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OpenGate Capital’s SMAC to sell skylights business to Kingspan Light + Air

Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital’s portfolio company, SMAC, is to sell its skylights division to Kingspan Light + Air, a division of Kingspan Group.  The agreement includes the sale of Skydôme, a subsidiary focused on the production of daylighting, ventilation, smoke evacuation, and roofing access systems, and Essemes Services,

Lonsdale makes 3x return on exit of GYG

Lonsdale Capital Partners (Lonsdale), a private equity firm focused on the lower mid-market, has exites its investment in GYG Plc (GYG), a superyacht painting, supply and maintenance company. The sale produces a return of 3x to Lonsdale and an IRR of 75 per cent. Lonsdale invested in the business in

PSG-backed Imaweb acquires Procar

Imaweb, an independent developer and provider of automotive and dealership digital software solutions in Europe, has acquired Procar, an automotive digital software solutions provider in the DACH market. Founded in 1998, Procar is one of the leading automotive digital software solutions providers in Germany, with around 1,000 clients. It provides

Foresight invests GBP2.5m of growth capital in Titania

Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has invested in Titania Group Limited (Titania), a cybersecurity automation software business.  The investment will be used to support the senior management team in taking Titania through its next stage of growth, assisted by Foresight’s expertise in the sector.

The Carlyle Group acquires RunneScape creator Jagex

Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has acquired Jagex, a developer and publisher of video games. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, and employing more than 450 people, Jagex is one of the largest and most successful British video game studios, developing

BGF backs ROI

UK-based growth capital investor BGF has made a further GBP4 million investment in fast-growth, lead generation technology business, ROI.  This deal follows just seven months after BGF’s initial investment, taking the total invested to GBP7 million. In November 2020, ROI acquired the consumer finance assets of Raketech to accelerate the

Funds advised by Apax acquire PIB Group from The Carlyle Group

Funds advised by Apax Partners have acquired the PIB Group (PIB), a leading independent specialist insurance intermediary, alongside PIB’s management team.  Funds advised by The Carlyle Group, PIB’s existing investor since 2015, will re-invest for a minority stake. The financial terms of the transaction (which is subject to applicable regulatory

ADM Capital’s Cibus Enterprise Fund Invests in Aquapak

ADM Capital Europe’s Cibus Enterprise Fund (Cibus) has invested in the British polymer production company Aquapak Polymers Limited (Aquapak).   Aquapak has developed a novel biodegradable, non-toxic and water-soluble polymer called HydropolTM (“Hydropol”) which is three times stronger than alternatives and can be easily processed into films, laminates and injection

Total Capital Partners funds MBO of precision engineering business PCML

Total Capital Partners (Total Capital) has funded the management buyout of precision engineering business Precise Component Manufacture Limited (PCML). Total Capital provided a complete equity and debt funding package to back the business and facilitate the exit of the retiring shareholders.  Utilising its single source funding model Total Capital is

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