Private Equity
Colony Capital Inc has completed its previously announced acquisition of Abraaj Group's private equity platform in Latin America. No financial terms were disclosed. The acquired platform has been renamed Colony Latam Partners and will continue to be headed by its senior management team led by Miguel Olea, Hector Martinez, Gerardo Mendoza and Eduardo Cortina.
2 min read · 18 April 2019
Mastercard said April 16 that it acquired Vyze. Financial terms weren’t announced. Vyze, of Austin, connects merchants with lenders, helping them to offer customers credit options online and in-store. Vyze has raised about $50 million in funding from VCs including Austin Ventures, Fathom Capital and Starvest Partners, PitchBook said.
4 min read · 17 April 2019
4 min read · 17 April 2019
Bryan, Garnier & Co has acquired Beringer Finance, a Nordic-focused investment bank. No financial terms were disclosed.
4 min read · 17 April 2019
Investment consulting and advisory firms Meketa Investment Group Inc and Pension Consulting Alliance LLChave merged. No financial terms were disclosed. The newly combined companies will be known as Meketa Investment Group Inc. Also, PCA founder and Managing Director Allan Emkin and PCA Managing Director Christy Fields have now joined Meketa’s board of directors while PCA Managing Directors Judy Chambers and Neil Rue are now members of Meketa’s executive committee.
3 min read · 17 April 2019
The Hilb Group LLC, a portfolio company of Abry Partners, has acquired Arkansas-based Walker Brothers Insurance Inc, a retail agency primarily focused on commercial property and casualty insurance for small to medium-sized businesses. No financial terms were disclosed.
2 min read · 16 April 2019
Silvercrest Asset Management Group, an investment adviser, has agreed to acquire Milwaukee-based Cortina Asset Management LLC, an asset manager. No financial terms were disclosed.
2 min read · 15 April 2019
2 min read · 15 April 2019
2 min read · 11 April 2019
Integrated Specialty Coverages said April 11 that it acquired Paramount General Agency and Paramount Acceptance Corp. Financial terms weren’t announced. Paramount is a licensed managing general agent that provides commercial auto liability, cargo, and physical damage coverage as well as premium financing to trucking businesses. ISC backed by Sightway Capital, a Two Sigma company.
3 min read · 11 April 2019
