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Global alternative asset firm TPG today announced the final close of its latest North American- and European-focused private equity fund, TPG Partners VII. The fund raised USD10.5 billion in commitments, including USD400 million from TPG and its personnel.
TPG Partners VII has so far invested USD2.1 billion across six companies, including Cirque du Soleil, real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, educational software company Ellucian, integrated midstream company EnLink, Life Time Fitness, and U.K. retail chain Poundworld.
“Thanks to the continued support of our limited partners, we surpassed the target figure for TPG Partners VII. The closing of the fund
Technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners has led an investment of USD11 million alongside existing venture capitalist investor Albion Ventures, in Relayware, a software provider that accelerates channel revenues.
The investment will help drive growth in the US, the largest and most mature market for the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry, which is forecast to be worth USD132 billion globally by 2020.
Relayware is a global provider of Partner Relationship Management (PRM) software and services that produce valuable insights to bring organisations closer to their partners. Its software automates the partnering process and provides the visibility needed to gain an
Wasserstein & Co, on behalf of its private equity fund Wasserstein Partners III, has acquired Moss Inc (Moss), a provider of highly engineered, three-dimensional fabric structures and customised environmental branding solutions. Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1975, and headquartered in Elk Grove, IL, Moss transforms physical environments into powerful branded experiences. Moss’ three-dimensional visual communication structures and displays enrich marketing and merchandising venues, including retail destinations, tradeshows, corporate environments, museums and entertainment events. The Company is a differentiated, total solutions provider that serves its customers’ unique needs from project visualisation and design conception to production
Salvepar has sold MultiPlan Group to Helman & Friedman for EUR29.7 million, which equates to a 3.7x multiple on the firm’s original investment.
Salvepar originally invested USD20 million in the acquisition of MultiPlan alongside Starr Investment Holdings in March 2014. The closing of the sale transaction is expected to take place before the end of Q2 2016.
Narrow Gauge Capital (NGC) has acquired a majority stake in SEI Group an installer of glass fibre insulation, spray foam, cellulose, standing seam metal, gutters, fireplaces, garage doors, door hardware, CBUs, and mailboxes for single and multi-family homes, primarily in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Eric Cunningham and Matt Hopkins, the existing owners of SEI, will retain their current management positions and a significant ownership stake in the Company. In addition, Joseph Carrington, former CEO of Service Partners and Executive Vice President – Insulation of Masco Services Group Corp., has also acquired an ownership position and will join the Executive Committee of the Company’s
Investec Bank’s globally recognised aviation finance arm has successfully closed a USD1 billion operating lease transaction with Emirates Airline, the world’s largest operator of the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft.
The USD1 billion transaction has facilitated the delivery and sale and leaseback of four A380-800s, the world’s largest passenger jet, to Dubai-headquartered Emirates over the past four months. The aircraft involved are of 2013 and 2016 vintages. Investec has acquired the 2013 vintages aircraft from Stellwagen Finance, the holding company for Aviation Finance Company (AFC). The 2016 deliveries are new deliveries direct from Airbus.
Investec acted as the sole
Investment bank GCA Savvian Corporation and financial advisory group Altium are to merge to form an independent international investment bank focused on growth companies with an extensive global network, cross-border capability and track record of industry-shaping transactions.
The combined company will operate under the names GCA Altium in Europe and GCA in the United States and Asia.
Upon the completion of the transaction, GCA will be a leading global pure play advisory business with a focus on growth companies and the 7th largest listed M&A advisory firm in the world, with more than USD185 million in advisory revenues, approximately 370 staff, 300
Infrastructure investments have held up over the past five years but political and regulatory risk dominates investors’ lists of concerns according to the latest infrastructure investors survey from Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
Deloitte surveyed 25 European infrastructure investors, including infrastructure funds and direct lenders, together holding over GBP200 billion in assets and ‘dry powder’, for its 2016 survey, the fourth in its series.
92 per cent of respondents say their infrastructure investments have proved resilient over the last five years, with 8 per cent saying performance has been mixed
Investors have cut their target internal rates of
Apposite Capital, a private equity firm specialising in healthcare, has made a new investment in Medical Imaging Partnership (MIP), a UK-based provider of medical diagnostic imaging services.
Apposite will make available up to GBP12m to support the geographical roll-out of MIP services across the UK, grow the management team and employee base, and continue investing in high quality radiology services for patients and clinicians.
Created in 2010, MIP has built an excellent reputation and has a well-established long standing customer base within the NHS and the independent sector. MIP offers fully managed clinical services whereby it provides the radiology
ACT Genomics, an integrated cancer molecular information company that transforms precision cancer care, has raised USD 12.5 million in Series B funding.
Hotung Group, and CDIB Capital Management, led the round with continued participation from existing investors, Eminent II VC, Hua Nan Venture Capital, President International Development and UMC Capital in this round.
Based in Taipei, Taiwan, ACT Genomics is providing comprehensive genomic profiling assays and molecular information to physicians and biopharmaceutical customers. With full spectrum of clinical service, ACT Genomics helps to expand targeted therapy treatment options, predict response to immune-checkpoint inhibitors, and utilise ctDNA based assay to monitor
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