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Propel Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing and creating value in leading consumer brands, has acquired Buzz Bee Toys.
Buzz Bee Toys, a diverse line of active play toys, will join the ALEX BRANDS family of brands, which includes ALEX TOYS, POOF, SLINKY, SCIENTIFIC EXPLORER, IDEAL, ZOOB, BACKYARD SAFARI, ZILLIONZ, CITIBLOCS and SHRINKY DINKS.
The acquisition marks the eighth by Propel Equity Partners since August 2012 on behalf of the ALEX BRANDS family of brands.
“This acquisition is yet another step in our strategy of building ALEX BRANDS into a home of best-in-class brands in the toy
CoreDial has secures a USD27.5 million investment by private equity firm LLR Partners. The strategic investment supports CoreDial’s continued technology innovation and confirms the company’s standing as a SaaS industry leader.
CoreDial, founded in the Philadelphia region in 2005, enables its Managed Service Providers (MSP), IT Solution Providers, and Value Added Resellers (VAR) channel partners to deliver high value cloud products and services to end-user customers via an innovative SaaS platform and business model. CoreDial has seen rapid growth and profitability in recent years, with nearly half of its over 350 channel partners added in the last year. The funding
Poundworld Retail Ltd (“Poundworld” or the “Company”), a leading value variety retailer in the United Kingdom, today announced an agreement under which
Private investment firm TPG is to acquire a majority stake in Poundworld to support the founder-led Company as it enters the next chapter of its dynamic growth.
Founder and CEO Christopher Edwards Sr, Chief Procurement Officer Christopher Edwards Jr and other senior executives will retain a substantial minority equity position in the Company.
Founded in 1974, Poundworld is a leading player in the fast-growing UK value retail sector, serving over two million customers weekly from over 280 sites
TriLinc Global Impact Fund announced that it has approved a new Investment Manager, Helios Investment Partners, to act as its sub-advisor on term loan investment opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
TriLinc is an impact investing fund that provides growth-stage loans and trade finance to established small and medium enterprises (“SMEs”) in developing economies where access to affordable capital is significantly limited. Impact Investing is defined as investing with the specific objective of achieving a competitive financial return as well as creating positive, measurable impact on people and communities across the globe.
TriLinc complements its global macroeconomic portfolio optimisation and management with
Marc Gordon, a 25 year real estate industry veteran, has joined StarPoint Properties, a specialist in the acquisition, redevelopment and repositioning of real estate properties, as vice president.
Based in the firm’s Beverly Hills office, he is responsible for overseeing the debt and new equity practice group.
“Marc’s extensive experience in the acquisition, financing and management of commercial real estate will allow us to continue expanding our portfolio and keep our fingers on the pulse of the various markets that we’re active in,” says Paul Daneshrad, CEO of StarPoint. “There is no question that this type of experience is
Neuberger Berman has appointed Kent Chen as Managing Director and leader of the firm's private equity efforts in the Asia Pacific region.
In this newly-created role based in Hong Kong, Chen will advise local clients and lead the firm's regional efforts investing in global private equity across a wide spectrum of strategies.
Chen joins Neuberger Berman from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) after 17 years of central banking career in various positions including Deputy Chief Representative of the HKMA's New York Office and Advisor to the Executive Director for China at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC From
Toronto-based Serruya Private Equity (SPE) has acquired high performance audio specialist Tivoli Audio to serve as its flagship consumer electronics brand.
SPE is a leading investment firm with a longstanding and successful history of enhancing brands. SPE's portfolio of consumer brands has over USD1.5 billion in system-wide revenues.
Michael Serruya, CEO of SPE and Chairman of Tivoli Audio, says: "We are thrilled to add Tivoli Audio to our family of premium consumer brands. Tivoli not only exemplifies the relevance of thoughtful design, but is as great sounding as it looks. We see the potential to build upon Tivoli Audio's position
Guernsey Finance’s Dominic Wheatley (pictured) explains how the island is working with the BVCA for the future success of British private equity and venture capital.
At the end of last year, Guernsey Finance was delighted to attend the inaugural meeting of the BVCA’s Channel Islands Group.
Guernsey’s geographical location in the English Channel, the island’s close links to the City of London and our position as one of the world’s leading private equity fund domiciles, means that we have always had a close relationship with the association.
This is reinforced by the fact that, for several years, Guernsey Finance has
IOG Capital has closed on its USD330 million oil and gas investment partnership with funds and accounts managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group.
This new partnership will complement the similarly-sized partnership established with Metalmark Capital in September 2014.
IOG Capital is a private investment firm located in Dallas, Texas with over USD700 million of deployable capital. The firm provides funding solutions to the US onshore oil and gas industry for acquisitions and development drilling through joint ventures and non-operated asset level investment.
The firm is led by Founder and Senior Managing Director, Marc Rowland, who previously served in senior
FGI has launched FGI Equity to focus on making minority and majority investments in middle market growth companies.
FGI Equity will invest in companies both domestically and globally through direct investments, partnerships and operating funds. Industry sectors will include consumer products, retail, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and some selected technologies such as cyber security.
Joining FGI Equity as managing partner to spearhead this effort is industry veteran Harriette Terbell.
"Partnering with FGI is a tremendous opportunity,” says Terbell. “I am thrilled to work closely with FGI's globally recognized financial services and leadership team."
In addition to investment expertise, Terbell brings
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