Palatine-backed Anthesis, a group of dedicated sustainability experts, has acquired UK-based energy specialists, Padd Energy. This deal marks the third M&A transaction for Anthesis in six months following the acquisition of Canadian agri-food sustainability consultancy Provision Coalition Inc, and Climate Neutral Group, a Net Zero authority based in the Netherlands,

Oaktree has completed the acquisition of 17Capital, a provider of non-dilutive capital to high-quality private equity management companies, funds and institutional investors that are seeking to finance value creation and portfolio management initiatives. Oaktree is a specialist among global investment managers fosued on alternative investments, including credit, private equity, real

Insurance industry veteran, Alex Tuff, has partnered with Integrum Holdings (Integrum), an innovative investment firm focused on investing in technology-enabled services companies, to launch Evertree Insurance (Evertree), an omni-channel personal lines insurance distribution platform. The build-out and growth of the business will be financed through a substantial equity commitment from

HCI Equity Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has sold SouthernAg Carriers, Inc, a transportation and logistics service provider for agricultural and related processed food manufacturers, specialising in peanuts, cotton, pecans and other agricultural products to large consumer packaged goods customers including Mars, P&G and ConAgra. SouthernAg has five

Munch’s Supply, the HVAC division of Marcone, has acquired Wholesale Sheet Metal (WSM) and Pile Protection Tops (PPT). The acquisition expands Munch’s geographic footprint to 71 locations serving 17 US states and one Canadian province.   Munch’s Supply is a Marcone company that has been operating in the Chicagoland area

Fidelity Payment Services, a provider of fully-integrated omni-channel payment processing technology, secured a strategic growth investment from PSG, a leading growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to help accelerate their growth. Existing investor HIG Growth Partners also participated in the round. Financial terms were of the

Connection Capital has made a £5.1 million growth capital investment in Brompton Technology, a London manufacturer of leading-edge processing technology for LED video walls used in live events, TV and film production. Brompton Technology’s products are used on global music tours of artists like Taylor Swift and U2, and in

Atlantic Street Capital (ASC), a private equity firm that invests in lower middle market companies, has acquired assets from CyberGuard Compliance, a licensed CPA firm with exclusive specialisation in IT compliance and cybersecurity audit and assessment services, and Elite Consulting Solutions, a provider of IT compliance and cybersecurity consulting and

Private equity firm Alpine Investors (Alpine), a Certified B Corporation committed to building enduring businesses, has acquired FEV Tutor, a K-12 research and evidence-based online tutoring platform. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Alpine’s partnership will help further FEV Tutor’s mission to develop high-quality, online learning solutions that

Pan-European private equity investor Oakley Capital’s portfolio company ECOMMERCE ONE has acquired Gambio, a provider of shop system software solutions for online retailers in the DACH region. Founded in 2004 by Daniel Schnadt and Nonito Capuno, Bremen-based Gambio provides more than 25,000 retailers with a modern shop system software that