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LDC-backed Onecom acquires 9 Group companies

Onecom, the UK’s leading business telecoms and cloud communications provider, has added thousands of fixed line and cloud customers and hundreds of channel partners to its portfolio in a deal with 9 Group. As part of the transaction 9 Retail, which has over 5,000 telephony, hosted voice and on-premise customers,

Dillon Eustace appoints Partner in Asset Management and Investment Funds team

Dillon Eustace has appointed Colman O’Loghlen as a Partner in the firm’s fourteen-partner strong Asset Management and Investment Funds team.  Colman specialises in advising firms on regulatory and structural issues relating to the establishment, and management of all types of investment fund structures.   Commenting on the appointment, Donnacha O’Connor,

CD&R to sell Capco in USD1.45bn deal

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is to sell its portfolio company Capco, a global management and technology consultancy, to Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. The transaction, expected to close in the second quarter of 2021, is valued at USD1.45 billion. London-headquartered Capco

BGF invests in Brisant Secure to unlock growth potential

BGF has invested in secure lock and hardware supplier, Brisant Secure, which is based in the East Midlands and West Yorkshire.  The investment will support Brisant’s ambitious long-term growth plans and enable the company to develop further innovations and opportunities.    Brisant partners, Nick Dutton and Steve Stewart, remain majority

B Riley Financial appoints Head of Private Investments

B Riley Financial, a provider of business advisory and financial services, has appointed Martin Bernstein as Head of Private Investments.  In this newly created role, Bernstein is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and managing investments with private companies in addition to leading distribution to the firm’s syndication partners.   “We are

AM Ventures holds initial closing of EUR100m 3D printing VC fund

AM Ventures, a venture capital firm in additive manufacturing (AM), has held the initial closing of a venture capital fund dedicated to industrial 3D printing.  The company and major shareholders, the LANGER GROUP, join forces with KGAL, one of the leading independent investment and asset managers for real capital investments

Takeovers by UK investors in continental Europe fell by 30 per cent in 2020

The number of takeovers by UK acquirers of continental European businesses fell 30 per cent from 488 in 2019 to 342 in 2020 as Brexit and Covid-19 hampered deal activity, shows new research from Accuracy, the global independent financial and strategic consulting firm. In comparison, the overall number of deals

Ropes & Gray appoints partner in London funds team

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has bolstered its international funds offering with the appointment of Emily Brown as a partner in its Asset Management Group, based in London. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…

Thompson Street Capital Partners acquires Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has acquired Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers (Freddy’s), a Kansas-based franchisor of fast casual restaurants. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2002 with its first company-owned location in Wichita, Freddy’s fast casual restaurants

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