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Flexible worker recruitment specialist Redwigwam secures backing of NPIF

Redwigwam, the UK’s leading provider of flexible workers, has secured investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund to fuel the next phase of its expansion.The Liverpool-based company received the funding from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.   Redwigwam was

Orion acquires Zodiac Systems

Orion Innovation (Orion), a global business and technology services firm that provides digital transformation and product development services, has acquired Zodiac Systems (Zodiac), a New York-based video service delivery software company.  Zodiac provides advanced cloud and device software and engineering services for Tier 1 media and telecom operators globally.  Zodiac brings

Acacia to acquire portfolio of life science assets for GBP223.9m

Acacia Research Corporation, a publicly-traded investor in absolute return assets, has entered into an agreement with Link Fund Solutions Limited (LFS) to purchase shares in up to 19 public and private life sciences companies from LF Equity Income Fund (the “Fund”) for a total consideration of up to GBP223.9 million. The

Petra Capital Partners completes fundraising on USD208m Petra Growth Fund IV

Petra Capital Partners, based in Nashville, has completed fundraising on Petra Growth Fund IV (PGF IV) with USD208 million of capital available to invest.   The fund targets healthcare, business, and technology-enabled services companies and is structured as a small business investment company (SBIC) licensed by the US Small Business Administration.  

Edison Partners sells Zagster to Superpedestrian

Growth equity firm Edison Partners has sold portfolio company Zagster, a shared micromobility and fleet operations management company, to Superpedestrian, a Boston-based mobility engineering and technology company founded by urban transport experts from MIT.   Edison Partners also announced leading a new USD15 million investment in Superpedestrian, joined by existing

Maven invests in technology company Zing

UK-based private equity manager Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has invested an undisclosed amount in Zing Dev Limited (Zing), a technology services business.Zing is a specialist implementation partner for Twilio, a market-leading cloud communication platform. As one of a small number of accredited implementation partners across Europe, the Middle East and

Northstar Capital Supports Thompson Street Capital Partners’ Investment in PKWARE

Northstar Capital (Northstar), a provider of junior capital for middle market private equity transactions, has made an investment in PKWARE, a portfolio company of Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP).Founded in 1986, PKWARE (www.pkware.com) created the .ZIP file format and provides leading compression, encryption, and data security platform solutions to highly

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