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Maranon Capital has acted as Joint Lead Arranger for a senior credit facility to support Comvest Partners’ acquisition of Engage2Excel (E2E).
E2E, headquartered in Statesville, North Carolina, is a leading provider of employee recognition, sales incentives, talent acquisition and consumer loyalty solutions and services. E2E’s solutions focus on attracting, retaining, and engaging both employees and customers to increase productivity and profitability.
E2E maintains relationships across a diversified client base ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small and medium-sized businesses.
Private equity investor PAI Partners (PAI) is to acquire M Group Services, a service provider to the regulated infrastructure markets in the UK and Ireland, from First Reserve, a private equity firm exclusively focused on energy.
Jim Arnold, Chief Executive of M Group Services, says: “Over the past two years, First Reserve’s strategic investment in our group has enabled the successful delivery of our business strategy. This has resulted in continued profitable growth. We have broadened the markets in which we operate, we have diversified our service offering and we have created a strong foundation for future continued success across
Funds advised by private equity advisory firm Apax Partners have agreed to sell their ownership stake in GlobalLogic Inc to Partners Group, a private markets investment manager, which is acting on behalf of its clients in the acquisition.
The transaction values GlobalLogic, a leader in digital product engineering services, at over two billion dollars. Following the acquisition, Partners Group becomes an equal shareholder with existing investor Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
With over USD500 million in revenue, and a 20 per cent-plus organic growth rate, GlobalLogic has more than doubled in revenue and EBITDA since the Apax Funds
Sofinnova Partners, a European venture capital firm specialised in Life Sciences, has appointed Martin T Rothman as Venture Partner.
Rothman brings forty years of experience and a strong international network in the medical field to Sofinnova Partners.
As Venture Partner, Rothman will focus on helping the team identify and evaluate promising medical device companies and on mentoring entrepreneurs and physicians launching clinical innovations. Sofinnova Partners and Rothman have closely collaborated over many years. Rothman is the founder of LimFlow and an independent board member of HighLife, both portfolio companies of Sofinnova Partners. Until recently, he was Vice President of
Venture capital firm Hambro Perks, run by Rupert Hambro and former investment banker Dominic Perks, has opened its doors to retail investors for the first time.
The firm is now launching an EIS fund, administered by Mainspring, which will allow retail investors to make tax-efficient investments alongside the Hambro Perks business.
With the new EIS fund, the firm aims to avoid the pitfalls which others have fallen into. While some funds have been known to invest in unsound businesses, simply so they can charge fees, or bleed businesses dry to generate a return, Hambo Perks will be putting its
CEPRES has rolled out a brand new online platform to give institutional investors a digital portal to manage all aspects of their private capital market investments. By using the latest technology it allows them to achieve a true three dimensional view into their investments.
Referred to as PE.Analyzer 4.0, it is the first fully interactive due diligence, portfolio management and market benchmarking platform of its kind. By design, it allows investors and fund managers to exchange investment data in a secure environment.
“The private market industry (PE, RE, infrastructure, private debt) is getting very large but the way it is
Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), a private equity-backed manufacturer of pressure care solutions, has completed the acquisition of Qbitus Products.
Qbitus was founded more than thirty years ago and supplies bespoke, pressure relieving cushions to the NHS and Wheelchair Services.
Based in Caerphilly, DHG specialises in the development of clinically effective solutions for the delivery of harm-free patient care. The Group expects to grow turnover to GBP24m in the current year and has increased headcount from 62 to 180 since NorthEdge Capital supported an MBO in April 2016.
This latest bolt-on represents DHG’s fourth acquisition in 24 months. In
Converged ICT Services Provider GCI, a portfolio company of private equity firm Mayfair Equity Partners, has appointed Patrick De Smedt as Non-Executive Chairman.
De Smedt brings a wealth of experience to GCI, including 23 years with Microsoft which he joined in 1983 when it was a mere 200 employees. De Smedt was one of its first appointments in Europe and his career culminated in the role of Chairman for Microsoft Europe Middle East and Africa.
He has since joined a number of public and private (equity backed) Boards, since leaving Microsoft at the end of 2006 including Kodak Alaris
TPG Growth has partnered with management to acquire HALO Branded Solutions, a leading marketing services platform that distributes promotional products and provides employee recognition services.
TPG Growth acquired the company from Audax Private Equity. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.
“At HALO, we strive to provide our clients with innovative, customised solutions that showcase their brand and values,” says Marc Simon, CEO of HALO. “TPG Growth is a hands-on partner that understands our business and supports our vision. We
Hanneke Smits, CEO of Newton Investment Management and a current trustee, is to succeed Johannes Huth, MD of KKR as Chair of Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation (Impetus – PEF). Huth has served as Impetus-PEF’s chair since 2013.
Impetus-PEF finds, funds, and builds the best charities working with disadvantaged young people, providing long term funding, access to a pro bono network of over 350 companies and dedicated support from its expert investment team. Since its inception Impetus-PEF has generated GBP121 million of value for the charities it supports.
Smits was appointed CEO of Newton in 2016. Prior to that
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