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Livingbridge sells disguise

Livingbridge, a UK-based leading mid-market private equity investors, has sold disguise, a specialist in Extended Reality (xR1) technology, to The Carlyle Group.  Livingbridge is re-investing alongside management. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2000, disguise is a technology platform which enables creatives and technologists to imagine,

Inflexion completes minority investment in Systal

Inflexion has completed a minority investment in Systal Technology Solutions (Systal), a managed network services provider.  The investment is being made by Inflexion Enterprise Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated lower mid-market fund. Systal was founded in 2008 and is based in Glasgow, with a presence in the US and Asia. Owner-managed

Foresight invests GBP2.35m to support management buy-in of RF Brown

Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has made a GBP2.35 million investment into RF Brown Limited (RF Brown), a shipping container hire, container sales and self-storage business.   RF Brown was founded in 1987 and is based on the outskirts of Glasgow. The Company typically

EmergeVest makes Chief Sustainability Officer appointment

EmergeVest, a Hong Kong-headquartered, growth-oriented private equity investment group with holdings that include EV Cargo, a leading global logistics-technology company and the largest private logistics company in the UK, has appointed Dr Virginia Alzina as a Managing Director and Head of Sustainability. Alzina, who will also serve as the Chief

BGF named most active investor in female-led scale-ups by Scale-Up Institute

BGF has released the first ever report into the attitudes of female leaders at growth economy companies. According to a survey of 152 female executives, board members, senior managers, owners and partners of businesses, 72 per cent of those surveyed are motivated to grow their business this year. Also announced

BayPine-led investor group acquires Mavis Tire Express Services

An investor group led by BayPine, in partnership with TSG Consumer Partners (TSG) and existing significant equity-holder West First Management (WFM), is to acquire Mavis Tire Express Services Corp (Mavis), one of the largest independent automotive service platforms in the United States.  Golden Gate Capital, Mavis’ current lead financial partner,

Swander Pace Capital appoints CFO/COO

Swander Pace Capital, a private equity investment firm, has hired Virginia Calvo as CFO/CCO and promoted four members of the firm’s investment staff.     Calvo was recently hired as SPC’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. She will lead the finance, accounting, and compliance department in the New

Scottish Equity Partners invests in AutoRek

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed a significant growth equity investment in AutoRek, a leading provider of financial control, regulatory reporting and data management software.  AutoRek’s cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform has experienced significant growth in the past three years and investment from SEP will enable the company

HGGC sells Dealer-FX to Snap-on

HGGC, a middle-market private equity firm, has sold Dealer-FX, a specialist provider of customer experience and process automation software for automotive retailers and OEMs, to Snap-on Incorporated, an S&P 500 company and manufacturer and marketer of tools, equipment, diagnostics and information solutions for professionals in automotive repair and other critical

Greenbriar Equity Group acquires Oil Changers

Greenbriar Equity Group (Greenbriar) has acquired Oil Changers, one of the largest operators of quick lube facilities on the West Coast, from Trivest Partners LP. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1984, Oil Changers provides fast oil change and related maintenance services to over 750,000

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