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One Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired the Alltub Group. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2005 as a spin-off from the aluminium producer Alcan, Alltub is a market leader in aluminium and laminate speciality packaging for the cosmetics, pharma, food and industrial end markets. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Alltub operates a global production and sales platform with facilities in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy and Mexico. With revenues of EUR 150 million in 2017 and more than 1,400 employees, the Company has experienced steady growth in recent years and serves large global
Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has completed the sale of GNAP, a distributor of industrial abrasive products, equipment, specialty ceramics and ancillary services to CenterOak Partners.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
GNAP was formed in 2005 through a merger between Grand Northern Products and Abrasive Products. Since Frontenac recapitalised GNAP with the owner operators in 2014, the Company has achieved strong organic growth and completed four acquisitions, making it the market-leading speciality distributor of consumable abrasive products for surface enhancement and specialty ceramics applications. GNAP represents more than 550 global suppliers and serves over 5,000
High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Radix Wire (Radix), the ninth platform acquisition for High Road Capital Partners Fund II.
Cleveland, Ohio-based Radix is a manufacturer of high-temperature and fire-resistant wire and cable. Radix designs and engineers products proven to perform in temperatures ranging from 150°C to 1000°C and in diverse industrial OEM, maintenance, repair and operations, and fire protection applications. Radix serves global markets with increasingly stringent regulations governing component selection and performance, including cooking and heating equipment, oil and gas, lighting, and fire protection systems. Radix’s branded, high-performance products are manufactured in two facilities in
IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap II Fund, together with company founders, is to acquire SCHEMA Group (SCHEMA), a developer and provider of software solutions for demanding product- and process-related content.
Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1995 by Marcus Kesseler and Stefan Freisler, SCHEMA provides sophisticated component content management system (CCMS) software for creating modular documentation in technical content and other editing contexts and targets a broad range of different global industries such as engineering, pharmaceuticals and medical technology. CCMS solutions are required to efficiently master
Mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe has completed the sale of managed print services provider Apogee to HP Inc in a deal that values the company at GBP380 milllion.
Maidstone-headquartered Apogee employs over 1,000 staff and operates from 25 office locations across the UK and Europe. It has grown turnover to over GBP250m this year, becoming one of Europe’s largest independent providers of managed print services.
The business provides organisations including SMEs, corporates and the public sector with printing, scanning and workflow solutions from global brands including HP, Ricoh, Canon, Xerox and Konica Minolta.
Equistone took a
London-based investment fund, Fuel Ventures, has made a GBP275,000 investment in an online employee referral platform.
Real Links uses its web-based portal to help organisations lower recruitment costs by utilising their employee network, while improving employee engagement and staff retention.
An online platform aimed at helping businesses improve employee referrals and reduce hiring costs has secured GBP275,000 from London-based investment fund, Fuel Ventures.
Real Links works with organisations to improve hiring through their employee network and is the second company to receive investment from Fuel Ventures since raising GBP20 million in its third round.
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US-based private equity fund administrator Gen II Fund Services, has reported assets under management (AUM) in excess of USD235 billion.
“This achievement is further evidence of the value that the private equity community derives from a premier fund administration partner – one that consistently demonstrates industry-best performance, market leading technology, and a dedicated focus on private equity,” says Steven Millner, Gen II Managing Principal.
“The private equity and investor community are each placing increasing importance on operational infrastructure, and Gen II has become the administrator of choice for sponsors seeking a focused and long-term partner.”
Gen II now
A fund managed by Horizon Capital is to acquire a minority stake in Ukrainian biscuit producer Yarych.
Yarych is the second largest packaged biscuits producer in Ukraine, holding a 33 per cent share of the packaged biscuits market with its branded Maria, petit beurre and The Crackers biscuits. Yarych was established in 2008, upon acquisition of the factory from Nestle by the Company’s founder, with the Yarych brand launched in 2010.
Yarych is among only a few IFS certified confectionary producers in Ukraine with regulatory approvals in place to enable exports to the European Union.
During the past
Investx, a blockchain-based SME funding platform, has opened its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) pre-sale. The ICO will follow ‘ethical ICO’ principles, in order to reduce risk for potential investors and maximise long-term token value.
SMEs are considered the powerhouse of economies, but due to difficulties in obtaining new capital, the growth of these established businesses is often constrained. Most SMEs don’t want to take on significant amounts of unsecured debt, and equity alternatives such as a public share listing is expensive and onerous.
For potential investors, outside of venture capital and private equity funds, it’s difficult to make an
Campbell Lutyens, one of the leading global private capital advisors, is pleased to announce that Michele Kinner has joined as a US Advisory Director.
Kinner has over 30 years of experience in private equity and banking. Most recently, she was a Partner at Quilvest Private Equity, where she was responsible for the firm’s private equity investments in the US. She is now a Senior Advisor at the firm. Prior to joining Quilvest in 2005, Kinner managed private fund investments for Royal Bank of Canada. Previously, she was with JPMorgan Chase and its predecessors for over 22 years, where she led
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