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LDC exits Solid Solutions

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited Solid Solutions, a specialist reseller of 3D design software, to TriMech, a US-based technology and business solutions partner for designers, engineers, and manufacturers. Founded in 1998 and with headquarters in Leamington Spa, Solid Solutions is the UK and Ireland’s leading independent provider of

Kaiko raises $53m in Series B round led by Eight Roads

Kaiko, a digital assets data provider serving institutional investors and enterprises, has raised $53 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Eight Roads, with participation from Revaia and existing investors Alven, Point9, Anthemis, and Underscore.   Founded in 2014, Kaiko is the global industry reference for digital

Clearlake Capital to sell Brightly Software to Siemens in $1.875bn deal

Clearlake Capital Group is to sell Brightly Software to Siemens AG (Siemens) (FRA:SIE) for $1.575 billion of upfront cash consideration, along with $300 million in cash earn-out payments, for a total of $1.875 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2022 and is subject to

Impax appoints non-exec director

Impax, an AIM-listed sustainable economy investor has appointed Annette Wilson as non-executive director, effective 28 June, 2022. Wilson, who will sit on the Company’s Audit & Risk and Remuneration Committees, has spent over twenty years in the private equity and venture capital sector. She is a former Partner and COO

ILX Management appoints investment manager, financial institutions and corporates

Wieger Fokke is to join ILX Management as investment manager financial institutions and corporate, effective 1 August, 2022. Fokke will be responsible for the investments across the Financial Institutions and Corporate sector alongside ILX’ global MDB and DFI partners. He joins ILX from the Dutch Development Bank FMO where he

Highview Capital-backed Watterson to acquire Bassett Creek Services

Watterson, a leading national facility services company and a portfolio company of Highview Capital (Highview), has acquired Bassett Creek Services (Bassett Creek or BCS), a specialist in restoration and renovation services. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Bassett Creek provides mission-critical restoration, renovation, and specialty services to a diverse group of commercial

Brasa Capital Management holds final close of oversubscribed Fund II at $450m

Minority-owned, emerging real estate investment manager, Brasa Capital Management LLC (Brasa), has successfully closed Brasa Real Estate Fund II (Fund II), at its hard cap of $450 million. With an original target of $300 million, Brasa has now exceeded its fundraising goal on its first two discretionary investment vehicles. In

Cytomos secures £1.6m additional seed funding led by Archangels

Cytomos, an Edinburgh-based life science company that has developed a proprietary new approach to analysing cells, has secured £1.6m funding to progress the development and qualification of its novel cell analysis platform, Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS). The fundraising round by Cytomos was led by existing investor Archangels with participation from

Ara Partners acquires UK-based Petainer

Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments, has acquired Petainer Ltd (Petainer), a UK-based, global producer of sustainability-focused beverage packaging solutions. Petainer was acquired by Ara in partnership with Petainer management and affiliates of Next Wave Partners LLP.    Petainer, which is led by

Apex Group expands relationship with venture capital investor DSG Consumer Partners

Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has expanded its business relationship with DSG Consumer Partners, an investor in growing consumer businesses in India & Southeast Asia. Founded in 2012, DSG Consumer Partners invests in early-stage growth businesses, partnering with founders to help build the next generation of world-class consumer

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