| | | Fall behind on what happened in Private Equity and Venture Capital last week? Have no fear – here’s the most-read stories that appeared on PEHub.com: | | Coller Capital makes three senior appointments | Posted: 7/18/2016 | Coller Capital has appointed Michael Schad as head of investment management while David Platter and Francois Aguerre have become co-heads of origination. Also, Luca Salvato and Sebastien Burdel, investment partners at the firm, will be leaving. | Read More... |
Harbor Beach Capital launches | Posted: 7/19/2016 | Harbor Beach Capital LLC, a private equity firm based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, has launched. Brian Urbanek, a former MD of Sun Capital Partners, is the managing partner of Harbor Beach, the firm's website said. | Read More... |
Solera to acquire VC-backed Enservio | Posted: 7/19/2016 | Solera Holdings Inc has agreed to buy Needham, Massachusetts-based Enservio, a provider of SaaS-based software and services for the property contents insurance sector. No financial terms were disclosed. Solera's backers include Vista Equity Partners, Koch Industries and Goldman Sachs while Enservio is backed by Bain Capital Ventures and Matrix Partners. | Read More... |
First Reserve to buy Morrison Utility Services | Posted: 7/21/2016 | First Reserve has agreed to acquire UK-based Morrison Utility Services, a provider of utility infrastructure services. No financial terms were disclosed. The sellers are Bregal Capital and Motion Equity Partners. The transaction is expected to be completed by November 2016. | Read More... |
Apax to buy Dominion Marine Media | Posted: 7/19/2016 | Apax Partners said July 19 it has agreed to buy Dominion Marine Media. Financial terms weren't announced. Dominion Enterprises, a subsidiary of Landmark Media Enterprises, is the seller. Dominion Marine operates recreational marine digital marketplaces – BoatTrader, boats.com, YachtWorld, and CosasDeBarcos – which attract over 62 million unique visitors annually. Apax Partners was advised by Kirkland & Ellis and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Evercore advised Dominion Enterprises while Willcox and Savage their legal counsel. | Read More... |
L'Oreal to acquire TSG-backed IT Cosmetics for $1.2 bln | Posted: 7/22/2016 | L'Oreal has agreed to buy makeup and skincare brand IT Cosmetics, which is backed by TSG Consumer Partners. The price of the acquisition is $1.2 billion. Goldman Sachs, Piper Jaffray & Co and Financo LLC provided financial advice to TSG on the transaction. | Read More... |
Investcorp to sell stake in Polyconcept to Charlesbank | Posted: 7/18/2016 | Charlesbank Capital Partners has agreed to buy Investcorp's majority stake inPolyconcept, a promotional products provider. The buyers also include Partners Group.No financial terms were disclosed. William Blair & Company LLC and Barclays were financial advisers to Investcorp and fellow investor 3i while Jefferies Group did likewise for Charlesbank. | Read More... |
Riverside backs education company n2y | Posted: 7/19/2016 | The Riverside Company has made an undisclosed investment in n2y LLC. Madison Capital and New CanaanFunding provided the financing for the transaction.Based in Huron, Ohio, n2y is a creator of education curricula and teaching materials for K-12 students with special needs. | Read More... |
Cadenza Innovations scores more than $5 mln Series A | Posted: 7/18/2016 | Oxford, Connecticut-based Cadenza Innovation, a provider of energy storage solutions, has secured more than $5 million in Series A funding. Golden Seeds led the round with participation from other investors that included Connecticut Innovations and Scale Investors. | Read More... |
Gryphon to buy Lawler Foods, combine with Original Cakerie | Posted: 7/18/2016 | U.S. private equity firm Gryphon Investors has agreed to acquireLawler Foods Ltd, a Humble, Texas-based maker ofgourmet cheesecakes, layer cakes, pies and other desserts. No financial terms were released for the deal, which is expected to close this month.Gryphon said Lawler will be part of thesame premium dessert platform as The Original Cakerie,a Canadian manufacturer of frozen desserts. Gryphon acquired a majority stake in theDelta, British Columbia-based company in December, calling it "auniquely attractive platform for expansion in the North American baked goods sector." | Read More... |
Sentinel acquires Revenew | Posted: 7/20/2016 | Sentinel Capital Partners has acquired Houston-based Revenew International, a provider of cost recovery and cost containment services. No financial terms were disclosed. | Read More... |
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