The number of M&A deals for professional services firms rose from 76 in 2019 to 89 in 2020 – including 19 acquisitions backed private equity funds – with the appetite of PE houses for deals in the sector growing, says Mayer Brown, the global law firm. Mayer Brown says the
KPS Capital Partners (KPS) is to acquire the Europe, Middle East and Africa food, aerosol and promotional packaging business (EMEA Food and Consumer Packaging Business) from Crown Holdings for EUR2.25 billion (USD2.7 billion). Crown will retain 20 per cent ownership of the Company. The transaction is expected to close in
AIA Group Limited (AIA) has established AIA VCC, a Variable Capital Company in Singapore as part of its group wide investment programme to facilitate capital deployment globally. The Investment Manager of AIA VCC is AIA Investment Management Private Limited (AIAIM) that was established in 2016 as the Group level asset
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, MO, has announced that its portfolio company Len The Plumber (LTP), a specialist full-service residential plumbing company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, with branches serving the Mid-Atlantic region, has completed the acquisition of Neffsville Plumbing, Heating & Cooling
Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a portfolio company of Main Post Partners, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Total Label. Founded in 2004 by Janet Farris and Chris Farris with locations in Whitefish, MT and Memphis TN, Total Label provides complex pressure sensitive, extended content and booklet labels utilising flexographic,
Thierry Goubault, Chairman and shareholder of Charles & Alice, has entered into exclusive negotiations with funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) to buy out their controlling stake in the company. Crédit Mutuel Equity is providing a third successive round of financing to the company to support management’s buyout,
Foresight Group (Foresight) portfolio company Cinelab London, a leading UK post-production company, has acquired On Set Tech, one of the UK’s most reputable digital imaging and dailies service providers. This marks the 55th transaction made by Foresight’s private equity team in the last twelve months, making Foresight one of the
Hiro Capital, a London/Luxembourg VC fund investing across Games, Esports, Streaming and Digital Sports, has made a USD2.3 million investment in PlayerData. Edinburgh, UK-based PlayerData’s mission is to transform the way grass-roots and professional sports teams train, using software, analytics, gamification and wearable technology. In its first year live,
TLT has leveraged its corporate expertise and strategic alliance with Dutch firm Holla to advise on the acquisition of Idox plc’s Grants Consultancy business by existing client SilverTree Equity Partners, a specialist software and technology focused private equity firm. Grants Consultancy is one of the Netherlands’ leading providers of innovation
Tailify, a full service influencer marketing company, has secured Series A funding from Guinness Asset Management, supported by existing investors. Tailify builds influencer growth programmes for some of the world’s most ambitious brands. Mainly, Tailify helps brands select influencers, craft effective strategies and measure the result of that activity. With
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