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Aurora Capital Group acquires National Technical Systems

LA-based private equity firm Aurora Capital Group has acquired National Technical Systems (NTS), a provider of testing, inspection and certification solutions. Aurora acquired NTS through an affiliated entity, which acquired all of the outstanding securities of NTS for USD23.00 per share in cash, which represents a premium of approximately 39

Arch Advantage acquired by private equity group

3P Capital, a Chattanooga-based private equity firm specialising in acquisition of high growth potential companies, has acquired Arch Advantage. “With the evolving landscape of medical billing and insurance coverage, we see this as strategic investment,” says John Ballantyne, partner at 3P Capital. “Arch Advantage bridges a financial gap, allowing consumers

CoachUp raises USD6.7m led by Point Judith Capital and General Catalyst Partners

Private coaching company CoachUp has raised USD6.7m in its series A round, co-led by venture capital firms Point Judith Capital and General Catalyst Partners. "We are pleased to continue to support CoachUp — we love the marketplace they are building.  There's a significant opportunity for CoachUp to connect consumers with

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GenNx360 Capital Partners acquires Salford Farm Machinery

GenNx360 Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in middle market industrial business-to-business companies, has acquired Salford Farm Machinery for an undisclosed amount. Salford is a Canada based manufacturer of tillage, seeding and fertilising equipment for the global marketplace.   Salford currently serves the North American and European

CIC Partners sells OmniSYS

CIC Partners, a Dallas-based middle-market private equity firm, has sold OmniSYS to New York-based private equity firm Moelis Capital Partners (MCP), the private equity business of Moelis & Company. OmniSYS will continue to be led by its current president and chief executive Tricia Fringer.   CIC Partners has been invested

CMS Hasche Sigle advises Seafort on acquisition of three companies from Auctus

Private equity fund Seafort Advisors I is acquiring three companies operating in different sectors from Munich-based private equity fund Auctus. The Seafort fund was set up specifically for this transaction.   The synchronised deal involves the Noventiz Group of Cologne, Nuremberg-based DialogFeld Communication Group and Bayreuth's Dieter Braun Group.  

Growth in lower market M&A activity driven by LBOs

Private equity houses may still be focusing their efforts on the best assets, but the combination of significant amounts of dry powder and a growing sense of optimism on macroeconomic indicators throughout Europe means activity in the small to mid-market has improved significantly, according to NBGI Private Equity. Deal completions

Sobera Capital acquires BayTech

Sobera Capital has acquired the venture capital fund BayTech Venture Capital from Bayerische Landesbank, European Investment Bank, Bpifrance, Versicherungskammer Bayern, and BayernLB Capital Partners. Among others, the fund holds participations in EnOcean (Munich), Pieris (Freising), Scaleo chip (Sophia Antipolis), and OneAccess (Paris).   Sobera Capital was backed in this secondary

KKR to acquire Winoa Group

A consortium led by KKR Asset Management (KAM), a sub-investment grade manager that is wholly owned by KKR, is to acquire Winoa Group from LBO France. The acquisition facilitates a recapitalisation of the business through a significant reduction of the debt and access to new money for growth.   Winoa

Atlante Seed and Digital Magics to co-invest in tech start-ups

Atlante Seed, the Intesa Sanpaolo Group Fund and start-up incubator Digital Magics have signed an agreement for the joint development of investment activities in digital start-ups. The goal of the partnership is to increase investment capacity for the start-ups selected and incubated by Digital Magics, guaranteeing adequate financial resources for

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