The Private Equity Growth Capital Council has released a new analysis of returns provided by private equity investments compared to the S&P 500. Based on the analysis of private equity benchmarks, private equity outperformed (net of fees) the S&P 500 for 1, 5 and 10-year time horizons by 1.8, 3.7 and 7.0 percentage points, respectively. […]
Archives for October 18, 2012
Maranon Leads Mezzanine Investment in Latest Gridiron Acquisition
Maranon Capital has made an investment in Performance Health and Wellness Holdings to support the acquisition of the business by Gridiron Capital. Maranon arranged and led a syndicate that provided mezzanine debt and an equity co-investment. Performance Health & Wellness is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of branded, consumable products sold to therapy, rehabilitation, and […]
Victory Park Capital Receives SBIC License
Victory Park Capital has received final agency committee approval by the U.S. Small Business Administration for its license as a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC). This license allows VPC to borrow flexible capital from the SBA with which to invest in conjunction with its own equity. “The SBIC license enables us to make investments in […]
Grey Mountain Partners Acquires North American Specialty Glass
Consolidated Glass Holdings (CGH), a portfolio company of Grey Mountain Partners, has acquired the assets of North American Specialty Glass (NASG) out of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. “With a well-capitalized balance sheet, NASG will be stronger than ever and is poised for tremendous growth. The unique capabilities of NASG will further differentiate and add value to […]
H.I.G. Growth Partners Acquires Escalate Media and Womensforum.com
H.I.G. Growth Partners, the growth capital investment affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has announced that its newly-formed portfolio company, Escalate Media Holdings, has completed the acquisition of womensforum.com and Escalate Media. Womensforum.com and Escalate are online advertising companies encompassing a number of owned and operated websites, an online advertising network and an affiliate network. As part […]
