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Transaction Reports Callcredit GTCR to buy Yorkshires Callcredit Debt providers:


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Legal advisor to the vendor: Risk & insurance due diligence provider: GTCR to buy Yorkshires Callcredit


GTCR, a leading private equity firm, recently announced its acquisition


of Callcredit


Information Group Limited in partnership with its management team. Callcredit is a leading provider of consumer credit data solutions and software and analytics services in the United Kingdom. GTCR is partnering with CEO John McAndrew, Managing Director Graham Lund, and the rest of Callcredit’s existing management team to invest behind a growing, highly recurring technology-enabled business with significant opportunities for value enhancement.


Founded in 2000 within Skipton Building Society, Callcredit is a leading credit reference and marketing services provider for over 3,000 customers, including the UK’s largest financial institutions and organizations in the alternative lending, insurance, telecom, utilities and public sectors, among others.


“We are delighted to partner with John McAndrew and the Callcredit management team,” said Collin Roche, Managing Director at GTCR. “We believe that Callcredit is well positioned to continue its growth and success within the rapidly evolving areas of consumer credit and data analytics, and we look forward to supporting John’s vision of building the leading company in this segment. GTCR looks forward to supporting continued product innovation and investment while pursuing opportunities for expansion, geographically and through acquisitions.”


CEO, John McAndrew stated: “This new partnership will ensure that Callcredit maintains the agility and customer-focused culture that have underpinned its success to-date, while empowering us to continue to provide our clients with more innovative data solutions. GTCR’s strong financial backing and its experience in the UK and global financial services and technology markets will help realize our vision for Callcredit.”


Chesapeake Céréa Capital and


BPI France carve out Chesapeake division Investors:


Legal advisor to Alcentra: Chesapeake Buyout


CEREA Partenaire, a private equity specialist for agribusiness, through its Capital Fund Céréa associated


completed the acquisition


with Bpifrance , has from


Irving


Place Capital and Oaktree Funds capital Management division of the former British Spec Chemical Packaging group Ltd Chesapeake.


Legal advisors to Céréa Capital:


Sub-investment grade corporate credit specialist Alcentra Limited, part of BNY Mellon, has invested in Chesapeake’s Plastic Packaging Division (soon to be renamed), combining the former activities of Chesapeake Specialty Chemicals Packaging in France, the UK and


Hungary. This unitranche will support the buyout by funds advised by CEREA Partenaire in association with Bpifrance, Chemark and the management of the group and provide capital for the business’ growth strategy in areas of high agricultural development, particularly in Brazil and Russia.


Headquartered in France and founded in 1987 by its current CEO, Jean-Philippe Morvan, the company is the European leader in specialty plastic packaging barriers focusing on delivering high quality products and services for the transport and storage of goods to customers predominantly trading in the agrochemical and flavouring sectors.


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