NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge) has supported the MBO of Prohire, a specialist provider of commercial fleet management solutions, backing the existing management team led by Managing Director Dave Barlow. Headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent with an additional office in Tunbridge Wells, Prohire delivers fully outsourced solutions to commercial operators incorporating vehicle specification, procurement,
BuildingConnected, a provider of software for real estate owners and general contractors to facilitate selecting contractors for construction projects, has secured USD15 million in new funding from Brookfield Ventures, Brookfield Asset Management’s new venture fund. This investment brings the company’s total funding to USD53 million. “It is rare to
Kirkland & Ellis is advising Toys’R’Us on the sale of its stores in the DACH region to Irish-British toy retailer Smyths. The transaction volume was not disclosed. In September 2017, the US toy retail chain Toys’R’Us filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In March 2018, the company announced it
The Finnish credit information company Asiakastieto Group (Asiakastieto) listed on NASDAQ Helsinki, is to acquire UC AB (UC) in a deal worth EUR340 million. Nordea owns 26.1 per cent of the shares in UC and will receive 2,303,315 shares in Asiakastieto, equivalent to 9.6 per cent of the shares in
Magnaghi Aerospace Group (MAG), a provider of landing gear systems and composite aerostructure components to helicopter and medium-sized aircraft platforms, has completed the acquisition of US-based Blair-HSM (Blair) with the support of Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP). MAG was founded in 1936 as a provider of landing gears to the
Vista Equity Partners, an investment firm focused on software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has invested in Allocate Software (Allocate), a provider of healthcare workforce management software. The investment will support the company’s next phase of development product innovation and global expansion. With over 800 customers and one million staff rostered daily, Allocate serves
Warren Equity Partners, a lower middle market private equity fund, closed its acquisition of the solid waste subsidiaries of Meridian Waste Solutions (MRDN). The acquired entities which comprise MRDN’s integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services business, primarily operating in Missouri and Virginia, will maintain and operate under the name Meridian Waste
Media intelligence specialist Meltwater has acquired Sysomos, a specialist in social analytics and engagement. The addition of Sysomos to Meltwater enables organisations to analyse social media, news and other human-generated content in one platform. “All the social analytics companies look at social data in isolation, limiting the insights for
PNC Bank has closed a USD33 million of senior secured credit facility for Motley Services (Motley), a portfolio company of Irving, Texas-based District 5 Investments. Headquartered in Odessa, TX, Motley will use the funds for capital expenditures and ongoing working capital needs. PNC Bank served as administrative agent. Treasury management
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the GBP22.5 million management buyout (MBO) of Precision Micro Limited, a European-based photo-chemical etching company, from global aerospace, defence and energy group Meggitt PLC. As part of the deal, LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has invested GBP13 million of
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