FORWARD FEATURES CALENDAR

Deals

LDC invests in Global Autocare

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has made a significant investment in Leeds-based Global Autocare (Global) to support its ambitious organic growth strategy.  The transaction will see LDC take a significant minority stake in the business, backing the existing management team.   Global is an independent corporate mobility and fleet management

SSE Renewables acquires onshore wind project in Ireland

SSE Renewables is to expand its onshore wind pipeline through the acquisition of a 29-turbine, shovel-ready consented wind farm development in Ireland with an installed capacity in excess of 100MW, subject to final turbine selection. SSE Renewables has acquired the Yellow River Wind Farm project outside Rhode in County Offaly from

Lovell Minnick Partners invests in Fortis Payment Systems

Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in the global financial services industry, has completed a significant growth investment in Fortis Payment Systems (Fortis), a payments technology and merchant services provider. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Novi, Michigan, Fortis provides payment technology

Sun Life to acquire majority stake in InfraRed Capital Partners

Sun Life Financial is to acquire a majority stake in InfraRed Capital Partners (InfraRed), a global infrastructure and real estate investment manager. InfraRed advises institutional and pooled fund clients on approximately USD12 billion (CAD16 billion) in assets under management as of September 30, 2019. InfraRed is headquartered in London, UK and has

CurrentBody reaches GBP10m of funding from BGF and NVM

CurrentBody, an online retail specialist for home-use beauty devices, has now reached GBP10 million in funding with BGF this week joining NVM Private Equity in backing the Manchester-based business. The investment announcement comes as the company completed its strongest year to date, going live with its 11th international site and launching

Inflexion buys back Aspen Pumps

Inflexion Private Equity has agreed to acquire Aspen Pumps, a manufacturer of specialist pumps, from 3i Group plc. The investment is being made by Inflexion Buyout Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated mid‐market buyout fund. This will be Inflexion’s second period of ownership of Aspen, following a highly successful partnership between 2007 and

European flags

European dealmakers top global M&A rankings for second consecutive year

Europe is the only region worldwide to have recorded positive M&A performance in 2019, with European dealmakers marginally outperforming their regional index by +0.6pp (percentage points) over the last 12 months, according to the latest results from Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM), run in partnership with Cass

Zipabout secures GBP650,000 MEIF investment 

Birmingham-based Zipabout Limited has secured a GBP650,000 investment from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) Equity Finance Fund, managed by venture capital firm Midven. The MEIF investment closed a GBP1.35 million funding round, which involved participation from First Derivatives and Founders Factory.Zipabout works closely with transport operators to improve the experience of transport for all through

Events

12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm

Directory Listings