CAPZA, an independent management company and specialist in private investments in European SMEs, has invested in the French HR Tech AssessFirst, an SaaS platform for predictive recruitment and talent development focused on soft skills. AssessFirst has developed a proprietary platform that enables HR professionals to assess candidates based on three
M&A activity has surged in H1 2021, fuelled by both the availability of investment capital from Private Equity and the increased political and economic confidence prompted by the success of the global vaccination take-up. In its latest report, Ciesco, a specialist M&A advisory firm operating in the tech, digital, media
After a year of record growth, national courier company Speedy Freight has obtained an investment from BGF – the UK’s most active growth capital investor – to accelerate its ambitious expansion plans. Over the last decade, Speedy Freight has grown year-on-year, and now provides dedicated same-day courier services to
Consulting M&A has supported its client RCG (The Renewables Consulting Group), a global market intelligence, management consulting, and technical advisory firm operating exclusively in the renewable energy sector through the sale process to the world’s largest pure-play sustainability advisory firm, ERM. Sebastian Chivers, CEO at RCG, says: “We are delighted
Morrisons is the latest well-known UK business to announce a potential sale to private equity following others such as the AA earlier in the year. Last year there were 25 take-private deals with a total value of GBP21.1 billion, according to professional services firm BDO. Private equity’s interest in public
QV Bioelectronics (QV) – a medical device start-up pioneering a first of its kind electric field therapy implant for the treatment of the most common and aggressive type of brain tumours, has closed a GBP735,000 seed funding round to advance the development of its innovative GRACE implant. The round
Business communications and technology solutions provider swcomms has acquired neighbouring ICT business, Taurus Clearer Communication. Taurus has been trading in Exeter and the South West region since 1984 led by managing director Jonathan Sawyer. The merger of the two businesses will serve to extend their technical expertise and product portfolios.
Toqio has raised a seed round of EUR8 million from Seaya Ventures, Speedinvest and SIX FinTech Ventures, to scale its global financial SaaS platform. The company makes it easier for any business to quickly launch financial solutions, removing the need to build and manage complex software solutions through its platform
Exus Management Partners (Exus) has been chosen by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to deliver the full breadth of its asset management services for the 700 MW Travers Solar Project – Canada’s largest solar farm. Located in Vulcan County, Alberta, the project represents CIP’s first renewable energy investment in Canada to date,
Rubicon Partners (Rubicon) has acquired 100 per cent of the share capital of Consolidated Timber Holdings Group (CTHG). This is the fourth investment made by Rubicon through its Fund V, which had its first close in May 2020. CTHG is one of the UK’s leading importers, distributors and manufacturers of
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