Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP1.2 million investment into Hive HR (Hive). The employee engagement Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform secured funding through the North East Development Fund, supported by the European Regional Development, and Maven VCTs, in order to make a succession of new hires and accelerate product development.
Funds associated with Lightyear Capital (Lightyear), a New York-based private equity firm focused on financial services, have acquired a controlling stake in Lighthouse Technologies Holdings Corp (Lighthouse), a specialist in technology-enabled eDiscovery, compliance and information governance. Several existing investors and the senior management team will remain committed shareholders as part
AMN Healthcare Services, a specialist in healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services, is to acquire Advanced Medical Personnel Services, Ia portfolio company of Clearview Capital. The purchase price is USD200 million, with up to an additional USD20 million to be paid based on Advanced’s 2019 financial performance. The acquisition is
British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has committed GBP50 million to BOOST&Co’s second fund, Industrial Lending II. BOOST&Co is an independent asset manager specialising in lending solutions for high-growth SMEs in the UK. It offers growth capital and venture debt of GBP2 million to GBP10
Axiata Digital (AD), the digital services arm of Axiata Group (Axiata), is to sell its Digital Ventures portfolio for USD140 million to Singapore-based investment fund Pegasus 7 Ventures. The sale consists of ownership stakes in category-leading digital businesses such as India’s largest rural commerce platform, StoreKing, and global micro-insurance company,
Phoenix Equity Partners has reached an agreement with Souter Investments (Souter) and Manfield Partners (Manfield) to acquire a majority stake in Mobius Life, an independent provider of investment administration services to UK pension schemes. Phoenix will invest alongside the current management team, led by CEO Adrian Swales. Equity for the
Broadstone, a UK-based employee benefits and pensions consulting businesses backed by private equity firm Livingbridge, has acquired Glasgow-based Thomson Dickson Consulting (TDC) to support its growth across consulting and actuarial. The business is owned and managed by actuaries Ann Marie Dickson and Andy Thomson who, along with all of the
Walter Global Asset Management (Walter) has become a minority shareholder in LionGuard Capital Management (LionGuard), an asset management firm that specialises in fundamental research on small and medium capitalisation companies. This is Walter’s first investment since forming in late 2018, and its new commitment includes direct allocations toward LionGuard-managed funds via
Challenge Group – a logistics recruitment and distribution company – backed by Praetura, has acquired TRG Logistics to form one of the largest independent providers of HGV drivers and warehouse staff in the UK. The undisclosed deal will see the two companies merge to become Challenge TRG Group, with current
Offshore law firm Mourant has advised Brazilian private equity firm IG4 Capital in connection with their agreement with Alberta Investment Management Corporation to inject USD107.26 million in the Brazilian water service holding company Iguá Saneamento SA through the investment vehicles and funds managed by IG4. The proceeds will be used
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