Key Capital Partners (KCP) has backed educational virtual reality business, Avantis Systems, with a GBP4.25 million investment. Founded in 2007 by CEO Nik Tuson, Gloucester based Avantis has a strong pedigree in the delivery of educational technology solutions in the classroom.In 2017 it launched ClassVR, a complete system of hardware,
Infoblox, a specialist in Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services, has secured a significant investment from private equity growth investment firm Warburg Pincus. Vista Equity Partners (Vista), an investment firm focused on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, which acquired Infoblox in 2016, will continue as an investor, with Warburg Pincus and Vista
Clearwater International has advised Access Creative College, a UKp-based specialist provider of education in the creative industries to 16-19-year olds, on its investment from Apiary Capital (Apiary), a specialist mid-market private equity firm.
Chicago-based private equity firm Kinzie Capital Partners (Kinzie), through an affiliated entity, has acquired Chelsea Lighting NYC (Chelsea).The transaction was completed in partnership with the Company’s management, including Thomas Ike, Brian Horigan and Eric Martin, who will maintain significant ownership interest in Chelsea and will continue to hold key management
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has partnered with management to acquire Tropical Smoothie Cafe. Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a leading franchisor of fast casual cafes with over 870 units across 44 states. The Company inspires a healthier lifestyle by serving better-for-you smoothies, wraps, sandwiches, and
Renatus Capital Partners, an investor in Irish SMEs, has agreed to make a significant minority investment in CRS Mobile Cold Storage to support the business’s growth plans.First founded in 1992, CRS is today led by brothers John Tyrrell (Managing Director) and Patrick Tyrrell (Technical Director). The business is a market
AppyWay, a kerbside management and smart parking technology firm, has launched a GBP20 million Series B funding round, which will be used to support organic growth of the platform, strategic acquisitions, further technological investment and international scalability.AppyWay is helping to difitalise and integrate what is a highly fragmented, but high
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has invested more than GBP 17million into Beekman Associates, a developer and provider of the data-driven marketing procurement platform RightSpend. The deal will help the management team to drive organic growth, further develop its software as a service (SaaS) offering and continue to expand into new
Faegre Drinker has advised EPAM Systems, a provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, on its acquisition of Ricston Ltd, expanding EPAM’s global Application Programming Interface (API) practice and salesforce capabilities. This was the second international acquisition on which Faegre Drinker’s London office has advised EPAM. Ricston, which has
Funds advised by Warburg Pincus, have reached an agreement to invest in Infoniqa, a supplier of HR software and service solutions in DACH countries, alongside existing investors Elvaston and Infoniqa management.Infoniqa, founded in 1988 in Austria, is a software and services solutions specialist across all areas of administrative and strategic
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