Elysian Capital I has acquired, in conjunction with the company’s management, Wellbeing Software Group, an IT group focused on the provision of software solutions and services to hospitals throughout the UK. The group is formed of three distinct business units, HSS, EuroKing and Apollo, of which HSS is the largest.
Verint Systems has completed its acquisition of KANA Software, a portfolio company of Accel-KKR, for USD514.2m in cash. "Accel-KKR was an extraordinary partner to the KANA management team following the acquisition that brought the company private in December 2009," says Mark Duffell, KANA's CEO. "Accel-KKR did what they said they were
Private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) has sold food manufacturer TSC Foods to Edward Billington and Son Limited. Scunthorpe-based TSC Foods, which was founded in 1991, produces and supplies chilled and frozen sauces, soups, entrees and dressings to the retail and food service markets. The business developed the
Website building platform BaseKit has secured a further GBP4.5m funding from the Angel CoFund backed by the British Business Bank, alongside existing investment from Eden Ventures, NESTA and Nauta Capital. The additional funding follows a previous investment of GBP10m. George Whitehead, chairman of the Angel CoFund, says: “We are
OMERS Private Equity (OPE) has completed the sale of Maxxam Analytics International Corporation to Bureau Veritas for CAD650m. Founded over 40 years ago, Canada-based Maxxam provides analytical services and solutions to the energy, environmental, food and DNA industries. Maxxam processes approximately 2.5 million samples and generates in excess of
Actis has made a 36 per cent equity investment in the AutoXpress group, an East African tyre wholesaler and retailer. Operating through 20 company-owned stores in Kenya and Rwanda, AutoXpress is the key distributor and retailer of leading tyre, battery and suspension brands, including Pirelli, Dunlop, Marshal, BKT, KYB and
Private equity firm HIG Capital has completed the sale of its portfolio company SeaStar Solutions to American Securities. Based in Litchfield, Illinois, SeaStar Solutions (formerly Teleflex Marine) is a manufacturer of precision-engineered vessel control systems and other specialised applications in marine and industrial end markets. The company has approximately
Newgen Software, a provider of business process management (BPM), enterprise content management (ECM) and customer communication management (CCM) solutions, has raised equity capital from IDG Ventures India and Ascent Capital. Avendus Capital was the financial advisor to the transaction. The investment will be used to strengthen presence in the US
Vector Capital, a technology focused private equity firm, has acquired CollabNet from existing venture investors and other shareholders. Concurrent with the buyout, Vector has also made a growth equity investment in the company, which will be used to accelerate product development, strengthen CollabNet’s sales and marketing efforts, and enable add-on
Sub-investment grade corporate credit specialist Alcentra, part of BNY Mellon, has invested in Cambridge Education Group (CEG), a provider of foundation programmes and English language training. Alcentra’s senior loan will support the buyout by Bridgepoint in a transaction totalling GBP185m and will provide a strong platform to deliver the company’s
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