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Maven leads GBP2.7 million investment in Orchidsoft

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP2.7 million investment in intranet software specialists Orchidsoft Limited (Orchid). A total of GBP2.2 million has been provided by Maven funds, which includes a GBP700,000 investment from the Finance Durham Fund, in addition to a GBP500,000 follow-on investment from

Ironwood Capital makes subordinated debt investment in Bush Industries

Ironwood Capital has made a subordinated debt and minority equity investment in Bush Industries, which is headquartered in Jamestown, New York. Funding was provided by Ironwood Mezzanine Fund IV LP and its affiliated funds. Bush Industries is a leading manufacturer and distributor of high quality, affordably priced “ready to assemble”

Agorai to invest GBP20m in UK AI market

Agorai, an integrated marketplace for Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and data assets, has committed to invest GBP20 million in the UK AI market. The company says the investment will help accelerate the economic benefits that can be generated by leveraging the power of AI and its ability to transform society

Monroe Capital Supports Milestone Partners’ acquisition of RedZone Robotics

Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD21 million senior credit facility to support the acquisition of RedZone Robotics (RedZone), led by private equity sponsor, Milestone Partners. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, RedZone is a technology-enabled solutions business that uses proprietary robots

Inflexion supports Learning 2018 acquisition by CloserStill Media

Inflexion has supported CloserStill Media’s acquisition of Learning 2018, learning conference in the US. CloserStill was founded in 2008 and partnered with Inflexion in 2015. The business operates content-led exhibitions throughout the UK, Europe, the US and the Far East and has been ranked in The Sunday Times HSBC International

BGF invests GBP2.7m in digital mapping company Gaist

A highways technology company which has amassed a huge library of data about the UK’s road network has secured a GBP2.7 million investment from BGF to further expand its ground-breaking ‘roadscape’ services. Gaist captures and analyses continuous, high-definition imagery – 900 times the detail of Google Maps – about road

Palatine Private Equity-backed Cyberfort Group acquires cyber security consultancy Agenci

The Cyberfort Group, which is backed by Palatine Private Equity, has acquired cyber security consultancy Agenci for an undisclosed sum. The transaction adds a third business to the Cyberfort Group, with Agenci joining ultra-secure hosting and managed services provider The Bunker, and cyber security testing business Arcturus.   Agenci is a consultancy

One Equity Partners-backed Rizing completes acquisition of Aasonn

Rizing, a privately held backed by private equity firm One Equity Partners, has acquired Aasonn, an SAP SuccessFactors Professional Services Firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.  Aasonn joins /N SPRO, a leading SAP Human Capital Management (HCM), SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Retail services firm under the Rizing HCM business portfolio.   

RIBA and LDC partner to support NBS

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, have agreed a partnership to support the future growth of RIBA Enterprises Ltd, the commercial arm of the RIBA which trades as NBS. NBS is a provider of technology, content and data services to

Equistone sells tyre-making machine manufacturer Karl Eugen Fischer

Funds managed by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) have agreed to sell a majority stake in Karl Eugen Fischer, a manufacturer of cord-cutting machines for the tyre industry. Equistone acquired Karl Eugen Fischer in August 2013 and is now selling its stake to DBAG Fund VII, managed by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG.

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