Private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in Talkwalker, a global listening and analytics company. The acquisition allows the software company to leverage Marlin’s operational resources and expertise in growing technology businesses. Talkwalker’s founders and management team will continue to lead the company during this exciting

Whitecar, a UK-based electric vehicle car rental company, has secured funding of GBP1.29 million and is now focusing on European expansion to add to its existing outlets at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh airports. Having launched in 2016, Whitecar has the largest fleet of white Tesla vehicles available to hire

Sodexo has taken a majority stake in French food-tech start-up FoodChéri. The move is in line with Sodexo’s strategy to continually adapt its offers to meet emerging consumer trends and reinvent the customer experience. Sodexo’s investment enables FoodChéri to consolidate its strategic positioning as a “virtual restaurant” with a focus

Clearlake Capital Group has acquired Perforce Software (Perforce), a developer of a scalable and secure version control and collaboration platform, from growth equity investor Summit Partners. The Company will continue to be led by Janet Dryer, CEO, and Mark Ties, COO, who will both join the Board of Directors alongside

High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of U-C Coatings, a manufacturer and distributor of premier specialty coatings and sealants for the North American wood and lumber markets. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   The Buffalo, New York-based company’s products, which are more cost effective

Spencer Technologies, a specialist in managed retail technology projects and deployments, has finalised the acquisition of Certified Retail Solutions, a service integrator of end-to-end IT life cycle solutions for the retail and hospitality industries. The acquisition is one element of Spencer’s aggressive strategy to broaden its capabilities and provide an integrated set

Clearwater International UK has advised construction services provider and independent trader of aggregates GRS Roadstone Group Limited (GRS), on raising finance to support its acquisition of S Walsh Holdings Limited (Walsh). The funding has been provided by a three bank term loan syndicate, Lloyds Bank, RBS and HSBC, and a

SolarWinds, a provider of IT management software, has completed the acquisition of Loggly, Inc, a provider of cloud-based log monitoring and log analytics software. Loggly is an SaaS-based, unified log monitoring and log analytics product, that aggregates, structures, and summarises log data so users can analyse and visualise their data to

Arcapita has acquired a controlling interest in MC Sign Company (MC Sign), a provider of signage and lighting services in the United States, for a total transaction value in excess of USD100 million. Atif A Abdulmalik, Arcapita’s Chief Executive Officer, says: “We are excited to complete a US private equity