Hickory’s Smokehouse has received a GBP13 million funding package from leading alternative lender ThinCats to help accelerate its active roll out of restaurants.The first Hickory’s Smokehouse opened in Chester in 2010 following founder Neil McDonnell’s extensive research into the American BBQ and smokehouse sector. The team behind Hickory’s has been
An affiliate of private investment firm Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital), has completed the acquisition of Cotton Holdings(Cotton), an infrastructure support services company for public and private entities throughout the United States and internationally. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Cotton is an infrastructure support services company with subsidiaries that
Sheridan Capital Partners (Sheridan) has med an investment in Tarrytown Expocare (Tarrytown), a closed-door long-term care pharmacy focused exclusively on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Sheridan invested alongside Tarrytown’s founder and management team, who have retained a meaningful ownership stake in the business. Tarrytown, founded in 2013 and
BGF has now invested GBP411 million into 50 businesses in the Midlands, with GBP57 million of that total invested in the past 12 months in new investments and follow-on funding for existing portfolio companies based across the region.With offices across Birmingham, Nottingham and Milton Keynes, BGF made several investments in
This provides Skylight IPV additional stability for the next few years and the opportunity to continue to work with clients and further develop its technology to build an ever-improved service.
US Public Realtions firm Gregory FCA has secured a minority growth capital investment from Copley Equity Partners, a Boston-based private investment firm. Founder Gregory Matusky and President Joseph Anthony remain majority owners and will continue to lead the firm. All account management and professional staff remain in place and the firm
BGF’s North West team has now invested GBP311 million across 34 businesses in the region with GBP59m of that total invested in the past 12 months. New investments included Manchester-headquartered FinTech company Planixs, international schools group Orbital Education and Joloda International, a fast-growing manufacturing firm based in Merseyside. This investment took BGF past its
One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, has completed an investment in Computer Design and Integration (CDI), a provider of IT infrastructure hardware and software, consulting and managed services. As part of the transaction, CDI’s founder and management team rolled over a substantial portion of their interests and
Clearview Capital Fund III’s portfolio company, Controlled Products (Controlled Products) and its affiliates, have acquired a majority stake in Purchase Green, and Path to Prosperity, (Purchase Green). The transaction, which closed on 20 November, 2019, included a significant reinvestment by the management team who will remain in their current roles to
The Novo Holdings REPAIR Impact Fund has made a EUR7 million investment in Mutabilis, a company developing novel antibacterials against Gram-negative infections based near Paris, France. This investment will allow the company to accelerate its 2G-Dabocins program, a wide spectrum Gram-negative anti-infective agent, which is currently undergoing lead optimisation. “We
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