An Edinburgh company whose software platform helps universities to engage and recruit students has secured a GBP1.8 million investment from Mercia Fund Managers, the Scottish Investment Bank’s Co-Investment Fund and existing angel investors. This latest funding round will allow GeckoLabs to more than double the size of its team and
Private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has sold GEV Group Holdings Limited (GEV) to Bridges Fund Management generating 2.7x returns for Maven investors. The existing management team, led by CEO David Fletcher, is re-investing as part of the deal and will continue to lead the business. Headquartered in Hull,
Research carried out by Guernsey Finance has revealed rising interest in green investment from private equity managers, but it also flags that they underestimate the funding requirements and commercial opportunity for limiting global warming. Three-quarters of those surveyed had increased exposure in green and sustainable finance and everyone planned to
Horizon Capital, a specialist technology and tech-enhanced business investor, has made an investment in education software and services firm Juniper Education. Horizon has made a GBP20 million equity commitment from the Horizon 2018 fund of which over half is reserved for future acquisitions. This is the second buy-and-build platform investment by
An affiliate of HIG Europe, the European arm of private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG), has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Metalprint, a manufacturerer of forged brass and aluminium industrial components. Metalprint, founded in 1974 and based in Calcinato (Brescia, Italy), has expanded meaningfully, driven by the
ARQIS has advised AVS Verkehrssicherung (AVS), a portfolio company of Triton Fonds IV, on the acquisition of Lorenz a provider of road marking and construction site safety with headquarters in Wittstock/Dosse, Germany. The merger is still subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. The parties have agreed not to
Palatine Private Equity owned SMP Group, a professional and financial services group headquartered in the Isle of Man, is to acquire Helm Trust Company Limited, a trust and corporate services provider based in Jersey. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Helm has been delivering independent trust and company
Ninth Wave, a specialist in secure data connectivity between financial institutions and third-party applications including aggregators, fintechs, accounting solutions, tax prep software and other consumer and business solutions, has closed on a significant minority investment from SARORAS Private Capital, a private equity firm. Ninth Wave will use proceeds from the
RSK, a UK-based environmental, engineering and technical services consultancy, has acquired the business, operating assets and employees engaged in the business of RAW Technology Ltd. The acquisition is RSK’s fourth of this financial year. RAW, a leading specialist in inland oil spill response and remediation, operates worldwide from 16 offices
Private equity funds managed by Angelo, Gordon & Co have completed the sale of Crunch Fitness (Crunch) to TPG Growth, a middle market and growth equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Crunch is a health and fitness company that owns, operates,
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