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EQT Private Equity to sell Dorner to Columbus McKinnon in a deal worth USD485m

EQT Private Equity, through the EQT Mid Market US fund, has agreed to sell Dorner to Columbus McKinnon Corporation for an Enterprise Value of USD485 million. Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Hartland, WI, Dorner is a global provider of high precision conveyor solutions for high growth and resilient end

Cision acquires Brandwatch

Cision is to acquire Brandwatch, a leader in digital consumer intelligence and social media listening, for USD450 million.  This strategic move will combine two leaders in their respective industries and will bring to customers the substantial benefits of their complementary capabilities to deliver the future of PR, marketing and digital

Blue Wolf Capital acquires Colson Group

Blue Wolf Capital Partners (Blue Wolf), a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Colson Group (Colson), a leader in caster and wheel product solutions. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

BGF backs Northern Building Plastics

BGF has invested in Northern Building Plastics to support its growth ambitions.  Northern Building Plastics is a specialist distributor of high-quality uPVC plastics and building products to trade customers. Led by co-founders, Judah Wilson and Richard Lindop, the business opened its first super depot in Leeds in 2010, followed by

August Equity exits PCS investment

August Equity has realised its investment in Pet Cremation Services (PCS), the UK’s leading operator of pet crematoria through a sale to VetPartners, in a deal led by the M&A team at Deloitte in the Midlands. Headquartered in Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, PCS operates a national network of high quality pet crematoria

LDC makes GBP30m minority investment in WCCTV

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has backed Wireless CCTV (WCCTV), a supplier of redeployable surveillance solutions, with a GBP30 million investment for a minority stake. The partnership with LDC will accelerate WCCTV’s ambitious domestic and international expansion plans and support the launch of new products and services.   Headquartered in

LDC exits Chargepoint

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited specialist manufacturer ChargePoint Technology (ChargePoint) to US private equity firm Arcline Investment Management (Arcline).  The deal follows a four-year partnership that saw Liverpool-headquartered ChargePoint develop new products and pursue a successful international expansion strategy, accelerating global sales of its highly technical and innovative

Gulf Capital exits ECDC Holding Corp

Gulf Capital has exited its investment in ECDC, an oil & gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and Africa.  The company is part of ADES Investments Holding Ltd. which is the major shareholder in ADES International, a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Foresight invests GBP2m in Spektrix

Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has made a GBP2 million follow-on investment in Spektrix Limited (Spektrix). Founded in 2007, Spektrix was an early pioneer in bringing cloud technology to the arts. It is now the UK industry’s leading SaaS solution, encompassing ticketing, marketing, fundraising,

Cairngorm Capital’s Grant & Stone Group completes three acquisitions

Cairngorm Capital Partners’s (Cairngorm Capital) is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Grant & Stone Group (Grant & Stone), has completed the acquisitions of RGB Building Supplies, Buildit Gloster and Total Plumbing Supplies, to create one of the largest independent builders’ merchant groups in southern England.  The new enlarged

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