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American Capital has sold Mirion Technologies, a provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring products and services to the nuclear power, medical, military and homeland security markets to Charterhouse Capital Partners for USD750 million.
Mirion was created in December 2005 through the merger of portfolio companies synOdys, Global Dosimetry Solutions (GDS) and Imaging and Sensing Technology (IST). Following the merger, the three companies were realigned into the current five business segments: the Sensing Systems Division, the Imaging Systems Division, the Radiation Monitoring Systems Division, the Dosimetry Services Division and the Health Physics Division. Headquartered in San Ramon, CA, Mirion
ALPS, a DST Company that provides products and services to the financial services industry, is to acquire asset manager Red Rocks Capital, a leader in listed private equity and other private asset investments.
The purchase price of up to USD65 million will consist of a combination of up-front cash consideration and performance-related contingent consideration. The transaction will be funded using a combination of cash and short-term borrowings on revolving credit lines.
The closing of the transaction is expected to occur in the second half of 2015.
Red Rocks, founded in 2003 by Adam Goldman and Mark Sunderhuse, is the first
Over two-thirds (68%) of intermediaries believe the economic recovery has made smaller businesses an attractive investment opportunity, according to new research from Albion Ventures.
The research shows adviser optimism for smaller businesses is shared by their clients: almost a third (31%) of IFAs has reported an increased number of enquiries over the past year from clients looking for investment opportunities in smaller, entrepreneurial businesses and 37% said they had received more client interest in opportunities to invest in firms that are well placed to capitalise on the stronger performing UK economy.
The contribution of UK SMEs to the economy as
Law firm Winckworth Sherwood has strengthened its Transport and Infrastructure group with two senior partner appointments. At the same time the firm has promoted Senior Associate Eollyn Ives to partner in its Real Estate group
Osborne Clark’s National Head of Planning, Brian Greenwood, joins Winckworth Sherwood’s Transport and Infrastructure group as a partner on 1 April 2015. Robert Banham also joins this group as a partner to work alongside Greenwood.
Greenwood brings considerable depth and expertise in planning, infrastructure and environmental regulatory matters. He has played a significant role in some of the country’s largest and highest profile schemes including
Technology investor Mark Pearson is launching Fuel.Ventures EIS Fund 1, an open-ended venture capital fund investing in the e-commerce sector.
The fund will target super-early seed, seed and A-stage investments in the rapidly growing European e-commerce sector. European mobile commerce sales are expected to grow from EUR17.3bn to EUR113.3bn between 2013 and 2018. Fuel.Ventures will invest in a variety of high-growth, sector-agnostic technology based transactional businesses from incubation and inception (super-early seed), to seed and post launch (late seed), as well as series A businesses showing exceptional signs of growth.
To date, Pearson has invested in 10 e-commerce businesses, achieving
Spire Capital Partners has held the final closing of Spire Capital Partners III, a private equity fund with approximately USD333 million in capital commitments.
Spire III's committed capital surpasses its previous fund, Spire Capital Partners II, which was a USD319 million 2007 vintage fund.
Spire III's limited partners consist of existing Spire II investors as well as new investors representing leading pension funds, endowments, fund of funds, family offices, insurance companies, financial institutions and executives from the areas of Spire's investment focus. Spire III's investment focus targets lead and control investments in the business services, information services, media, education/education technology
Private equity firm Mansa Capital Management has completed an acquisition of Accreon, a Boston-based healthcare technology and services company that integrates and manages health information.
Mansa Capital invested USD5.5 million in Accreon along with the company’s new management team and original founders to finance the acquisition. The deal also facilitates the succession of Eric Demers to the position of President and CEO, Martin Ferguson, SVP of Delivery, and Michael Lavigne, SVP of Sales and Marketing. Joining the Accreon Board of Directors will be Jason Torres, Mansa Capital Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Dr William Winkenwerder Jr , and Tom Burlin,
The Permira Funds Partner with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to acquire world's number one independent enterprise data integration provider.
Informatica Corporation, an independent provider of enterprise data integration software and services, is to be acquired by a company controlled by the Permira funds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) for approximately USD5.3 billion.
Under the terms of the agreement, Informatica shareholders will receive $48.75 in cash for each share of Informatica common stock.
Informatica is acknowledged as a leader in several technology categories, including Cloud Integration, Data Integration for Big Data initiatives, and MDM Solutions. Informatica's three-pronged growth
MIK Fund Solutions has opened a Boston office seed with three staff currently. The move follows a recent initiative in Asia that saw the opening of an office in Shanghai.
The Boston office opens up a completely new talent pool for recruiting and hiring for MIK’s global development team. Overall, it will support the firm’s 24×7 global delivery model for software development and client support.
Over 60 multi-billion dollar hedge funds, fund of funds, and private equity funds rely on MIK for sophisticated software solutions for real-time PNL, Data Warehousing, Performance/Attribution, Compliance, Treasury Management, Security Master/Price Management, and Broker Relationship
Venture capital investor Beringea, manager of the ProVenVCTs, has led a GBP13 million funding round for D3O, the UK-based developer of smart materials.
Beringea will invest a total of GBP9 million from its UK and US offices, along with other current D3O shareholders, to support the further expansion of the D3O’s impact protection products and international market growth.
D3O has a unique patented technology used to make a soft, flexible and distinctive orange-coloured material with high shock absorbing properties that is used in impact protection products. D3O addresses a range of markets such as footwear, electronics, sport, work-wear and military
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