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Investcorp, in partnership with existing management, has acquired GL Education Group (GLE), formerly Granada Learning Group, the UK provider of non-regulated pupil and school assessment solutions for primary and secondary schools, from private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Based in London and founded in 1981, GLE provides assessment products and services used by teachers to measure students’ core abilities and to take decisions about their learning paths. The company comprises two business units, GL Assessment and GL Performance, which, together, deliver to more than 15,000 schools the tools to help raise standards
Emerging markets funds continue to capture a larger slice of the global private equity (PE) fundraising pool, reaching 15% of new commitments globally in 2011, up from 11% in 2010.
Led by China and Brazil, fundraising for emerging markets PE in 2011 grew by 64% year on year, reaching a 3-year high of USD38.6 billion, according to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA). In the same year, 876 private equity and venture capital deals valued at USD26.9 billion were completed in the emerging markets, representing 11% of invested PE capital globally.
“The trend toward increased LP commitments to emerging
Mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe Limited has invested in Audley Travel (Audley), the bespoke travel specialist, for an undisclosed sum.
The Oxfordshire-based company, founded as Asian Journeys in 1996, is the UK’s leading tailor-made travel business, offering tours and safaris for the discerning traveller. Audley’s holidays are tailor-made to the customer’s individual requirements by experienced consultants who have detailed first-hand experience of the countries in which they specialise. Whether it is organising a cultural tour of Japan, trekking in Peru or a safari in Botswana, Audley aims to meet and exceed clients’ expectations. The firm is committed to
MMC has launched a second Growth Generation Fund – the only EIS venture capital fund targeted specifically at young investors. MMC’s first fund, raised in 2010, is now filly invested.
The new fund is aimed at investors aged 18-35 with GBP2,500 to GBP10,000 to invest. Investors in the Growth Generation Fund benefit from EIS tax relief and a portfolio of high growth UK companies.
Rory Stirling (pictured), investment director at MMC, says: “We believe this generation plays a vital role in growth, innovation and the wider economic recovery effort in the UK. Venture capital investing has typically only been
Several of August & Debouzy’s teams advised Beezik and its shareholders on its merger with Ebuzzing.
Beezik is a French company specialising in free and legal music downloading. It owns the BeeAd platform, which specialises in publishing video ads on media sites. Ebuzzing, specialises in the distribution of video ads through social media.
Thanks to their complementary offers, BeeAd and Ebuzzing’s merger will create a new European leader for online video advertising.
BeeAd will become a Business Unit of the Ebuzzing Group and will continue to operate under its own brand in Europe. The leading free and legal
M&A firm AdMedia Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to KRG Capital Partners (KRG), a Denver-based private equity firm, in an investment in Ansira Partners, an independent engagement marketing agency.
Ansira, a leading independent engagement marketing agency, is the third platform company for KRG in advertising and marketing services. Ansira is also the eleventh platform company for KRG’s USD1.96 billion Fund IV. KRG plans to partner with Ansira management to continue building one of the industry’s leading customer intelligence and engagement marketing platforms, both organically and through acquisition.
New York-based mergers & acquisitions firm AdMedia Partners acted as exclusive financial
GroFin, the multinational pioneer of growth finance working to create real impact through the support of small and medium businesses, has seen its funds under management grow from USD260 million to USD323 million.
These funds are invested in supporting entrepreneurs and business people to start or grow a business. The company also announced that it will be launching three new offices in 2012 in Zambia, Jordan and a regional office serving the UAE.
Since launching in 2004, GroFin has established a reputation of being a leading provider of finance and business support to entrepreneurs and business owners in Africa and
Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has appointed Cayman litigator, Christopher Russell, as partner in the firm’s Cayman Islands office from 1 May 2012.
Russell joins Appleby from Ogier’s Cayman office where, until recently, he led the firm’s litigation group. He is extremely well known in the Cayman Islands where he is regarded by peers as being one of the best lawyers on the island.
Appleby’s Global Practice Group Head for Litigation and Insolvency, Andrew Bolton (pictured) says: “It is excellent news that Chris is joining us. We are already well known in our market for
Ogier has appointment of Richard de Lacy QC to the role of partner and head of the firm’s Cayman litigation practice, from 19 March 2012.
Richard de Lacy brings 30 years of professional experience in the legal profession, not only as a barrister, but also as an academic and trustee. He joins Ogier from leading chambers 3 Stone Buildings in London, where he developed a distinguished reputation in commercial litigation and insolvency through cases in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas.
“We are delighted to be welcoming someone of Richard’s calibre and expertise to our litigation practice,” says Nick
Morgenthaler Private Equity (MPE), the Cleveland and Boston-based private equity team focused on lower middle market buyouts, has completed the sale of Avtron Loadbank, a designer and manufacturer of power integrity test and measurement devices, to Emerson.
The Company’s load bank technologies test and validate the quality and integrity of power sources, such as primary and standby generators and uninterruptible power supplies, in critical applications such as data centres, hospitals, airports, telecommunications, commercial and industrial buildings, and water and wastewater utilities.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Jeff Gwinnell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Avtron Loadbank, says:
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