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Clearwater International UK has advised the shareholders of Pyroguard, an independent manufacturer of fire resistant glass, on its MBO backed by ESO Capital Partners (ESO).
Pyroguard manufactures and supplies high performance fire glass to architects, specifiers, contractors and construction professionals, enabling them to meet all their fire safety glazing requirements via a single source. The business has expanded from its initial target markets of the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands to supply customers in France, Germany, Scandinavia and further afield.
The company has experienced significant organic growth over the past four years, and this investment from ESO will allow
Alternative investment specialist Cerberus Capital Management has launched Cerberus Technology Solutions (Cerberus Technology), a new operating subsidiary that will lead technology transformations and modernisations across Cerberus’ global portfolio and facilitate new investments in technology, advanced analytics, and data companies.
The firm also announced that Len Laufer has joined as Senior Managing Director and will serve as Chief Executive Officer of Cerberus Technology, which will be chaired by Cerberus President Matt Zames.
Cerberus Technology will work closely with Cerberus investment and operating professionals to unlock and create value across the firm’s existing portfolio of companies. It will have broad responsibilities
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Ray Conner, former Vice Chairman of The Boeing Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds.
Conner comes to CD&R after a 40-year career at Boeing, where he started as a 727 mechanic and rose to become Vice Chairman. Most recently, he led the implementation of “One Boeing,” a strategic initiative that created a single integrated services business and commercial airplanes product developer.
“Ray is a gifted leader with a distinguished record of accomplishment in a variety of senior executive positions and extensive
SLAMcore, a UK company developing spatial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for robots and drones, has raised USD5 million in a funding round led by global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners.
Existing investors Mirai Creation Fund and Toyota AI Ventures joined the round alongside newcomers MMC Ventures and Octopus Ventures.
“The robotics revolution may seem just around the corner but there is still a big gap between the videos we see on the internet and real-world robots,” says CEO, Owen Nicholson. “SLAMcore is helping robot and drone creators to bridge the gap between demos and commercially-viable systems.”
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Värde Partners is to make a strategic GBP60 million equity investment in UK specialist bank Masthaven.
The equity investment, along with Masthaven’s existing capital base, will enable the bank to significantly increase lending to consumers and SMEs over the next three to five years as well as provide innovative deposit solutions to Masthaven’s customers.
By serving borrowers without access to the traditional high street banking brands, Masthaven has become a force in the UK challenger banking market. The bank has demonstrated significant growth in its chosen market niches – namely retail savings, SME lending, short- and long-term property financing
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), is to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Urgent Cargus from Abris Capital Partners. The transaction is subject to customary clearance by anti-trust authorities and is expected to close in Q4 2018.
Urgent Cargus is a leading courier, express and parcel (CEP) service provider in Romania, offering last mile delivery to over 85,000 customers, including business clients, e-commerce retailers and private individuals. Urgent Cargus operates a dense network of 5 hubs and 71 stations connected by 360 linehaul routes, which together with its
Rockpool has acquired a majority stake in Primrose, a European online-only garden products retailer. Founded in 2003, Primrose offers consumers a range of over 10,000 garden and outdoor leisure products from ranges including water features, awnings, sail shades, pest control products, planters and screening.
Primrose primarily sources its products from a network of suppliers based in the Far East and sells direct to consumers via its UK and European websites. The company generates half of its sales to UK consumers, a quarter to European customers and the remainder through intermediary websites. Primrose grew revenues to GBP38 million and EBITDA to
Trading, risk and analytics technology provider LightPoint Financial Technology (LightPoint) has completed a Series A funding round led by The Citco Group of Companies, and Ares Management.
TAP Advisors advised LightPoint on the transaction and will take a Board Observer seat.
Michael Arougheti, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ares Management, has been appointed as a board member and will be joined by Citco’s Head of Fund Services, Jay Peller, who will provide strategic consulting and insight into future product development to build upon Citco’s domain knowledge of fund servicing and alternative investment operations.
These board member
Lyrical Partners announces the launch of Lytical Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused exclusively on opportunities in Corporate Intelligence, including Cybersecurity, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence.
Lytical Ventures builds on years of research and investment in Corporate Intelligence by Lytical’s team. Veteran venture capitalists Lucas Nelson and Steve Berg lead Lytical’s team, joining from Evolution Equity and Antecedent Ventures, respectively. Their day-to-day efforts are supported by, among others, Roselle Safran, who joins as an Entrepreneur in Residence, and by Jeremy Kroll and Tuvia Barak, who join as Venture Partners.
“Corporations are generating mind-boggling amounts of data, in excess
Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP) has invested in Recycling Lives Limited (Recycling Lives), a leading UK recycling and waste management solutions provider.
The company operates a fully- integrated business model and provides total waste management for corporates and local authorities and is capable of processing a range of material including scrap metals, waste electrical and electronic equipment, plastics and cardboard.
Recycling Lives was founded in 2008 by brothers Steve and Danny Jackson and is led day-to- day by CEO Will Fletcher. The company ensures the success of its commercial operations deliver more than just environmental and economic value –
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