Odyssey Investment Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm with a successful track record in insurance services, has partnered with the SIAA (Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance) management team to acquire the Company. SIAA’s chairman and founder, Jim Masiello, says: “We’ve been exploring our perpetuation options for some time now, with special
General Atlantic is leading a USD145 million (EUR122 million) financing round in Staffbase, a start-up provider of digital solutions for internal communications, to help the company grow internationally and strengthen its global leadership in the employee engagement space. Existing investors Insight Partners and e.ventures will also contribute to this round
Shore Capital Partners (Shore Capital) has completed a partnership with Innovative Packaging Company (IPC), a custom packaging solutions provider based in Vancouver, Washington. Innovative Packaging Company was founded in 2012 by co-founders Jeremy and Matt Concannon as a full-service, value-add custom packaging distribution business. IPC’s core service offerings include packaging
Bridges Fund Management (Bridges), the specialist sustainable and impact investor, has partnered with Matrix Telematics (Matrix), a fleet telematics and software provider that helps to improve driver safety, prevent accidents and reduce emissions. The investment values the business at over GBP60 million. Bridges is backing the existing management team led
Broadridge Financial Solutions is to acquire Itiviti Holding (Itiviti), a provider of trading and connectivity technology to the capital markets industry, in an all-cash transaction valued at EUR2.143 billion (approximately USD2.5 billion) from Nordic Capital.
Gulf Capital, a leading growth markets alternative investment firm, has announced its two-year growth plans for ART Fertility Clinics, a fast growing provider of fertility treatment services in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. With increased awareness coupled with the technological advancements in the field, the fertility sector in India
Calculus Capital portfolio company ActiveOps has completed a successful Initial Public Offering on the Alternative Investment Market, generating an impressive 6x return for Calculus EIS investors. ActiveOps has placed 45 million shares with institutional investors, raising gross proceeds of GBP76 million for selling shareholders, including Calculus Capital. The placing price
Lonsdale Capital Partners (Lonsdale), the private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the mid-market, has made a significant investment in Horseware Ireland (Horseware), a global specialist in the manufacture and sale of equine products. The company is headquartered in Ireland and will continue to be led by Mark
Berlin-based biotech Bluu Biosciences has closed its seed funding round at 7 million euros less than 10 months after its foundation. Bluu Biosciences is the first company in Europe to specialise in the development and production of cell-based fish. There is currently only a handful of other companies active in
Unified Comms, Contact Centre and Cyber Solutions provider, Babble, has acquired 81G Blue. The deal is the third completed in three months and the seventh since the start of 2020. The deal continues Babble’s rapid buy and build strategy, which has been complemented by robust organic growth over the last
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