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An affiliate of middle market private equity firm Gemspring Capital has acquired a controlling interest in, and provided additional growth capital to A10 Capital, a provider of middle-market commercial real estate loans.
The investment has been made alongside Schroders, a global asset manager. Existing A10 shareholders, including HIG Capital, and management, will be retaining significant minority equity interests in the Company.
Concurrent with the investment, Schroders and A10 have entered into an agreement through which Schroders will benefit from A10’s extensive origination network and servicing platform to access middle-market CRE loan opportunities for its clients. The agreement also provides
C5 Capital, an investment firm focused on cyber security, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, has made a USD35 million investment in IronNet Cybersecurity.
IronNet, which was founded by US General (Ret) Keith Alexander (CEO) raised USD78 million in total with Silicon Valley venture capital firms ForgePoint Capital (formerly known as Trident Capital Cybersecurity), and Kleiner Perkins also participating in the round.
The new funds will be used to support IronNet’s strategic growth and to continue accelerating the development and adoption of its industry-leading cybersecurity solutions.
Andre Pienaar, Managing Partner and Founder of C5 will join the board of
Buy and build middle market private equity firm Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate) has made a strategic investment in ImagineSoftware, a revenue cycle management SaaS platform.
Founded in 2000 by CEO Sam Khashman, ImagineSoftware now bills for over 46,000 physicians in Radiology, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Pathology, Oncology, and over 18 other specialties with end-to-end practice and revenue cycle management software solutions. ImagineSoftware is partnering with Mountaingate to accelerate its growth organically as well as through selective strategic acquisitions.
“We are very excited to partner with Sam and Imagine’s deep and passionate leadership team. Imagine is a forward-thinking leader in helping billing
Churchill Asset Management (Churchill), a provider of senior and unitranche debt financing to middle market companies, has closed a USD300 million leveraged loan fund, Churchill Middle Market CLO IV Ltd.
The seven-year Fund is comprised of: a USD200 million AA DBRS-rated senior revolving credit facility; USD55 million of “A”-, “BBB”- and “BB”-rated mezzanine notes; and, USD45 million of un-rated Subordinated notes. Natixis Securities Americas (Natixis) serves as the Fund’s Administrative Agent and Arranger of the transaction.
“We are delighted with the successful closing of this Fund and of continuing Churchill’s long-standing relationship with Natixis, which a decade ago was
Italian private equity firm Clessidra SGR is to acquire the entire share capital of Scrigno Group.
Based in Rimini, Scrigno is a manufacturer and distributor of counter-frames for pocket doors and windows worldwide. The company also manufactures and distributes armoured doors following the recent acquisition of Master, a company based in Piacenza.
Scrigno operates in over 20 countries in the world through commercial subsidiaries, besides Italy, in France, Spain and the Czech Republic. In 2017, it recorded revenues of approximately EUR68 million, half of which were realised abroad.
Scrigno is the fourth investment made by Clessidra Capital Partners 3, Clessidra’s
A renewable energy infrastructure fund managed by Impax Asset Management (AIFM), has completed the sale of the 36MW Dromadda More wind farm in County Kerry, Ireland to Greencoat Renewables PLC for an undisclosed amount.
The fund acquired the project to develop 11 turbines on the site in 2015 from a local developer. The project was constructed using 3.3MW Vestas V112 turbines, some of the largest to be installed in the country to date.
Funding for construction comprised Fund equity and third party non-recourse project finance. A sale agreement was signed following a competitive auction process late last year. The
King & Spalding has appointed Thomas (Ted) E Keim, Jr as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group in Chicago.
Keim will focus on mergers and acquisitions, and corporate representation for the firm’s public and private company, and private equity clients.
“Ted is the consummate team player with experience across a diverse range of industries, including pharmaceuticals/life sciences, manufacturing/industrials, and automotive, making him the ideal cornerstone for the transactional practice in the Midwest,” says Todd Holleman, head of the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group. “Adding depth to our corporate bench is a key part
KOGER, a financial services technology company, has updated its private equity administration platform to manage the entire investor process, including automation of the distribution waterfall.
“We have found that many asset managers are still using spreadsheets for complex functions such as calculation of the waterfall. Investors are looking for transparency and accuracy is critical for fund managers. Our technology streamlines these processes and provides private equity CFOs with greater operational efficiency,” says Ras Sipko, KOGER chief operating officer.
KOGER’s platform handles comprehensive PE processes, from customer relationship management to investor allocations and automation of the waterfall, as well as
Noerr has assisted Bayer AG with the sale of further crop science businesses worth up to EUR1.7 billion to BASF. Teams from Noerr’s Digital Business and Corporate/M&A practice groups advised the group on the sale of its global digital farming division.
The overall package also includes the worldwide vegetable seed business and certain seed treatment agents. In return for selling its digital farming division, Bayer will receive a grant-back licence for certain digital farming applications. The overall turnover of the divisions in 2017 was EUR745 million.
With this transaction, which also includes the transfer of around 2,500 employees, approximately
Oxx, a growth capital firm investing in B2B software companies, has completed the first close of its debut fund, Oxx I, with a total of USD100 million in funds under management so far.
Oxx was launched in January 2017 after Richard Anton and Mikael Johnsson left Amadeus Capital to co-found the business. Oxx I has reached its first close target with backing from a range of significant institutions, family offices and HNWs, including British Business Investments, the commercial arm of the British Business Bank, which is the largest single investor.
Notable individuals backing the fund include Amadeus Capital co-founder
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