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GP Bullhound advises Namics on sale to Merkle

GP Bullhound has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Namics, a specialist in digital transformation in Switzerland and Germany, on its sale to Merkle.  Namics provides further scale and depth to Merkle’s people-based marketing capabilities, in particular in the areas of business transformation strategy, digital consulting and technology implementation across

ROTA closes GBP1.8m funding round

Innovative staffing app, ROTA, has closed its latest funding round with an additional GBP1.8 million in investment.  Headquartered in London, the tech focused firm has revolutionised recruitment processes, through the supply of high-quality staff to leading venues in five major cities across the UK.  This latest funding round saw ROTA

Rockpool makes significant investment in TrustedHousesitters

TrustedHousesitters, a house and pet sitting platform, has secured a significant investment from private equity firm Rockpool Investments. Founded by Andy Peck and Rachel Martin in 2010, TrustedHousesitters is the world’s largest house and pet sitting community operating in over 130 countries. Since launch, the platform has facilitated more than

Maven Capital Partners invests in Acton Banks

UK Private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led the management buyout (MBO) of Acton Banks Limited (Acton Banks), a UK healthcare staffing business.  The transaction is Maven’s third investment from its buyout fund, having earlier this year led an investment in Manchester-based hardware designer and supplier UAP Limited

LDC-backed babble doubles revenue and customer base with acquisition of Birmingham-based Arden Group

London-based babble cloud holdings limited, a UK provider of cloud-based communications technology, is strengthening its portfolio and doubling its industry footprint by acquiring Birmingham-based Arden Group for an undisclosed sum.  The deal will add strength in mobile and IT managed services to babble’s existing market-leadership in Unified Communication (UCaaS) and cloud-based

ARX Equity Partners completes Fincentrum sale to Swiss Life

ARX Equity Partners (ARX) has successfully completed the exit of its investment in Fincentrum, an independent financial advisory business operating in the Czech Republic and Slovakia respectively.  Fincentrum facilitates the sale of mortgages, life insurance and investment products and boasts more than 3,000 financial advisors and a turnover in excess

Goldman Sachs Asset Management makes strategic minority investment in Harvest Partners

Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Petershill programme has made a strategic minority investment in middle-market private equity firm Harvest Partners.  The passive investment, which represents 15 per cent of the firm, will allow Harvest Partners to expand the ownership of the firm and further develop its platform, building on the firm’s

Equistone to acquire Courir from Go Sport in EUR283m deal

Mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) has submitted a binding offer for the acquisition of the whole business of Courir.  The equity value of this offer is EUR283 million.  Equistone has now entered today into exclusive negotiations with Groupe Go Sport.   The completion of the deal, which

METRON raises EUR8m

METRON, the France-based developer of an energy intelligence platform for industry, has completed a new EUR8 million fundraising. The fundraising includes commitments from BNP Paribas, Financière Fonds Privés, which enables private investors to invest directly in high potential companies, and existing shareholder, Breed Reply, a leading active operational investor in

Guernsey agribusiness fund becomes world’s first ‘regulated green fund’

Guernsey has registered a Guernsey-domiciled agribusiness fund as the world’s first regulated green fund. The Cibus Fund, launched last year, becomes the first fund to be awarded the Guernsey Green Fund regulatory “kitemark” by the island’s regulator, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, following the launch of the Guernsey Green Fund

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