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HIG Capital’s portfolio company Valtris Specialty Chemicals (Valtris), has acquired INEOS ChloroToluenes (ICT) and INEOS Baleycourt (Baleycourt) from INEOS Enterprises.
The combination creates a global specialty chemicals business with a broad product portfolio, strong technical capabilities and world-class customer service.
With production facilities in Belgium and the Netherlands, ICT is a leading producer of chlorinated toluenes and related derivatives that are used in coatings, flavour & fragrance, personal care and pharmaceutical applications. Based in northeast France, Baleycourt produces high-quality products that serve the polymer additives, lubricant, renewable energy and food markets.
Paul Angus, CEO of Valtris commented, “ICT
High-growth Miss Group, a web hosting company, has secured a GBP6.4m investment from BGF to accelerate its international expansion strategy.
The group will use the funding to build further scale through driving organic growth and acquisition of web hosting companies in new and existing markets.
Founded by serial entrepreneur Mattias Kaneteg and headquartered in Manchester, Miss Group provides a range of services predominately to SMEs, including domain registration, site building, website hosting and email management.
Since its launch in 2014, the group has opened more than 70,000 accounts, established offices in Stockholm, Miami and Sofia and have also
Churchill Asset Management (Churchill), a majority-owned affiliate of Nuveen focused on originating, underwriting and managing middle market senior loan investments, has appointed Amit Bhatia, Jeff Rabaut and Tarek Srouji as Principals and members of the company’s Sponsor Coverage team.
The appointments are effective immediately and all will report to Randy Schwimmer, Senior Managing Director and Head of Origination and Capital Markets.
Bhatia comes to Churchill with over ten years of middle market debt investing experience, having worked most recently at Solar Capital Partners, where he was a Principal. At Solar, he focused on originating, structuring, negotiating and executing stretch
Nexus Labs, a medical education startup, has completed a seed funding round to launch its first product, SurgicalTeaching.com, a digital platform aimed at enhancing the learning experience of students and doctors around the world.
The funding came from the GM&C Life Sciences Fund, managed by Catapult Ventures; and Alderley Park Ventures, managed by BioCity.
Surgical Teaching aims to simplify the theoretical and practical learning experience of medical students and doctors. Through combining CGI animations, real-life video footage and user performance analytics, Surgical Teaching complements medical school curriculum and helps to prepare students for both their examinations and life as
Oddbox, a London-based independent ‘wonky’ fruit and veg box scheme, has reached its crowdfunding target in record time to enable it to expand its service.
The company initially hoped to raise GBP350,000 but managed GBP520,000.
The purpose-driven business has captured people’s imagination by offering a quality, sustainably-sourced product which is conveniently delivered to your door. Oddbox’s weekly boxes are filled with delicious wonky and surplus fruit and veg that have been rescued from farms and would otherwise have been wasted. It pays farmers a fair price for their produce and donates up to 10 per cent to tackle food
Fund administrator Apex Group (Apex) has expanded its US team with the addition of several new senior hires in the firm’s New York office.
Apex continues to grow rapidly in markets across North America, expanding its global footprint following a series of successful acquisitions teamed with organic growth.
The Group now has a strong presence across the Americas region with offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, New York, Santa Ana and San Francisco, in addition to Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Toronto and Uruguay. Apex’s focus on expanding its brand and service capabilities across North America sees the addition of seven new senior
San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP) has acquired a majority stake in Portland-based Brazi Bites, a US producer of naturally gluten-free Brazilian-style cheese bread.
The new partnership aims to develop new business around the strength of the Brazi Bites founding team that has been leading a movement among consumers toward authentic, ethnic, better-for-you frozen foods offerings.
“San Francisco Equity Partners is the ideal partner for Brazi Bites based on their experience guiding authentic consumer brands to a broader audience,” says Junea Rocha, Co-Founder and CEO of Brazi Bites. “The popularity of our Brazilian Cheese Bread line has positioned the company
Pollen Street Capital, an independent alternative asset investment management company focused on the financial and business services sectors, has acquired a majority stake in BIK, a Polish insurance services provider.
BIK is a rapidly-growing insurance services platform focused primarily on the Corporate Motor insurance market in Poland. The business was established in 1999 and has since evolved into a leading specialist, offering an end-to-end service from initial policy search and selection advice, to documentation fulfilment, in-life administration and claims management.
The stake was acquired by funds managed by Pollen Street Capital from Syntaxis Capital, a CEE-focused growth credit manager, and BIK’s founding shareholders, one of whom will retain a significant minority stake
One on One Physical Therapy and JAG Physical Therapy, providers of outpatient orthopaedic physical therapy services, have combined as a single platform and entered into a strategic relationship with Pamlico Capital.
The formation of JAG-ONE Physical Therapy, led by three of the nation’s most accomplished physical therapists, John Gallucci Jr, Chief Executive Officer, Richard Bodian, Chief Clinical Officer, and Joseph Saraceno, Chief Operating Officer, brings together their years of experience, clinical aptitude, and business acumen to create a forward-thinking, patient-centred approach to rehabilitation. Pamlico Capital has signed a definitive agreement for an investment in a management service organisation formed to
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan has advised The Ultimate Software Group on its acquisition of PeopleDoc SAS, an HR service delivery platform based in Paris, France, for approximately USD300 million in a combination of cash and stock.
Ultimate is a leading provider of cloud-based human capital management solutions, with more than 40 million people records in the Ultimate cloud. Ultimate’s award-winning UltiPro product suite delivers HR, payroll, talent, and time and labour management solutions that connect people with the information they need to work more effectively.
The Stroock team was led by Christopher Doyle, co-chair of Stroock’s Corporate Group, and
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