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Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille (CNP) and Sienna Private Equity (SPE) are to acquire a majority stake in ECT Group alongside the company’s existing management team, from Chequers Capital.
The transaction remains subject to the information and consultation process of ECT Group’s employee representative bodies and customary regulatory approval. Financial details have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1998, ECT Group is a specialist in the upcycling of inert soils, serving both the building industry and local communities. ECT carries out non-built development projects with excavated soils from urban construction sites. These developments take the form of landscape parks, biodiversity zones,
EQT has completed the acquisition of Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia, in a cash and stock transaction that was worth €6.8 billion when first announced in March, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Godspeed Capital Management (Godspeed Capital), a lower middle-market Defence & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, has acquired E4H Environments for Health Architecture (E4H), a provider of consulting, planning, and facility design architecture services for the healthcare and health science and technology industry.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Following the transaction, E4H will join MOREgroup, Godspeed Capital’s newly rebranded platform of architecture, design, and engineering brands with robust sector focused industry experience. Formed through the combination of Huckabee Architects, Rachlin Partners, TSK Architects, Image Engineering Group, and E4H, the MOREgroup today comprises a
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on middle market business valued at up to $400 million, has invested in OutSolve, a provider of outsourced labour and employment compliance solutions.
Founded in 1998, OutSolve provides compliance solutions to help clients adhere to federal contracting standards and other regulations designed to promote non-discriminatory policies in the workplace. The company services more than 2,000 customers in a variety of industries across the US.
In addition to pursuing organic growth through building scale in areas such as pay equity, DE&I and ESG, Riverside plans to continue the company’s strong track record of
Cube Infrastructure Managers (Cube), an independent mid-market infrastructure investor, has agreed to acquire firstcolo datacenters (firstcolo), a Frankfurt-based data centre business and provider of colocation, dedicated servers, managed services and private cloud solutions.
The acquisition is being made by Cube Infrastructure Fund III.
Cube is acquiring firstcolo from funds advised by EMERAM Capital Partners (EMERAM), an investment companies for medium-sized companies in the German-speaking region, and its portfolio company diva-e Excellence (diva-e). As a business development partner, EMERAM actively supports the growth of diva-e.
The parties have agreed not to disclose any financial details on the transaction, which is subject
Carlyle Group’s credit arm has invested a combined $1.5 billion in the debt of two of the highest profile deals of the year so far, the buyout of Citrix Systems Inc and Nielsen Holdings Plc, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The report cites unnamed sources as revealing that Carlyle has invested around $750 million in the Citrix buyout, with roughly half of that amount being on the secured debt portion that banks syndicated at steep losses last month, and the other 50% or so on a preferred equity piece that was arranged at the start of the year.
The
CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) has appointed Gioia Torresi and Pav Lamba as Directors in its European Direct Private Infrastructure team.
Reporting to the head of the European infrastructure investment practice, Lamba will be responsible for making European direct investments whilst Torresi will focus on the asset management of the European direct infrastructure portfolio and on sustainability and governance.
With 10 years of experience within the investment and advisory industries across London and Toronto, Lamba will source, execute and asset manage infrastructure investments as part of the team in London.
He joins from Boston Consulting Group, where he
Financial Services Capital (FSC), a private equity investor dedicated to the European financial services sector, has appointed Geraldine Kieren as Vice President, Investor Relations.
Kieren joins from Aksia, where she was a Portfolio Advisor on Private Markets, supporting the firm’s efforts for European institutional clients in private equity and private credit. Her appointment continues the development of FSC’s institutional-grade team, led by Managing Partners Matthew D Hansen and Miroslav Boublik. The team now comprises eight Investment Professionals and three Platform Professionals, supported by four Operating Partners and five Senior Advisors.
Prior to Aksia, Kieren worked for Hamilton Lane, where she
Shift Paradigm, a portfolio company of mid-market private equity firm Growth Catalyst Parthers, has acquired Ergo, an email marketing company based in New York City. The acquisition strengthens Shift Paradigm’s email and customer journey expertise.
Shift Paradigm and Ergo’s shared cultural values and commitment to driving client outcomes played a central role in bringing the companies together.
Following the acquisition, Ergo chief executive officer John Hendricks will remain involved in the business as a member of Shift Paradigm’s board of directors.
Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital, is combining Extol, which it acquired on 30 September, 2022, and Aluminium France Extrusion (AFE), which has been owned by OpenGate since June of 2013, to form Aluminium Solutions Group SAS (ASG).
The merger establishes France’s second and Europe’s sixth largest aluminium extruder with a clear sustainability roadmap. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
OpenGate is also examining options to enhance the ESG profile of ASG, including specific investments to facilitate recycled materials in the production process.
Extol is a specialty extruder and manufacturer of custom aluminium parts with facilities in Toledo,
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