German Equity Partners V (GEP V), a Fund managed by independent German investment company ECM Equity Capital Management (ECM), has acquired a stake in Berlin software developer PikeTec. PikeTec specialises in testing and verifying the functionality of safety-relevant embedded software for electronic control units, for example in the field of
Cairngorm Capital Partners’ portfolio company, Parker Building Supplies (Parkers), has acquired Sussex Turnery and Moulding Company Limited (Stamco). This is a key step in Parkers’ strategy to increase its business through a combination of acquisitions, new site development and organic growth. Parkers aims to become the market-leading independent builders’ merchant
Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised Unily, an SaaS provider of digital workplaces and digital experience platforms, on a USD68 million growth investment from Silversmith Capital Partners and Farview Equity Partners. Founded in 2005, Unily creates digital workplaces designed to improve collaboration, engage a geographically spread workforce and increase
Silverfleet Capital, a Pan-European private equity firm, has agreed the sale of Phase One, a technology business specialising in high-end digital imaging software and equipment, to funds managed by Axcel. Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Phase One has two divisions: Software Imaging Systems (SIS), which provides
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has sold Omniplast to a group of European investors composed of Reedcapital, Luigi M Chiaraviglio, and Swiss Merchant Corporation. Omniplast was acquired by OpenGate in 2015 through the firm’s original, pre-fund investment in Ivy Group. Financial terms have not been disclosed. Andrew Nikou, OpenGate Capital’s
Leeds Equity Partners (Leeds Equity), a New York-based private equity fund focused exclusively on investing in the Knowledge Industries, has completed the sale of Educate 360 Holdings (Project Management Academy) to investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Scott VanHoy, Partner with
High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Banner Solutions has completed the acquisition of Berg Wholesale, marking the fourth acquisition for the company under High Road Capital’s ownership. Based in Tualatin, Oregon, Berg Wholesale is a wholesale distributor of door hardware, bath hardware, and security products for the residential and multi-family
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG), a private equity investment firm with over EUR26 billion of equity capital under management, is to acquire the European Polyurethane Systems Business in a carve-out transaction from Covestro AG. The transaction is subject to clearing by the relevant antitrust authorities with closing anticipated for
Whitehelm Capital’s Listed Core Infrastructure Fund (LCIF) has passed its third anniversary achieving a return of 16.5 per cent pa gross of fees and 15.3 per cent pa net of fees, in GBP unhedged, since inception on 31 May 2016. The Fund’s performance exceeds the OECD CPI + 5 per cent
Rockpool has backed the management buyout of Datum Alloys, a steel stencil foil manufacturer in Europe and the USA. This is Rockpool’s 5th investment in the last twelve months and brings the total invested to over GBP400 million since the firm was established in 2011. Datum Alloys (Datum) is based
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