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Babble makes acquisitions in the North-West and South Coast

Unified comms, contact centre and cyber solutions provider, Babble, has acquired both Concert (Concert Networks Limited) and 5 Rings (5 Rings Telecom Ltd and 5 Rings IT Ltd).  The deals – which are the fifth and sixth completed by Babble in 2021 – extend the leading tech business’s UK-wide footprint,

Weatherford Capital closes first fund at USD355m

Private investment firm Weatherford Capital has closed Weatherford Capital Fund I, which was oversubscribed with USD355 million in commitments from a diverse group of investors. “Companies are increasingly seeking investors who can serve as genuine strategic partners in addition to providing capital,” says Will Weatherford, Managing Partner of Weatherford Capital

XR Games secures GBP1.5m in investment round led by NPIF – Maven Equity Finance

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has invested in XR Games Limited (XR Games), a game development studio in Leeds specialising in immersive AR and VR content.  Existing investor ACT Capital Partners also followed on from

Vance Street Capital’s Spectra acquires Galleon Embedded Computing

Spectra A&D Holdings (Spectra), a diversified designer and manufacturer of highly engineered avionics and electronics solutions for leading aerospace and defense platforms, has acquired Galleon Embedded Computing AS (Galleon).  Galleon is the first strategic add-on acquisition since the formation of Spectra. Spectra is a portfolio company of Vance Street Capital,

HIG WhiteHorse finances Groupe Astek

HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital (HIG), has arranged a financing package for Groupe Astek (Astek), which includes a significant growth capital component. Founded in 1988 and still controlled by its founder Jean-Luc Bernard, Astek is the last independent and fully private global French engineering

Harris Williams advises RQM+ on sale to Linden Capital Partners

Harris Williams, a global investment bank specialising in M&A advisory services, has advised RQM+, a portfolio company of DFW Capital Partners (DFW) and Chartwell Investments Entrepreneur & Founder Capital (Chief Capital), on its sale to Linden Capital Partners (Linden).  RQM+ provides regulatory and quality consulting and engineering for medical devices,

Generational Equity advises MediSuite on sale to ADDvise Group AB

Generational Equity has acted as adviser to MediSuite, on it’s acquisition by ADDvise Group AB. The deal closed on 4 August, 2021. Located in Cary, North Carolina, MediSuite is a national, mail-order pharmacy, MediSuite provides men’s health generic drugs at significant cost savings. MediSuite only dispenses FDA-approved pharmaceuticals. MediSuite’s most

Adverity secures USD120m from SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Marketing analytics platform Adverity has closed a USD120 million Series D financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with existing investor Sapphire Ventures also participating in the round. Adverity’s mission is to transform marketing performance through intelligent data-driven insights. The Vienna-born business – with offices in London and New

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