HgCapital Closes Funding Round for HgCapital 7

HgCapital closed HgCapital 7 with a hard cap of GBP2 billion. In announcement, HgCapital said that April 15, 2013 would be the final closing of its newest private equity fund HgCapital 7.


Springfield Homecare completes Positive Life Choices Acquisition

Springfield Homecare, using the Business Growth Fund, purchases Positive Life Choices. Springfield Homecare Services Ltd is a unit of Springfield Healthcare Group, which is backed by the Business Growth Fund.

ING US to Raise Funds through IPO

ING US, the subsidiary of Dutch ING Groep NV would be offering 64.2 million shares in its IPO priced between US$21 and US$24 per share.

Cathedral Capital Up for Sale

Cathedral Capital offered for sale by Lloyd's of London. According to reports, Lloyd's of London insurer Cathedral Capital is up on the auction block.


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Haltermann, HIG Europe's unit, has acquired PCL for a new firm. The European arm of private equity firm HIG Capital, HIG Europe, has announced that one of its portfolio companies, Haltermann Holding GmbH had acquired Petrochem Carless Holdings Ltd.
Pine Tree raises nearly US$100 million in new capital funding. The Miami, Florida based private equity firm Pine Tree Equity III, LP disclosed to the public that it was able to close a US$100 million third private investment fund in April 2013.
Booker has raised US$27.5 million in series financing. The former GramercyOne firm now called Booker is the leading service management platform which helps small and medium sized multi-location enterprises that unifies operations into a single cloud based system.
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