Chaucer has merged with Virtrium Consulting in a transaction that creates one of the largest independent end-to-end digital transformation consultancies in the UK. The deal was structured and executed with support from private equity firm GCP. Virtrium was established in 2006 and specialises in IT strategy, architecture and
heidelpay Group (heidelpay), a German FinTech payment services provider backed by private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), has acquired UNIVERSUM Group (UNIVERSUM). UNIVERSUM is a Frankfurt-based payment service and debt collection provider that specialises in “PayLater” solutions – the largest and fastest growing payment method in DACH for e-commerce
Broadhaven has made an investment in Wealth Technologies (WealthTech), a provider of algorithmic financial planning and advice. “WealthTech has made conceptual breakthroughs in providing financial advice to large, diverse segments of the population,” says Greg Phillips, Co-Founder of Broadhaven and WealthTech investor. “Their highly experienced and accomplished team has developed
21 Invest France has acquired ProductLife Group with the company’s management team also investing significantly in the operation. ProductLife Group is a specialist in regulatory affairs outsourced management and pharmacovigilance for the Healthcare and Life Sciences industries and more specifically for pharmaceutical laboratories. The group, created 25 years ago, benefits
Transatlantic venture capital investor, Beringea, has led a GBP6.5m investment in Exonar, a data discovery and management software firm. Downing Ventures, the early stage investor, has also participated in the round alongside notable existing investors, Amadeus Capital Partners and Winton Ventures. Enterprises are facing a fundamental change in the
BGF has made its fourth life sciences investment in the last few months, providing Nottingham-based business incubator BioCity with development capital, alongside Blue Skies Investments (BSI). Founded in 2002 and a pioneer in the field, BioCity is the UK’s largest life science incubation business, providing specialist workspace for growing life
European private equity group Capzanine has acquired a significant minority stake in Intescia, a business intelligence software publisher, as part of a management takeover and the exit of WINCH Capital 2 fund managed by Andera Partners and of BNP Paribas Development. Resulting from an external growth strategy started in 2013,
Go Plant Fleet Services, an portfolio company of private equity form Endless, has acquired a large proportion of the business and assets of Gulliver’s Truck Hire in a deal worth more than GBP13 million. The company’s latest major deal is expected to boost overall revenue to more than GBP85 million.
Silverfleet Capital, the leading Pan-European private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in STAXS Contamination Control Experts (STAXS), a Benelux specialist in value-added distribution of consumable products for cleanrooms in the Life Sciences and other industries. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The acquisition of
According to initial estimates obtained by the Spanish Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (ASCRI) through the European EDC Platform, investment volume in Spain last year totalled EUR5,843.5m in 670 investments, reaching record levels for the second year in a row. Miguel Zurita, ASCRI Chairman, says: “We have had two
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