An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Barton & Associates Inc, a healthcare staffing company focused on locum tenens with additional capabilities in travel nursing, allied healthcare, and government-related physician staffing markets. Barton offers healthcare staffing services on a temporary basis to hundreds of healthcare facilities. The Company provides
Leisure goods provider TotalCool has secured a £500,000 capital investment from alternative funding provider Growth Lending, to support the firm’s cash flow during an important period of expansion. Founded in 2015, TotalCool specialises in the leisure and camping industry and will use the funds to support its goal of expanding
Middle market private equity firm Gryphon Investors (Gryphon) has acquired Rootstock Software (Rootstock), a provider of cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain organisations, which are increasingly seeking cloud-native, purpose-built ERP solutions to streamline business operations. Both Salesforce Ventures and the company’s management team re-invested
The UK’s largest distributor of decorative surfaces, International Decorative Surfaces (IDS), has completed a management buyout in partnership with private equity investor Chiltern Capital, with the support of a multi-million asset-based lending facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance. The facility will also support IDS’ working capital needs, as it
Buyout firm Permira is hoping to agree a £1.3 billion deal to acquire Reorg Research Inc, a financial data vendor specialising in debt restructuring, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites unnamed sources as revealing that the deal would see private equity firm Warburg Pincus, which valued Reorg
Portage looking to raise up to $1 billion for a new structured equity fund that will focus on financing late-stage startups in the financial technology sector. The global fintech investor’s new Portage Capital Solutions (PCS) Fund, which will be led by Co-Heads Daniel Ballen and Devon Kirk, will focus on
BuiltAI, an AI platform for the commercial real estate market, has closed a £2 million seed round led by former Apple/DataTiger executives Philipp Mohr and Puli Liyanagama and supported by MMC Ventures, Plug and Play and an InnovateUK Smart Grant. The new funds will fuel BuiltAI’s R&D and product growth
US private equity firms Carlye Group and Advent International are to acquire a 10% stake in India’s Yes Bank, according to a report by Reuters.
MJ Hudson has advised Octopus Ventures (OV) on the establishment of its first dedicated pre-seed fund, backing early-stage start-ups across Europe, which held a first closing in May 2022. OV’s all-female pre-seed team has already made its first wave of investments into 10 businesses across the UK, Germany and Spain.
Ironwood Capital has invested in Pro Disposal USA (Pro Disposal), a vertically integrated waste management service provider permitted to handle waste from initial collection, through its managed transfer station, to final disposal. The investment will support Pro Disposal’s acquisition of Carolina Containers of Beaufort and Barnwell Resources (“CCB”), a collection
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