Mid-market private equity investor LDC has invested GBP24million to back the management buyout of SRL Traffic Systems, a UK manufacturer and provider of portable and temporary traffic equipment, as it embarks on the next phase of its growth strategy. Headquartered in Cheshire, SRL boasts a nationwide network of 26 depots. It
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has invested GBP24million to back the management buyout of SRL Traffic Systems, the UK’s leading manufacturer and provider of portable and temporary traffic equipment, as it embarks on the next phase of its growth strategy. Headquartered in Cheshire, SRL boasts a nationwide network of 26 depots.
TreasurySpring, a London-based financial technology company has closed a GBP2 million investment round led by ETFS Capital, with participation from MMC Ventures and existing investors. The round was more than three times oversubscribed and the company has now raised more than GBP3.5 million since its first external capital injection in
Private equity firm The Riverside Company has made a non-control investment in Affinitiv, a portfolio company of CIP Capital, in connection with its transformative acquisition of Loop (AutoLoop). Affinitiv and AutoLoop are leading providers of data-driven marketing automation and software solutions to the automotive market, offering an integrated product suite
Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, is to acquire Ticket Holding (Vivaticket) from co-founders Luca Montebugnoli and Luana Sabattini, P4P of Giuseppe Camillo Pilenga, Girefin Trust of Stefano Landi and Bravo Capital Partners SCA RAIF (BCP). Vivaticket’s co-founders and management team will continue to remain involved in
Shape Security, an online fraud prevention platform, has secured USD51 million in a funding round led by C5 Capital, a specialist venture capital firm focused on cyber security, data analytics and cloud computing. Investing alongside C5 are Silicon Valley and corporate investors Kleiner Perkins, HPE Growth, Norwest Ventures Partners, Focus
CEPRES has released its latest Private Capital Market Outlook report showing that US buyout fundraising activity increased in Q2-2019 by more than 10% reaching its highest quarterly volume. The fundraising activity coincides with the overall increase in US buyout entry EBITDA pricing multiples that have breached 11x in the median case
RSK, a UK environmental, engineering and technical services consultancy, has acquired Ecologia Environmental Solutions Ltd. The multidisciplinary site remediation specialist is the sixth acquisition for the rapidly expanding RSK group this financial year. With headquarters in Sittingbourne, Kent, further UK offices in Stafford and Devon, and an office in Bologna,
Investor appetite remains strong for specific opportunities with the right dynamics in the UK’s casual dining sector – despite the current challenging conditions on the high street, according to Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business. The firm recently completed an allocation to a management buyout (MBO) of Rosa’s
Fresh Direct Produce, a portfolio company of middle market private equity firm HKW, has acquired Islands West Manufacturing (Islands West). Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, Islands West is a family-owned wholesaler of produce, processed fruits, dried spices,
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