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High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company U-C Coatings has completed the acquisition of Contechem. The deal marks High Road’s 50th transaction.
The two companies provide complementary products for protecting freshly cut lumber and logs. Based in Portland, Oregon, Contechem is a leading manufacturer of wood protection products. Contechem’s Britewood anti-stain products inhibit mould growth and discoloration on wood and lumber, and the company’s proprietary application technology and equipment reduce waste and enhance worker safety.
“Joining Contechem’s innovative sapstain products with U-C Coatings’ industry-leading wood sealants and end paints provides an ideal cross-selling opportunity and one-stop shop package to customers,”
An affiliate of HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of Reliant Rehabilitation Holdings, a provider of therapy services to skilled nursing facilities.
Headquartered in Plano, TX, Reliant is one of the largest providers of contract therapy services in the United States. The Company utilises a proprietary care model that emphasises early intervention/assessment, properly designed clinical care plans and pathways to improve patients’ functional levels. Reliant differentiates itself by possessing best-in-class therapist recruitment, program performance management, customer marketing support and industry-leading compliance systems.
Chris Bird, Chief Executive Officer of Reliant, says: “We’re excited to partner with HIG for the next
David Hall of the Philipp Family Office, Mark Stephens of Blackstar Capital and Morgan Metters, previously of Kimura Capital, have joined forces to create Blackstar Asset Management, a UK based investment advisor.
With Swiss family office seed capital, the firm will focus on sustainable private debt strategies such as direct loans, deal participation and niche private fund opportunities.
The new firm will benefit from the established deal origination and structuring capacity of the experienced Blackstar Trade Finance team, and the wider Blackstar Group will benefit from increased funding sources.
“We are extremely excited about this new partnership,” says
For the second year running, Intralinks and Global Fund Media have collaborated to produce an in-depth survey on how global LPs view alternative investment opportunities over the next 12 months. The survey covers a diverse range of topics including investment preferences, the ODD process, transparency and direct investing. Global Fund Media editor, James Williams (pictured), reports on the survey’s key findings…
Last year’s survey helped alternative fund managers get a steer on how investors viewed them and attracted interest in numerous markets outside of the US. This included the likes of Germany, where one of its leading business newspapers, Handelsblatt,
An affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital has completed a strategic investment in Assistência Multidisciplinar em Oncologia (AMO), an independent oncology clinic in Brazil and a nationally recognised provider of cancer treatment.
Headquartered in Salvador, and with eight clinics in the State of Bahia, AMO is the largest oncological service provider in the State, offering comprehensive cancer treatments to patients in partnership with a large clinical team and several local hospitals. With recognised quality and patient-centric care, the Company is among a selected group of seven organisations outside the US with a distinguished quality certification from the American Society
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has completed the sale of fume extraction and filtration specialist BOFA International (BOFA) to NYSE-listed Donaldson Company, a worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and parts.
Donaldson has agreed to acquire an 88 per cent stake in BOFA for GBP79 million, valuing the business at GBP90 million.
BOFA specialises in the design, development and manufacture of fume and dust extraction systems across a range of applications and sectors including laser, electronics, mechanical engineering, printing and 3D printing, pharmaceutical and dental. Its clients include world leading companies such as such as ASM Pacific Technology, Videojet Technologies,
Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has acquired Florida Food Products (FFP), a manufacturer of natural and clean label ingredients, from Kainos Capital. MidOcean’s investment will be used to drive FFP’s continued growth and expansion.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Eustis, Florida, FFP is a leading manufacturer of healthy, natural, clean label ingredients and is the market leader in the clean label cure market. Clean label cures are used for a wide variety of end market uses including packaged meat, foodservice, private label and branded CPG meats as well as
Activa Capital has appointed Charles de Lauriston as ESG and Digital Transformation Associate.
The arrival of Charles de Lauriston demonstrates Activa Capital’s ambitions to deepen the ESG approach within the management company and all of its portfolio companies.
De Lauriston will manage the transversal integration of the ESG criteria in the portfolio of Activa Capital as well as in the investment cycle, under the responsibility of Christophe Parier, Partner.
De Lauriston joins Activa Capital after previous work experience at Ethifinance as ESG Analyst, and at Gefip as SRI (Socially Responsible Investments) project manager assistant. He is a graduate
Maples and Calder has opened a new office in Jersey, providing legal services in the corporate, finance and investment funds areas as well as listing agent services for the listing of securities on The International Stock Exchange (TISE) in the Channel Islands.
The new offering is a natural evolution for the international firm, and will complement its existing British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Irish legal services.
Maples and Calder has made three senior hires to support the expansion. The office is managed by leading Jersey advocate Chris Byrne (pictured), who brings over 20 years’ experience in the Jersey
INDOS Financial Limited is expanding its UK operations with the opening of a new operations centre in Fareham, Hampshire.
Headquartered in London since launch in 2012, INDOS has firmly established itself as the leading independent alternative investment fund depositary and oversight service provider, servicing over 115 funds across 75 clients. The business now employs 30 staff across three offices in London, County Wexford in Ireland, and Fareham.
The Fareham office, led by Emily Mackay (pictured), will become a core operational hub for the business, performing depositary oversight over private equity and real estate funds. The expansion is due to
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