Bluecrest Health Screening, a provider of affordable health checks, has secured a GBP17 million investment arranged by private equity firm Vespa Capital. The private healthcare provider offers comprehensive health screening tests and has delivered results to over 250,000 customers across the largest network of mobile clinics in the UK and
The Apax Digital Fund, a technology-focused growth equity fund advised by global private equity advisory firm Apax Partners, is to acquire MetaMetrics, developer of the widely adopted Lexile Framework for Reading and Quantile Framework for Mathematics, from Pamlico Capital. The transaction is expected to complete in September 2019, subject to
Trak-rap Holdings Ltd, manufacturer of sustainable packaging solutions, has become the 40th regional business supported by NPIF – Maven Equity Finance. The fund has invested a total of GBP25 million since launch in February 2017, helping create over 200 new jobs. An additional GBP20 million has been raised through private
EV Cargo, a privately-owned logistics business in the UK, has completed a GBP150 million debt financing with Investec. The financing involved all operating businesses within the EV Cargo group – Adjuno, Allport Cargo Services, CM Downton, Jigsaw, NFT and Palletforce – and includes cash flow loans, fixed asset loans and
CyberSmart, a GCHQ Cyber Accelerator alumni, has secured GBP1.3 million in new financing led by deep-tech investor IQ Capital, following two years in stealth mode. The funding will allow CyberSmart to further accelerate its rapid growth, build next-generation technical capabilities and secure Britain’s future as a leader in cybersecurity. CyberSmart’s
PredictImmune, a fast-growth developer of prognostic tools for immune-mediated diseases, has secured a GBP10 million funding package to accelerate global commercial expansion and support its expanding product pipeline. BGF will provide GBP4 million of growth capital alongside Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) and existing investors. Founded in May 2017 and
Sphera, a global provider of Integrated Risk Management software and information services with a focus on Environmental Health & Safety, Operational Risk and Product Stewardship, is to acquire thinkstep, a Stuttgart, Germany-based software and consulting services company that specialises in Corporate Sustainability and Product Stewardship. The deal is pending customary German regulatory approvals for mergers and acquisitions. In recent years, thinkstep successfully transformed its business model into a Software-as-a-Service-based solution by following an attractive growth trajectory. Combined with thinkstep’s exceptional client base, this transition allowed it to take
US Capital Global Securities, an affiliate of US Capital Global, is offering to accredited investors a USD10 million equity investment in CityBlock Capital’s first tokenised venture fund, NYCQ Fund LP, as the Fund’s exclusive placement agent. US Capital Global Securities recently added the Fund to its own expanding portfolio. The
Middle-market private equity company Alpine Investors (Alpine) has acquired Frank Gay Services (Frank Gay), a plumbing, HVAC, electrical and mechanical services company based in Orlando, Florida. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Frank Gay joins Best Home Services (Best), an HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services and repairs
Private equity funds managed by affiliates of Ares Management Corporation (Ares) and Leonard Green & Partners (LGP), together with investment partners GIC, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), have completed the acquisition of Press Ganey Associates from EQT
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