WestBridge has completed its first deal of 2022, supporting the MBO of Thames Valley based, Smart Capital Technology (SCT). Funds managed by WestBridge have invested GBP17 million.   Established in 2002 and headquartered near Reading, SCT is an innovative IT services organisation, which is 100 per cent dedicated to the

Trifecta Collective has acquired the North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA), the only professional business association in North America that serves light and medium duty trailer dealers. NATDA is comprised of the largest national show in the trailer industry, a membership organisation, and a leading trade publication.  Trifecta Collective, is

TPA Capital has completed its investment in Barwick Bathroom Distribution, a UK B2B distributor of premium bathroom products. Founded almost 40 years ago, TPA has acquired the business from the original founders, John and Michael Barwick.  The transaction comes on the back of significant growth in recent years, underpinned by

OXIO, the first telecom-as-a-service platform for brands and enterprises with a white-label, fully-customisable solution to help turn brands into telecom carriers, has raised USD40 million in Series B funding. The round was led by ParaFi Capital, with participation from Digital Currency Group, Ascend, and Leyden; as well as existing investors

Nautilus Labs, an AI technology firm focused on ocean commerce with hubs in New York, Singapore, Paris, and London, has secured USD34 million in Series B funding round. Microsoft played a leading role, with M12, the company’s venture fund, and the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund co-investing for the first time. 

Limerston Capital portfolio company, Forensic Access Group, has completed the acquisition of bioanalysis and toxicology laboratory, Analytical Services International Limited (ASI). The acquisition strengthens the group’s breadth of expertise within the forensic and related analytical services sectors, allowing it to drive innovation and growth.   Oxfordshire-based Forensic Access Group sits

KeyZell, a Spanish biotechnology company in the development phase of digital cancer treatments and tools, has opened a private financing round with a target of raising EUR5 million to boost its project. The funding will be used to finance a human clinical trial with one of its innovative cancer treatments,

Archeon, a specialist in CPR artificial intelligence, has completed a EUR5.5 million Series A financing round, led by three investment funds, Karot Capital, Majycc eSanté Invest and Daphni. The road was also supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF – European Social Fund for Franche-Comté and Massif du Jura),

Alpha Blue Ocean’s (ABO) Global Tech Opportunities investment fund has entered into an additional financing agreement of CAD 65m with Halo Collective Inc (“Halo”) in the form of convertible debentures.

Cornerstone OnDemand, a leader in adaptive cloud-based HR software solutions and a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital, is to acquire EdCast, a learning experience platform (LXP) software provider. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in Q2 2022, have not been disclosed. This acquisition is the first planned