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Arete and Svella partner to invest in Leonard Curtis

North west based multi-family investment office, Arete, has led a private investment into business solutions group, Leonard Curtis, in a deal which values the business at GBP40 million.  The deal, which saw a GBP15 million investment into the professional services firm, was a venture led by Arete in partnership with

Riverside adds 12th add-on to CertaSite platform

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Premier Electronics (Premier).  Based in Michigan, Premier provides fire and life safety system inspections, repairs, maintenance and installations for retrofits and new construction. The investment is an add-on to Riverside’s CertaSite

Nonantum Capital Partners acquires Helix Traffic Solutions

Nonantum Capital Partners (Nonantum), a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Helix Traffic Solutions (Helix), a provider of mission-critical traffic management services and equipment. Helix offers a full suite of traffic safety solutions, including traffic control, flagging, equipment rental, and sign installation services. All of Helix’s services are provided to

Hopper secures USD175m growth investment led by GPI Capital

Hopper has completed a USD175 million Series G financing led by GPI Capital with participation from Glade Brook Capital, WestCap, Goldman Sachs Growth and Accomplice as the company emerges from the pandemic stronger than ever. As the travel industry continues to rebound, Hopper has demonstrated significant outperformance with its category-leading

VTrips secures significant minority equity investment from Hudson Hill Capital

VTrips, a Florida based technology-enabled vacation rental manager throughout North America, has secured a significant minority equity investment from Hudson Hill Capital (HHC).   VTrips will leverage the investment to accelerate the company’s acquisition strategy and to further strengthen its technology offering.  VTrips expects to deploy over USD250 million in

Access Holdings’ CWON invests in Flagship Car Wash Center

Car Wash Owners Network (CWON), a portfolio company of Baltimore-based Access Holdings, has closed its investment in Flagship Car Wash Center (Flagship), a car wash operator in the Mid-Atlantic.  As a mid-market investment firm specialising in buy-and-build strategies, Access Holdings partners, scales, and innovates to build enduring businesses. Access Holdings

YFM-backed Checkmate Fire partners with Rosse Systems

YFM Equity Partners-backed (YFM) passive fire protection specialist Checkmate Fire has joined forces with Rosse Systems, enabling the enlarged group to offer a more extensive portfolio of solutions for the active and passive fire protection industry and increasing its access to the market across the UK. Checkmate Fire, which was

Female-led Scottish tech firm raises GBP1.2m to tackle global counterfeit goods trade

SnapDragon Monitoring, an online brand protection business, has raised GBP1.2 million in its latest funding round – bringing the total raised to just over GBP3 million – from ACF Investors, Mercia, and Scottish Enterprise, to help brand owners identify and remove fakes, copycats and online threats, using intellectual property to

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