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Altera has completed of a growth capital funding round. This investment provides the Atlanta-based investment firm which focuses exclusively on the lower middle private markets, with balance sheet capital to further enhance its firmwide capabilities and growth initiatives.
Since its founding in 2018, Altera has sponsored over 40 investment vehicles across private equity, real assets, and private credit.
The company’s leadership expects to have $325 million of capital committed to its private investment strategies by year’s end 2022 including $75 million of capital from Altera’s owners. The firm’s trajectory seems on-trend to meet market demand. According to the 2022 Preqin
Ambienta SGR (Ambienta), one of Europe’s largest asset managers entirely focused on environmental sustainability, is adding Calpeda, a global manufacturer of pumps, motors and systems for the integrated water cycle, to its platform company Wateralia.
With the industrial integration between Calpeda and Caprari, whose acquisition was performed in February 2021, Wateralia is now structured to become one of the largest independent European players in the electric pumps and pumping systems industry for the integrated water cycle. Due to the increasing need for efficient water supply and distribution for both civil and industrial daily use, the water management industry is strongly
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has acquired Roskam Baking Company (Roskam), and merged the business with Organic Milling, one of its portfolio companies.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Roskam is a leading contract manufacturer that supports many of America’s most iconic food brands and companies. Roskam is a scaled, diversified bakery operation with over two million square feet of manufacturing, warehouse, and office space across six facilities, including 30-plus manufacturing and packaging lines.
Patient Square Capital has appointed Colin Shannon as a senior advisor. Shannon was most recently chairman and chief executive officer at global contract research organisation PRA Health Sciences (formerly PRA International).
During his time as CEO of PRA Health Sciences, revenue of the company grew over seven-fold from less than $460mm to over $3.3 billion.
Prior to PRA Health Sciences, Shannon was at pharmaceutical product development Inc. (PPD), where he held various executive roles, including executive vice president of Global Clinical Operations. Other key positions included chief operating officer for European operations, vice president and chief financial and administrative officer
One Equity Partners (OEP) is to acquire Clayens NP (Clayens), a value-added outsourced contract manufacturer of high-performance polymers, composites and precision metals from a group of investors led by French private equity firm Siparex.
HarbourView Equity Partners (HarbourView), a global alternative asset management company founded by Sherrese Clarke Soares, has acquired the recorded music rights catalogue of Country megastar Brad Paisley.
Over the past 20-plus years, Paisley’s songwriting has won him numerous awards, including three GRAMMYs, two American Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards and 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, among many others.
HarbourView has been extremely active since launching just nine months ago, acquiring over 35 catalogues to date. The firm’s distinctly diverse portfolio features thousands of titles spanning numerous genres and decades. Most recently the company acquired the catalogues of
Gen II Luxembourg Services (Gen II Lux), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gen II Fund Services (Gen II), an independent private capital fund administrator, has relocated its Luxembourg office to Well 22, located at 22 Rue des Bruyères.
Located in Howald, close to Luxembourg City, the building is the first in Luxembourg to meet the requirements of the WELL Building Standard certification process. It is a performance-based system for measuring building features that impact human health and well-being through air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort, and mind. Gen II Lux will occupy approximately 2,800 sq m, nearly three times the size
Dr Praeger’s Sensible Foods, a brand specialising in, nutritious plant-based frozen foods made from simple ingredients Ana portfolio company of Vestar Capital has appointed seasoned CPG executive Andy Reichgut has chief executive officer, effective immediately.
Advent International (Advent), a global private equity investor, is to partner with CEMEX to accelerate the growth and development of NEORIS, a digital accelerator and business partner to some of the largest companies in the world.
With Advent’s support, NEORIS will deepen its focus on cutting-edge, high-growth verticals such as artificial intelligence, data science, cloud solutions, and automation, among others. These verticals are aligned with CEMEX’s priorities for its continued digital transformation. NEORIS will also continue focusing on strategic industries such as financial services, telecommunications, media, manufacturing, retail, and consumer packaged goods, among others.
Subject to satisfaction of closing conditions,
Backstop Solutions Group, a cloud-based productivity suite for institutional and alternative investors, has appointed Michael Neuman as the company’s first chief information security officer (CISO).
As CISO, Neuman will lead Backstop’s efforts in elevating compliance standards internally, and providing strategic counsel to Backstop’s clients to help them better adhere to security by design principles across their organisations. Neuman will also be responsible for the areas of privacy and trust, helping to expand Backstop’s expertise in these evolving areas of regulation and compliance.
Neuman previously served as vice president, information security at Backstop, where he played a significant role in
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