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Deals & Transactions

LDC-backed Fishawack acquires 2e Creative

LDC-backed Fishawack, a leading independent healthcare communications specialist, has acquired US-based healthcare communications agency, 2e Creative, for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which follows the acquisitions of creative consultancy Blue Latitude, Healthcircle Advertising Limited and healthcare marketing agency Dudnyk, marks the fourth acquisition for Fishawack over the past 12 months.

Kester Capital backs management buy-out of ComplianceOnline

ComplianceOnline, a provider of global regulatory intelligence to the gambling and payment sectors, has been acquired in a management buy-out, backed by the primary buyout specialist Kester Capital (Kester). The investment comes at a time of significant momentum for Kester, which recently expanded its investment team and completed its third

Centre Partners sells Stonewall Kitchen to Audax Private Equity

Centre Partners, a middle market private equity firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles, has sold its portfolio company Stonewall Kitchen to Audax Private Equity. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1991, Stonewall Kitchen is a leading manufacturer of premium branded specialty food

Denham Capital sells African renewable power company BioTherm Energy

Denham Capital has sold BioTherm Energy to Actis Capital, a leading emerging market investor, for an undisclosed sum. Denham invested in BioTherm Energy through its Fund V and helped build it into a leading African independent renewable power company. Jasandra Nyker, currently CEO at BioTherm, will become a Managing Director

Money changing hands

FNA secures USD5.5m in Series A funding

FNA has closed USD5.5m Series A investment round led by IQ Capital, with participation from GETTYLAB.  The funds will be used to further develop the FNA platform and solutions to help financial regulators and institutions operationalise advanced data analytics, identify fault lines in the financial system and prepare better for

TA Associates acquires Wealth Enhancement Group

Wealth Enhancement Group, an independent wealth management firm that oversees USD11.8 billion in client assets, has been acquired by funds affiliated with TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm with extensive experience in financial services investing.  The transaction brings aboard a new primary capital partner for Wealth Enhancement Group,

Equistone to acquire Bulgin

Mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe Limited (Equistone) is to acquire a majority stake in Bulgin, a UK-headquartered developer and manufacturer of environmentally sealed high-performance engineered solutions, from Elektron Technology for an enterprise valuation of GBP105 million.  Following Equistone’s investment, Bulgin will continue to be led by John Wilson,

blufolio blockchain VC fund invests in Liquineq

blufolio AG, a Swiss blockchain investment firm and manager of the Luxembourg-registered blufolio venture capital fund, has invested in Liquineq, a global payments platform start-up based in Zug, Switzerland.  Liquineq is targeting a specific segment of the global remittances market, with strong potential for growth via a strategy of third-party

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