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Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has completed its sale of InfoVista, a specialist in service performance assurance solutions for IP-based network and application services, to Apax Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“The sale is a tremendous outcome for both our investors and InfoVista, and empowers the company to continue its successful growth trajectory,” says Robert Sayle, a partner at Thoma Bravo. “It serves as the culmination of a complex take-private transaction on a European exchange, the execution of two major acquisitions, and a deep partnership with management to accelerate the company’s organic growth. I know
Noerr has advised Payleven Holding on the merger of the Payleven group with the SumUp group, both mobile payment providers.
The combined company will operate under the name SumUp. The merger is intended to accelerate the international growth of both businesses. All former shareholders in SumUp and Payleven will remain shareholders in the combined holding entity.
A team led by Felix Blobel, a Berlin based Partner and Venture Capital specialist acted on behalf of Payleven. Felix Blobel already advised Payleven in connection with a Series D Financing Round in the course of which Seventure Partners joined Payleven as new investor.
Venture capital firm Mayfield has raised USD525 million from its limited partners across two new funds – Mayfield XV a USD400 million fund that will continue the firm's focus on early-stage investing, and Mayfield Select a USD125 million fund that will target later-stage investments.
"Championing entrepreneurs with our culture of focus and consistency has been the driver of our success," says Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Managing Director. "We raise early-stage focused funds of approximately USD400 million usually every 3-4 years and invest in roughly 30 companies per fund. Mayfield XV is our fourth consecutive fund with a consistent size that follows
Arsenal Capital Partners’ specialty polymers and additives platform, Polymer Solutions Group (PSG), has acquired Sasco Chemical Group (Sasco Chemical), a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the rubber, wood, consumer and medical industries.
Headquartered in Albany, Georgia and founded in 1948, Sasco Chemical is a leading manufacturer of rubber anti-tack agents in North America with its PolyCoat, TechKote and Sasco Cote product lines. Sasco Chemical has a research and development center in Macon, Georgia, produces more than 1,200 products and distributes them globally.
PSG was formed by Arsenal in June 2015 with the acquisition of Peach State Labs, Inc. (Peach State
Silverfleet Capital, the European private equity firm specialising in mid-market buyouts, has agreed to sell the Kalle Group to a fund managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R). The deal is still subject to anti-trust clearance.
Kalle is a global supplier of industrially produced casings for meat products. Silverfleet Capital expects to achieve an investment multiple of 3.5 on an investment of EUR71.5 million. The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is 22.5 per cent.
Silverfleet Capital acquired a majority stake in the Kalle Group in 2009. Today, Kalle employs some 1,700 people operating from 16 production facilities in 9
The Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of ordinary shares of Technogym, a world leading supplier of technology and design-driven products and services in the Wellness and Fitness industry, yesterday completed for a listing on the Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA), organised and managed by the Borsa Italiana SpA.
Gross proceeds of EUR162.5 million will be raised by Arle for the funds it manages, by listing 25 per cent of Technogym’s share capital. A 15 per cent stake will be retained by Arle, reducing to 11.25 per cent if the greenshoe option is fully utilised. Arle will enter a lock-up period of 180
Avery Dennison is to acquire the European business of Mactac from Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm, for the purchase price of EUR200 million including assumed debt.
With 2015 year-end run-rate revenues of EUR147 million, or approximately USD170 million, and approximately 470 employees, the business is a leading manufacturer of high quality pressure-sensitive materials, serving several high-value segments, including graphics, specialty labels and industrial tapes. Mactac’s core product lines complement Avery Dennison’s existing graphics portfolio.
“The acquisition of Mactac Europe enhances our competitiveness in high-value graphics, where we have sustained above-average growth over the past few years,” says Dean
Social Impact Ventures NL (Social IV), the management company for Social Impact Venture Fund I (Fund I), has successfully closed on EUR19 million in new commitments from the European Investment Fund and non-institutional investors.
Social IV previously had a first closing of Fund I in July 2015 at EUR11 million and now has a total EUR30 million capital under management to provide growth equity to social entrepreneurs. The final closing of this fund is expected July 2016.
Fund I is a Netherlands-based growth investment fund in the form of a cooperative: its investors are therefore members. The initial group
Lion Capital, a consumer-focused investment firm known for their international expertise with brands including AllSaints, Jimmy Choo, John Varvatos and Alex and Ani, is to acquire a minority interest in Authentic Brands Group (ABG).
The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in New York City, ABG is a brand development company which owns a leading global portfolio of iconic fashion, sports and entertainment brands. ABG’s mission is to acquire, manage and build long-term value of consumer brands through partnering with best-in-class licensees and retailers. ABG’s current brand portfolio includes more than 23 world-renowned brands
Private investment firm Inverness Graham has acquired Kalkomey Enterprises, as well as its first add-on, Outdoor Roadmap.
Kalkomey, which closed in December, is the first investment out of Inverness Graham III, a USD283 million fund that was raised in 2015. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Kalkomey is a leader in online recreational safety education for state required certifications. Using a web-based delivery model, the Company delivers educational content and tests through its proprietary e-Learning platform. In addition, Kalkomey offers value-added SaaS services for states to manage certification records, in-person educational testing elements, and the back-end reporting
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