Baird Capital has invested in Aura Futures, a UK-based provider of workspace technology to mid to large-size enterprises. Baird Capital -– the private investment arm of Robert W Baird & Co – partners Andrew Ferguson and director Michael Holgate will both join Aura’s board of directors. The Aura team is led by Alpesh
An award-winning IT company which provides cloud and network solutions to blue-chip clients nationwide, has secured a GBP2 million investment from the Northern Venture Capital Trust Funds (VCTs), which are managed by Mercia.The funding will allow Atlas Cloud to further develop its range of solutions and pursue its ambitious growth
ESO Capital Partners UK (ESO), a provider of flexible capital solutions to European SME’s, has backed Churchill Group (Churchill) the UK-based business services company.The investment provides institutional capital and support to Churchill, with ESO taking a minority stake in the business and both Stephen Edwards and Stuart Hamilton of ESO
Scottish private equity firm Par Equity, an existing investor in Glasgow-based cashback app Swipii, has invested an additional GBP1 million into the company.
YFM has completed a significant investment in West Midlands-based Innovative Safety Systems (ISS), a commercial vehicle safety specialist.This represents the final new investment from YFM’s Buyout Fund I, with the second fund having already announced a first close. ISS was founded in 2009 by CEO Gavin Thoday and the
Activa Capital’s portfolio company Alliance Etiquettes, a French company producing label printing for the wine & spirits industry, is acquiring 5 Sept Etiquette as part of its consolidation strategy. With the closing of this deal Alliance Etiquettes completes its eighth external growth operation since 2015, bringing its turnover above EUR65
Lloyds Banking Group’s private equity arm LDC has invested GBP11million in James and James Fulfilment to boost its software services and operating infrastructure.
NorthEdge Capital has completed the second exit from its Fund II with the sale of Cubic Motion to Epic Games.NorthEdge’s investment in September 2017 unlocked the next phase of growth for Cubic Motion, which saw the business expand into US markets with a permanent presence in Los Angeles and transition
Monomoy Capital Partners has acquired Mac Papers, Mac Paper Converters, and All Square Digital Solutions (collectively Mac Papers), a regional distributor of paper, packaging, wide format and envelope products in the Southeastern United States. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Mac Papers was founded by Frank and Tom McGehee
Edison Partners, a growth equity investment firm, has exited its investment in Scivantage to Refinitiv, a provider of financial markets data and insights, trading platforms, and open data and technology platforms. The exit generated a nearly 3x return for Edison Partners. Scivantage has grown as a trusted Software as a
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