Finance Durham Fund, which was established by Durham County Council and overseen by Business Durham, has today announced the investment of GBP750,000 in Growth Capital Ventures (GCV). The investment through Finance Durham, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), will support GCV’s growth plans as it seeks to further develop its three
San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP), a private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies in the consumer sector, has made a USD20 million strategic investment into BrüMate, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) provider of insulated drinkware for adult beverages.Founded in 2016 by Dylan Jacob, BrüMate has built a cult-like following of its growing
BGF’s North West team is celebrating a strong run of investment activity after completing three exits and two multimillion-pound deals over the last six months. Last month, BGF successfully exited a subsidiary of Hobs Group when e-discovery business, Anexsys was acquired by US PE-backed Xact Data Discovery (XDD). BGF invested in
Osceola Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has partnered with management to recapitalise Industry Services Company (ISC), a provider of industrial maintenance services. Concurrent with the transaction, ISC has completed the acquisition of Guy Nielson Company (GNC) and will combine operations with DG Skouse, a division of ISC. The consolidated
Pamlico portfolio company HelioCampus, a technology-enabled services company that provides colleges and universities with the decision support services they need to operate more strategically and sustainably, has acquired ABC Insights, a higher education benchmarking consortium that helps its members better understand their administrative spend levels and compare to peer institutions
BGF has invested GBP2.6 million in Edinburgh based MRM Global, a provider of marketing technology to the global drinks and hospitality sector.MRM’s technology platform enables global drinks manufacturers and wholesalers to dramatically increase the level of marketing support they provide to their independent hospitality and retail customers. Its Brand Creator
Private investment firm GI Partners is making a majority investment in American Residential Services (ARS), a provider of residential heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing services.Existing investor Charlesbank Capital Partners (Charlesbank) and management are also making significant new investments in the business. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, ARS operates
Desch Plantpak (Desch), a portfolio company of Lincolnshire Management, has acquired Interplast Plastic Products (IPP), a manufacturer of horticulture container products headquartered in Holland.
RD Capital Partners (RDCP) is back on the acquisition trail after completing the buyout of Macair, a mechanical engineering firm that specialises in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) facilities maintenance and installation. This follows RDCP’s recent acquisition of Mexican restaurant chain Chilango and forms part of the firm’s continued strategy
An affiliate of middle-market private equity firm Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock) has completed its acquisition of Paragon Healthcare (Paragon) in partnership with the management team of the Company.Paragon is a leading provider of ambulatory and home infusion services and specialty pharmacy services. The Company provides comprehensive, high quality infusion
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