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Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of TRP Construction Group (TRP) by private equity sponsor MSouth Equity Partners.
Based in Ft Worth, Texas, TRP is a leading provider of thermoplastic striping, painting and markers, rumble strips and traffic control services, including: delineation devices, warning signs and maintenance and consulting services. The majority of the company’s revenue is derived directly or indirectly from the Texas Department of Transportation and local municipalities.
TRP serves its customer base via two strategically located facilities in Ft.
Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has closed an investment in Service Management Group (SMG), a global customer experience management technology platform based in Kansas City. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded by Andy Fromm and Bill Fromm in 1991, SMG provides customer experience, employee engagement and brand research software solutions and services to clients in the restaurant, retail, grocery, convenience, travel and entertainment, professional services and healthcare industries. The company collects consumer feedback data via more than 200 million surveys annually across location, online, contact centre and social channels. Combining feedback and
The RMB fund market has grown rapidly in the last three years, in part due to increased market access for foreign funds. However, in an attempt to stem outward flows and promote international usage of the Yuan, China’s new capital controls are working to significantly accelerate growth.
The scale of this boom is quite remarkable; according to Preqin data, RMB denominated private equity activity has nearly doubled since 2015: 17 new funds were launched in 2016, raising a total of 77,804 million Yuan. Additionally, so far in 2017 a total of 36 new RMB funds have been launched raising 672,337
Sell-side M&A advisor firm Cavendish Corporate Finance has promoted corporate finance professional Jon Edirmanasinghe to Partner.
Edirmanasinghe covers a variety of sectors having completed transactions across TMT, Consumer, Healthcare, Financial Services and Business Services. He joined Cavendish in October 2013 as an Executive and his promotion to Partner just four years later is a testament to the outstanding quality of his work and performance in this time.
Prior to joining Cavendish, Edirmanasinghe was a Manager at Ernst & Young’s Financial Services Office in the Cayman Islands for three years, focusing on the hedge fund and private equity sectors. His previous
Muller’s appointment is part of Capzanine’s desire to institutionalise its relationship with its growing number of investors, providing them with a designated point of contact on a daily basis to help guide their investment decisions.
Muller says: “My role is to establish and develop a close and valuable relationship with our investors, offering insightful, responsive discussion, and remaining at their disposal at all times to answer any questions they may have.”
Muller has extensive experience with institutional investors. He began his career in 1997 as a stockbroker in London, before joining the buy side in 2001 as Head of
Imagineer Technology Group, a specialist in CRM/investor relations and web reporting solutions for alternative asset managers, has partnered with investor network Harvest.
The partnership will develop synergies and additional benefits for their respective clients in the areas of marketing automation, CRM and content strategies.
“Hedge fund marketing strategies are fast evolving to meet the demands of today’s investors,” says Peter Hans, Harvest CEO. “Harvest is excited to partner with Imagineer to innovate powerful business building strategies that bring investors together with the right managers who match their investment needs.”
“By joining forces with Harvest, Imagineer will help
Calculus Capital has launched fundraising for the Calculus VCT, which aims to deliver investors an annual dividend of 4.5 per cent (equating to 6.1 per cent for investors who receive 30 per cent income tax relief) and capital growth.
The proceeds from the fundraising will be used to invest in new companies and to provide additional funding to existing portfolio companies.
The Calculus Capital VCT will invest alongside the Calculus Capital Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund, giving investors in both the VCT and EIS funds exposure to larger deals.
Calculus Capital has invested in UK SMEs for more
iAdvize, a specialist in conversational marketing, has secured EUR32 million of series C funding with participation from Idinvest Partners, Bpifrance via Large Venture, a fund dedicated to innovating and hyper-growth companies, and Quadrille Capital.
Founded in 2010 by Julien Hervouët, iAdvize is now the European leader in conversational marketing. iAdvize is used by more than 600 businesses across 60 different countries around the world, including major brands like Cdiscount, Disney, BMW, Michelin, House of Fraser, TUI, Interflora, Feelunique and Alfred Dunhill.
The iAdvize Conversational Marketing platform enables businesses to engage their customers and prospects who need advice and support
Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien III has launched DGC Capital, a private investment firm that seeks to promote innovative, high-potential companies in the information and communication technologies, technology, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
The firm will be headed by Françoise E Lyon (pictured), a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience in finance.
“We want to contribute to economic growth by attracting foreign capital and helping companies with disruptive technologies go international,” says Lyon, DGC Capital’s new President and Managing Partner. “By bringing together actors that can form strategic alliances with these game-changing companies, DGC Capital wants to be
Capstone Automotive Group (Capstone), an affiliate of GPB Capital, has acquired a majority equity stake in Prime Motor Group (Prime), which operates more than 25 dealerships and related businesses in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
The deal establishes Capstone’s presence in the New England market. The purchase is expected to generate synergies that can help GPB Capital continue to grow its automotive retail footprint, as well as streamline operations, finance inventory, and optimise business management at all of its dealerships.
The acquisition of Westwood, Massachusetts-based Prime Motor Group, which included the underlying real estate for its dealerships, was
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