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Flexpoint Ford and Vestar Capital Partners acquire LERETA

Private equity firms Flexpoint Ford and Vestar Capital Partners are to acquire LERETA, a provider of real estate tax and flood services for mortgage servicers. The transaction is expected to close within 30 days. LERETA’s chief executive officer, John Walsh, and the current senior management team will continue to lead

RSK Group Ltd acquires TechnikGS

RSK Group Ltd, an integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business, has acquired specialist geotechnical contractor TechnikGS. With innovation at its core, TechnikGS provides mini piling, micro piling and quality geotechnical solutions for foundation and ground engineering problems.  Established in 2011, the business has offices in Runcorn, London and Glasgow,

Blackstone to acquire Sphera for USD1.4bn

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sphera, a provider of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) software, data, and consulting services, from Genstar Capital. The investment, which values the company at approximately USD1.4 billion, would be made through Blackstone’s flagship private equity vehicle.

Arlington Capital Partners’ portfolio company BlueHalo acquires DDES

Arlington Capital Partners’ (Arlington) portfolio company, BlueHalo, a leading provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Design & Development Engineering Services Corporation (DDES). DDES, based in Albuquerque, NM, designs and manufactures space-qualified electronic systems for exquisite, Class-A

CM&A supports RCG in their acquisition by ERM

Consulting M&A has supported its client RCG (The Renewables Consulting Group), a global market intelligence, management consulting, and technical advisory firm operating exclusively in the renewable energy sector through the sale process to the world’s largest pure-play sustainability advisory firm, ERM.  Sebastian Chivers, CEO at RCG, says: “We are delighted

swcomms completes acquisition of Taurus Clearer Communication

Business communications and technology solutions provider swcomms has acquired neighbouring ICT business, Taurus Clearer Communication.  Taurus has been trading in Exeter and the South West region since 1984 led by managing director Jonathan Sawyer. The merger of the two businesses will serve to extend their technical expertise and product portfolios. 

Chiltern Capital-backed Pixel acquires cybersecurity specialist Cyphra

Pixel Holdco Ltd, the parent company of cloud centric IT services and data specialist Perfect Image and a portfolio company of Vhiltern Capital, has acquired Cyphra Ltd, a Northern Ireland-based provider of cybersecurity solutions to large public sector organisations, government agencies and private enterprises. Founded in 2014, Cyphra supplies, implements

Retail Ecommerce Ventures acquires business and assets of Ralph & Russo Limited

Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) has made a successful bid to acquire the business and assets of Ralph & Russo Limited, the UK-based luxury brand specialising in couture, ready-to-wear and luxury goods. Paul Appleton of Begbies Traynor Group and Andrew Andronikou of Quantuma Advisory, acting as Joint Administrators, conducted a thorough

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