Legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised RJD Partners (RJD), the UK Private Equity investor, on the management buyout of Class Tours Limited (Class Tours), a leading provider of language programmes and educational tours to schools in the UK. This is the fourth investment from RJD’s third buyout fund, following the
DataSine has raised EUR1 million in funding from investors including C Entrepreneurs, Sistema_VC and Force Over Mass at the close of the company’s seed round. DataSine’s proprietary technology analyses transactional and biographical data to determine a customer’s personality, needs, behaviours, and life situation. This enables companies to offer products and
Limerston Capital has acquired Crawford Scientific Holdings Ltd (Crawford), comprising Crawford Scientific Ltd and Hall Analytical Laboratories), from Maven Capital Partners. Crawford is one of the UK’s leading independent providers of outsourced chromatography consumables and services to the laboratory research and testing sector. This is the third investment of Limerston Capital’s
Capagro has closed a second funding round worth EUR66 million following the reopening of the subscription period for its French AgTech-focused venture capital vehicle, Capagro Innovation, back in January. Established in April 2014 with an initial allocation of EUR37.5 million, which rose to EUR58 million following the first subscription period
UK private equity firm Maven Capital Partners has exited its investment in Crawford Scientific (Crawford), a supplier of chromatography products and analytical services to the laboratory research and testing sectors, following its sale to Limerston Capital Partners I. The sale realised a return for Maven clients of 4.7x the initial
Tifosy, a fully licensed sports crowdfunding business, has successfully raised GBP1 million in equity through its own platform. Co-founded by former player and manager Gianluca Vialli and former investment banker Fausto Zanetton, Tifosy allows supporters to invest in leading clubs. More than 10,000 fans have already invested through the platform
Ventilation systems specialist Monodraught has received a GBP2.65 million investment from BGF to support its long-term growth plans. The High Wycombe headquartered company will use the funding for product development and expansion into new markets. Led by managing director Andrew McCubbin, Monodraught designs, manufactures, installs and maintains ventilation, cooling and
Heidelpay Payment, a leading German payment service provider in e-commerce, backed by private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), has acquired Hamburg-based StarTec Payment & Service. The acquisition of StarTec, a provider for all aspects of cashless payment transactions at the physical point of sale (POS), will expands Heidelpay’s portfolio
Tortoise Investments and Lovell Minnick Partners have teamed with existing management to acquire Tortoise, a specialist in essential assets and essential income investing. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. As part of the transaction, ongoing management and employees are expected to meaningfully increase their ownership of Tortoise.
Helly Hansen is to acquire Musto, the British specialist sailing and country apparel brand, from Phoenix Equity Partners and other shareholders. With this transaction, Helly Hansen will become a global leader in professional sailing apparel, complementing its existing leadership position in professional skiing apparel and enhancing its presence in the
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