Palatine Private Equity and Beechbrook Capital have backed the management of Selection Services, an IT managed service provider, in the acquisition of Aggregated Telecom, which trades as 8el. This is the first of what is set to be several acquisitions this year. The acquisition will significantly increase Selection’s service capabilities,
Kidd & Company (KCO), a private investment firm focused on the middle market, has teamed up with Centerfield Capital Partners to acquire Imaginetics, a manufacturer of precision metal components and assemblies for the aerospace industry. Located in Auburn, Washington, Imaginetics has begun to benefit from substantial growing demand in the
Larsen MacColl Partners (LMP), a private equity fund based in Radnor, Pennsylvania, has sold a majority stake in its portfolio company, S&S Worldwide, to Sansei Yusoki (SY). LMP made its original investment in S&S in 2009 and supported S&S’s subsequent growth with additional financial resources and strategic guidance as S&S
The North West Fund for Digital & Creative, managed by AXM Venture Capital, has made an equity investment of GBP150,000 into Liverpool-based Med ePad, alongside a personal investment from new management. A sister fund, The North West Fund for Biomedical managed by Spark Impact, had previously backed the company, and
Gresham Private Equity has exited 7city Learning through the sale of the business to Fitch Group. Fitch is combining 7city with its Fitch Training unit to form Fitch 7city Learning. Headquartered in London with operations in New York, Singapore and Dubai, 7city is a global training provider primarily servicing
Bacchus Capital Management, a San Francisco-based private equity firm providing capital in the wine industry, has provided growth capital to Maritime Wine Trading Collective, a boutique wine import, production, and distribution company based in San Francisco. Concurrent with the Bacchus investment, Maritime is adding Nine North Brands to its portfolio.
KarpReilly, a consumer-focused lower middle market private equity firm, has held the final closing of KarpReilly Capital Partners II (KRCP II) with total capital commitments of approximately USD210m. In conjunction with the closing of this second fund, KarpReilly also closed KarpReilly Co-Investment Fund II, with approximately USD150m of additional capital.
BBVA has formed BBVA Ventures, which will invest USD100m in start-ups looking to transform the financial services industry. Through this effort, BBVA will work with entrepreneurs and venture capital investors to broaden the bank’s understanding of emerging trends, helping advance innovative initiatives in banking and finance. Based in Silicon Valley,
Semetric, the global data analytics firm behind Musicmetric, has secured significant new financing from two key backers. The GBP3m (USD4.7m) investment comes from Imperial Innovations Group, the AIM-listed technology investment firm, and existing investor Pentech Ventures, a venture capital fund specialising in software investments. It follows previous investments totalling GBP1.7m
Ribbit Capital, a new Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm led by serial entrepreneur Meyer “Micky” Malka, has raised USD100m in venture funding that will be aimed at driving innovation around the world in lending, payments, insurance, accounting, tax preparation and personal financial management. Ribbit targets disruptive, early-stage companies that leverage
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