Align Capital Partners (ACP) has acquired StenTech, a provider of surface mount technology (SMT) stencils, pallets, tooling, and related components to more than 2,000 customers across North America. StenTech has grown from a single location in 1999 to become a key partner in the supply chain for the semiconductor and

Westbridge portfolio company APEM Group has completed its biggest acquisition to-date and its third in under a year. The Manchester-headquartered environmental consultancy has acquired GoBe Consultants, a planning and environmental services consultancy with offices in Devon and Glasgow.  The transaction follows APEM Group’s acquisition of Woodrow in July 2021 and

Global growth equity investor Verlinvest has partnered with Sinomedica, a Swiss group of acupuncture centres. Sinomedica is pioneering a science-based approach to medical acupuncture that enables a range of treatments and applications, including to tackle obesity. This investment from Verlinvest will help Sinomedica to accelerate growth in its existing home

Satori Capital, a Texas-based multi-strategy investment firm, has invested in Redbud Brands, an Austin-based company focused on creating, incubating, and commercialising “better-for-you” consumer packaged goods. As consumers continue to show an increasing preference for healthier and more beneficial products, Redbud identifies ideas that meet the “better-for-you” criteria in the food

Web hosting business Miss Group has completed its second acquisition in May – US-based web hosting provider and WordPress specialist CloudAccess from Cloud Equity Group. Headquartered in Michigan, USA, CloudAccess was founded in 2008 and offers comprehensive hosting and support platform services, specialising in WordPress and Joomla content management systems.

Roadgas, a Nottingham-based supplier of renewable gas refuelling stations, has secured funding from MEIF Maven Debt Finance, part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven). The business designs, manufactures, installs and maintains liquefied and compressed renewable gas refuelling stations, and will use the funding

Liminal, a wallet operations infrastructure that secures digital assets in a simple and efficient way, has raised $4.7 million in its seed funding round led by Elevation Capital. The round also saw participation from prominent investors like LD Capital, Woodstock, Nexus Ventures, and crypto ventures like CoinDCX, Hashed, Cadenza Ventures,

Franklin Resources, a global investment management organisation operating as Franklin Templeton, is to acquire BNY Alcentra Group Holdings (Alcentra) from BNY Mellon. One of the largest European credit and private debt managers, Alcentra has $38 billion in assets under management (AUM) with global expertise in senior secured loans, high yield

ODILO, an EdTech industry leader with a mission to improve global literacy by democratising access to high-quality education, has raised €60 million in an investment round led by Bregal Milestone, a European technology growth capital firm. The round also includes participation from previous investors Swanlaab Venture Factory and CDTI.  

Private equity company Baird Capital has sold portfolio company Crisp Thinking Group (Crisp) to Kroll, Inc.