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Citizens advises Orttech on recapitalisation by Main Street Capital Corporation

Citizens M&A Advisory has served as the exclusive financial advisor to Orttech, Inc on its majority recapitalisation by Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN). Headquartered in Solon, OH, Orttech is a leading value-added distributor delivering mission-critical torque control products to a diverse range of industrial power transmission end markets. Established

Periscope equity makes platform investment in healthcare-focused cybersecurity firm

Periscope Equity, a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in technology-enabled business services, has invested in CyberMaxx, LLC through a recapitalisation in partnership with management. CyberMaxx provides the healthcare industry with a full suite of services to prevent, detect, and respond to cyberattacks. Founded in 2009 and headquartered

Nexa Equity makes majority growth investment in AutoReturn

Nexa Equity, a private equity firm focused on rapidly scaling lower middle market software and fintech businesses, has made a majority growth investment in AutoReturn, a leading provider of towing and parking enforcement SaaS software. 

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

CPP Investments and BC Partners to acquire CeramTec

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), through its wholly owned subsidiary, CPP Investment Board Europe, and BC Partners, an international investment firm, are to to jointly acquire CeramTec, from existing owner BC European Capital X (BCEC X) and its co-investors.  CeramTec is a high-performance ceramics specialist and global MedTech

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,

XR Games secures GBP1.5m in investment round led by NPIF – Maven Equity Finance

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has invested in XR Games Limited (XR Games), a game development studio in Leeds specialising in immersive AR and VR content.  Existing investor ACT Capital Partners also followed on from

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,

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