An investment consortium led by Pembroke VCT, with support from Lepe Capital, has acquired specialist publishing and events group Boat International Media from August Equity. Financial details of the deal have not been released but the purchase price is believed to be just in excess of GBP10m. Pembroke is
August Equity’s portfolio company SecureData Europe has completed the acquisition of SensePost. SensePost provides information security consultancy. It works with blue-chip global customers and is known for its expertise in training, security assessments, consultancy and security research. The expertise added by the latest acquisition will enhance SecureData’s full service
Michelson Diagnostics, the UK based medical device company focused on multi-beam Optical Coherence Tomography technology, has closed its Series A2 financing. The round, which was oversubscribed, raised GBP1.98m (USD3.25m) from existing investors, led by Octopus Investments and supported by Catapult Venture Managers, London Business Angels and several business angels. The funds will be used for
Private equity and alternative asset manager Maven Capital Partners has invested GBP3.5m into Carlisle-based tyre manufacturer DMACK to fund the next stage of expansion for the business. DMACK designs and produces high performance tyres for the worldwide automotive market, specialising to date in the motorsport sector. Maven’s investment will
HIG Capital’s portfolio company Infogix has completed the acquisition of Agilis International, a provider of predictive data analytics and reconciliation solutions focused primarily in the telecom and media sector. Founded in 2003 in Rockville, Maryland, Agilis’ integrated data warehouse and analytics platform helps clients improve revenues and generate savings by
An affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested USD40m in ComplexCare Solutions, to fund future growth initiatives at the risk assessment and care management services provider. ComplexCare's management team will continue to hold a significant interest in the company. Since its founding in 2010, ComplexCare has developed
Barclays and BlueBay Asset Management’s Direct Lending Fund are collaborating to offer joint bespoke lending solutions to medium-sized enterprises in the UK in specific deal situations. They are offering single unitranche loans to finance UK financial sponsor-backed mid-market companies. This initiative will provide unitranche loans of up to GBP120m,
KKR has held the final closing of KKR Special Situations Fund (KSSF), a USD2bn global fund focused primarily on distressed and event-driven investments. The fund, for which KKR began soliciting third party capital in 2012, received strong backing from a diverse group of new and existing global investors, including public
Private equity house WestBridge Capital has exited its investment in Mobile Computing Systems (MCS), securing a 3x return. MCS, which provides software for construction companies, was the last of the assets WestBridge Capital inherited when it acquired Wales Fund Management in 2008. Valerie Kendall, a partner at WestBridge Capital,
Private equity firm Omnes Capital has sold its shareholding in plista, a digital media specialist in Germany, to GroupM. Supported by Omnes Capital since 2010, plista employs approximately 100 people and specialises in innovative solutions for targeted real-time digital advertising and content marketing. The company currently operates in Germany,
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