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Polaris acquires Esoft Systems A/S

Nordic private equity investor Polaris has acquired a majority stake in Esoft Systems A/S (Esoft) â€“ a specialist in photos, video, text and digital marketing for the real estate industry. Since its foundation in 2000, Esoft has become an internationally based company that is present in over 20 markets on four

OpenGate Capital exits EverZInc investment

OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, has exited its investment in EverZinc, a global provider of specialty zinc materials, through a sale to US Zinc, a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed. EverZinc is headquartered in Liège, Belgium and has industrial

Omni Partners appoints head of private equity

Omni Partners, a London based alternative investment management firm, has appointed Charles Gallagher-Powell as head of private equity. In this newly created position Gallagher-Powell, who has worked closely with Omni since 2018 when he was  a founding partner at Umbra Capital, will report to Omni’s founder, Steven Clark. Gallagher-Powell has

Nordic Capital-backed Sortera acquires O’Donovan Waste Disposal

Sortera, a portfolio company of Nordic Capital, is acquiring O’Donovan Waste Disposal Ltd, a London-based specialist in collection and recycling of construction waste, with about 100 employees. The acquisition of O’Donovan is Sortera’sthe  first in UK and is part of the company’s effort to expand in Europe’s major cities. 

Former JP Morgan exec joins MidOcean Partners

MidOcean Partners (MidOcean), a premier New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments, has appointed Erik Oken, former Global Chairman of Investment Banking at JP Morgan, as chairman of MidOcean’s private equity business. An accomplished C-Suite executive with over 30 years of industry experience,

Inflexion sells Goals to management team

Inflexion has agreed to sell its investment in Goals Soccer Centres (Goals), a UK operator of small-sided football centres, back to the company’s founding management team. The announcement follows a record pace of divestments by Inflexion including the successful exits of Marley, Alcumus, Halo and Medivet. Glasgow-based Goals was founded

HIG Capital acquires in Virutex Ilko

An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Virutex Ilko (Virutex), a cleaning products and kitchenware manufacturer in Latin America. The founding shareholders of Virutex will remain as significant shareholders in the Company alongside HIG Virutex’s current senior management team, led by CEO

HIG Infrastructure completes acquisition of EYSA

HIG Capital (HIG) has successfully completed the acquisition of EYSA Group (EYSA), a provider of smart mobility solutions. Terms of the transaction, which was led by the HIG Infrastructure Partners fund, have not been disclosed.   EYSA is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with an international presence in the USA, Mexico,

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