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Blackford Capital completes sale of Grand Equipment Company

Blackford Capital (Blackford), a lower middle market private equity firm, has exited its investment in Grand Equipment Company (Grand Equipment or GEC) through a sale to Cognitive Capital Partners (Cognitive), a Chicago-based investment firm. Grand Equipment is a multi-line equipment dealer offering the sale and rental of a wide range

Garnett Station Partners invests in Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming

Garnett Station Partners (Garnett Station), a New York-based investment firm, has made a growth investment intWoof Gang Bakery & Grooming (Woof Gang). Founded in 2007, by Paul and Cara Allen, Woof Gang is a pet services and specialty retail franchisor with more than 200 locations open or under development across

3i invests in Digital Barriers

3i Group (3i) is to invest in Digital Barriers, a provider of IoVT (Internet of Video Things) surveillance and security products. 3i is investing alongside existing investor, Volpi Capital LLP, who will maintain a minority stake in the business.   Headquartered in the UK with offices across the US and

Palatine-backed Back2Work acquires Just IT

Back2Work Group, a UK-based adult learning and pre-employment training provider backed by private equity investor Palatine, has acquired Just IT Training, a provider of IT and digital apprenticeships and skills ‘boot camps’, based in London. Manchester-based Back2Work secured significant investment from Palatine’s Impact fund in late 2020 and Just IT

Eurazeo to invest more than €70m in WiiSmile

Eurazeo’s Small-Mid Buyout team has signed an agreement to invest in WiiSmile alongside the company’s management team, led by Sylvain Bianchini, Brice Bonnaigue and Jérôme Bourdon.

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