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Kelso Place Asset Management LLP (Kelso Place), the special situations investor, has appointed Philip Dougall as Partner. The appointment takes Kelso Place’s London-based investment team to nine.
Sion Kearsey, Managing Partner of Kelso Place, says: “Phil has a wealth of experience and knowledge of the turnaround landscape, which will be vital for us as we prepare for a period of increased deal flow. In particular, the experience he garnered from his time at Sun European Partners showcases his skills, which we are confident will be much in demand in the coming months. I am delighted that he has chosen to
Crescent Capital, a Turkey-based fund manager focused on energy and infrastructure, has successfully launched and held the first closing of Clean Energy Transition Fund, LP (CETF), a private equity fund targeting investments in renewable energy generation projects and related sectors, predominantly in Turkey and South Eastern Europe.
CETF, which will be managed by Crescent Capital Advisory Ltd, aims to take advantage of significant investment opportunities in Turkey and neighbouring regions in the field of wind, hydro, biomass, geothermal, and solar power projects.
CETF’s first closing at EUR65 million has been supported by EBRD, EIB, iVCi, FMO, and DEG, which have
Chicago-based private equity firm Winona Capital Management, along with existing investors, has made a strategic investment in Petsense, a rapidly growing US chain of specialty pet supply retail stores.
“We are extremely excited to partner with Petsense. Bob Angstead (Petsense CEO) and his team have sharpened the pet retail model,” says Winona Managing Director Laird Koldyke. “With this capital infusion, Petsense will accelerate the expansion of their proven retail and distribution model nationwide.”
Winona’s investment will allow Petsense to rapidly build 100+ new stores throughout targeted markets in the United States. Petsense currently has 50 company owned stores in 16
Forbion Capital Partners’ portfolio company AM-Pharma BV, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the preclinical and clinical development of Alkaline Phosphatase (AP) as a treatment of severe inflammatory diseases, has raised EUR29.2m in an oversubscribed Series D financing.
The series D round was led by Ysios Capital Partners, co-led by Kurma Life Science Partners and supported by a consortium including the venture arms of two global Healthcare companies, Abbott and Shire, the European venture funds, BB Biotech Ventures and Idinvest Partners as well as existing investors, Forbion Capital Partners and Inventages Venture Capital.
The current fundraising will enable AM-Pharma to
Global private equity firm Advent International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire shares representing 49.998% of MAXAM’s share capital, from Vista Capital and Portobello Capital.
The remaining 50.002% of the company’s share capital continues to be controlled by MAXAM’s management team, led by its Chairman CEO, José F Sánchez-Junco. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval as MAXAM operates in a regulated market. The deal value has not been disclosed.
MAXAM is the European leader and one of three global leaders in the civil explosives and initiation systems industry. The company is also active in the development,
Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) has closed its debut private equity fund, Alliance Consumer Growth Fund, with USD40 million in committed capital.
The Fund will make investments in high-potential young consumer product and service companies. Founding partners Josh Goldin, Julian Steinberg and Trevor Nelson have overseen successful growth investments in the consumer sector for the past several years.
ACG also today announced investments in two category-creating companies: KAS Direct LLC, maker of the BabyGanics and PawGanics brands of safe and effective cleaning and personal care products; and The Honest Kitchen, the pioneering brand of dehydrated human-grade pet food.
ACG seeks to
Thierry Monjauze (pictured), Managing Director at Harris Williams & Co, comments on the announcement that Zagat is to be acquired by Google…
Google’s interest in local services and advertising (Local) goes back several years, but the related strategy has seen a number of false starts, both via internal initiatives and inorganic endeavours. There have been strong strategic merits for Google to be a meaningful player in Local but views on the appropriate avenue for attacking the market have varied.
The Zagat acquisition reinforces a continued desire to tap the significant Local market opportunity via relevant, searchable content (ratings, reviews, recommendations, etc.)
JP Morgan Private Equity Limited has completed a USD91.9 million (GBP56.5 million) all stock acquisition of Arch Cru’s ex-portfolio of 38 mid market buyout co-investments from the SPL Funds. Purchase price represented a 4.7% discount.
The SPL Funds will receive 65% of the Purchase Price through the issue of 44,727,053 new US$ Equity Shares and 35% of the purchase price through the issue of 30,410,753 New 2017 ZDP Shares.
The 44,727,053 new USD Equity Shares and 30,410,753 New 2017 ZDP Shares in the company have been admitted to listing on the UKLA’s Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange.
Evercore Partners has made further additions to its Private Funds Group continuing the team’s expansion into the Asia-Pacific region and strengthening its global project management capabilities, with the signing of an exclusive affiliation with Australia-based Phoenix Capital Advisory and the addition of Jennifer Band from the UBS Private Funds Group.
Over the past year, Evercore’s Private Funds Group has made significant progress in creating a global platform appropriate for today’s fundraising market and consistent with how industry trends are expected to develop, offering fundraising services across the traditional markets of the United States and Europe as well as the "emerging"
HIG Europe has acquired a significant equity stake in CTI, in conjunction with the merger between CTI and Maten. With turnover of nearly EUR135 million, the new group is now the leading independent industrial boiler maker in France specialised in the energy sector.
CTI specialises in the construction and maintenance of unique and complex parts primarily for companies in the energy sector. CTI is a world leader in the construction of high value-added parts for the nuclear industry, where it is active throughout the value chain (research, enrichment, production, recycling). CTI provides services to customers in France and abroad, mainly
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