Dechert expands private equity practice with new London Partner
Global law firm Dechert LLP continues to grow its global private equity practice group with the forthcoming addition of Mark Thompson as a partner in its London office. Thompson is an experienced corporate lawyer. His practice focuses on private equity and real estate, advising a full range of stakeholders across public and private corporate transactions, […]
Buyside firms waving $200k+ packages at women, minorities
With recruitment of juniors at banks and buy-side firm at record highs this year, all talent is at a premium, but headhunters on both sides of the Atlantic say talent that ticks diversity boxes is at even more of a premium than most. “There’s huge demand for women on the buy-side,” says Anthony Keizner, partner at Odyssey […]
NetSPI Secures $90 Million in Growth Funding
NetSPI, the leader in enterprise penetration testing and attack surface management, today announced it has raised $90 million in growth funding led by KKR, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures. The investment will be used to further accelerate NetSPI’s rapid growth by expanding the company’s cyber security and client experience teams, investing in product innovation, and deepening operations across U.S. […]
Bell tolls for John Laing: Infrastructure champion has rolled over too quickly for private equity predators, says ALEX BRUMMER
Private equity pioneers KKR, the original ‘Barbarians at the Gate,’ want stakeholders to believe they are doing them a huge favor by offering £2billion for British infrastructure giant John Laing. As with so many recent private equity deals for FTSE 250 companies, the premium to the current share price of 33 per cent looks generous. […]
Edgemont Partners Advises Mindful Health Solutions on Growth Investment from Norwest Venture Partners
As reported in the Wall Street Journal, Edgemont Partners (“Edgemont”), a premier healthcare investment bank and a leading M&A and capital raising advisor exclusively serving healthcare companies, acted as exclusive financial advisor to Mindful Health Solutions (“MHS” or “the Company”), a leading provider of interventional psychiatry services, on its growth investment from Norwest Venture Partners (“Norwest”). Edgemont’s deal […]
United States: Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: H.I.G. Capital Invests In Concord USA
H.I.G. Capital has announced it has completed a growth investment in Concord USA. Concord, based in Minneapolis, provides technology consulting and digital services to customers in healthcare and a few other sectors. Founded in 2003, the company offers a suite of solutions within cloud applications and integration, data and analytics, information security, digital and user experience, and advisory […]
Sole Source-Backed Peak-Ryzex Acquires Bar Code Direct
Sole Source Capital LLC, an industrial-focused private equity firm today announced that its portfolio company, Peak-Ryzex, a value-added reseller of barcoding and data collection solutions to customers across North America, has acquired Bar Code Direct. The acquisition of Bar Code Direct adds to Peak’s ability to serve its expanding array of client segments and is […]
Nottingham software firm lands £500,000 private equity investment
The Robot Exchange has secured a £500,000 investment from private equity investment firm, Foresight Group, through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF). “Our Robotic Process Automation technology delivers rapid automation of manual and menial tasks, benefitting businesses and their customers, and we deliver a full return on investment for our clients within the first year, […]
Private equity firm buys Gü pudding brand
Private equity firm Exponent has secured a deal to buy dessert brand Gü from Noble Foods for an undisclosed fee. Sky News reported last week that Exponent had offered £150m to buy the pudding brand. The company was bought by Noble Foods in 2010 and has seen particularly strong growth in recent years, hailing 25 […]
H.I.G. Capital Completes Strategic Investment into eHealth
H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with $44 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that an affiliate has completed a $225 million strategic minority investment into eHealth, Inc. (“eHealth” or the “Company”) in the form of convertible preferred stock. Scott Flanders, Chief Executive Officer of eHealth commented, “We […]
