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Maranon Capital provides senior financing for Comvest Partners’ acquisition of Engage2Excel

Maranon Capital has acted as Joint Lead Arranger for a senior credit facility to support Comvest Partners’ acquisition of Engage2Excel (E2E). E2E, headquartered in Statesville, North Carolina, is a leading provider of employee recognition, sales incentives, talent acquisition and consumer loyalty solutions and services. E2E’s solutions focus on attracting, retaining,

PAI Partners acquires M Group Services from First Reserve

Private equity investor PAI Partners (PAI) is to acquire M Group Services, a service provider to the regulated infrastructure markets in the UK and Ireland, from First Reserve, a private equity firm exclusively focused on energy.  Jim Arnold, Chief Executive of M Group Services, says: “Over the past two years,

Partners Group to acquire ownership stake in GlobalLogic from Apax Fund

Funds advised by private equity advisory firm Apax Partners have agreed to sell their ownership stake in GlobalLogic Inc to Partners Group, a private markets investment manager, which is acting on behalf of its clients in the acquisition. The transaction values GlobalLogic, a leader in digital product engineering services, at

Hambro Perks to allow individuals to co-invest in its VC deals

Venture capital firm Hambro Perks, run by Rupert Hambro and former investment banker Dominic Perks, has opened its doors to retail investors for the first time. The firm is now launching an EIS fund, administered by Mainspring, which will allow retail investors to make tax-efficient investments alongside the Hambro Perks

Direct Healthcare Group acquires Qbitus Products

Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), a private equity-backed manufacturer of pressure care solutions, has completed the acquisition of Qbitus Products. Qbitus was founded more than thirty years ago and supplies bespoke, pressure relieving cushions to the NHS and Wheelchair Services.   Based in Caerphilly, DHG specialises in the development of clinically

TPG Growth to acquire HALO Branded Solutions

TPG Growth has partnered with management to acquire HALO Branded Solutions, a leading marketing services platform that distributes promotional products and provides employee recognition services. TPG Growth acquired the company from Audax Private Equity. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to

IK Investment Partners acquires Domia Group from Metric Capital

IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap I Fund, alongside founders Maxime Aiach, Philippe Coléon and José Dinis, has acquired Domia Group (Domia), owner of French private tutoring market specialist Acadomia and French home cleaning provider Shiva, from Metric Capital Partners. Acadomia is the leading player in the primary, secondary,

Gemini sees double digit growth in new PE funds for 2018

The Gemini Companies (Gemini) has experienced double digit growth of new private equity (PE) fund clients to date for 2018. “The growth potential for PE funds has no ceiling. In a competitive marketplace, the ability to adapt to investor demands is key. We strive to deliver to our clients cost-effective,

CVC Capital Partners Fund VII acquires Mehiläinen

A consortium of Finnish institutions, including LocalTapiola, Varma and Ilmarinen, together with Mehiläinen management and in partnership with lead investor CVC Capital Partners’ (CVC) Fund VII, has agreed to acquire Mehiläinen, a private healthcare and social care provider in Finland. The change in Mehiläinen ownership does not impact the company’s

BaltCap exits Runway BPO

BaltCap, together with majority shareholder Dasha Group AS, has sold the majority of the shares in Runway BPO to global BPO and customer experience company Webhelp. Runway BPO is multilingual nearshore BPO firm servicing Scandinavian and international customers.   “During BaltCap’s ownership Runway has grown from being a nearshoring BPO

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