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Middle market private equity firm Pamlico Capital is to sell Wilcon Holdings to Crown Castle International for USD600 million (subject to limited adjustments).
Founded in 1998, Wilcon is a West Coast provider of fibre and data centre infrastructure solutions.
Pamlico acquired Wilcon in partnership with management in 2012, and has supported the company’s various initiatives over the last five years, including building out the management team, completing the Freedom Dark Fiber Networks acquisition in 2013 and expanding the company’s product offerings and addressable market through the “lighting” of the network.
“Pamlico has been a great partner to Wilcon
Ametek is to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Mocon at a price of USD30 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 39 per cent to Mocon’s closing share price on 13 April 2017.
The aggregate enterprise value of the transaction is approximately USD182 million, taking into account Mocon’s outstanding equity awards and net cash to be acquired in the transaction.
The transaction was unanimously approved by the board of directors of Mocon.
Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Mocon is a provider of laboratory and field gas analysis instrumentation to
For private equity fund managers, the daily task list is growing in both its length and its complexity – and in many cases, these tasks fall outside the scope of a manager’s expertise or general interest. Technology, for example, is not a hidden skill most fund managers or C-level execs can tout. And as IT evolves and its complexity grows, many private equity firms are looking for opportunities to evolve the back office and leverage outsourced support – freeing up managers to spend more time on what they do best – raising and investing in successful funds.
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Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and CareCapital Advisors Limited, a specialist investment platform focused on dental and consumer health in Asia and part of Hillhouse Capital Management, are to acquire Carestream’s dental digital business (Carestream Dental).
Carestream Dental is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of imaging systems and practice management software for general and specialist dental offices globally. CD&R-managed funds will invest 75 per cent of the equity in the transaction, while Hillhouse/CareCapital affiliates will provide 25 per cent. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Carestream Dental is a leading provider of dental technology with a portfolio of
Rocaton Investment Advisors has formed a partnership with SAF Platform, a New York City based financial technology firm to offer offer private capital and hedge fund research to institutional investors.
Potential clients include endowments, foundations, insurance companies, pension funds, family offices, and registered investment advisors.
"Rocaton is singularly focused on our clients' success, and a cornerstone of that success is objective investment research. Our experienced and dedicated team of research professionals analyse investment themes, managers and strategies to deliver a comprehensive evaluation of each opportunity," says Robin Pellish, CEO, Rocaton. “We see the growing need for high quality, unbiased investment
Russian companies consider China to be an attractive market for their business, according to a joint survey by EY and the Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF), which was established by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation (CIC).
The size of the Chinese market and the possibilities it offers for high returns on investment were named among the biggest attractions for the Russian companies participating in the survey.
A similar view of the Russian market was shared by the Chinese businessmen polled as part of the survey. More specifically, 73 per cent of the Chinese respondents said
NorthEdge Capital has completed the sale of its chemicals manufacturer Fine Industries to Chinese-listed life sciences company Lianhe Chemical Technology.
The transaction is NorthEdge’s fourth exit following the sale of Sumo Digital and IPOs of Accrol Group and Ramsdens Financial, and represents a 2.5x return on investment for NorthEdge Capital Fund I.
Shenzhen-listed Lianhetech has a market cap of approximately USD2 billion and revenues in excess of USD600 million across seven chemical production sites, two machinery production sites and two R&D centres in China.
Based in Middlesbrough, Fine Industries will become Lianhetech’s European base, allowing the organisation to
Livingbridge, the mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Adam Hughes as sales director of its public market equity funds business, which manages the Wood Street Microcap Investment Fund, to support further growth plans.
Hughes is the former head of UK wholesale distribution at Neptune Investment Management, where he worked for 10 years before becoming managing director at Fharlie Advisers, a venture established to acquire and consolidate independent financial advisory businesses.
He has more than 20 years of experience in financial services and has worked extensively across the UK intermediary space.
Livingbridge, which closed a new mid-market private equity
Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has reported a 273 per cent increase in funds out since its management buy in/buy out in March 2016, with a total of GBP47.3 million delivered to businesses across the UK.
The business now has a nationwide presence following the opening of five new regional bases and 22 new hires.
John Onslow, CEO, Independent Growth Finance, says: “It has been a fantastic year for the IGF team who have worked hard to deliver the financial support that our clients want. These results demonstrate the growing appetite for alternative finance
Global digital learning platform HowNow, which lets users learn anything from anywhere in the world over live interactive video, has secured GBP1.2 million in investment from a number of private investors and investment fund Fuel.Ventures.
HowNow is a global marketplace that connects experts and learners from around the world over live interactive video classes.
The London-based tech start-up has secured GBP1.2 million in investment to expand its marketplace of online experts and develop products for teachers and learners using its platform. With the investment the startup will also be rolling out the augmented online learning technology they have been
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