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Panoramic backs buyout of industrial insulation specialist

Panoramic Growth Equity (Panoramic) has backed the management buyout of specialty industrial insulation business Elmelin. This is the tenth investment for Panoramic Growth Fund 2. Walthamstow based Elmelin has been operating for over 100 years providing specialist insulation solutions into a range of markets across the globe.  With a focus

Pamplona acquires majority stake in Infiana from Deutsche Beteiligungs

Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) has acquired a majority stake in Infiana Group (Infiana) from Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) and from Infiana’s management.  Completion is subject to approval by antitrust authorities and the sale is expected to be closed within the next three months. Infiana (www.infiana.com) is a specialist in engineered

Omnes invests in Belgian consultancy firm Intys

Omnes has acquired a minority stake in the Belgian consulting firm Intys, alongside the existing management team. Based in Brussels, Intys is one of the leading consulting firms in Belgium. As a multi-specialist player, Intys has a recognized expertise in the healthcare, energy, industrials and financial services sectors. Its 80

HBM Holding’s Mississippi Lime Company to acquire Southern Lime

Mississippi Lime Company (Mississippi Lime), a global supplier of high-calcium lime products and a portfolio company of HBM Holdings (HBM), is to acquire the Calera, Alabama lime business of Covia, operating historically as Southern Lime. The Calera business supplies high-calcium quicklime and hydrated lime products to customers in the Southeastern

HKW portfolio company Fresh Direct Produce makes add-on acquisition

Fresh Direct Produce, a portfolio company of middle-market private equity company HKW, has acquired Emperor Specialty Foods (Emperor). Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1986, Emperor is a distributor of mushrooms, pears, and other specialty fruits and vegetables. This add-on provides meaningful growth opportunities for

Cinven to invest in Jaggaer

International private equity firm, Cinven, is to make a significant investment in Jaggaer, a provider of procurement software for large and medium-sized enterprises. Alongside Cinven, Accel-KKR will maintain an interest in Jaggaer.  Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Jaggaer provides cloud-based Source-to-Pay eProcurement solutions for spend management, which enables

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Ocorian and Estera to merge

Inflexion Private Equity is to acquire Estera, a global provider of funds, corporate and trust services from Bridgepoint. Following completion of the investment, Estera will be merged with Inflexion’s existing portfolio company Ocorian, forming a global corporate service and fund administration leader of significant scale.  The combined business will operate

Octopus Energy Investments rebrands as Octopus Renewables

Octopus Energy Investments, a specialist clean energy investor and part of Octopus Group, has changed it name to Octopus Renewables with immediate effect.  The rebranding is intended to more accurately reflect the business’s core mission – to accelerate the transition to a future powered by renewable energy.   Since entering

Inflexion invests in ONP

Inflexion Private Equity has completed an investment in O’Neill Patient Solicitors (ONP), a UK-based B2B tech‐enabled provider of property and remortgage conveyancing services.  The investment is being made by Inflexion Buyout Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated mid‐market fund. As part of this investment, Inflexion Private Equity has also acquired Grindeys a

TravelPerk raises USD60m taking Series C total to USD104m

Global business travel platform TravelPerk has closed its series C round at USD104m by adding an additional USD60 million from existing investors. The investment will be used to further accelerate the company’s product innovation with the goal of giving business travellers real freedom and flexibility while providing companies with control

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