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Miss Group acquires Pickaweb

Fast-growth web hosting business, Miss Group, has acquired UK-headquartered Pickaweb as part of its ongoing buy and build strategy.The acquisition of Pickaweb is the twelfth acquisition for Miss Group over the last two years, and adds a further 7,000 SME customers across the UK and Spain. Pickaweb will be integrated

YFM invests in Vypr

Vypr plans to strengthen its sales and marketing operations as it invests in its team and expands into new sectors and overseas markets following a GBP2.5 million growth capital investment backed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) through its British Smaller Companies VCTs.

BGF invests in Cirrus

BGF, the UK’s most active investor in growth economy businesses, has completed a multi-million pound investment in Cirrus, an award-winning provider of omnichannel cloud contact centre solutions.Founded in 2013 by Jason Roos, Cirrus’ software is used by private and public sector organisations looking to digitalise their customer service operations. The

Unreasonable Collective invests in Air Protein

Unreasonable Collective has held the close of its first syndicate investment in Air Protein, a pioneer in producing nutritious, ultra-sustainable, alternative proteins that can feed the world’s growing population sustainably, founded by Dr Lisa Dyson.The Series A is led by ADM Ventures, Barclays, and GV (formerly Google Ventures).   Unreasonable

CVC Capital Partners to acquire STARK Group

CVC Capital Partners Fund VII has signed an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of STARK Group, a distributor of heavy building materials in Northern Europe. STARK Group has grown rapidly in recent years through successful acquisitions and organic growth with a strategic focus on being a trusted partner bringing scale

Limerston Capital-backed Forensic Access acquires IntaForensics

Limerston Capital portfolio company Forensic Access Limited has completed the acquisition of IntaForensics Limited (IntaForensics).Oxfordshire based Forensic Access is a specialist in the provision of forensic science and support services to the UK criminal justice system. It forms part of the larger Limerston Capital-backed AFA International, led by CEO and

DFG Investment Advisers becomes Vibrant Capital Partners

DFG Investment Advisers, an alternative credit investment manager, has changed its name to Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc. The new name unifies the firm with its CLO business and several of its investment vehicles, which have operated under the Vibrant brand since 2012. In connection with the renaming, the firm has launched

All States Ag Parts acquires Combine World

All States Ag Parts (ASAP), a supplier of replacement agricultural parts in North America and portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Combine World, a Canada-based supplier of new, used, and reconditioned farm and light construction equipment and replacement parts. Combine World, which specialises in alternative parts for combines, is ASAP’s

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