SpotHero, a mobile app helping drivers reserve parking on demand, has secured a Series A investment of USD4.5 million. The funding round included participation from Chicago Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Battery Ventures, OCA Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Lightbank, G2T3V, e.ventures, Draper Associates and 500 Startups. Mike Gamson of LinkedIn
Insurance provider Apsley Specialty has joined forces with Lloyd’s Pembroke Syndicate 4000 to provide capacity for its insurance offering to the alternative asset management sector. Pembroke, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ironshore Inc, operates as a syndicate within the Lloyd’s of London insurance market and is a provider of specialty
Polaris Private Equity is to sell IT security and infrastructure business AddPro to European private equity firm Perusa. In 2005, Polaris acquired a majority shareholding in Swedish AddPro, and the company has experienced significant progress through organic growth and an acquisition of the Danish IT company SNEX in 2012.
Osprey Capital’s second investment, following a re-financing of CAERUS Capital, has generated a return of 1.7x capital for investors to date. Osprey retains a diluted minority holding. The investment in CAERUS Capital Group, a specialist fund management and advice firm for advisers and consumers, was made in 2009. During
Los Angeles-based private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has partnered with management to complete the acquisition of Smith System Driver Improvement Institute. Based in Arlington, Texas, Smith specialises in accident avoidance training for fleet vehicle drivers. Smith has trained millions of drivers in over 100 countries and
Mid-market M&A firm Cavendish Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of The Communications Agency (TCA) to Communisis, a provider of personalised customer communication services. TCA, which was founded over 25 years ago, is an agency that specialises in brand response and customer relationship marketing. The company’s clients include RBS,
Private equity firm Palatine has completed the management buyout of Surrey-based seismic consultancy firm The EPI Group. Palatine is backing the incumbent management team, led by CEO Edward Bowen. As part of the deal Ian Langley, who Palatine backed as chairman of Air Energi, will join the board. This
LTCG, a specialist in business process outsourcing for long-term care insurance, has been acquired by Stone Point Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in the global financial services industry. This acquisition furthers Stone Point’s strategy of backing companies in the insurance and insurance services sectors. Originally founded
Nordic Capital Fund VIII is to acquire the majority of the Swedish fashion retail chain Gina Tricot from existing shareholders, and will inject new equity to strengthen its financial position. The founding Appelqvist family remains a significant shareholder. Göran Bille will take over as CEO, in connection with Jörgen Appelqvist's
European private equity firm Cinven is to acquire Gas Natural Fenosa Telecomunicaciones (GNFT), the fibre network operator in Spain and Latin America, from Gas Natural Fenosa (GNF) for EUR510 million. GNFT is a neutral telecom operator providing fibre infrastructure and transmission services to telecom operators in Spain and Latin America
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