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Multiplier Capital, a venture debt fund, has held the final closing of its first fund with investable capital of approximately USD227 million.
Led by anchor investor Liberty Peak Capital, other investors include a college endowment, a publicly traded bank, family offices, and high net worth individuals in the US and Canada. The fund was oversubscribed.
Multiplier Capital was founded by partners Ray Boone, Ezra Friedberg, Henry "Huck" O'Connor and Kevin Sheehan. Combined, these investment professionals bring almost 80 years and USD1 billion of debt transactions experience tailoring value-added debt solutions for more than 100 high-growth companies.
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Private equity firm GTCR is to acquire the Cole-Parmer Instrument Company from Thermo Fisher Scientific for USD480 million.
Cole-Parmer, headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, is a manufacturer and distributor of specialty laboratory equipment, instruments and supplies to a diverse range of customers in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, chemicals, food and other research-based or regulated markets.
“We are excited to acquire Cole-Parmer from Thermo Fisher,” says Dean Mihas, managing director at GTCR. “We believe Cole-Parmer’s strong reputation, management team and portfolio of leading brands provides a unique position within the diverse end-markets it serves. GTCR looks forward to investing in the
Syntaxis Capital has completed its investment in eSKY, an online travel agent focused on Central Europe.
Founded in Poland in 2004, the company provides travel services to individuals, centred around the sales of airline tickets, for both traditional as well as low-cost carrier flights.
Its platform allows it to offer complex and interconnected bookings across its network shared with over 700 airlines globally.
eSKY has expanded to Bulgaria, Romania and Brazil.
Syntaxis has invested EUR11.5 million in the company, the bulk of which will be used to support and accelerate eSKY’s geographical expansion, and selectively pursue add-on
BNP Paribas Securities Services has won a mandate to provide depositary banking services to Hansa Trust, an equity investment company with an approximate value of GBP280 million.
As part of this mandate, and in accordance with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), BNP Paribas Securities Services will monitor cash movements within the trust’s funds and provide custody services to keep the trust’s assets safe.
The bank will also perform oversight duties to ensure that management decisions comply with the fund prospectus and any relevant laws and that shareholders’ interests are protected.
Stephen Thomas, chief financial officer at
Increased competition, innovative structures and the use of leverage have caused the trading of secondary interests to be more efficient in H1 2014 with improved processes, whilst offering better prices to vendors.
That’s according to a report from Cattegatt Secondaries, a specialist broker for private equity and illiquid hedge fund assets.
Over the same period, the majority of deal flow continued to be originated in Europe and the US, but significantly there has been increased activity from Asia.
Deal flow in the US has been caused largely by portfolio rebalancing, with LPs consolidating their exposures into their preferred
Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory and capital markets arm of Macquarie Group, has appointed David McShane as a senior managing director and US head of equity capital markets.
McShane will join Macquarie from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he served as managing director and head of US energy and power equity capital markets.
McShane joined Merrill Lynch in 2006, having previously worked in equity capital markets at Lehman Brothers. Since joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch, McShane has executed close to 300 bookrun transactions raising a total of USD136 billion.
“I am delighted to welcome David to
Zoyi Capital has invested in Quaser Machine Tools, a machine tool manufacturer in Taiwan specialising in high-precision and multi-axis machine centres.
Quaser manufactures and sells machine centres primarily under its own brand and has also secured original equipment manufacturer partnerships.
To capture new growth opportunities, the company has a continuous focus on product development including new product launches and market expansions. This has led to a strong global presence, with over 30 distributors worldwide and service centres in Switzerland, China and Taiwan.
“Zoyi Capital has identified favourable industry trends for high-end machine tool manufacturers, driven by economic recovery
Growth private equity firm Keensight Capital has held a first close of EUR200 million for its new fund Keensight IV.
With this fund, the fourth vehicle to be managed by the investment team, Keensight Capital will continue to execute the same strategy it has pursued with success throughout the years.
Keensight Capital supports entrepreneurs in their growth projects by investing amounts ranging from EUR10 million to EUR30 million, with or without leverage, in minority or majority shareholding positions.
The Rothschild Group has invested in the fund, along with various European institutional investors, such as pension funds, insurance companies
Chatham Financial has launched new services within its consulting practice and ChathamDirect Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform to help fund managers navigate the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD) and the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
Compliance with the new requirements presents significant challenges for the asset management industry, as funds will soon be required to value assets, debt, and derivatives independently from portfolio management.
Beginning 22 July, AIFMD will require registered fund managers, among other things, to independently value all of their assets and liabilities, including derivatives. Firms will also be required to adopt detailed valuation policies and procedures as
PS Sà rl, which is majority-owned by the funds managed by private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners, has sold its investment in PS TopCo GmbH to an undisclosed investor.
PS TopCo is a parent of Prospitalia. Over the term of its investment in PS Sà rl, Palamon has generated a return of 3.0x on capital invested.
Prospitalia is a group purchasing organisation (GPO) in Germany, providing procurement services to more than 900 hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country to help lower the cost of goods purchased. The company currently reports a pooled purchasing volume of EUR1.2 billion.
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