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Sub-investment grade corporate credit specialist Alcentra, part of BNY Mellon, has invested in Cambridge Education Group (CEG), a provider of foundation programmes and English language training.
Alcentra’s senior loan will support the buyout by Bridgepoint in a transaction totalling GBP185m and will provide a strong platform to deliver the company’s global growth plans.
Established in 1952, the company is a leading player in the international schools market, providing pre-university education to more than 4000 students recruited from over 95 countries via its global marketing network. CEG addresses the UK and US pathway market through sixth form colleges in the
Partners of Ogier Fiduciary Services have agreed terms for a management buy-out of the business from the Ogier Group.
The deal closed on 1 February 2014 with final completion being subject to the regulatory approvals.
The management buy-out of Ogier Fiduciary Services is being backed by Electra Partners, an independent private equity fund manager with over 25 years’ experience of supporting businesses, including those in the financial services industry. On behalf of its major client, Electra Partners has agreed to invest GBP83m of equity in the GBP180m transaction.
Nick Kershaw (pictured), CEO of Ogier Group, says: "Ogier Fiduciary
Recent major investment aimed at growth within Jersey’s financial services industry is a positive indicator of confidence within the market, according to Geoff Cook, chief executive of Jersey Finance.
The Ogier Group announced this week that Ogier Fiduciary Services has been subject to a management buy-out with ambitious growth plans, backed by private equity manager Electra Partners, whilst Apex, one of the world’s biggest fund administration firms, recently opened an office in Jersey.
This follows the results of the recent Jersey Business Tendency Survey, which found that just over half of financial services firms anticipate a rise in employment
Commodities have had a tough time since the global financial crisis, but are we starting to see the light appear a little sooner than forecast? Scott Wolle (pictured), chief investment officer for the Invesco Global Asset Allocation (IGAA) team, highlights why they maintain a constructive view of commodities and the role that they can play in Invesco’s portfolios…
On the surface, 2014 looks to be a tough year for commodities, as multi-year projects increase the flow of supplies to market even as demand has turned tepid, especially in emerging markets. However, a deeper look at the history of this asset
Wasserstein & Co, on behalf of its private equity fund Wasserstein Partners III, has acquired all of the assets of Recorded Books from Haights Cross Communications (HCC), a K-12 educational and library publisher.
Northwestern Mutual and Lexington Partners are co-investing in the transaction with Wasserstein & Co.
With operations in the US, UK, and Australia, Recorded Books offers more than 13,500 exclusive unabridged audiobooks to the library, school, and retail markets. In addition, Recorded Books offers libraries more than 100,000 eBooks through its proprietary OneClick Digital platform, and 12 electronic resources including Zinio, a multi-platform distribution service for digital
American Securities, a US private equity firm, has acquired SeaStar Solutions in partnership with the company's management team from an affiliate of HIG Capital.
SeaStar is a manufacturer of precision-engineered vessel control systems and other specialised applications in marine and industrial end markets.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
SeaStar’s marine products include hydraulic steering, electronic steering (CAN Bus), joystick controls, mechanical steering, shift and throttle cables and controls, and replacement engine parts. SeaStar's industrial products include thermal solutions for the transportation and defence industries, and aftermarket components for outdoor power equipment.
SeaStar
Dallas-based Transition Capital Partners (TCP) has closed on the sale of its portfolio company, LT Energy Services, to B/E Aerospace, a manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products.
The sale was part of B/E Aerospace’s previously announced acquisition of two oil field service companies for USD265m.
Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive sell-side financial advisor to LT Energy Services and Locke Lord LLP acted as corporate legal counsel.
Acquired by TCP in April 2012, LT is headquartered in Houston and provides rental equipment and accommodation systems to major oil & gas producers. Under TCP’s ownership and direction, LT expanded
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Manhattan-based private equity manager and his firm with stealing USD9m from investors in their private equity fund.
The SEC has obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of Lawrence E Penn III and his firm Camelot Acquisitions Secondary Opportunities Management as well as another individual and three entities involved in the theft of investor funds.
The SEC alleges that Penn and his longtime acquaintance Altura S Ewers concocted a sham due diligence arrangement where Penn used fund assets to pay fake fees to a front company controlled by
Zopa, Europe’s largest peer-to-peer lending company, has closed a GBP15m (USD25m) funding round from Arrowgrass Capital Partners.
Zopa enables savers to receive better rates by lending money to people looking for low cost loans.
Its customers have lent over GBP455m through the platform.
Zopa will use this new round of investment to support growth and to increase awareness of Zopa’s rates and service among a wider audience of UK consumers.
Arrowgrass Capital Partners is a European focused alternative asset manager, headquartered in London, with assets under management of approximately USD4.6bn. Henry Kenner, CEO of Arrowgrass, has joined
Octopus Investments-backed UltraSoC Technologies has appointed Graham Pink to the board.
This comes a week after the appointment of Chris Gilbert as non-executive chairman.
Pink is an experienced technology entrepreneur with extensive knowledge of semiconductor IC engineering, from digital implementation, packaging and fabrication through test. Pink began his career as an engineer for Lucas Aerospace. He then spent 17 years at Cambridge Consultants where he led various projects on metering and communication products, fault tolerant computing systems and ASIC developments. In 1999 he co-founded CSR and served various roles there for the next eleven years including SVP engineering and
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