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Pan emerging markets private equity firm Actis, has invested in a 21% stake in Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDH), the largest private sector healthcare diagnostics service provider in Egypt.
IDH is the largest Egyptian private diagnostics business, with 262 branches, serving nearly six million patients and conducting over 19 million tests per year. It was formed by the merger of the top two diagnostics service providers in Egypt, Al Mokhtabar and Al Borg, in 2012. It offers the full spectrum of pathology diagnostic testing, and in addition to its presence in Egypt it also has laboratories in Sudan and Jordan.
Veritas Financial Partners has raised USD125 million in debt and equity to provide for future growth. The company recently entered into a credit facility with BMO Harris Bank NA.
Veritas also secured a private equity investment from funds managed by Atalaya Capital Management as part of a strategic transaction which occurred earlier this year. Veritas will utilise the proceeds from the credit facility and the equity investment to continue expanding its lending platform.
“We are pleased with the closing of this credit facility and infusion of equity, which enhances our ability to serve our growing portfolio of borrowers,” says Gary
Waypoint Capital has received competition clearance from the Turkish and Polish authorities for to take full responsibility for Euromedic International.
Euromedic has also appointed Richard Smith as non-executive Chairman, effective 12 December, 2014.
Ric Smith hard was most recently CEO of Integrated Dental Holdings, having previously worked for Lloyds Pharmacy (part of the Celesio Health Group) as Managing Director. He began his career at Unilever before spending over 30 years working in a series of roles across customer service, multisite operations management, marketing, finance and operations, notably at Somerfield Stores plc.
Stefan Meister, Waypoint Group COO, says: “Richard
Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm, has completed its acquisition of Compuware Corporation in a transaction valued at approximately USD2.4 billion, or an aggregate value of USD10.75 per share.
This includes a net cash payment of approximately USD10.39 per share of common stock and the value of Covisint shares previously distributed to holders of Compuware equity. With the transaction completed, Compuware’s stock has ceased trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CPWR.
“Compuware has established market-leading franchises in both application performance monitoring and mainframe solutions,” says Orlando Bravo, a managing partner at Thoma Bravo. “The Thoma Bravo
Private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to become the majority investor in LenderLive Network Inc (LenderLive), a Denver-based, end-to-end mortgage services provider.
Founded in 1999, LenderLive serves more than 300 financial institutions including a number of the world’s largest commercial/investment banks and top-tier mortgage lenders. The company’s suite of offerings includes mortgage origination, sub-servicing, document solutions, due diligence, and title and closing services.
“Aquiline has financial services operating experience and a reputation for building value within their portfolio companies,” says Rick Seehausen, Chief Executive Officer of LenderLive. “Aquiline will provide the strategic guidance and resources
Alternative investments remain squarely in the growth phase, with investors across the globe looking beyond absolute returns as they seek to incorporate liquidity needs, regulatory status and transparency in allocation decisions.
Meanwhile, the definition of what constitutes an alternative investment continues to vary by region and, to a greater extent, by organiation type. These dynamics create opportunities and challenges for helping investors fully understand their potential alternatives contributions.
These were among the key findings of a new Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM) survey of investors. “The Alternative Perspective – 2014 Global Survey of Investors in Alternatives” surveyed 373
Velocity Trade Holdings and Sanlam Securities UK have entered into a strategic partnership for the purposes of providing reciprocal access to, and increased exposure of, each party’s respective corporate finance and brokerage services within the Canadian junior and mid-cap resource sector, primarily mining.
London-based Sanlam Securities UK has an established small cap mining sector franchise, and specialises in corporate finance, institutional brokerage services, and research and sales for small to mid-sized United Kingdom and African based resource issuers.
The team at Velocity Trade specialises in turn-key services and solutions, as it relates to listings on Canadian Stock Exchanges, mineral property
Energy-focused private equity firm Tailwater Capital has closed its third fund, Tailwater Energy Fund II LP at USD650 million.
Since launching in 2013, Tailwater has raised more than USD1.4 billion across three funds, Tailwater Energy Fund I, Tailwater E&P Opportunity Fund and the recently closed Fund II. The team will leverage its considerable experience to invest Fund II across the midstream value chain and seeks to extend its successful track record.
"We're grateful to have the opportunity to continue investing on behalf of our supportive investor base, and we look forward to working with our new limited partners," says Edward
Investment company Avedon Capital Partners (‘Avedon’) has acquired an interest in software company CCS, a Dutch specialist in insurance software, with applications for both front and back office processes.
Avedon will make expertise and growth capital available to expedite the company’s present international expansion.
In part due to its new shareholder, CCS anticipates being able to increase its international market position considerably in the coming years. Pieter-Paul van Beek, Director of CCS, is happy about the collaboration. He says, “By collaborating with Avedon we can flesh out our international expansion plans. Moreover, with their expertise, Avedon proactively supports us
Cathay Capital has held the final closing of the Sino French (Midcap) Fund, which will partner with French, Chinese and European companies of the midcap segment, at EUR500 million.
The fund’s hard-cap was reached less than six months after the official launch of the fund and a first closing carried out in June 2014. In addition to Bpifrance and China Development Bank, long-term partners of Cathay Capital who both contributed EUR100 million, this investment fund was also subscribed by around thirty other investors drawn from Europe, China and the Middle East.
A majority of Cathay’s historic investors chose to
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