering delivery to over 85,000 customers, including business clients, e-commerce retailers and private individuals. The company operates a dense network of 5 hubs and 71 stations connected by 360 linehaul routes, which enable the company to offer services such as 24-hour delivery across the country.
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Red Industries, the hazardous and non-hazardous waste management business, has secured a GBP39 million funding package from BGF, the UK’s most active investor in growing businesses, and HSBC.
The funding has initially supported the acquisition of Environmental Resource Group (ERG), and the newly expanded business is now one of the UK’s largest independent hazardous waste businesses and with aspirations for further growth.
Founded by CEO Adam Share in 2006, Staffordshire-based Red Industries has grown significantly – both organically and via acquisition to offer total waste management solutions to customers. Committed to finding environmentally compliant total waste management solutions, Red
Atlas Venture, a venture capital firm investing in breakthrough biotech innovation, has closed its first Opportunity Fund, raising USD250 million in an oversubscribed fundraise.
With Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund I (AVOF I), the firm will invest in existing Atlas portfolio companies as they progress.
“We are delighted and humbled by the support of our limited partners in this natural extension of our venture creation investment model,” says Atlas partner Kevin Bitterman. “Atlas’ longstanding and new limited partners alike have demonstrated their conviction in the ability of our portfolio companies to advance innovative therapeutics for patients in need.”
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Private equity firm Apposite Capital has teamed with management to make a substantial investment in Riverdale Healthcare and part fund its investment in Alpha Vitality Group. Debt for the investment has been provided by Metro Bank.
Alpha Vitality Group is a ten practice dental group operating in North East England offering a mix of NHS and private family dental services, implant and referral services and NHS and private orthodontics. Financial details of the transactions are not disclosed.
Mark Seekings, Chairman and CEO of Riverdale Healthcare, says: “The management team at Riverdale are delighted to be partnering with Apposite, and
Private equity firm Apposite Capital has teamed with management to make a substantial investment in Riverdale Healthcare and part fund its investment in Alpha Vitality Group. Debt for the investment has been provided by Metro Bank.
Alpha Vitality Group is a ten practice dental group operating in North East England offering a mix of NHS and private family dental services, implant and referral services and NHS and private orthodontics. Financial details of the transactions are not disclosed.
Mark Seekings, Chairman and CEO of Riverdale Healthcare, says: “The management team at Riverdale are delighted to be partnering with Apposite, and
Sidley Austin has appointed Steven Kolyer as a partner in the firm’s Global Finance practice in New York.
Formerly a partner with Clifford Chance, Kolyer practice focuses on securitsations, with a particular emphasis in collateralised loan obligations (CLOs). His CLO practice includes both corporate loan CLOs and commercial real estate CLOs (CRE CLOs).
Kolyer has extensive experience representing issuers, managers and arrangers in corporate loan CLOs and in CRE CLOs, as well as in establishing debt investment funds and related financings. His experience includes conventional securities offerings, commercial lending transactions, and private fund structurings and formations as well as credit-linked
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has completed the acquisition of Veracode Software (Veracode), a provider of next-generation application security testing (AST), from Broadcom Inc, in an all-cash transaction valued at USD950 million.
Veracode’s SaaS platform and integrated solutions assist security teams and software developers with finding and fixing security-related defects throughout the software development lifecycle. Veracode’s innovative approach allows its rapidly growing customer base to identify and resolve critical vulnerabilities while ensuring regulatory compliance without sacrificing speed or innovation.
“At a time when the need for application security could not be any greater, we are pleased to be partnering with
Glennmont Partners is to sell three operational, ground-mounted solar PV projects located in Veneto and Lazio, Italy, totaling 85.4MW, to Tages Capital.
The three solar PV projects, Enersol (48.0MWp), Megasol (13.2 MWp) and Phenix (24.2 MWp) projects, started operations in 2011 and are part of a combined deal in line with the divestment strategy for the first Fund of Glennmont Partners, one of Europe’s largest fund managers focusing exclusively on investment in clean energy infrastructure.
Following the Portuguese solar PV and French wind assets’ sale, the signing of this transaction is a further step towards the full divestment of
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