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Carlyle-backed Euro Techno Com buys Comtec

Telecommunications equipment and supplies producer Euro Techno Com (ETC), a portfolio company of Carlyle, has acquired UK-based market peer Comtec.

Portfolio financing is needed to get through the next two years

It is more important than ever for companies to access financing that is both tailored to what is needed and can be provided quickly, writes 17Capital partner Thomas Doyle

Auctus-backed PharmaLex buys Regulis Consulting

PharmaLex, a portfolio company of Auctus Capital Partners, has acquired UK-based pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device consulting company Regulis Consulting.

Aurelius’s Zim Flugsitz in self administration

Aircraft seat manufacturer Zim Flugsitz, a portfolio company of Aurelius, has entered self-administration proceedings under German insolvency law.

Stephens Making Noise in Acoustics

The Stephens Group is continuing the build of Catalyst Acoustics Group with the buy of Fräsch, the company’s fifth add-on acquisition. Fräsch is maker of polyester wall panels, ceiling treatments, baffles, dividers, partitions, and acoustic

Ex-PIMCO veteran Gross named head of institutional portfolio strategy at JP Morgan Asset Management

The $2.2tn-managing JP Morgan Asset Management has hired former PIMCO veteran Jared Gross for its newly created role of head of institutional portfolio strategy.

Cortec’s Groundworks Closes Add-On

Groundworks, a portfolio company of Cortec Group, has acquired Foundation Systems of Michigan. This is the second add-on acquisition completed by Groundworks since Cortec acquired the company through its seventh fund in January 2020. Foundation

PE Weathering COVID-19

According to a new study by Willis Towers Watson (WTW), private equity-owned companies appear to be weathering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across multiple sectors and geographies. According to WTW, despite the subdued operating

Caledonia to inject £22m into portfolio company Buzz Bingo as part of restructuring

The UK's biggest retail bingo company is looking to restructure, which will result in the closure of 26 stores and 570 redundancies

Riflebird-backed Piller Entgrattechnik acquired by SFO

Riflebird Capital portfolio company Piller Entgrattechnik has been acquired by family office SFO Gruppe.

BC Partners’ Wautier: What public market investors can learn from private equity

In times of unprecedented volatility, there is an added onus on investors to create long-term value by engaging constructively with portfolio companies

Greenbriar Continues Auto Service Build Up

GB Auto Service, a portfolio company of Greenbriar Equity Group, has acquired sister companies, Sun Devil Auto and Sun Auto Service (together Sun Devil Auto). Sun Devil Auto was founded by Joel Higginbotham in 1978

Ufenau’s Swiss IT Security buys Keyon

Swiss IT Security (SITS), a portfolio company of Ufenau Capital Partners, has wholly acquired local market peer Keyon.

LDC’s makes 18 investments in H1 2020

LDC has made 18 investments in the first half of 2020, according to its half year results.

Kester-backed Frontier sells business to HIG-backed Vernacare

Kester Capital portfolio company Frontier Medial Group has sold its infection prevention business to HIG Capital-backed Vernacare.

Capgemini to help Nordic Capital implement AI for portfolio companies

Nordic Capital has mandated Capgemini to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning as value drivers within its portfolio companies.

GCP sells Chaucer to Apax-backed Bip

Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has sold consultancy firm Chaucer to Italian management consulting and business integration specialist Business Integration Partners (Bip), a portfolio company of Apax France.

Synova-backed Fairstone acquires Mantle Financial Planning

Synova Capital portfolio company Fairstone has acquired independent financial advisory (IFA) firm Mantle Financial Planning.

Borromin’s ProFagus completes refinancing

Beech charcoal and natural additives producer ProFagus, a portfolio company of Borromin Capital, has completed a refinancing with a debt package from H&A Global Investment Management.

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