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Babble makes acquisitions in the North-West and South Coast

Unified comms, contact centre and cyber solutions provider, Babble, has acquired both Concert (Concert Networks Limited) and 5 Rings (5 Rings Telecom Ltd and 5 Rings IT Ltd).  The deals – which are the fifth and sixth completed by Babble in 2021 – extend the leading tech business’s UK-wide footprint,

Vance Street Capital’s Spectra acquires Galleon Embedded Computing

Spectra A&D Holdings (Spectra), a diversified designer and manufacturer of highly engineered avionics and electronics solutions for leading aerospace and defense platforms, has acquired Galleon Embedded Computing AS (Galleon).  Galleon is the first strategic add-on acquisition since the formation of Spectra. Spectra is a portfolio company of Vance Street Capital,

Kirkland advises Carlyle on takeover offer for Schaltbau Holding

Kirkland & Ellis has advised The Carlyle Group on the voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares of Schaltbau Holding. Schaltbau Holding is a leading technology supplier for rolling stock, rail infrastructure, road vehicles and other industrial applications. The company is a key technology partner for safe and sustainable

BC Partners-owned United Group to acquire Greek telecoms operator Wind Hellas

United Group, a provider of telecommunications services and media in Southeast Europe, has reached an agreement with Crystal Almond Holdings Limited to acquire Greek telecoms operator Wind Hellas, one of the country’s three mobile operators. Wind has a total of 4.2 million users and offers mobile, fixed, internet, and television

Partners Group to acquire Atria Convergence Technologies

Partners Group has agreed, on behalf of its clients, to acquire Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT), one of India’s largest providers of high-speed fibre-optic broadband, from Argan (Mauritius) Limited and TA Associates.  Partners Group, which has been a joint investor in ACT since 2016, will acquire a controlling stake in a

SGT Capital acquires Utimaco

SGT Capital has acquires Utimaco, a growing global market specialist in cyber security solutions, co-headquartered in Aachen and Campbell, California, with more than 470 employees and expected three-digit million revenues.  The acquisition is subject to different regulatory approvals. Its closing is expected for Q4 2021. The seller is EQT Private

Kainos Capital acquires Muenster Milling

Kainos Capital, a private equity firm specialising in acquiring and managing food and consumer businesses, has partnered with Mitch and Chad Felderhoff to acquire their family business, Muenster Milling (Muenster), a fourth-generation pet food and ingredient manufacturer based in Texas. Andrew Rosen, Managing Partner of Kainos, says: “We are excited

Navint acquires Hansen

Navint, an advisory and technology firm that helps enterprise organisations drive growth and operational efficiency, today announced it has acquired Hansen, an EMEA-based specialist consultancy that helps organisations maximise ROI from lead-to-cash solutions on the Salesforce platform.  The strategic acquisition will augment Navint’s recent EMEA expansion, amplify its lead-to-revenue capabilities

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