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Hutton Collins Partners, a provider of preferred capital, has backed the management of Novus Leisure, the operator of 52 primarily London-based premium bars, in a deal worth GBP100m.
Hutton Collins has invested alongside LGV Capital, supporting the existing chief executive Steve Richards.
Hutton Collins and LGV will support Novus’ strategy to double its central London portfolio over the next three years, enhancing the group’s position in the premium bar London market, across brands including Tiger Tiger and Balls Brothers. In the medium term Novus will also look to expand outside its London core to cities such as Manchester, Bristol and
An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Arctic Glacier Income Fund.
The transaction was effectuated pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and the US Bankruptcy Code.
The new company, Arctic Glacier Holdings, will be based in Winnipeg, Canada, and will continue to conduct business under the Arctic Glacier name.
Arctic Glacier is a producer, marketer and distributor of packaged ice. The company is the largest producer of packaged ice in Canada and the second largest producer in the US. Arctic Glacier operates a network of 39
FundCount, a provider of investment management and accounting software, has integrated FINCAD’s F3 into its FundCount Risk Analytics solution.
F3 provides comprehensive, calculated risk measures that enable companies to obtain a better picture of their portfolio's risk.
FundCount provides technology for financial professionals such as hedge funds, fund administrators, fund of funds, asset managers, private equity funds, and single and multi-family offices. Its clients are worldwide with assets totalling USD25bn.
FundCount creates tools to perform comprehensive portfolio management and partnership accounting, compliance, CRM, web reporting, document management, and more. With the F3 risk platform, FundCount will be able to offer
Providers of outsourced services not only can help hedge fund managers meet the new requirements of regulators and investors for more detailed and timely investment data, they can help managers better use the data they have to streamline their operations or refine their product offerings, says Pat Hayes, a senior managing director with State Street Alternative Investment Solutions in Ireland…
Changes sweeping across the investment industry pose profound implications for hedge fund managers and how they manage data. As investors develop new approaches to asset allocation and risk management, their demand for enhanced information is accelerating. Compounding this challenge for
Singapore-based asset manager, Milltrust International Group, founded by Simon Hopkins in January 2011, has launched an innovative range of emerging market UCITS funds, ad
LLR Partners, a middle market private equity firm with more than USD1.4bn under management, and WellPoint have made a growth capital investment in Physicians Immediate Care LLC.
LLR Partners, a middle market private equity firm with more than USD1.4bn under management, and WellPoint have made a growth capital investment in Physicians Immediate Care LLC.
Physicians Immediate Care provides management services to 20 independently-owned medical clinics in Illinois, Nebraska and Oklahoma. These clinics offer urgent care, occupational medicine, physical therapy and employer services such as physicals and drug screening.
The financing will be used to expand the network and enhance the
Harris Williams has advised Harmar Mobility on its sale to private equity firm Cortec Group.
Harmar was previously a portfolio company of Seidler Equity Partners.
The transaction closed on 20 July and was led by Turner Bredrup, James Clark, Geoff Smith and Whit Knier from the firm’s healthcare and life sciences (HCLS) group.
“Harmar has established itself as a clear leader in the mobility and accessibility market through innovative, comprehensive and high quality products, paired with unparalleled service to an expanding network of loyal customers across multiple dealer-based distribution channels. This transaction is evidence of the strong interest that continues
Bertram Capital has sold Author Solutions to Pearson, a learning company and parent of Penguin Books.
The USD116m all-cash deal marks Bertram Capital’s third portfolio company exit in the last nine months.
Since Bertram Capital’s investment in 2007, ASI has grown to be a leading provider of professional self-publishing services.
"ASI’s extraordinary growth and its impact on the self-publishing industry clearly demonstrate the capability our buy and build approach has to create market leaders that are attractive acquisitions for strategic buyers," says Jeff Drazan (pictured), managing partner at Bertram Capital. "We successfully executed three add-on acquisitions for the ASI platform
A former trader at Nomura Holdings Inc is preparing to launch a USD250million Asia-focused volatility hedge fund reported Reuters this week, in what should become one of the region’s bigger start-ups so far this year.
Jean-Noel Payer was a managing director at the Japanese bank and worked with Benjamin Fuchs, whose own hedge fund company, BFAM Partners, is up and running in Hong Kong with backing from Nomura. Payer’s new management company is to be called Voltex Asia Capital Ltd. It received regulatory approval from the SFC on Tuesday. Payer did not make any official comment but it is believed
The Carlyle Group, together with management and employees of Service King Collision Repair Centers, is to acquire majority ownership in the largest independent US chain of auto body repair shops.
Founder Eddie Lennox will retain a significant ownership stake in Service King. Chief executive officer Cathy Bonner will become chairman representing Lennox on the board of directors.
New equity for the investment will come from Carlyle Equity Opportunities Fund and Carlyle Strategic Partners Fund III. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in August, were not disclosed.
Shary Moalemzadeh, Carlyle managing director and a member of the Carlyle
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