MSIF, a Liverpool-based SME fund which this week celebrates 25 years in business, is to merge the team of investment company SPARK Impact Limited with its regulated fund management subsidiary Alliance Fund Managers (AFM). The agreement will see SPARK Impact Director Mark Borzomato appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
The Riverside Company (Riverside), a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has sold Fisher Unitech (Fisher), a provider of 3D design software tools and 3D printers, to Computer Aided Technology (CATI), a portfolio company of CIVIC Partners (CIVIC). Based in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan,
Analyst Hub, an independent research infrastructure platform company, and DD Research, a boutique sell-side equity firm, have partnered to launch DD Research as the latest independent research provider to join Analyst Hub’s portfolio of IRPs. DD Research provides in-depth intelligence and corporate access to understand the food industry consumer by
With European M&A value over the last 12 months (Q3 2018 to Q2 2019) down 22 per cent year-on-year to EUR652.2 billion, and only 27 per cent of respondents to a recent survey by law firm CMS expecting the level of European M&A activity to increase over the next year,
Global beauty brand SLG has acquired three high street brands – Amie Naturally Kind Skincare, Johnny’s Chop Shop Grooming and COLAB Dry Shampoo. The three deals amount to a consideration of over GBP15 million. SLG Brands was incorporated in 1985 and has evolved from contract manufacturer to award-winning multi-category
Process Mining software provider Minit has raised EUR7 million in a Series A funding round, led by Target Global, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and existing investors, Earlybird’s Digital East Fund and OTB Ventures. Founded in 2017, Minit builds intuitive Process Mining software that gives its enterprise customers insight into
Idinvest Partners, an investor in SMEs across Europe, has appointed Sylviane Guyonnet, COO of Idinvest and Eric Gallerne, Co-Head of Private Debt Strategy, as Managing Partners. Guyonnet and Eric Gallerne are both members of Idinvest Partners’ Executive Committee, which also includes Bavière, CEO & Founding Partner, and Benoist Grossmann, Founding
Funds advised by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) have backed a GBP4.5 million investment into SharpCloud Software Limited (SharpCloud) to support the continued growth and roll out of its enterprise SaaS product. YFM’s investment comes from its two advised VCTs, British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc,
Provate equity firm Permira has held a final closing for its latest buy-out fund Permira VII (P7), at its hard cap with total commitments of EUR11 billion. P7 will follow Permira’s long-term strategy of investing in market-leading businesses that benefit from strong and resilient underlying growth drivers. The Fund will
Proteus, an Indianapolis-based alternative investment technology firm, has partnered with institutional investment consulting firm Callan, add additional alternatives due diligence expertise to the Proteus platform and streamline the approval of funds available. Eric Knauss, Proteus’ CEO, believes Callan’s research will strengthen the platform while providing a solid foundation for future
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