BGF – the UK’s most active investor – has invested GBP6 million in global animation studio, Snipple, to support its ambitious growth plans to develop its own IP and content. BGF will take a minority share.Under the leadership of London based CEO Kaine Pate, Snipple Animation has worked consistently with

An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has invested in Makios Logistics SA (Makios) a provider of integrated logistics services and a specialist in temperature-controlled warehousing in Greece.Founded in 1927, the Company is strategically located next to the port of Thessaloniki. Makios currently owns and operates two state of the art

Mid-market private equity firm Inflexion is to make a significant minority investment in Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS), an independent IT, communications and cloud wholesale platform, which is currently part of the Daisy Group. The investment is being made by Inflexion’s dedicated minority investment fund, Partnership Capital II. As part of the

Private equity firm The Riverside Company has made a minority investment in Area Wide Protective (AWP) in connection with Kohlberg & Company’s (Kohlberg) recent acquisition of the company. The investment was made out of Riverside’s Strategic Capital Fund (RSCF).Headquartered in North Canton, Ohio, AWP is North America’s leading provider of

Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP), an operations-focused private equity firm, has partnered with the current management team and owners of Little Giant Ladder Systems (Little Giant), to support a recapitalisation of the business. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Little Giant is a designer, marketer and manufacturer of ladder systems

Nisos, a managed intelligence company, has secured USD6 million in funding led by global cyber investor Paladin Capital Group.  Existing investors Columbia Capital and Skylab Capital also participated in the round. The investment enables Nisos to expand its marketing and operations, while extending its international footprint.    Nisos’ Adversary Insights,

New York-based private equity firm Sagewind Capital (Sagewind) has invested in Sigma Defense Systems (Sigma Defense), a provider of airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) sensor data transport engineering and services.  Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in Perry, Georgia, Sigma Defense serves a wide range

Mid-market private equity investor AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap) has made a significant growth investment into MRH Trowe (MRHT), an owner managed top-10 commercial lines insurance broker in Germany.AnaCap will join the MRHT management team as a strategic growth partner with management remaining as the largest shareholder group in the company.

The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in UniFocus, a SaaS-based labour management solution for service industry providers. UniFocus delivers a complex rules-based workforce management software suite designed to address the specific needs of scheduling, managing and optimising labor

BayoTech, a specialist in on-site hydrogen production, has secured an equity investment of up to USD157 million from Newlight Partners (“Newlight”), a growth equity investor, with participation from existing investors Cottonwood Technology Funds, Sun Mountain Capital and new investor Fortistar.  The proceeds will be used to accelerate BayoTech’s strategic growth