Steven Cao,
David N Miller,
Pete Chung,
Melissa Daniels
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Ally Bridge Group, announced the firms have completed an investment in Elligo Health Research, a healthcare-enabling research organization powered by the novel IntElligo technology. The $135 million Series E financing also included participation from Norwest Venture Partners and all major existing investors, including Cerner, Hatteras Venture Partners, Noro-Moseley Partners, Piper Sandler Merchant Banking, Shumway Capital, and Syneos Health.
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, the private real estate investment arm of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced it has raised ~$3.1 billion for North Haven Real Estate Fund X Global, exceeding its original fundraising target and surpassing the size of its predecessor fund, North Haven Real Estate Fund IX Global. G10 investors include a sophisticated group of public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and individuals from around the world.
Presidio Investment Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of Morgan Stanley Energy Partners, announced today that it has closed upon the issuance of term asset backed securities in a private placement transaction with a syndicate of U.S.-based institutional investors. The Notes are the largest single issuance of asset backed securities by an energy producer, the first such issuance to a syndicate of Note purchasers, and include two investment grade rated tranches.
As of today, the offer document for the public delisting tender offer (cash offer) of Kublai GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, an affiliate of funds managed and advised by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Inc., to the shareholders of Tele Columbus AG, Berlin, Germany, for the acquisition of their registered no-par-value shares in Tele Columbus AG (ISIN DE000TCAG172) as well as its non-binding English convenience translation are available for distribution free of charge at BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A., Frankfurt Branch, Europa-Allee 12, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced that it has raised $1.6 billion for North Haven Credit Partners III, exceeding its original fundraising target by 29%. Investors in North Haven Credit Partners III, the successor fund to North Haven Credit Partners II, include public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and individual investors.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, have acquired a controlling interest in Alliance Technical Group, from Align Capital Partners. Morgan Stanley Capital Partners is partnering with the current management team led by CEO Chris LeMay, who will continue to lead the business.
David Cook,
Alice Vilma,
David N Miller,
Carla Harris
Morgan Stanley Investment Management and the Multicultural Strategy Group today announced it has launched Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund, L.P. The Fund, part of MSIM’s Private Credit & Equity platform, will invest in primarily early-stage technology and technology-enabled companies with women or diverse members as part of the founding team from target sectors including technology, consumer/retail, financial technology, healthcare and media & entertainment.
As part of its ongoing commitment to advance racial and economic equity, Morgan Stanley’s new Next Level Fund invests in early-stage technology companies with women and diverse members on the founding teams.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, have completed an investment in Nivel Parts & Manufacturing, sold by funds managed by Kelso & Company. Morgan Stanley Capital Partners is partnering with the current management team led by Brent Moore, who will remain as CEO.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, have completed an investment in Sila Heating & Air Conditioning, from investment funds managed by Dubin Clark & Company, Inc. Morgan Stanley Capital Partners is partnering with the current management team led by CEO Lou Pellegrini, and founder, Jack Rothacker, who will continue to lead the business.
ValGenesis, Inc., the market leader in Enterprise Validation Lifecycle Management Systems (VLMS), announced the closing of a $24 million investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. Proceeds will bolster sales and accelerate ValGenesis’ focus on innovation in digital validation technologies and global deployment.
The outlook for renewable energy infrastructure in the U.S. has never looked more promising. Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners’ Chris Ortega discusses the importance of investing to support the whole value chain of technologies that will facilitate the transition away from carbon-intensive energy systems.
Dataminr, the leading real-time information discovery platform, today announced the close of a $475 million financing round at a $4.1 billion valuation. Investors in the financing include Eldridge, Valor Equity Partners, MSD Capital, Reinvent Capital, ArrowMark Partners, IVP, Eden Global and investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Tactical Value.
Digital infrastructure has earned its stripes as an essential service during the pandemic. That will have significant implications for the future of the asset class, say Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners’ Yacine Saidji and John Watson
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley AIP Private Markets Secondaries Team, an investment team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced today that they have completed an investment in Axispoint Technology Solutions Group through a transformational secondary partnership with RunTide Capital.
As of today, the offer document for the voluntary public takeover offer (cash offer) of Kublai GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, an affiliate of funds managed and advised by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Inc., to the shareholders of Tele Columbus AG, Berlin, Germany, for the acquisition of their registered no-par-value shares in Tele Columbus AG (ISIN DE000TCAG172) as well as its non-binding English convenience translation are available for distribution free of charge at BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A., Frankfurt Branch, Europa-Allee 12, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
airSlate, a leader in no-code business automation solutions, today announced the closing of $40 million in additional investment from leading growth investors for a total of $80 million in capital raised to date. The financing will be used to bolster sales to over $100 million ARR in 2021 with a focus on expanding product functionality and integrations for additional use cases, building up the sales and marketing organization, and entering new international markets.
Ryan Jordan,
John Moon,
David N Miller,
Andrew Griffin
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy Partners (MSEP), part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced today that they have completed an investment in Alpharetta, Georgia-based SolMicroGrid. This strategic partnership will support the growth of SolMicroGrid’s business, which offers innovative microgrid solutions through an Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) business model.
SmartyPants, Inc., a Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital portfolio company and a leading producer of premium multi-vitamins, was acquired by Unilever (NYSE: UL), a leading global supplier of personal care products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced today that they have completed an investment in Advanced Web Technologies Holding Company, which operates as AWT Labels & Packaging and Citation Healthcare Labels.
Inc.'s second annual list of founder-friendly private equity firms shines a light on 50 shops that have had success supporting founder-led companies. To compile the list, Inc. went straight to the source: entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity. It's a group that's been expanding for more than two decades. In the U.S., the number of PE-backed businesses has grown 30 percent compared with 2015, according to research firm PitchBook.
The Carlyle Group today announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Manna Pro Products (Manna Pro) from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), a Private Equity team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced today that they have completed an investment in US HealthConnect.
Manna Pro Products, a St. Louis-based manufacturer and marketer of pet care and nutrition, has agreed to acquire Doggie Dailies, a family-owned and operated online pet brand that offers premium nutritional supplements and wellness products for dogs.
Presidio Investment Holdings LLC (“Presidio Petroleum”) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the oil and natural gas producing properties of Templar Energy LLC and certain affiliates in the Anadarko Basin (“Templar”). Presidio Petroleum is a leading oil and gas efficiency company founded to acquire, operate, and optimize producing oil and natural gas properties in the Anadarko Basin and other established U.S. onshore basins.
Ecwid, a leading global software-as-a-service (SaaS) e-commerce company, today announced a funding round of $42 million led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and PeakSpan Capital. Ecwid provides online selling solutions for small businesses and enables them to establish a digital storefront in a matter of hours.
Alternative Investment Partners Private Markets, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, today announced it has built upon its $800 million
impact investing platform by closing on a fund which will focus on climate solutions. The $110
million fund seeks to address critical climate issues including global warming and pollution,
depleting resources and eco diversity.
TSG Consumer Partners, a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the branded consumer and retail sectors, today announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Pathway Vet Alliance LLC from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. As part of the transaction, Pathway management will continue to lead the Company and retain a significant minority stake. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
cPacket Networks, a leading provider of network-aware application and security assurance solutions, announced it has completed a $15 million round of funding by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. The investment will be used to accelerate cPacket’s focus on product innovation and deployment of its broad range of high-performance network visibility products for the cloud, data center, and branch offices.
Funds advised by Apax Partners today announced they have reached an agreement to acquire Cadence Education, a leading provider of early childhood education in North America, from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP). The transaction is expected to complete in March 2020. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), the middle market focused private equity team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced recently that they have completed an investment in World 50, Inc., a leading provider of private peer communities. MSCP partnered with the current management, led by CEO David Wilkie, who will remain CEO and continue to drive organic growth and acquisitions during the investment.
OpsRamp, service-centric AIOps platform for hybrid enterprise IT operations, today announced the closing of its latest round of investment led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, and with new investor Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). OpsRamp will use the investment to grow and scale the industry’s first cloud-based platform for discovery, monitoring, and automation of hybrid, multi-cloud, enterprise environments.
James Howland,
Aaron Sack,
Mark Bye,
David N Miller
Comar, a premier plastic packaging, dispensing, and medical device provider serving the Medical, Pharmaceutical, Consumer Healthcare, Personal and Home Care, Food and Beverage, and other niche market segments is thrilled to announce the acquisition of iMARK Molding, a custom contract manufacturer focused on serving the medical device industry.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, the private infrastructure investment team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, today announced that it has raised $5.5 billion for North Haven Infrastructure Partners III, six months after the fund’s first close on June 19, 2019.
Alternative Behavior Strategies (ABS), a leading provider of services to children with autism spectrum disorders, announced today it has received funding from private equity platform Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital along with Petra Capital Partners, investing in the next stage of ABS’ growth.
SAFE Fertility Centre Co., Ltd announced that North Haven Thai Private Equity L.P., a fund managed by Morgan Stanley, has invested an undisclosed amount in the Company for a minority stake.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital announced the sale of their interest in HighQ Solutions Limited, a leading collaboration platform for legal and regulated industries, to Thomson Reuters. HighQ provides secure cloud-based business collaboration, workflow automation and client engagement software to over 400 customers, including more than half of the top 100 global law firms.
CoAdvantage, one of the nation’s top privately held professional employer organizations (PEO) and a leading national provider of strategic human resource (HR) solutions for small to mid-sized companies, announced today a definitive agreement to be acquired by Aquiline Capital Partners, a private equity firm investing in financial services and technology. CoAdvantage is being acquired from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), which have owned the company since 2015.
Presidio Investment Holdings LLC announced today that it has completed its acquisition of all the oil and natural gas producing properties in the western Anadarko Basin of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas from Apache Corporation and its affiliates (NYSE: APA). Presidio Petroleum is a portfolio company majority owned by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy Partners, the energy private equity business of Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell their interest in DocuWare GmbH, a leading global provider of content services software, to Ricoh (TYO:7752). Expansion Capital invested in Founder-backed Docuware in June 2012 in a transaction designed to accelerate Docuware’s growth, recapitalize select holders and position the company for future growth.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), announced today that they have completed an investment in Project Management Academy, a leading provider of training and exam preparation services for project management professionals. MSCP is partnering with the current CEO, Jason Cassidy, and the rest of the management team, who will remain in place and retain an equity stake in the business.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), the middle market focused private equity team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced today that they have completed an investment in Ovation Fertility. MSCP partnered with the current management team and physician shareholders, led by Nate Snyder, who will remain CEO and continue to drive organic and acquisitive growth.
James Howland,
Aaron Sack,
Mark Bye,
David N Miller
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), the middle market focused private equity team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced today that they have completed an investment in Impact Fitness, a leading Planet Fitness franchisee with 29 clubs across the United States and Canada. MSCP partnered with the current management team, led by CEO Adam Willaeys, as well as founder Chris Klebba, who will remain as Executive Chairman.
James Howland,
Aaron Sack,
Mark Bye,
David N Miller
Manna Pro Products, a St. Louis-based manufacturer and marketer of pet care and nutrition, has agreed to acquire Dallas-based Hero Pet Brands, a company that provides solutions to pet owner needs including nutrition, grooming, waste pickup and cleanup.
Tikehau Capital Advisors, Tikehau Capital SCA’s main shareholder, today announced that it has secured from institutional partners firm and irrevocable commitments of €195m in new equity as part of a share capital increase of at least €300m.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management today announced it has raised $785 million for the North Haven Senior Loan Fund L.P. and its related vehicles (collectively “NH SLF”) exceeding its original fundraising target. When combined with target leverage, NH SLF has approximately $1.1 billion of capital available for investment. NH SLF seeks to invest in privately negotiated senior secured loans issued by lower middle market companies in North America.
XRI Holdings, LLC (“XRI”), a leading water midstream company with owned infrastructure throughout the Permian Basin, announced today that it has acquired the water treatment and recycling division of Fountain Quail Energy Services, LLC (“Fountain Quail Water Treatment”). Fountain Quail Water Treatment is a leading produced water treatment, recycle, and reuse business with operations throughout the Permian Basin and other key producing basins across the United States.
SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Samanage, a highly reviewed and highly rated IT service desk solution company based in Cary, NC. Over the past 7 years, Samanage has built a strong, well-respected product guided by a customer-centricity that aligns well with SolarWinds’ mission and commitment to the technology professional community.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners invests directly in infrastructure assets and seeks to create value through active asset management and operational improvements.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (“MSCP”), the Private Equity team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced today that they have completed an investment in Clarity Software Solutions. MSCP is partnering with the current management team led by founder Sean Rotermund, who will remain CEO and continue to drive organic growth and product development during the investment.
Vbrick, a Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital portfolio company and the leader in enterprise video platform solutions, today announced that Christian Rockwell, an accomplished marketing executive for high-growth technology businesses, has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer. In this role Rockwell will be responsible for marketing strategy and will lead the global marketing organization for the rapidly-growing company.
Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services, today announced the closing of $32 million in financing from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and East West Bank. The company will use the funds to address accelerating demand for Medsphere’s comprehensive suite of healthcare IT solutions and services, and for strategic acquisitions.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced it has raised over $1.4 billion for North Haven Tactical Value Fund LP and its related funds, significantly exceeding its original fundraising target. The Fund seeks to invest in private, long-term and often illiquid opportunities that are identified primarily by leveraging the global Morgan Stanley network and come from a wide range of asset classes, sectors and geographies.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP) today announced the sale of their majority interest in Hojeij Branded Foods (HBF), a leading North American airport food and beverage concessionaire, to Lagardère Travel Retail (Paris:MMB) for $330 million. MSCP acquired a majority stake in HBF from its founders in July 2015 in a transaction that valued the company at $155 million.
EZ Texting, the leader in mobile marketing for business, announced it is consolidating all its communication brands, including CallFire, under EZ Texting. This move reflects the growing importance of text messaging as a business communications solution and supports the rapid growth of the company's flagship text messaging platform used by small and medium-sized businesses to more effectively reach their customers.
PPC Flexible Packaging, LLC, which is backed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners and is a leading provider of custom flexible packaging for specialty food and healthcare markets, today announced the acquisition of Payson, Utah–based Temkin International.
Samanage, the service success company, today announced a $30 million investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, the growth-focused private investment platform within Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Samanage seeks to accelerate their exceptional year-over-year growth and expand their global market share in the IT Service Management (ITSM) industry.
Ashwin Krishnan,
David N Miller,
Hank D'Alessandro
Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) today announced an investment by Morgan Stanley Credit Partners. The new funding will further accelerate the growth of VIP and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Meridian Knowledge Solutions (Meridian), based in Reston, VA.
Ardurra-King, the 4th fastest growing Engineering firm in the country, has rebranded itself Ardurra Group, Inc. The firm consists of 3PL Consulting, AndersonPenna Partners, BCG Engineering, CTT Engineering, King Engineering Associates, PCA Global, Eco Consultants, and Stouten Cramer. We are also introducing our new tag line: Collaborate. Innovate. Create.
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, the growth-focused private investment platform within Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), announced that it has closed on approximately $400 million of capital commitments for North Haven Expansion Equity LP and its related funds, exceeding its original fundraising target capital commitments by nearly $100 million.
Neo4j, the leader in graph databases, announced today that it has closed an $80 million Series E funding round led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and One Peak Partners.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, the Asia-focused private equity investment platform within Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), today announced that it has secured over US$440 million in capital commitments for North Haven Thai Private Equity LP and its related funds, versus an initial target of US$300 million. The Fund was launched in partnership with Bangkok Bank, a market-leading Thai financial institution.
EcoIntense merges its products and businesses into a single, global brand identity: With the release of version 11.0 on October 11th, the HSE and CSR software EcoWebDesk and the associated NordSafety app are rebranded under the uniform name Quentic. EcoIntense and NordSafety are now also operating as Quentic.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy Partners (MSEP), part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and Midland, Texas-based Catalyst Energy Services LLC announced a strategic partnership whereby MSEP has made a majority equity investment in Catalyst to support the growth of the Company’s pressure pumping and other complementary services in premier U.S. oil and gas basins.
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, an investment team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has closed the unit’s latest investment fund, the Riverview Strategic Opportunities Fund III with over $500 million in commitments. The fundraise saw robust interest from both institutional and high net worth investors with the raise being completed within a few weeks. The Fund is an opportunistic hedge fund solution focused on hedge fund secondaries and co-investments.
Clinipace, a global full-service contract research organization (CRO), expands its leadership team and launches a new brand identity to support its future growth as a midsized CRO. To better serve its clients, Clinipace is committed to taking a personal approach that focuses on service supported by top CRO talent and technologies.
Vbrick, the leading provider of enterprise video software, today announced it has received $20 million in funding led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, with participation from existing investors Acme Nova and Adams Capital. The funding will build upon the rapid adoption of Vbrick’s video platform into the enterprise market by accelerating the pace of innovation, growing sales and marketing, and fueling the company’s partner ecosystem.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), the Private Equity team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced today that they have completed an investment in Comar Holding Company, LLC. MSCP partnered with the current management team, led by Michael Ruggieri, who will remain CEO and continue to drive organic and acquisition growth.
Cohesity, the leader of hyperconverged secondary storage, today announced it raised $250 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund with strong participation from strategic investors Cisco Investments, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. The investment is a testament to Cohesity’s leadership in transforming data center and cloud operations with web-scale simplicity for secondary data.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy Partners (MSEP), part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and Fort Worth, Texas-based Presidio Investment Holdings LLC announced today a strategic partnership whereby MSEP has made a majority equity investment in Presidio Petroleum.
Fusion (NASDAQ:FSNN), a leading provider of cloud services, announced today that on May 4, 2018, it closed a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 1,523,811 shares of its common stock. The shares were priced at $5.25 per share for gross proceeds of $8.0 million. Proceeds from the Private Placement will be used by Fusion for general corporate purposes.
Fusion (NASDAQ:FSNN), a Morgan Stanley Credit Partners portfolio company and a leading provider of cloud services, announced that on May 4, 2018, it closed its previously-announced acquisition of the Cloud and Business Services business of Birch Communications Holdings, Inc. The acquisition was completed through a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fusion with and into Birch.
Concentra Analytics, the creator of Software as a Service (“SaaS”) data solutions used to visualize, model and track business operations, today announced the completion of a £41 million growth equity investment led by One Peak Partners, with participation from co-investors Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Joseph Schull, Connected Capital, as well as existing shareholder, City Securities.
VizExplorer today announced that it has closed a strategic investment round by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. The investment will enable VizExplorer to scale business operations, enhance its analytics platform and deliver new solutions for additional verticals including manufacturing, entertainment venues and healthcare.
Instapage, the landing page and post-click optimization solution for digital advertisers, has today announced a $15 million growth investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, the growth-focused private investment platform within Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Investment funds will allow Instapage to accelerate the enterprise adoption of the Instapage post-click optimization solution, expedite platform development and expand sales and client service operations.
Jana Small Finance Bank (formerly Janalakshmi Financial Services, India’s leading micro-finance company), a Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia portfolio holding, announced commencement of its banking operations. To cover its extensive customer base, Jana Small Finance Bank will initially open 19 branches across 18 states and expand to 200 banking outlets including the 25% unbanked rural branches by June 2018.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy Partners (MSEP) announced today that they have completed an investment in Specialized Desanders, Inc (SDI). MSEP is partnering with CEO Chris Hemstock and the current SDI management team to support the growth of the company's innovative oilfield equipment and services business across North America and internationally.
Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device company backed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and focused on musculoskeletal healing products and value-added services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spinal Kinetics Inc., a privately held developer and manufacturer of artificial cervical and lumbar discs.
Fisher Container Holdings, LLC, which is backed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners and is a leading provider of custom flexible packaging for food and healthcare industries, today announced the rebranding of its subsidiaries Fisher Container, LLC and Packaging Products Corporation, LLC into the new entity PPC Flexible Packaging.
CoAdvantage Corporation, a Morgan Stanley Capital Partners portfolio company and a leading national provider of strategic human resource solutions for small to mid-sized companies, today announced that Clinton Burgess has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the combined CoAdvantage organization. Mr. Burgess assumes this role following his prior successful leadership as CEO of Progressive Employer Management Company (PEMCO), which merged with CoAdvantage in October 2017.
Fisher Container, a portfolio company majority owned by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, today announced the addition of Dan Donofrio to its executive team as Chief Operations Officer.
Sahajanand Medical Technologies, the leading manufacturer of cardiac stents in India, is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised equity to the tune of Rs. 230 crore in a funding round led by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia. Existing Investor Samara Capital also participated in the round.
A fund managed by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia has invested Rs 152 crore in Southern Health Foods, makers of the Manna Foods brand of natural health food products.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (collectively, “MSPEA”), part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Profex Inc. (“Profex”), a specialty distributor of dermo-cosmetic products in the People’s Republic of China and Giorgos Korres shareholder of KORRES S.A. NATURAL PRODUCTS (KORRES) announced an investment agreement.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy Partners (collectively, “MSEP”), part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and Houston, Texas-based Durango Investment Holdings LLC (“Durango Midstream” or the “Company”) announced today a strategic partnership whereby MSEP has made a majority equity investment in Durango Midstream to support the growth of the Company’s midstream businesses in the Midcontinent region of the United States.
Tiff’s Treats, the Austin-based company that created the warm cookie delivery concept, today announced a $25 million investment round led by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, the growth-focused private investment platform within Morgan Stanley Investment Management. The Series D investment will be used primarily to support further national expansion and continued investment in the company’s technology leading ordering and delivery platform.
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, the growth-focused private investment platform within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announces that it has closed on over $275 million of capital commitments for North Haven Expansion Credit LP and its related funds (collectively, “Expansion Credit” or the “Fund”), exceeding its fundraising target.
Opera TV, a Morgan Stanley Credit Partners portfolio company and the global market leader in enabling OTT, today introduced its new brand identity, including a logo and website, meant to better illustrate the company’s mission to enable entertainment everywhere through extraordinary OTT products and services. Vewd will officially launch at IBC from September 15-19, where it will also showcase enhancements to its core technology and preview its latest breakthrough products.
Fusion (NASDAQ: FSNN), a Morgan Stanley Credit Partners portfolio company and a leading cloud services provider, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Cloud and Business Services customers, operations and infrastructure of privately-held Birch Communications, which represents the majority of Birch's current revenues. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2017.
Fisher Container, a portfolio company majority owned by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, completes the acquisition of Packaging Products Corporation.
Janalakshmi Financial Services (JFS), a Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia portfolio holding and India’s largest microfinance organization, today announced the receipt of final license from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up Small Finance Bank. The Small Finance Bank will commence operations in the second quarter of the current financial year. JFS plans to set up 300 bank branches during the year covering the major locations in India.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners announces an investment in Fisher Container via a partnership with experienced plastics and packaging executive, Kevin Keneally, and the current Fisher management team to acquire the company.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners announces that it has raised over $1.5 billion for North Haven Capital Partners VI and its related funds and committed co-investments.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity announces an investment in Cadence Education, Inc., one of the United States’ leading providers of early childhood education.
Morgan Stanley Energy Partners ("MSEP") and Midland, TX-based XRI Holdings, LLC (“XRI Blue”), announce a strategic partnership whereby MSEP has made a majority equity investment in XRI Blue.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners announces an investment in Pathway Partners Vet Holding LLC, a leading veterinary hospital owner and operator founded by Dr. Jasen Trautwein in Austin, TX and led by CEO Shawn McVey.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners announces that it has agreed to sell Southern Star Central Corp. (Southern Star) to a consortium consisting of affiliates of GE Energy Financial Services and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners announces the sale of Madrileña Red de Gas ("MRG") to a consortium formed by EDF Invest, Gingko Tree Investment Ltd, and Dutch pension fund manager PGGM.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners announces the completion of the sale of its majority interest in EmployBridge, a leading provider of specialty staffing services, to The Select Family of Staffing Companies, a national provider of workforce management services.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners announces an agreement to acquire in stages co-control ownership of Eureka Hunter Holdings, LLC, a natural gas gathering system situated in the Marcellus and Utica shale basins in the Appalachian region of the United States.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners announces the completion of the sale of its majority interest in Accelerate Acquisitions Limited, the parent company of Zenith, to HgCapital, a UK-based private equity fund.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners announces an increased ownership stake to 100 percent of the Common Equity of Southern Star Central Corp., parent company of Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline (Southern Star).
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia announces the closing of a strategic partnership with Tianhe Chemicals Group, a leading specialty chemicals company in China.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity and Denver-based Sterling Energy Company announce a strategic partnership whereby Morgan Stanley Private Equity has made a majority equity investment in Sterling Energy.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity and the group of Trinity companies (“Trinity”) announce a strategic partnership whereby Morgan Stanley Private Equity has made a majority equity investment in Trinity.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners announces that is has agreed to acquire a 60 per cent stake in Zenith Vehicle Contracts Group Limited, a provider of vehicle outsourcing and management services to the UK corporate sector, from funds advised by Barclays Private Equity and Zenith management.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity and Charleston, WV-based Triana Energy announce a strategic partnership whereby Morgan Stanley Private Equity has made a majority equity investment in Triana Energy.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners announces the completion of an agreement to acquire a 60 percent stake in Learning Care Group, the U.S. subsidiary of A.B.C. Learning Centres Limited (“ABC”).
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners and BAST Investment Group agree to acquire an equity stake in Breitenfeld AG from the majority shareholders of the Austrian specialty steel producer, Fides Privatstiftung and Fortis Privatstiftung.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners announces that it will acquire Tops Markets, LLC (Tops) from Koninklijke Ahold, N.V. (Ahold). Tops operates under the banners of Tops Markets and Martin’s Super Food Stores.
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