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Palatine-backed CET Infrastructure acquires CGL in strategic bolt-on deal

CET Infrastructure, a provider of specialist geotechnical, environmental and materials testing services to the construction and engineering sector, has continued its buy –and-build growth strategy with the acquisition of Card Geotechnics Limited (CGL).The acquisition of Surrey-based CGL, for an undisclosed sum, is the third bolt-on acquisition since leading mid-market investor

White & Case advises Novator Partners on Monzo investment

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Novator Partners on its investment as lead investor in a Series G follow-on investment in Monzo Bank Limited.“Monzo is one of the leading app-based banks in Europe and perfectly fits Novator’s investment focus on companies that are market disruptors,” says White

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Updraft secures funding to tackle growth in consumer borrowing

Updraft – a lending, credit report, and financial planning app designed to tackle escalating consumer borrowing in the UK – has secured GBP16 million in a round including Quilam Capital on the debt side, and the UK Government’s Future Fund, which participated via their convertible loan note alongside a group of

EIP adds to advisory board

Energy Impact Partners (EIP), a global investment platform leading the transition to a sustainable future, and an active investor in cybersecurity, has added Ramy Houssaini to its advisory board. The BNP Paribas’ chief cyber and technology risk officer, and group privacy officer, will assist EIP’s European team to collaborate with the

ARQIS advises on sale of Kroha to AR Packaging

ARQIS has advised the shareholders of Kroha on the sale of the company to the AR Packaging Group. After approval by the responsible antitrust authorities, the transaction was completed on 30 November 2020.Kroha is a family-run production company for folding box dividers and leaflets based in Germany with production sites

Livingbridge sells UP Group

UK mid-marketprovate equity investor Livingbridge has agreed the sale of The Up Group, a European digital search, advisory and networking firm.Livingbridge’s realisation comes via a strategic trade acquisition from Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), backed by OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension

NextStage exits Fountaine Pajot

NextStage, an investment company listed on the Euronext Paris regulated exchange, and a specialist in long-term equity investments in mid-sized companies (MSCs), has sold of its entire stake in the Fountaine Pajot Group.Fountaine Pajot, an brand created by Jean-François Fountaine and Yves Pajot in 1976, has developed unmatched expertise in

Capstone Partners adds to team

Capstone Partners, an independent global placement agent, has appointed Tiffany Howard (née Bourgoin-Heskia) as a Principal. Howard will be responsible for fundraising and client origination in the UK, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain and Portugal. “We are delighted to welcome Tiffany to Capstone Partners. She brings five years of fundraising experience

Hg invests in Benevity

Benevity, a specialist in corporate purpose cloud software, has secured an investment from global software investor Hg. Hg’s investment is expected to further accelerate and scale Benevity’s pioneering leadership in this category.  Hg will lead the investment, which will be made from the Hg Saturn 2 Fund, in partnership with Benevity’s

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