A consortium led by private equity firms Apax and Warburg Pincus is to acquire British satellite communications company Inmarsat in a deal worth USD3.4 billion. The consortium, which also includes the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP), has agreed to pay USD7.21
Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised the UK’s leading independent mobile live games developer, Mediatonic, on an investment from Synova Capital. 

 Founded in 2005, and with headquarters in London, Mediatonic has launched over 100 games in partnership with some of the world’s largest game publishers, including Scopely and
Oase Living Water (OASE), a portfolio company of buyout firm Argand Partners, has acquired the German-based Söll Group (Söll), a supplier of specialised water treatment products, water analysis and filtering technology, and premium fish food for consumer and commercial applications. Headquartered in Hörstel, Germany, OASE is the global market
BGF is investing EUR5 million to support the growth of Winterbrook, a family-owned residential house builder based in Dublin. BGF will take a minority stake in the company. The funds will be used to support development activity across the residential, private rental and commercial sectors. BGF expects to provide significant
Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, has completed the take-private of AIM-listed Tax Systems Plc, a provider of corporation tax software and services in the UK and Ireland. The transaction values Tax Systems at GBP114 million. Founded in 1991, Tax Systems’ portfolio of solutions automates the end-to-end tax compliance
Macfarlanes has advised private equity firm Epiris on its recommended offer of approximately GBP206 million for IFG Group Plc. IFG Group Plc is a financial services company with full market listings in London and Dublin. IFG’s two businesses, James Hay and Saunderson House, provide a range of financial solutions including
OpCapita Consumer Opportunities Fund II, advised by OpCapita, a private equity firm specialising in the operational improvement of businesses in the retail, consumer and leisure industries, is to acquire a majority equity stake in Maurices Incorporated (maurices), a specialty retailer focused on women’s value apparel. maurices’ current parent company, ascena
WestBridge Capital (WestBridge) has acquired a majority shareholding in and provided growth capital to Wilcomatic Limited (Wilcomatic), a UK-based provider of vehicle and rail wash systems. Established in 1967, Wilcomatic supplies and supports vehicle wash systems to petrol forecourts throughout the UK and has contracts with all the UK’s major
By Light Professional IT Services (By Light) has acquired Phacil, Inc, a diversified software, cybersecurity systems engineering and managed services provider to the US Government. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Phacil has been a trusted partner to its US Government client base for nearly two decades.
Cavendish Corporate Finance, a UK mid-market M&A firm, has advised Inflexion Private Equity on its successful buyout of Creative Car Park Limited (CCP), a UK provider of car park management solutions for small businesses. The investment is being made by Inflexion Buyout Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated mid-market fund. Based
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