Enterprise IT managed services organisation DSP and Leeds-based Explorer UK, an Oracle consultancy, development and support provider, have been brought together to form one of the largest independent Oracle partners in the UK. DSP is backed by Leeds headquartered YFM Equity Partners (YFM) which invested GBP5.3 million in the business in
Technology consulting firm Invenio Business Solutions has completed a rebranding process following its March 2019 investment from BGF. Since the investment last year, the company has expanded its workforce by 35 per cent.Invenio’s new brand identity has been developed to reflect and support its stated goal of becoming one of
Dany Garcia, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and RedBird Capital Partners have been selected as the winning bidder for substantially all of the assets of Alpha Entertainment, the parent company of the XFL American football league. The XFL assets will be sold to Garcia, Johnson and RedBird for approximately USD15 million, in
KKR has agreed to acquire a majority stake in MasterD, a vocational training company in Spain. Luis Gomez, MasterDs’s founder, and management team will reinvest alongside KKR. The investment in MasterD is the second in Europe by the KKR Global Impact fund, following its investment in UK recycling and responsible
Private equity firms Advent International (Advent) and Cinven have completed the acquisition of thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Technology business (thyssenkrupp Elevator) from thyssenkrupp AG.thyssenkrupp Elevator is a specialist provider of elevators, escalators, and other passenger transportation solutions to customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Germany, the Group has operations
Private equity fund manager capital D has announced a partial exit from its investment in Invincible Brands.Henkel, one of the world’s leading FMCG companies, has acquired a 75 per cent majority stake in a business of Invincible Brands, comprising the three D2C brands Hello Body, Banana Beauty and Mermaid+Me. capital
eFront, the leading financial software and solutions provider dedicated to Alternative Investments, has published its latest annual Global Private Equity Performance Series, which shows that Western Europe consolidated its global lead in private equity, with LBO funds further improving their performance during 2019. Overall, 2019 was a positive year for global
Eurazeo, via its subsidiary Eurazeo PME, is set to invest about EUR80 million in the acquisition of a majority stake in UTAC CERAM. Current investors, FCDE, CCFA, and UTAC CERAM’s senior executives and key managers will retain a stake in the business. The shared ambition of Eurazeo PME, FCDE and the
Growth Capital Partners (GCP), a UK SME private equity firm that specialises in partnering with owner-managers, has made a minority investment in GTS Flexible Materials (GTS), the tenth investment by GCP’s Fund IV.
Jan Pensaert is the founder and managing partner of Valiance, a global life sciences investor focused on addressing the unmet needs of a growing and ageing population. Valiance makes an impact through investments in medtech, with an additional focus on digital and nutritional health.
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