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Vista, a B2B independent insurance broker, has appointed Dan Blake the company’s new head of private equity.
Blake is a chartered insurance broker and joins Vista from Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers, where he managed a portfolio of clients, mainly in manufacturing and contracting, paying premiums in excess of £4,000,000.
He began his career with technical specialist J K Lee (now part of the Howden Group) and brings a wealth of analytical expertise with him to this new role.
While Blake will add further strength to Vista construction team, recognised in the region as one of the few independent
British businesses are increasingly turning to private capital to grow, with the total amount invested in UK companies by private equity and venture capital rising to an all-time high, according to a new report published by the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA).
Warburg Pincus has acquired El Car Wash (El), a fast-growing express car wash operator in South Florida, from affiliates of Wafra, Audrose Partners, and Fireside Investments.
The investment will support El’s continued expansion and its commitment to offering best-in-class services to its customers.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
El is a widely recognised brand known for its prime locations, high quality operations, distinctive aesthetics, and industry leading membership program. It is also the Official Car Wash of the Miami HEAT and a partner of Baptist Health.
William Blair & Company, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to
Mill Rock Packaging Partners (Mill Rock Packaging), a portfolio company of growth and operations oriented private investment firm Mill Rock Capital, has acquired Impressions Incorporated (Impressions), a specialty packaging and printing company specialising in the complete production of custom folding cartons and ancillary products for various end markets.
Mill Rock Packaging is a growth-oriented specialty packaging company focused on leading design, innovation and technology; strong operational capabilities and unparalleled customer service.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Impressions is a specialist in the design, engineering and production of high-end paperboard packaging and commercial printing products for a variety
MidOcean Partners (MidOcean), a New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments, has launched the Women’s Awareness Initiative (WAI), a programme committed to bridging the gender diversity gap in the asset management industry near term.
Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), well-recognised for engaging, empowering, and connecting limited partners to maximise their performance on an individual, institutional and collective basis, has formally endorsed WAI, adding the program to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Roadmap.
Established by MidOcean managing director and ESG/compliance officer Candice Richards, WAI’s mission is to actively bring together institutions committed to
A wholly-owned subsidiary of La Mancha Fund (La Mancha), a Luxembourg-based fund advised by La Mancha Capital Advisory (LMCA), is to invest approximately $69 million in G Mining Ventures Corp (G Mining).
The investment will assist G Mining to finance the development and construction of its Tocantinzinho Gold Project (TZ) located in the Para State in Brazil.
As La Mancha’s first gold investment in the Americas, this marks a positive step towards fulfilling LMCA’s objective of diversifying the fund’s portfolio in multiple jurisdictions and production stages.
LMCA is pleased to support the G Mining management team, which has
MedOne, Israel’s leading and most trusted provider of colocation data centre infrastructure, has secured a significant growth investment from Berkshire Partners, a US private investment firm, and the van Rooyen Group, alongside majority shareholder Taavura.
Established in 1997, MedOne provides carrier-neutral colocation, interconnection, and hybrid cloud services to global cloud and content customers, multinational technology companies, and leading local enterprises and government entities. MedOne operates over 25,000 square meters of data centre capacity across four highly secure, underground sites in Israel, with additional sites under development.
MedOne’s facilities are strategically situated at the heart of Israel’s interconnection ecosystem, offering customers
Private equity investors have identified the consumer discretionary sector as offering the most potential for deal-making over the next five years, driven by the expectation that an eventual easing in supply chain and inflationary headwinds will see a fast recovery in valuations, according to a new study conducted among 100 senior-level General Partners (GPs) in the UK, Europe and North America.
The research reveals that 90% of respondents rated consumer discretionary as an attractive investment opportunity, up 13% from last year, the largest rise of any sector. The utilities (85%) and energy (85%) sectors came second and third respectively, underlining
Pontifax AgTech Management, a growth capital investor in the global food and agriculture sector, has rebranded as Aliment Capital (Aliment).
Aliment Capital is a purpose-driven investment firm focused on generating superior returns by investing in disruptive companies that improve the efficiency, resilience and sustainability of the food and agriculture sector.
Aliment will maintain its established strategy of investing growth capital globally in commercially established businesses with proven technologies as part of a broader commitment to combating climate change. Food and Agriculture is the world’s second-fastest growing industrial sector, now estimated as a $13 trillion business, feeding the planet and
CVC Fund VIII (CVC) is to invest in Spectrum Medical group at a £1 billion valuation.
Spectrum Medical has grown rapidly over the past few years by bringing new and pioneering technologies to the cardiac bypass and ICU space.
Today, Spectrum Medical is focused on the development of becoming a single “solutions provider” of a platform of high-performance technologies that include Quantum Perfusion Systems, Quantum Informatics and Quantum Sterile Technologies. The combination of these world leading technologies creates an ecosystem of products which lead to enhanced clinical monitoring, greater patient safety and improved health economics.
CVC was advised by
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