AnaCap-backed heidelpay Group, a fintech service provider in Germany, has acquired point-of-sale specialist Alpha-Cash Payment GmbH. The purchase of Alpha-Cash Payment is heidelpay Group’s second investment in 2019 following the acquisition of PayLater and collection specialist Universum Group back in late January. Alpha-Cash Payment GmbH is now the third
Kainos Capital, a food and consumer-focussed private equity firm, has appointed Rob Ruegger as a Managing Director. Ruegger most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of Gehl Foods, where he was responsible for all aspects of manufacturing and supply chain. Ruegger brings to the Kainos team over 30 years of
Ipsum Group (Ipsum), backed by Aliter Capital (Aliter), has completed its third bolt-on acquisition – the Scotland, North of England and Midlands-based operations of utilities and infrastructure maintenance, inspection and repair services provider EEG. The deal excludes EEG’s Andover-based South of England operations. EEG has a network of strategically
Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focussed on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, software, industrial technology, and healthcare industries, has held the final closing of Genstar Capital Partners IX with USD5.5 billion in limited partner commitments. In addition, Genstar has raised committed overage capacity of USD1.1 billion
Planixs, a high-growth FinTech company, has secured an initial GBP3.5 million minority equity investment from BGF. The company will take advantage of a fast-growing market by using the funding to expand its global customer base, accelerate product development and support recruitment across the business. Founded in 2011, Manchester-based Planixs works
Oxx, a growth capital firm focussed on B2B software companies, has led a USD8 million growth equity investment in Stockholm-based Funnel, a software company delivering automated data collection and transformation software to advertising and marketing business users. Existing investors, including Balderton, Industrifonden and Zobito also participated in the round. The
SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focussed on the speciality materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has closed SK Capital Partners Fund V with total committed capital of approximately USD2.1 billion. Fund V includes a separate overage fund that will enable the firm to provide greater speed and certainty to
Kingswood Holdings (Kingswood), a listed UK-based wealth and investment manager, has appointed Richard Klein as Head of Alternatives and Distribution. Klein’s principal focus will be on providing existing and future clients with access to capital protected, yield-enhanced strategies managed by independent best in class asset managers with offerings in key
New research from eFront, a financial software and solutions provider dedicated to Alternative Investments, has shown that Chinese venture capital funds are outperforming those in the US and Europe in terms of return on capital. A detailed analysis of venture capital funds globally shows that Chinese funds of vintage years
Apax VIII, a fund advised by Apax Partners, is to sell its entire stake in AssuredPartners, a leading US insurance brokerage, to an investor group led by GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm. GTCR previously owned AssuredPartners from its inception in 2011 until its sale to Apax VIII in 2015.
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