NorthEdge Capital has sold energy technology provider Utiligroup to Energy Services Group (ESG), a provider of technology solutions to the retail energy and utility industries, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1997, the Chorley-headquartered company is a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to the utilities and energy industries and has
Travers Smith has advised long-standing client Patron Capital, the pan-European real estate private equity fund, on the sale of neuro disability care provider The Badby Group to Elysium Healthcare, a mental healthcare provider backed by BC Partners. The Badby Group, led by healthcare specialists Tim Street and Daniel Kay of
Middle market private equity firm Pamlico Capital is to sell Wilcon Holdings to Crown Castle International for USD600 million (subject to limited adjustments). Founded in 1998, Wilcon is a West Coast provider of fibre and data centre infrastructure solutions. Pamlico acquired Wilcon in partnership with management in 2012, and
NorthEdge Capital has completed the sale of its chemicals manufacturer Fine Industries to Chinese-listed life sciences company Lianhe Chemical Technology. The transaction is NorthEdge’s fourth exit following the sale of Sumo Digital and IPOs of Accrol Group and Ramsdens Financial, and represents a 2.5x return on investment for NorthEdge Capital
Catapult’s portfolio business Hangar Seven, a marketing services agency specialising in content creation, has been acquired by The Hut Group, delivering a three-times cash return for the Catapult Growth Fund. Catapult invested in Hangar Seven in September 2011 to support its plans for growth. Hangar Seven has become a
NVM Private Equity has exited from Coventry-based telecommunications and security systems integration provider Optilan following a secondary management buy-out by Blue Water Energy, delivering a 3.1x return on funds invested. NVM first supported Optilan in the GBP18 million management buy-out in 2008. Since then, under NVM’s ownership, Optilan
Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), an early-stage venture capital firm, has completed two more exits from BGV II, which first invested in 2014. Zentri, a BGV II seed investment, was acquired by Silicon Labs. Grid Dynamics, another early BGV II investment was acquired by Teamsun through its Hong Kong subsidiary
Accel-KKR, a technology-focused private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company Abila to Community Brands. Accel-KKR acquired Abila in 2013 when the business, which provides software and services to associations, non-profit organisations and governmental entities, was spun-off from UK-based The Sage Group. Following its initial investment in 2013, Accel-KKR
LMS Capital has sold its majority stake in UK IT services business 365IT to CORETX Holdings, a mid-market network, cloud and IT managed services provider. Under the terms of the acquisition the enterprise value of 365IT was agreed at GBP5.4 million, which after adjusting for net debt of GBP800,000 results
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has completed the sale of Mauser Group to Stone Canyon Industries in an all-cash transaction valued at USD2.3 billion. Mauser, acquired by CD&R funds in 2014, is a supplier of industrial rigid packaging products and reconditioning services. Stone Canyon Industries, through its subsidiary BWAY Corp, is
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