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Ludgate Environmental Fund Limited has made three new investments in biomass, anaerobic digestion and waste heat recovery, each with the expectation of significant growth potential.
Ludgate Environmental Fund has committed GBP7.0 million to Tamar Energy Limited, to fund the development and construction of food and mixed waste anaerobic digestion plants that produce renewable energy. Tamar Energy is developing a UK network of more than 40 plants with capacity to generate 100MW of electricity over the next five years. The company has an advanced pipeline of projects as well as experienced engineering and construction partners with proven success in the UK.
KSL Capital Partners has completed the previously announced acquisition of the historic Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa.
One of the most iconic resorts in the United States, the 512-room Grove Park Inn sits between the majestic Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains in Asheville, North Carolina. Constructed in 1913, the resort features one of the country’s most widely acclaimed spas, eight dining outlets and seven retail outlets, an 18-hole Donald Ross-designed golf course, a 50,000-square-foot sports complex, and 55,000 square feet of meeting space with 42 meeting rooms.
As part of the resort’s Centennial celebration in 2013, KSL Capital
JP Morgan’s Worldwide Securities Services business has been appointed to provide private equity fund administration services to 8 Miles Fund I, a Pan-African private equity fund that plans to invest in businesses across a broad range of industries, with the aim of driving long-term growth in Africa.
8 Miles, which recently closed its first fund raising, plans to focus on growth sectors in Africa including agribusiness, consumer and retail, health, telecommunications, banking and financial services.
JP Morgan will provide a set of comprehensive services including fund and partnership accounting, capital call/distribution management, investor reporting, and investor tracking, investor relations
Right now there are clear dislocations in capital markets, particularly in the eurozone as banks continue their mission to deleverage and scale back the volume of debt sitting on their balance sheets in response to Basel 3. The European Banking Authority has determined that banks needs to raise EUR115billion in new capital – the volume of European sponsored loans set to mature between now and 2014 stands at EUR264billion: hence the urgency.
But one person’s misfortune is another’s gain. Hedge funders who specialise in distressed debt and special situations are rubbing their hands in glee as they eye up cheap
Patria Investimentos, one of Brazil’s largest alternative investment management and corporate advisory firms, has selected iLevel to provide portfolio monitoring and reporting software solutions.
iLevel will help the firm to automate portfolio company data collection, improve efficiencies, and achieve integrated, real-time access to all of its investment data.
iLevel will provide Patria with an end-to-end solution for collecting, analysing, and reporting on investment data, which will be leveraged across numerous departments, including Investor Relations, Deal Teams, and Operations. Patria’s investment portfolio is one of the most diversified in Brazil, and includes private equity, real estate, and infrastructure. iLevel was selected
Montagu Private Equity has reached an agreement to acquire CAP from Top Right Group (formerly Emap International).
CAP is a market leading provider of vehicle valuation data, new vehicle information and business solutions to the automotive industry. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close later in May, were not disclosed.
Founded in 1979 and based in Leeds (UK), CAP’s data and information systems serve clients across a broad variety of automotive-related sectors. CAP’s current used car values are used as the benchmark for residual values performance across the disposals industry and CAP Monitor is the leading residual values
Matrix Private Equity Partners LLP has sold portfolio company Camwood Limited (Camwood) to its management team. Camwood is an IT services business that specialises in application migration and portfolio management. It is a leader in its field of Application Intelligence.
Four years ago Camwood spun out App-DNA, a software toolset for application management which was then sold to Citrix in October 2011 for USD92 million, generating a 32x return for Matrix advised VCT, The Income & Growth VCT plc. Following that transaction, Matrix retained its original stake in Camwood.
The sale back to management of the remaining Camwood business has
ATA Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm focusing on early stage, venture capital investments, has appointed digital industry veteran John Loiacono as Venture Partner.
Loiacono, known by many in the industry as "JohnnyL", has been a key executive in the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley for over 25 years, including former roles as Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Sun Microsystems, and more recently, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Adobe Systems’ Digital Media and Creative Solutions businesses.
"John’s industry-recognised status as a visionary in digital media and computing solutions ideally suits ATA’s investment objectives," says
Envestors, a private investor network dedicated to helping investors source dynamic companies in need of growth capital, has launched a specialised service for early-stage businesses.
Rising Stars has been introduced in response to demand from its investor network for high-quality, pre-screened investment opportunities. Interest in early-stage companies is growing amongst investors and business angels, spurred by Government incentives such as the Enterprise Investment Scheme (‘EIS’) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), designed to encourage wealth creation and employment. The Firm has experienced an increase in applications from young companies that have seen traditional providers withdraw progressively from early stage funding.
Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic private equity firm focused exclusively on the health care industry, and Wind Point Partners, a private equity investment firm, have completed the sale of Physiotherapy Associates to Court Square Capital Partners.
Headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, Physiotherapy Associates is the nation’s foremost provider of outpatient rehabilitation services.
Water Street and Wind Point transformed Physiotherapy Associates into an industry leader when they merged two of their specialty health care services companies in 2007. They combined Benchmark Medical, which Wind Point built through 23 acquisitions, and Physiotherapy Associates, which Water Street acquired from Stryker Corporation. The firms
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