Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital) has added Matt Ansted, Maria Mikhailova and Mark Robson to the firm’s investment team. All three will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Cairngorm Capital has over £400 million of committed equity capital. These appointments enhance the firm’s capacity to continue its disciplined investment

Brightstar Capital Partners (Brightstar), a private equity firm focused on partnering with families, founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, has closed its previously announced investment in WindsorONE, a US-based manufacturer of highly-crafted fabricated wood products for interior and exterior applications. The Company’s products primarily serve the rapidly growing repair and remodel

Apex Group has acquired Mainspring, a UK-based provider of venture capital fund administration and accounting services.   Mainspring provides outsourced administration and accounting services to small and medium-sized venture fund managers in the UK.  Mainspring also operates an FCA-regulated custody business for fund managers offering managed account investments such as

Caju Benefícios, a flexible benefits management platform, has raised $25 million in a Series B round led by K1 Investment Management, a Los Angeles-based investment firm focused on high growth B2B software companies.

StepFunction, a specialist in SaaS revenue growth solutions, has secured $5 million in a post-seed raise led by Dallas Venture Capital (DVC) with participation from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Inventus Capital Partners, and Z5 Capital. Using machine learning, StepFunction helps leading SaaS companies substantially improve the amount and predictability of

Thoma Bravo is to sell Frontline Education to Roper Technologies, a provider of administration software purpose-built for K-12 educators, in an all-cash deal worth $3.725 billion, according to a report by PE Insights. The software investor first acquired Frontline Education in 2017 and has since supported six bolt-on acquisitions which

Discovery Education, a global edtech company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired Pivot Interactives SBC. Led by a team of science teachers, practitioners, and students, Pivot Interactives develops dynamic cloud-based activities and labs that actively engage students in the authentic exploration of real scientific phenomena.  Financial terms of the

The Capstreet Group (Capstreet), a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm, as sold Thorpe Specialty Services (Thorpe), a maintenance and engineering services and solutions provider in petrochemical and other industrial markets, to KLH Capital (KLH). Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Thorpe, which can trace its

Blue Point Capital Partners has acquired Water Lilies Food, a manufacturer and distributor of premium frozen Asian-inspired cuisine for major retail private label and foodservice customers nationwide. Blue Point made the investment in partnership with Peter Lee, second generation family member and CEO, who is retaining a significant ownership position

AdTonos, which successfully monetises gaming, podcasts, audiobooks, music and radio streams for over 1000 recognised publishers across the UK, EU, LATAM and the US, has closed a seed funding round of $2 million, which is slightly more than the company’s monthly sales, from BlackSheep Fund and ProtosNext, among other investors.