Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, has completed the take-private of AIM-listed Tax Systems Plc, a provider of corporation tax software and services in the UK and Ireland. The transaction values Tax Systems at GBP114 million. Founded in 1991, Tax Systems’ portfolio of solutions automates the end-to-end tax compliance
Macfarlanes has advised private equity firm Epiris on its recommended offer of approximately GBP206 million for IFG Group Plc. IFG Group Plc is a financial services company with full market listings in London and Dublin. IFG’s two businesses, James Hay and Saunderson House, provide a range of financial solutions including
OpCapita Consumer Opportunities Fund II, advised by OpCapita, a private equity firm specialising in the operational improvement of businesses in the retail, consumer and leisure industries, is to acquire a majority equity stake in Maurices Incorporated (maurices), a specialty retailer focused on women’s value apparel. maurices’ current parent company, ascena
WestBridge Capital (WestBridge) has acquired a majority shareholding in and provided growth capital to Wilcomatic Limited (Wilcomatic), a UK-based provider of vehicle and rail wash systems. Established in 1967, Wilcomatic supplies and supports vehicle wash systems to petrol forecourts throughout the UK and has contracts with all the UK’s major
By Light Professional IT Services (By Light) has acquired Phacil, Inc, a diversified software, cybersecurity systems engineering and managed services provider to the US Government. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Phacil has been a trusted partner to its US Government client base for nearly two decades.
Cavendish Corporate Finance, a UK mid-market M&A firm, has advised Inflexion Private Equity on its successful buyout of Creative Car Park Limited (CCP), a UK provider of car park management solutions for small businesses. The investment is being made by Inflexion Buyout Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated mid-market fund. Based
Jaipur-based Finova Capital (Finova), a Non-Banking Financial Company, has raised USD15 million from Faering Capital and existing investor Sequoia India. Finova will use the funds to expand its presence and enable access to credit for the unbanked population. Finova Capital aims to serve the ‘missing middle’ of the MSME segment
Funds advised and managed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM), a specialist private equity fund manager have backed a significant investment into Frescobol Carioca Limited (Frescobol). YFM’s investment comes from its two advised VCTs, British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc. Founded in 2013 as the
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has held the final close of the Maven UK Regional Buyout Fund with total commitments (including from co-investment vehicles) of GBP100 million from a diverse range of investors, including Scottish Enterprise, family offices, high net-worth syndicates, pension funds, fund of funds and asset managers. The Fund
BlackRock is to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in eFront, an end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions provider, from private equity firm Bridgepoint and eFront employees, for USD1.3 billion in cash. The combination of eFront with Aladdin, BlackRock’s investment operating platform used by more than 225
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