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DIF Capital Partners acquires Bernhard

DIF Capital Partners (DIF) through its DIF Infrastructure VI fund, is to acquire Bernhard, a privately-owned Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) solutions company in the United States, from an affiliate of Bernhard Capital Partners. Bernhard has provided solutions to its customers’ energy and infrastructure needs for more than 100 years and shifted its

CreaTech startup Octaive raises GBP500k in angel investment round

London-based conversational media platform Octaive has raised GBP500k in an angel investment round. Backed by high profile industry leaders, the funding round is the first external investment by the two year old creative technology startup, which has seen revenues more than double in the past year. Octaive’s ‘conversational media’ technology

Riata Capital Group closes secondary transaction for AEG Vision

Riata Capital Group (RCG) (Riata), a Dallas-based private equity investment firm, has closed a GP-led secondary transaction (the Transaction) for its portfolio company AEG Vision (AEG), an owner and operator of over 235 eyecare practices throughout North America. The Transaction allows RCG to return capital to certain existing investors while

Construction Partners completes South Carolina platform company acquisition

Construction Partners, a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specialising in the construction and maintenance of roadways across five southeastern states, has acquired King Asphalt (King), a full-service hot-mix asphalt and paving company headquartered in Liberty, South Carolina. With three hot-mix asphalt plants in the Greenville, South Carolina metro area, King

BGF successfully exits Cooplands

BGF has successfully exited Yorkshire-headquartered bakery business, Cooplands. BGF backed the 135-year-old family business with a GBP8.5 million investment in December 2017, supplemented with GBP7.7 million follow-on funding in November 2020. Working with Paul Coopland, BGF has supported the business’ succession planning, helping to identify and recruit Belinda Youngs as

Arlington Capital Partners completes acquisition of Stellant Systems

Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington), a Washington, DC-area private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of L3Harris Technologies’ (NYSE:LHX) Electron Devices and Narda Microwave-West divisions.  The Company will now operate independently as Stellant Systems (Stellant), a standalone platform for Arlington in the mission-critical defence electronics market. The transaction is occurring in

Comitis Capital invests in PetCo

Comitis Capital (Comitis) has acquired a stake in PetCo, a Austrian supplier of super premium dog and cat food.  With its three brands Dog’s Love, Cat’s Love and WOW, PetCo covers the entire premium and super premium segment. PetCo founders Stefan and Katharina Miklauz will continue to lead the company

Endless portfolio company Amscan International acquires Ginger Ray

A portfolio company of Leeds-based private equity investor Endless has acquired GBP20 million turnover party brand Ginger Ray which is based in Weybridge, Surrey. Amscan International, which has a turnover of GBP200 million and employs more than 300 people in the UK and 2,500 worldwide, has made the acquisition as

Vanguard acquires Just Invest

Vanguard has completed the acquisition of Just Invest, a provider of tax-managed, tailored wealth management technology.  Just Invest’s offerings, including direct indexing platform Kaleidoscopeâ„¢, provide financial advisors with technology solutions that cater to their clients’ unique financial needs. The acquisition adds direct indexing, or personalised indexing, capabilities to bolster Vanguard’s

The Luxury Bank raises USD10m from Dubai’s ICICB Group

The Luxury Bank has raised USD10 million from Dubai’s ICICB Group, an investment management company that fosters and funds luxury projects in banking, cryptocurrency trading, commercial real estate, and other related industries worldwide. The funds will be leveraged across The Luxury Ecosystem’s various projects, including The Luxury Bank, The Luxury

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