BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has sold RKD Group, a provider of omnichannel fundraising and marketing services to the nonprofit sector, to Incline Equity Partners. RKD Group, headquartered in Dallas, has raised billions of dollars

Alantra has completed the acquisition of an additional 24.5% stake in pan-European asset manager Access Capital Partners (ACP) from OP Financial Group for a cash consideration of approximately €24.5m. As anticipated in the 2021 Financial Results Presentation, it was Alantra’s intention to execute the call option, which was agreed upon

Centerbridge Partners (Centerbridge), a global, multi-strategy private investment, and Bridgeport Partners (Bridgeport), a private investment firm with a long-term, value-oriented approach, are to acquire Computer Services Inc (CSI), a provider of end-to-end fintech and regtech solutions, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.6 billion, or $58.00 per share.  The

KKR has led a significant structured investment in Arevia Power (Arevia), a US renewable energy developer, with strategic participation by GCM Grosvenor, a global alternative asset management solutions provider.  The investment will support the Company’s accelerated growth and development of new solar and wind projects throughout the United States. Founded

MS Lending Group, a bridging lending firm, has secured an initial £50 million senior-secured facility with Pollen Street Capital. Pollen Street is a fast growing and purpose led alternative investment asset manager, investing in credit and private equity strategies focusing on the real estate, financial and business services sectors.   

Palm Beach Capital Fund V (PBC), through one of its investment entities, has made an investment in Earth Systems, an environmental engineering and consulting firm based in South Florida. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Earth Systems services clients in various end markets including oil and gas,

OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, is in exclusive negotiations with the Spanish firm MCH and Fernando Busto, founder and CEO of Extol, to acquire Extol.  The acquisition is part of a wider plan to create a European group focused on the aluminium extrusion market including another company, Aluminium

Apart from being the top European market, the UK is also among the top five markets for  global venture capital (VC) funding activity, found GlobalData. According to the data and analytics company, a total of 1,083 VC funding deals were announced in the UK during January-July 2022 while the disclosed

Dryad, a provider of solar-powered environmental sensor networks for ultra-early wildfire detection and forest monitoring, has closed a €10.5 million Series A funding round, led by eCAPITAL. Additional investors include Toba Capital, Semtech and Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures.  The funding will enable the company to scale its team, accelerate its go-to-market

DrinkWell, a low-calorie alcohol retailer, has secured a £1 million investment from a private investor to fuel its expansion plans. The funding will enable the Manchester-based eCommerce retailer to scale, growing its team, while investing in product development including the launch of two new brands, Lean Brew IPA and Traces