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Private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners has purchased a controlling stake in Green Distribution, a specialist in the manufacturing and distribution of heat transfers and screen printed custom apparel.
Founded in 2009, Green offers printing, distribution, and art content management services for more than 4,000 customers. Using its proprietary front-end web platform, Green facilitates easy customisation and rapid turnaround times for consumers of heat transfers and screen printed apparel.
“Green Distribution has flourished in today’s apparel market, which values customisation and quick turnaround times,” says Managing Partner Marc D Oken. “We are pleased to partner with its creative management team
CenterOak Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm focused on making control-oriented investments in middle market companies, has held the final close of CenterOak Equity Fund I with total commitments at the Fund’s hard cap of USD420 million.
The significantly oversubscribed fund had an initial target of USD350 million. The Fund’s limited partners comprise an array of leading endowments, foundations and other institutional investors.
“We are very pleased to complete this fund raise,” says Fojtasek, Managing Partner of CenterOak. “We credit our fundraising success to our track record, focused investment strategy, and experienced and stable team. We will continue our proven
Beechbrook Capital, a European specialist direct lender, has held the first close on its third Private Debt Fund at over EUR100 million.
Commitments have been received from the European Investment Fund, British Business Bank Investments Ltd – the commercial arm of the British Business Bank – and a number of leading European institutional investors. A second close is expected towards the end of 2016, with a final close in 2017.
Beechbrook managing partner, Paul Shea, says: “We are delighted to receive so much support from both existing and new investors, who share our view that the European lower mid-market
Seventy per cent of global dealmakers believe that while Britain remains uncertain about when and how it intends to leave the EU, the number of global deals will fall overall, according to a new survey carried out by Intralinks.
The poll of over 1,000 global dealmakers involved in mergers and acquisitions, conducted after the recent EU referendum, also reveals that a 67 per cent believe Britain leaving the EU will have a negative impact on global deal volumes for the remainder of 2016. Furthermore, and contrary to some reports, 82 per cent of UK dealmakers think it’s unlikely they’ll be
Northern Trust has appointed Marco Siero (pictured) as senior sales representative, Luxembourg to spearhead the company’s growth in the region.
Assets under administration in Northern Trust’s Luxembourg office have increased by 100 per cent over the past five years. In this newly created role, Siero will be responsible for further accelerating the growth of the client base and expanding the delivery of Northern Trust’s specialist fund servicing capabilities to global investors who look to leverage the benefits of Luxembourg as a fund jurisdiction.
Siero joins from RBC Investor Services in Luxembourg where he was managing director client service and solutions
Takeaway.com has acquired the Benelux businesses of Just Eat is a cash deal worth EUR22.5 million, of which 80 per cent was paid on completion and 20 per cent will be paid six months after completion, subject to the satisfaction of certain obligations.
Jitse Groen, CEO and founder of Takeaway.com, says: “We are pleased to acquire the Benelux businesses of Just Eat. These activities are complementary to our operations and will further strengthen our leading positions in Continental Europe”.
Takeaway.com is already active in the Netherlands with Thuisbezorgd.nl and in Belgium with Pizza.be. The company will merge the
Guernsey firms Carey Olsen and Northern Trust have assisted Emerald Technology Ventures, a specialist in industrial technology investments, on the launch of its fourth venture fund, Emerald Industrial Innovation Fund LP (EIIF).
EIIF will invest in parallel with Emerald's other active fund, Emerald Cleantech Fund III, in early and expansion stage companies in the energy, water, advanced materials and industrial IT sectors. Unlike most other closed-ended funds that have a fixed term, EIIF has adopted an innovative structure that will allow investors to invest on a rolling basis. This investor-focused approach is matched by Emerald's open innovation platform, which promotes
Giles Johnstone-Scott has been appointed director within Elian Funds Services.
Johnstone-Scott is responsible for the administration of a number of private equity funds and corporate structures and is part of the management team responsible for the ongoing operations of Elian's funds business. In his role as director, he is involved with client relationship management, business development, systems development and talent management. Mr Johnstone-Scott has more than 10 years’ experience in the offshore financial services industry, including private equity, venture capital and mezzanine funds areas.
Prior to joining Elian in 2008, he held roles at Kleinwort Benson and Mourant du Feu
Anthemis Group has held the first close of the Anthemis Venture Fund I, which will focus on early stage venture investments, providing pre-seed, seed and series A financing to digitally native financial services startups across North America and Europe.
The fund is anchored by the European Investment Fund (“EIF”), as well as UniCredit, a leading European banking group.
Year-to-date for 2016, Anthemis has raised USD285 million in capital across its platform from institutional investors and is actively investing in early stage through growth-stage financing rounds.
As an early mover in financial technology with a history of successful venture capital investing,
Private equity platform TPG Capital is to acquire a majority interest in Transporeon from The Riverside Company and other shareholders. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.
Transporeon offers various connectivity-focused applications for the different stages of freight execution, providing shippers and carriers with meaningful cost savings, productivity gains, and service-level improvements by enabling them to communicate, collaborate, and transact efficiently. Transporeon is the leading cloud-based logistics platform with the largest network of its kind, connecting more than 1,000 shippers with more than 57,000 carriers across the world.
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